Bruno Bonifacio (born 2 November 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver.

Career

Karting Born in São Paulo, Bonifacio entered karting in 2006, when he took the titles in the Junior Menor class of the Petrobras Cup and Brazilian Kart Cup. Bonifacio raced in karting until the end of 2010, when he became a champion in the São Paulo Cup.

Formula 3 Sudamericana Bonifacio made his début in single-seaters in 2011, taking part in the Light Class of the local Formula 3 Sudamericana championship for Cesário Fórmula Jr. He dominated the championship and clinched the title, winning 12 from 14 races.

Formula Abarth Also in 2011, Bonifacio moved in Europe, joining the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam. He finished fourteenth in the Italian Series standings with two point-scoring finishes, while in the European Series he finished fifteenth with four podiums. He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in 2012, improving to third in European Series and to fifth in Italian Series.

Formula Renault Bonifacio remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For 2013, Bonifacio had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema. He took a podium finish at Spa and another three point-scoring finishes, to end the season fifteenth. In the Alps series, he scored three wins and finished third, behind teammates Antonio Fuoco and Luca Ghiotto.

Bonifacio stayed for another season with Prema in 2014. He improved to fifth position in the standings, achieving his first Eurocup win at Spa.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2011 Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th Formula 3 Sudamericana - Light Class 14 12 5 13 13 318 1st Formula Abarth Italian Series Prema Powerteam 4 0 0 0 0 10 14th Formula Abarth European Series 8 0 0 0 0 14 15th 2012 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 1 525 10th Formula Abarth European Series Prema Powerteam 24 4 3 1 13 219 3rd Formula Abarth Italian Series 18 2 2 0 9 157 5th Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 4 0 0 0 0 16 20th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 1 20 35th 2013 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 2 0 0 4 650 5th Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Prema Powerteam 14 3 6 2 8 145 3rd Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 2 1 29 15th Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 14 1 0 0 4 88 5th Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 1 1 1 4 N/A NC† 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 13 0 0 0 0 1 25th 2016 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Oregon Team 6 1 1 0 1 37 8th Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 4 0 0 0 1 18 14th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Murphy Prototypes 1 0 0 0 0 0 38th2026Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil † As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 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 Pos Points 2012 Prema Powerteam MNZ1 MNZ2 PAU1 PAU2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 20th 16 2013Prema Powerteam VLL1 VLL2 IMO11 IMO12 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MIS1 MIS2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO21 IMO223rd145 2014 Prema Powerteam IMO1 IMO2 PAU1 PAU2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MUG1 MUG2 JER1 JER2 NC† 0

† As Bonifacio was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2012 Prema PowerteamHOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR1NÜR2OSC1OSC2OSC3ASS1ASS2RBR1RBR2MST1MST2MST3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2 35th 20

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 2013Prema PowerteamALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2RBR1RBR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 15th 29 2014ALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2JER1JER2 5th 88

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 Points 2015 International Draco Racing ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BUG1 BUG2 JER1 JER2 25th 1

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2016 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 38th 0

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