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Vitor Baptista (racing driver)

{{short description|Brazilian racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{other people|Vítor Baptista}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Vitor Baptista

| image = Vitor Baptista, April 2015.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Baptista in April 2015

| nationality = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazilian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|03|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| current series = Formula V8 3.5

| first year = 2016

| current team = RP Motorsport

| car number = 22

| former teams =

| starts = 18

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 12th

| year = 2016

| prev series = Euroformula Open Championship
Fórmula 3 Brasil Class B

| prev series years = 2015
2014

| titles = Euroformula Open Championship
Fórmula 3 Brasil Class B

| title years = 2015
2014

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Vitor Baptista (born 20 March 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

=Karting=

Prior to his single-seater career, Baptista enjoyed a successful period in karting in his native Brazil. He won consecutive Super Kart Brazil junior titles in 2011{{cite news|title=Super Kart Brasil — Júnior 2011 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/super-kart-brazil-junior/2011/|access-date=2 November 2015}} and 2012{{cite news|title=Super Kart Brasil — Júnior 2012 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/super-kart-brazil-junior/2012/|access-date=2 November 2015}} and also finished second in the Brazilian Karting Championship junior class in 2011.{{cite news|title=Brazilian Kart Championship — Sudam Junior 2011 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/brazilian-kart-championship---sudam-junior/2011/|access-date=2 November 2015}} He also went on to finish seventh in the CIK-FIA KF3 World Cup in 2012.{{cite news|title=CIK-FIA World Cup for KF3 2012 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/world-cup---kf3/2012/|access-date=2 November 2015}}

=Formula Three=

Baptista made his single-seater debut in 2014, racing in the B Class of the Brazilian Formula Three Championship for the Cesário F3 team. He won the championship comfortably from compatriot Matheus Leist, earning thirteen class wins out of sixteen races whilst also taking three overall race victories.{{cite news|title=Formula 3 Brazil Light 2014 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-3-brasil-light/2014/|access-date=2 November 2015}}

For 2015, Baptista moved to Europe to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship, racing for reigning champions RP Motorsport.{{cite news|title=Vitor Baptista teams up with RP Motorsport for Euroformula Open debut|url=http://www.paddockscout.com/vitor-baptista-teams-up-with-rp-motorsport-for-euroformula-open-debut/24543|first=Gruz|last=David|work=paddockscout.com|publisher=Paddock Scout|date=10 February 2015|access-date=2 November 2015}} He secured the championship title at the final round of the season in Barcelona,{{cite news|title=Baptista seals Euroformula Open crown as Tereshchenko wins again|url=http://www.paddockscout.com/baptista-seals-euroformula-open-crown-as-tereshchenko-wins-again/31693|first=Gruz|last=David|work=paddockscout.com|publisher=Paddock Scout|date=1 November 2015|access-date=2 November 2015}} finishing five points ahead of Russian Konstantin Tereshchenko after taking race victories at Paul Ricard, Estoril, Red Bull Ring, Spa-Francorchamps and Monza.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/vitor-baptista-becomes-2015-euroformula-open-champion/|title=Vitor Baptista becomes 2015 Euroformula Open champion|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Khorounzhiy, Valentin|date=1 November 2015|access-date=2 November 2015}} He also finished second to Tereshchenko in the accompanying Spanish Formula Three Championship, which was held within the main championship at the Jerez, Estoril and Barcelona rounds.

=Formula V8 3.5=

Baptista will continue to race for RP Motorsport in 2016, graduating to Formula V8 3.5.{{cite news|title=Vitor Baptista assina com a RP Motorsport para disputar a temporada 2016 da Fórmula V8|url=http://esporteinterativo.com.br/automobilismo/vitor-baptista-assina-com-a-rp-motorsport-para-disputar-a-temporada-2016-da-formula-v8/|first=Marcos|last=Gil|work=esporteinterativo.com|publisher=Esporte Interativo|language=pt|date=30 March 2016|access-date=30 March 2016|trans-title=Vitor Baptista signs with RP Motorsport to contest the 2016 season of Formula V8}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

