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Sousa at the2025 6 Hours of São Paulo | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | (1987-05-16)May 16, 1987 (age 38) Madeira, Portugal |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2007–2011,2014–2016 |
| Co-driver | |
| Rallies | 40 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 1 |
| First rally | 2007 Rally de Portugal |
| Last rally | 2016 Rally Finland |
Tomas Bernardo Rodrigues Sousa (born May 16, 1987) is a Portugueserally driver.

Born inMadeira, Portugal, and having previously competed inkarting, Sousa began his rally career in 2006, competing in the Portuguese national championship.[citation needed] In 2008, he began competing in theProduction World Rally Championship (P-WRC), a class of theWorld Rally Championship.[citation needed] He finished second in class on the2008 Acropolis Rally, finishing the season ninth in the P-WRC standings.[citation needed] In 2009, he switched from aMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to anAbarth Grande Punto, finishing the season in tenth.[citation needed] In 2010, he moved to the newSuper 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) in aFord Fiesta S2000, winning his class in his first rally in the S2000, the2011 Jordan Rally.[1]
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bernardo Sousa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR Ret | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE 19 | MEX | ARG 18 | JOR | ITA | GRE 15 | TUR 24 | GER | NZL 18 | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR 31 | NC | 0 | ||
| Bernardo Sousa | FIN DNS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Bernardo Sousa | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | IRE | NOR Ret | CYP | POR DNS | ARG | ITA Ret | GRE 16 | POL | FIN | AUS Ret | ESP | GBR 15 | NC | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | SWE 19 | MEX | JOR EX | TUR | NZL | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde | POR 15 | BUL | FIN | GER 32 | JPN Ret | FRA 32 | ESP | GBR Ret | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Team Quinta do Lorde | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | SWE | MEX | POR Ret | 28th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ford Fiesta S2000 | JOR 10 | ITA Ret | ARG | GRE 11 | FIN 24 | GER 35 | AUS | FRA 15 | ESP Ret | GBR | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 15 | ARG | ITA 15 | POL 16 | FIN | GER Ret | AUS | FRA 17 | ESP Ret | GBR Ret | NC | 0 | |||
| 2015 | ACSM Rallye Team | Peugeot 208 T16 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA Ret | POL Ret | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta R2T | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA | POL 33 | FIN 35 | GER | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE 8 | ARG 8 | GRE 2 | TUR 11 | FIN | NZL 7 | JPN | GBR 9 | 9th | 12 |
| 2009 | Bernardo Sousa | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | NOR Ret | CYP | POR DNS | ARG | ITA Ret | GRE 5 | AUS Ret | GBR 4 | 10th | 9 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | SWE 6 | MEX | JOR EX | 8th | 32 | |||||||
| Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde | NZL | POR 4 | FIN | GER 7 | JPN Ret | FRA 7 | GBR Ret | |||||||
| 2011 | Team Quinta do Lorde | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MEX | JOR 1 | ITA Ret | GRE 2 | FIN 6 | GER 8 | FRA 4 | ESP Ret | 4th | 67 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 5 | ARG | ITA 5 | POL 5 | FIN | GER Ret | AUS | FRA 2 | ESP Ret | GBR Ret | 8th | 48 |
| 2015 | ACSM Rallye Team | Peugeot 208 T16 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA Ret | POL Ret | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | - | 0 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta R2T | POR Ret | POL 3 | FIN 2 | GER | ESP | 5th | 47 |
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Peugeot 206 S1600 | RSA | YPR | MAD 51 | ITA | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | KEN | TUR | BEL | RUS | POR Ret | CZE | ITA | SWI | CHI | - | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | TUR | POR Ret | BEL | RUS | POR | CZE | ESP | ITA | SWI | CHI | NC | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 | MON | BRA | KEN | POR 10 | BEL | RUS | POR Ret | CZE | ESP | ITA | SCO | NC | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MON | BRA | ARG | CAN | ITA | BEL | AZO 10 | MAD Ret | CZE | ITA | SCO | CYP | NC | 0 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ford Mustang GT3 | LMGT3 | 338 | 41st | 9th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 LV8 | SEP 1 16 | SEP 2 11 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | 13th* | 0* |
In 2022, Sousa entered thereality showBig Brother Famosos 2022 II as arally driver, and he ended up winning it after 57 days.[2]