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| Rafaela Ferreira | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira[1][2] (2005-04-18)18 April 2005 (age 20) |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in2025 |
| Previous series | |
Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʁafaˈɛlɐfeˈʁejɾɐ]; born 18 April 2005[3]) is a Brazilianracing driver who competes inF1 Academy forCampos Racing as part of theRed Bull Academy Programme.
In 2022, Ferreira became the first woman to take pole position in the Copa Brasil de Kart, in the F4 Graduated category.[4]
Ferreira joined the2023 F4 Brazilian Championship, racing withTMG Racing.[5] She became the first woman to stand on the podium in the series, with a third-place finish atInterlagos.[6]
Ferreira returned to the championship in2024 with the same team, becoming the first woman to win a race in the series after victories inBuenos Aires andMogi Guaçu.[7][8] She finished the season in 4th place, with 3 wins and 10 podiums.[9]
Ferreira returned in2025 driving forCavaleiro Sports for the secondInterlagos Round which supported the2025 São Paulo Grand Prix. Ferreira took 5th place in Race 1. Ferreira won the second race of the weekend taking her first win in the championship since third Interlagos Round in 2024 where she won Race 1. Ferreira ended her weekend with a 4th place in Race 3.
On October 30, 2024, theRB F1 team announced that Ferreira would be representing the team in the2025 F1 Academy season, replacingAmna Al Qubaisi.[4]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 13th |
| 2024 | F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 222 | 4th |
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | Campos Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| F1 Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12th | ||
| F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TMG Racing | INT1 1 11 | INT1 2 6 | INT1 3 9 | INT2 1 10 | INT2 2 10 | INT2 3 11 | MOG 1 Ret | MOG 2 13 | MOG 3 11 | GYN 1 10 | GYN 2 10 | GYN 3 6 | INT3 1 9 | INT3 2 12 | INT3 3 7 | INT4 1 7 | INT4 2 3 | INT4 3 Ret | 13th | 40 | |||||||
| 2024 | TMG Racing | MGG1 1 3 | MGG1 2 7 | MGG1 3 2 | INT1 1 2 | INT1 2 8 | INT1 3 9 | MGG2 1 8 | MGG2 2 1 | MGG2 3 8 | GOI1 1 3 | GOI1 2 8 | GOI1 3 5 | BUA 1 7 | BUA 2 1 | BUA 3 2 | INT2 1 7 | INT2 2 C | INT2 3 7 | GOI2 1 7 | GOI2 2 2 | GOI2 3 5 | INT3 1 1 | INT3 2 7 | INT3 3 2 | INT3 4 7 | 4th | 222 |
| 2025 | Cavaleiro Sports | INT1 1 | INT1 2 | INT1 3 | MGG1 1 | MGG1 2 | MGG1 3 | MGG2 1 | MGG2 2 | MGG2 3 | MGG3 1 | MGG3 2 | MGG3 3 | INT2 1 5 | INT2 2 1 | INT2 3 4 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | BRA 3 | INT3 1 | INT3 2 | INT3 3 | NC† | 0 | ||||
† As Ferreira was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.
(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 | DC | Points |
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| 2025 | Campos Racing | POR 1 16 | POR 2 Ret | POR 3 20 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | ARA 1 12 | ARA 2 24 | ARA 3 23 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 24th | 0 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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| 2025 | Campos Racing | SHA 1 5 | SHA 2 8 | JED 1 13 | JED 2 13 | MIA 1 8 | MIA 2 C | CAN 1 13† | CAN 2 Ret | CAN 3 12 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 8 | SIN 1 Ret | SIN 2 9 | LVG 1 8 | LVG 2 9 | 12th | 18 |
† Did not finish, but classified.
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