2014

|align=left| Fórmula 3 Brasil - Class B

|align=left| Cesário F3

| 16

| 13

| 4

| 14

| 14

| 207

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

rowspan=2| 2015

|align=left| Euroformula Open Championship

|align=left rowspan=2| RP Motorsport

| 16

| 6

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 291

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| Spanish Formula 3 Championship

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 4

| 97

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2016

|align=left| Formula V8 3.5 Series

|align=left| RP Motorsport

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 51

| 12th

rowspan=2| 2017

|align=left| Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo

|align=left rowspan=2| Full Time

| 11

| 1

| 0

| 3

| 4

| 114

| 7th

align=left| Fórmula 3 Brasil

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 9

| 11th

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left nowrap| Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil - 3.8 Class

|align=left| N/A

| 12

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 182

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| Porsche Endurance Series

|align=left| N/A

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 157

| 5th

rowspan=4| 2019

|align=left| Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil

|align=left| N/A

| 10

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 6

| 154

| 4th

align=left| Stock Car Brasil

|align=left| Shell V-Power

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 7

| 32nd

align=left| Stock Car Light

|align=left| SG Racing

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 39

| 22nd

align=left| Porsche Endurance Series

|align=left| N/A

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 116

| 8th

2020

|align=left| Stock Car Brasil

|align=left| KTF Sports

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8

| 27th

rowspan=2| 2021

|align=left| Porsche Endurance Series

|align=left| ?

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 0

| ?

| ?

align=left| Stock Car Light

|align=left nowrap| Hot Car Competições

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

2022

|align=left| Stock Car Pro Series

|align=left| KTF Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC†

2024

|align=left| Stock Car Pro Series

|align=left| Scuderia Chiarelli

| 22

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 391

| 25th

† As Baptista was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

=Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2016

! nowrap| RP Motorsport

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALC
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALC
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JER
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
2
{{small|Ret}}

! 12th

! 51

=Complete Stock Car Pro Series results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! Rank

! Points

2019

! nowrap| Shell V-Power

! nowrap| Chevrolet Cruze

| VEL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VCA
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA
2
{{small|14}}

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

| LON
1

| LON
2

| SCZ
1

| SCZ
2

| MOU
1

| MOU
2

| INT
1

| VEL
1

| VEL
2

| CAS
1

| CAS
2

| VCA
1

| VCA
2

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

| INT
1

|

|

|

|

! 32nd

! 7

2020

! KTF Sports

! Chevrolet Cruze

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
2
{{small|17}}

| LON
1

| LON
2

| CAS
1

| CAS
2

| CAS
3

| VCA
1

| VCA
2

| CUR
1

| CUR
2

| CUR
3

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

| GOI
2

| INT
1

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 27th

! 8

2022

! KTF Racing

! Chevrolet Cruze

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT
1
{{small|24}}

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

| RIO
1

| RIO
2

| VCA
1

| VCA
2

| BRA
1

| BRA
2

| BRA
1

| BRA
2

| INT
1

| INT
2

| SCZ
1

| SCZ
2

| VCA
1

| VCA
2

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

| BRA
1

| BRA
2

|

|

! NC†

! 0†

2024

! nowrap| Scuderia Chiarelli

! nowrap| Toyota Corolla

| GOI
1

| GOI
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| VCA
2
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAS
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAS
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA
1
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VCA
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BLH
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VEL
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VEL
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUE
1
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUE
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| URU
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| URU
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI
1
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GOI
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INT
2
{{small|20}}

! 25th

! 391

† As Baptista was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|vitor-rodrigues-baptista}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title=Fórmula 3 Brasil
Class B Champion|before=None|after=Guilherme Samaia|years=2014}}

{{Succession box| before = Sandy Stuvik | title = Euroformula Open Championship
Champion|after=Leonardo Pulcini|years=2015}}

{{end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baptista, Vitor}}

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from São Paulo

Category:Brazilian racing drivers

Category:Brazilian Formula Three Championship drivers

Category:Euroformula Open Championship drivers

Category:World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers

Category:Karting World Championship drivers

Category:RP Motorsport drivers

Category:Stock Car Brasil drivers