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| Nathan Antunes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (age 37) Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-16 2006-09 2007-08 2006 2006 2005 2004 | Australian GT Championship Toyota Racing Series A1 Grand Prix Formula 3 Germany Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW UK Formula Ford New South Wales |
Nathan William Cavaco Antunes (born 23 April 1988) in Sydney, Australia is best known as anAustralianrace car driver. Educated atTrinity Grammar School[citation needed] in Sydney, he has raced in a variety of classes throughout the world.
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Antunes began his career in 1996 and was Goulburn Kart Club Champion in 1997, 1998 (midget karting) and 1999 (rookie karting). He was also the North Shore Kart Club Champion and ACT Junior Sprint Classic Champion in 1998 and 1999
In 2001, Antunes made his first appearance in National Championships Junior National Light and placed 7th in the Junior Clubman NSW Championship. In 2002 he placed 5th in the Junior ICA Australian Championship, 4th in the Junior Piston Port NSW Championship (Junior ICA) and 4th in the Junior Clubman NSW Championship improving on his 7th place the year before.
In 2003, Antunes placed 5th in the ICA Australian Championship and competed in the Formula 100 Light Australian Championships aged 14. Unfortunately an accident in the semi-final of Clubman Light did not allow him to complete the season.
Antunes began inFormula Ford after missing the first race of the season due to age licence restrictions. He placed 5th in the NSW Championship in 2004. He competed in one race in his home state ofNew South Wales atOran Park Raceway.
In 2005, Antunes moved to Europe to pursue his career and competed in theFormula BMW UK Championship.[1] Antunes drove forMotaworld Racing finishing 7th in the championship and in the top 5 teams. The season included one win, 3 third placings and 3 pole positions.
Antunes also raced at theFormula BMW World Championship in Bahrain forMotaworld Racing. He finished 5th – the highest finish for Motaworld racing to date – up from 18th place in qualifying.[2]
2006 saw Antunes step intoFormula Renault car for the first time North European and European Series but did not race the full season. Racing withMotopark Academy, Antunes raced atCircuit Zolder, also known asCircuit Terlaemen inBelgium, qualifying 23rd and finishing 14th. He also raced in theFormula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup atMotorsport Arena Oschersleben inGermany,Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps inBelgium andNürburgring inGermany.
Antunes also tested at theWorld Series by Renault.[3]
Antunes also competed in theFormula 3 Recaro Cup German Championship in 2006 with theHS Technik Motorsport team. At three events Antunes placed eighth, sixth, fourth, third, first and retired due to car failure and took one pole position in six races.[4]
Antunes also tested at the World Series by Renault.
On 30 October 2007, Antunes tested forSuper Nova Racing atPaul Ricard Circuit inFrance.
Antunes competed in theToyota Racing Series inNew Zealand with Team European Technique owned byTrevor Sheumatk. Trevor Scheumatk is the Managing Director of Track Tyres, the sole distributor ofMichelin Racing Tyres inAustralia and New Zealand. He placed 14th.
He made hisA1 Grand Prix debut withA1 Team Australia in Shanghai, China in April 2008. He drove in the Rookie sessions for the team, placing 7th and 8th in session 1 and 2 respectively. This paced the team in 7th overall.[5]
In Brands Hatch in May 2008, he again drove for the team in the Rookie sessions, notching up a 10th and an 8th place.[6]
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | New South WalesFormula Ford Championship | 6th | Van Diemen RF94Ford | |
| 2005 | BritishFormula BMW Championship | 7th | Mygale FB02BMW | Motaworld Racing |
| Formula BMW World Final | 5th | |||
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 24th | Tatuus FR2000 Renault | Motopark Academy |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 34th | Tatuus FR2000 Renault | Motopark Academy | |
| German Formula Three Championship | 10th | Lola B06/30Opel | HS Technik Motorsport | |
| 2007-08 | Toyota Racing Series | 14th | Tatuus TT104ZZToyota | European Technique |
| A1 Grand Prix | 13th † | LolaB05/52 -Zytek | A1 Team Australia | |
| 2008-09 | Toyota Racing Series | 11th | Tatuus TT104ZZToyota | European Technique |
| 2013 | Australian GT Championship | 15th | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 2014 | Australian GT Championship - GT Trophy class | 3rd | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | Rod Salmon |
| 2015 | Australian GT Championship | 4th | Audi R8 Ultra | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 2016 | Australian GT Championship | 6th | McLaren 650S GT3 | Tekno Autosports |
† Team result
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Motopark Academy | ZOL 1 14 | ZOL 2 Ret | IST 1 | IST 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 34th | 0 |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Motopark Academy | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 Ret | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 5 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 13 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | AND 1 | AND 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | 24th | 37 |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Australia | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR | CZE FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | CHN SPR | CHN FEA | NZL SPR | NZL FEA | AUS SPR | AUS FEA | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | CHN SPR PO | CHN FEA PO | GBR SPR PO | GBR FEA PO | 17th | 20 |
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  European Technique | Tatuus TT104ZZ -Toyota | 7th | 15th |
| Year | Car# | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | Rod Salmon Racing |  Oliver Gavin Rod Salmon | Audi R8 LMS | AA | 103 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | 5 | GT Motorsport | Barton Mawer Greg Taylor | Audi R8 LMS | AA | 294 | 6th | 1st |
| 2017 | 5 | GT Motorsport | Elliot Barbour Greg Taylor | Audi R8 LMS | AAM | 161 | DNF | DNF |