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| André Negrão | |
|---|---|
 Negrão in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (age 33) São Paulo, Brazil |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Alpine Elf Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(2017) FIA Gold(2018–)[1] |
| Car number | 36 |
| Best finish | 1st in2018–19 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017– 2018–2020 2016 2014–15 2011–13,15 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 | WEC European Le Mans Series Indy Lights GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Abarth British Formula Renault 2.0 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 South American Formula Three Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018–19 | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2018 /2019 – |
| Teams | Signatech Alpine Matmut |
| Best finish | 1th(2018/2019) |
| Class wins | 2 (2018,2019) |
André Negrão (born 17 June 1992) is a Brazilianracing driver.[2] He most recently drove forAlpine in theLMP2 class of theFIA World Endurance Championship in 2023, and spent a total of seven seasons with the team during his tenure.[3][4] Negrão is a formerLMP2 champion in the series, and is also a two-time LMP2 class winner at the24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 2018 and 2019.[5]
Negrão was born in Campinas, in São Paulo state. He started his trajectory in motorsports when he was twelve years old, although his family has a tradition in Brazilian motorsports. Guto, his father, Xandy, his uncle, and Xandinho, his cousin, are race drivers too.[citation needed]
When Negrão accompanied his cousin at Granja Viana's 500 Miles Kart, in 2003, he started his career in motorsports.[6] After some seasons in karting, Negrão was Brazilian Kart's runner-up in 2006,[7] and started in European motorsports two years later, in Formula Renault 2.0. He also ran in the Formula Renault Winter Series in the same year, finishing third.[8]
One year later, Negrão raced in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and the Italian and Swiss championships' division, as well as some South American Formula 3 rounds.[5] In 2010, he competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and British Formula Renault, in addition to racing in Italian Formula Abarth and the Formula 3 Brazil Open.[5]
Negrão stepped up to the World Series by Renault 3.5 in 2011,[9] remaining in 2012 and 2013, and then returning in 2015. In 2014 and 2015, he ran in GP2, the current Formula 2. One year later, Negrão raced in Indy Lights and received a test in IndyCar.[citation needed]
In 2017, Alpine invted Negrão to move to the WEC.[5]
Negrão won twice the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the main endurance race of the world, in the LMP2 class in 2018 and 2019, beside Nicolas Lapierre and Pierre Thiriet. They also won the 2018–19 WEC super-season in the same class.[10]
In 2021, Negrão drove in Hypercar, WEC's new main class, with Alpine Elf Matmut. He shared theAlpine A480 with French driversMatthieu Vaxivière andNicolas Lapierre and finished third in the championship.[3][4]
For the 2022 season, Negrão, Lapierre and Vaxivière returned toAlpine to race in theWEC. The squad began the season well, winning the season opener inSebring before finishing second atSpa.[11] Problems with the car meant that Negrão and his teammates would only take fourth place in the24 Hours of Le Mans,[12] although a victory inMonza put the team into the lead of the championship.[13] Despite finishing on the podium in the final two races, Alpine placed second behind theToyota Nr. 7 car, with a power reduction as a result of theBoP system having played a part in the team's lack of pace at the end of the year.[14][15]
Negrão and Alpine returned to theLMP2 class in2023, as the Brazilian was partnered by experienced MexicanMemo Rojas and British rookieOlli Caldwell.[16][17] The trio struggled, finishing eleventh and last in the teams' standings with a best race finish of eighth.[citation needed]
† As Negrão was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cram Competition | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | BRN 1 3 | BRN 2 5 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | 23rd | 36 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cram Competition | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 3 | BRN 1 11 | BRN 2 Ret | MAG 1 11 | MAG 2 9 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 18 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 9 | SIL 1 10 | SIL 2 13 | CAT 1 13 | CAT 2 9 | 13th | 25 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | International Draco Racing | ALC 1 14 | ALC 2 9 | SPA 1 DNS | SPA 2 11 | MNZ 1 10 | MNZ 2 10 | MON 1 Ret | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 12 | HUN 1 20 | HUN 2 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 16 | LEC 1 15 | LEC 2 6 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 20th | 20 |
