Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980) is a Brazilian professional racing driver, best known for his success in grand tourers as a Ferrari driver. In 2006, he won the FIA GT Championship in the GT2 class driving for AF Corse, and the following year, he did the same in the American Le Mans Series for Risi Competizione. Melo has collected GT2 class wins at the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans; the 2009 24 Hours of Spa; the 2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring; the 2007, 2009, and 2010 12 Hours of Sebring; and the 2008 and 2009 Petit Le Mans, among other endurance race wins.
For 2012, Melo competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for Luxury Racing in GTE Pro.
In April 2013, Melo was arrested for reckless driving near his hometown of Cascavel after leading police on a car chase while under the influence. In November 2017, he was arrested again for driving with a suspended license, refusing to take a breathalyzer test and attempting to flee.
Racing record Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2000 Petrobras Junior Team IMO SIL CAT NÜR MON MAG A1R HOC HUN SPA 14th 6 2001 Durango Formula INT IMO CAT A1R MON NÜR MAG SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ 12th 8
Complete Euro Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2002 Great Wall Racing Team VLL PER MOZ SPA DON BRN DIJ JER CAG 1st 49 2003 Uboldi Corse NÜR MAG PER MOZ SPA DON BRN 6th 14 ADM Motorsport JER CAG
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps JMB Racing Jean-René de Fornoux Stéphane Daoudi Ferrari 360 Modena GTC GT 133 DNF DNF Risi Competizione Mika Salo Johnny Mowlem Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 223 DNF DNF Risi Competizione Gianmaria Bruni Mika Salo Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 326 19th 1st Risi Competizione Pierre Kaffer Mika Salo Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 329 18th 1st Risi Competizione Gianmaria Bruni Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 116 DNF DNF Luxury Racing Stéphane Ortelli Frédéric Makowiecki Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 183 DNF DNF Luxury Racing Frédéric Makowiecki Dominik Farnbacher Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 333 18th 2nd
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