Tomas Bernardo Rodrigues Sousa (born May 16, 1987) is a Portuguese rally driver.
Born in Madeira, Portugal, and having previously competed in karting, Sousa began his rally career in 2006, competing in the Portuguese national championship. In 2008, he began competing in the Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC), a class of the World Rally Championship. He finished second in class on the 2008 Acropolis Rally, finishing the season ninth in the P-WRC standings. In 2009, he switched from a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to an Abarth Grande Punto, finishing the season in tenth. In 2010, he moved to the new Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) in a Ford Fiesta S2000, winning his class in his first rally in the S2000, the 2011 Jordan Rally.WRC: Bernardo Sousa Cruises to Debut Win at Jordan Rally
Racing record
WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts 2007 Bernardo Sousa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE NOR MEX PORRet ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0 2008 Red Bull Rallye Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE19 MEX ARG18 JOR ITA GRE15 TUR24 GER NZL18 ESP FRA JPN GBR31 NC 0 Bernardo Sousa FINDNS 2009 Bernardo Sousa Abarth Grande Punto S2000 IRE NORRet CYP PORDNS ARG ITARet GRE16 POL FIN AUSRetESP GBR15 NC 0 2010 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE19 MEX JOREX TUR NZL NC 0 Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde POR15 BUL FIN GER32 JPNRet FRA32 ESP GBRRet 2011 Team Quinta do Lorde Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE MEX PORRet 28th 1 Ford Fiesta S2000 JOR10 ITARet ARG GRE11 FIN24 GER35 AUS FRA15 ESPRet GBR 2014 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE MEX POR15 ARG ITA15 POL16 FIN GERRet AUS FRA17 ESPRet GBRRet NC 0 2015 ACSM Rallye Team Peugeot 208 T16 MON SWE MEX ARG PORRet ITARet POLRet FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0 2016 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE MEX ARG PORRet ITA POL33 FIN35 GER CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0
PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Pts 2008 Red Bull Rallye Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE8 ARG8 GRE2 TUR11 FIN NZL7 JPN GBR9 9th 12 2009 Bernardo Sousa Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 NORRet CYP PORDNS ARG ITARet GRE5 AUSRet GBR4 10th 9
SWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts 2010 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE6 MEX JOREX 8th 32 Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde NZL POR4 FIN GER7 JPNRet FRA7 GBRRet 2011 Team Quinta do Lorde Ford Fiesta S2000 MEX JOR1 ITARet GRE2 FIN6 GER8 FRA4 ESPRet 4th 67
WRC 2 results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts 2014 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE MEX POR5 ARG ITA5 POL5 FIN GERRet AUS FRA2 ESPRet GBRRet 8th 48 2015 ACSM Rallye Team Peugeot 208 T16 MON SWE MEX ARG PORRet ITARet POLRet FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR - 0
Drive DMACK Cup results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Pts 2016 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta R2T PORRet POL3 FIN2 GER ESP 5th 47
IRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Pts 2006 C.S. Maritimo - Coral Sá - P.S.Line Peugeot 206 S1600 RSA YPR MAD51 ITA NC 0 2007 Team C.S. Maritimo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX KEN TUR BEL RUS PORRet CZE ITA SWI CHI - 0 2008 Bernardo Sousa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX TUR PORRet BEL RUS POR CZE ESP ITA SWI CHI NC 0 2009 Bernardo Sousa Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 MON BRA KEN POR10 BEL RUS PORRet CZE ESP ITA SCO NC 0 2010 Team Ford/Quinta do Lord Ford Fiesta S2000 MON BRA ARG CAN ITA BEL AZO10 MADRet CZE ITA SCO CYP NC 0
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 Proton Competition Ben Barker Ben Tuck Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT3 338 41st 9th
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2025–26 Proton Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 13th* 0*
Big Brother In 2022, Sousa entered the reality show Big Brother Famosos 2022 II as a rally driver, and he ended up winning it after 57 days.
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