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| Rafaela Ferreira | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Full name | Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira[1][2] |
| Born | (2005-04-18)18 April 2005 (age 19) Criciúma,[1][2]Santa Catarina,Brazil |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2023–2024 | Formula Winter Series F4 Brazilian |
Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira (born 18 April 2005)[3] is a Brazilian racing driver. She is currently competing inF1 Academy withCampos Racing, representingRacing Bulls.[4]
In 2022, Ferreira became the first woman to take pole position in the Copa Brasil de Kart, in the F4 Graduated category.[5]
Ferreira joined the2023 F4 Brazilian Championship, racing withTMG Racing.[6] She became the first woman to stand on the podium in the series, with a third-place finish atInterlagos.[7]
She returned to the championship in2024 with the same team.[8] She became the first woman to win in the series, with victories inBuenos Aires andMogi Guaçu.[9] She is currently in 4th place, with 7 podiums, 2 pole positions and 2 fastest laps.[10]
On October 30, 2024, theRB F1 team announced that Ferreira would be representing the team in the2025 F1 Academy season, replacingAmna Al Qubaisi.[5]
| 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 | 26th |
| F1 Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8* | 8th* |
* 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 |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26th | 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campos Racing | SHA 1 5 | SHA 2 8 | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 | MIA 2 | CAN 1 | CAN 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LVG 1 | LVG 2 | 8th* | 8* |
* Season still in progress.