| 2012 | International Draco Racing | ALC 1 8 | ALC 2 10 | MON 1 Ret | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 12 | NÜR 1 19 | NÜR 2 3 | MSC 1 13 | MSC 2 4 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 16 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 Ret | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 22 | CAT 1 14 | CAT 2 8 | 15th | 36 |
| 2013 | International Draco Racing | MNZ 1 11 | MNZ 2 13 | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 8 | MON 1 12 | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 Ret | MSC 1 7 | MSC 2 6 | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 11 | HUN 1 21† | HUN 2 6 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 11 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 Ret | 10th | 51 |
| 2015 | International Draco Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | MON 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BUG 1 12 | BUG 2 Ret | JER 1 8 | JER 2 12 | 21st | 4 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arden International | BHR FEA 20 | BHR SPR 18 | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR 15 | RBR FEA 16 | RBR SPR 14 | SIL FEA 20 | SIL SPR 16 | HOC FEA 18 | HOC SPR 21 | HUN FEA 15 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 9 | SPA SPR 8 | MNZ FEA 5 | MNZ SPR 5 | SOC FEA 6 | SOC SPR 6 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 24 | 12th | 31 |
| 2015 | Arden International | BHR FEA 9 | BHR SPR 8 | CAT FEA 23† | CAT SPR 21 | MON FEA 21 | MON SPR 17 | RBR FEA 16 | RBR SPR 21 | SIL FEA 20 | SIL SPR 15 | HUN FEA 20 | HUN SPR 21 | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR 14 | MNZ FEA 14 | MNZ SPR 18 | SOC FEA 15 | SOC SPR 11 | BHR FEA 17 | BHR SPR 20 | YMC FEA 9 | YMC SPR C | 20th | 5 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | STP 6 | STP 5 | PHX 6 | ALA 8 | ALA 11 | IMS 9 | IMS 16 | INDY 15 | RDA 10 | RDA 2 | IOW 13 | TOR 11 | TOR 2 | MOH 2 | MOH 3 | WGL 3 | LAG 9 | LAG 6 | 7th | 268 |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL | SPA 6 | LMS 3 | NÜR Ret | MEX 2 | COA 1 | FUJ 2 | SHA 2 | BHR 4 | 5th | 132 |
| 2018–19 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 2 | LMS 1 | SIL 3 | FUJ 3 | SHA 3 | SEB 2 | SPA 2 | LMS 1 | 1st | 181 | |
| 2019–20 | Signatech Alpine Elf | LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 2 | FUJ 6 | SHA 4 | BHR 4 | COA 6 | SPA Ret | LMS 3 | BHR 5 | 8th | 109 | |
| 2021 | Alpine Elf Matmut | Hypercar | Alpine A480 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SPA 2 | ALG 3 | MNZ 2 | LMS 3 | BHR 3 | BHR 3 | 3rd | 128 | |||
| 2022 | Alpine Elf Team | Hypercar | Alpine A480 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SEB 1 | SPA 2 | LMS 4 | MNZ 1 | FUJ 3 | BHR 3 | 2nd | 144 | |||
| 2023 | Alpine Elf Team | LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB Ret | ALG 10 | SPA 8 | LMS 7 | MNZ 8 | FUJ 11 | BHR 10 | 18th | 23 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nelson PanciaticiPierre Ragues | Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 4th | 3rd |
| 2018 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas LapierrePierre Thiriet | Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 5th | 1st |
| 2019 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Nicolas LapierrePierre Thiriet | Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 6th | 1st |
| 2020 | Signatech Alpine Elf | Thomas LaurentPierre Ragues | Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 8th | 4th |
| 2021 | Alpine Elf Matmut | Nicolas LapierreMatthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A480-Gibson | Hypercar | 367 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2022 | Alpine Elf Team | Nicolas LapierreMatthieu Vaxivière | Alpine A480-Gibson | Hypercar | 362 | 23rd | 5th |
| 2023 | Alpine Elf Team |  Olli Caldwell Memo Rojas | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 322 | 19th | 9th |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 5 | MNZ | RBR | SIL | SPA | ALG | 18th | 10 |
| 2020 | Richard Mille Racing Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 5 | SPA 6 | LEC | MNZ | ALG | 14th | 18 |
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| Preceded by | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers 2018–19 With:Nicolas Lapierre &Pierre Thiriet | Succeeded by |
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