César Altair Zanetti Ramos (born 25 July 1989 in Novo Hamburgo) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in the Stock Car Pro Series with Ipiranga Racing. Ramos has also previously raced in Formula Renault, Italian Formula Three, Blancpain GT, Endurance Brasil, and GT Sprint Race.

Career

Formula Renault 2.0 Ramos began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with the BVM Minardi team in 2007. He finished 14th in the standings, taking nine points–scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the final race of the season at Monza. He also contested six races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season for the same team. Ramos continued his progress in the Italian series, by committing to a Winter Series campaign. He claimed four wins, pole positions and fastest laps en route to a comfortable championship title.

The following season, Ramos competed in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Italy championships for BVM Minardi. He finished seventh in the Eurocup standings, taking seven points–scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the second race of the season at Spa–Francorchamps. In the Italian series, he took sixth place in the championship, scoring four podium places.

Formula Three Ramos moved to Manor Motorsport and the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009, but left the series after the Barcelona round, eventually winding up 25th in the championship standings.

2010 saw Ramos move to the Italian Formula Three Championship with the BVM–Target Racing team. After securing three race wins and eight podium places, he won the title at the final round of the season in Monza, finishing eight points ahead of Stéphane Richelmi.

Ramos, along with Richelmi and Andrea Caldarelli, tested a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car as a prize for finishing in the top three in the championship, with the test taking place at Vallelunga on Thursday 2 December. After completing 30 laps, Ramos finished second fastest behind Caldarelli with a best lap time of 1:17.10.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

After taking part in post–season Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing, Ramos would graduate to the championship in 2011, joining Alexander Rossi at Fortec Motorsport.

In June 2012, the New Zealand Lotus Team driver Richie Stanaway crashed heavily during a race at Spa Francorchamps and Ramos has taken his race seat until Stanaway's recovery is complete.

GT Racing Ramos competed in the 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series season for Kessel Racing, driving alongside Daniel Zampieri and Davide Rigon for the full five-race series. The trio won the opening round at Monza Circuit on 14 April, and ended up finishing fourth in the championship. Ramos later signed with Belgian Audi Club WRT in the Blancpain Endurance Series, co-driving with Marc Basseng and Laurens Vanthoor.

Notably, Ramos, driving alongside Daniel Zampieri and Michał Broniszewski, finished third in the 2013 Gulf 12 Hours.

Other Series In December 2010, Ramos took part in the second pre–season FIA Formula Two Championship test in Barcelona, finishing fourth fastest on day one before improving to third overall on the second day, setting a fastest session time in the process.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2006 Formula São Paulo Alpie 1 0 0 0 0 4 18th Formula Renault 1.6 Argentina N/A 1 0 0 0 0 1 69th 2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Minardi Team 6 0 0 0 0 N/A NC† Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 14 0 0 0 1 106 14th Formula Renault 2.0 Italia – Winter Series 4 4 4 4 4 144 1st 2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Minardi Team 14 0 0 0 1 38 7th Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 14 0 1 2 4 216 6th 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series Manor Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 0 25th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 28th 2010 Italian Formula Three Championship BVM – Target Racing 16 3 2 7 8 161 1st 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 17 0 2 0 0 47 11th 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Lotus 4 0 0 0 0 0 30th International GT Open Kessel Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series Kessel Racing 5 1 0 0 1 50 4th International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 6 27th 2014 Stock Car Brasil Ipiranga-RCM 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain Endurance Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 0 0 2 64 4th Blancpain GT Sprint Series 14 5 0 1 7 100 4th 2015 Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Racing 21 0 0 0 0 66 22nd 2016 Stock Car Brasil RZ Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 37th 2017 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 22 0 0 0 0 70 21st 2018 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 74 13th Campeonato Gaúcho de Superturismo – GT JLM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Dopamina Endurance Brasil – P1 2 1 1 1 1 240 13th 2019 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 21 0 0 1 1 103 22nd Imperio Endurance Brasil – GT4 N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Porsche Cup Brasil 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC Porsche Endurance Series 3 0 0 1 1 160 4th 2020 Stock Car Brasil Ipiranga Racing 18 0 1 0 2 237 5th Imperio Endurance Brasil – GT4 MC Tubarão 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Império Endurance Brasil – GT4L 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC Porsche Endurance Series N/A 3 0 0 2 2 205 2nd 2021 Stock Car Pro Series Ipiranga Racing 24 0 0 0 5 245 9th Império Endurance Brasil – GT3 Mattheis Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 150 10th Porsche Endurance Series N/A 2 0 0 0 0 72 17th GT Sprint Race Special Edition – Pro 6 1 0 0 3 95 9th 2022 Stock Car Pro Series Ipiranga Racing 1 0 0 0 0 8 13th2026Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil

