Suellio Phil Almeida (born March 4, 1994) is a Canadian-born Brazilian racing driver, sim racer, and content creator. He most recently competed in the 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge with Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class alongside Maddie Aust. Almeida's racing background is unconventional, initially starting out in sim racing and carrying no previous on-track experience before entering his first professional season in 2024.
Almeida is currently an ambassador for Logitech G.
Career Prior to motor racing, Almeida was a professional pianist in Canada, where he also studied civil engineering for three years. In 2018, Almeida got into sim racing for the first time, regularly spending time in iRacing, where he later became a professional sim racer and a full-time coach, which he continues to do.
In February 2024, Almeida entered the Radical Cup North America series, racing with Graham Rahal Performance in the Pro 1340 class in a Radical SR3. Two months later, he competed in the Gulf Radical Cup for a race at the Dubai Autodrome, finishing in second, securing a podium in the process. At season's end, he won the Pro 1340 class championship as a rookie ahead of Chris McMurry, whom he fought against for the points lead for the majority of the season. Almeida also competed in two rounds of the 2024 Prototype Cup Germany season, racing with DataLab Sports with Rinaldi alongside Luca Link.
In January 2025, Almeida was confirmed to race in the 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge with Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class alongside Madison Aust. He returned to the Middle East the following month for a one-off appearance in the Gulf ProCar Championship at Yas Marina Circuit with Ibby Hadded. Almeida and Aust completed the Michelin Pilot Challenge season eighth in class, with three finishes inside the top-five.
Racing record SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2024Prototype Cup GermanyDataLab Sports with Rinaldi500003810thRadical Cup North America - Pro 1340Graham Rahal Performance18 - - - - 7381st2025Gulf ProCar Championship - Class 2CUPARMotos212024510thMichelin Pilot Challenge - TCRBryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian10000023608th
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