† – As Ramos was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2007 BVM Minardi TeamZOL1ZOL2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2DON1DON2MAG1MAG2EST1EST2CAT1CAT2 35th 0 2008 SPA1 SPA2 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LMS1 LMS2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 38

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2009 Manor Motorsport Dallara F308/046 Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BRH1 BRH2 CAT1 CAT2 DIJ1 DIJ2 HOC1 HOC2 25th 0

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points 2011 Fortec Motorsports ALC1 ALC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MON1 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 LEC1 LEC2 CAT1 CAT2 11th 47 2012 Lotus ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MOS1 MOS2 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 CAT1 CAT2 30th 0

Stock Car Brasil Stock Car Brasil results 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 Rank Points 2014 Ipiranga-RCM Chevrolet Sonic INT1 SCZ1 SCZ2 BRA1 BRA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CUR2 VEL1 VEL2 SCZ1 SCZ2 TAR1 TAR2 SAL1 SAL2 CUR1 NC† 0† 2015 Cavaleiro Sports Peugeot 408 GOI1 RBP1 RBP2 VEL1 VEL2 CUR1 CUR2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 CAS1 CAS2 MOU1 MOU2 CUR1 CUR2 TAR1 TAR2 INT1 22nd 66 2016 RZ Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze CUR1 VEL1 VEL2GOI1GOI2SCZ1SCZ2TAR1TAR2 CAS1 CAS2 INT1LON1LON2CUR1CUR2GOI1GOI2CRI1CRI2INT1 NC 0 2017 Blau Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze GOI1 GOI2 VEL1 VEL2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CRI1 CRI2 VCA1 VCA2 LON1 LON2 ARG1 ARG2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 23rd 70 2018 Blau Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze INT1 CUR1 CUR2 VEL1 VEL2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 GOI1 MOU1 MOU2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 TAR1 TAR2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 13th 74 2019 Blau Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze VEL1 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 LON1 LON2 SCZ1 SCZ2 MOU1 MOU2 INT1 VEL1 VEL2 CAS1 CAS2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 INT1 22nd 103 2020 Ipiranga Racing Toyota Corolla GOI1 GOI2 INT1 INT2 LON1 LON2 CAS1 CAS2 CAS3 VCA1 VCA2 CUR1 CUR2 CUR3 GOI1 GOI2 GOI3 INT1 5th 237 2021 Ipiranga Racing Toyota Corolla GOI1 GOI2 INT INT2 VCA1 VCA2 VCA1 VCA2 CAS1 CAS2 CUR1 CUR2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 VCA1 VCA2 SCZ1 SCZ2 INT1 INT2 9th 245 2022 Ipiranga Racing Toyota Corolla INT1 GOI1 GOI2 RIO1 RIO2 VCA1 VCA2 VEL1 VEL2 VEL1 VEL2 INT1 INT2 SCZ1 SCZ2 VCA1 VCA2 GOI1 GOI2 GOI1 GOI2 BRA1 BRA2 7th 127

References

External links

Interview and biography in Brazilian newspaper