Introduction
Gustavo Menezes (born 19 September 1994) is an American racing driver.
Career
Karting
Menezes began karting in 2002, but took his first championship in 2005 in the IKF Region 7 Sprint - HPV 1 Cadet. In 2008 he began karting outside the United States. In Asia he competed in the CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship becoming 5th in the championship in 2008. That same year Carlos Sainz, Jr. won the championship. In Europe he competed in championship in among others Monaco, Sweden and Belgium. He competes in karting championship from time to time, but he started his single-seater career in 2010.
German Formula Three
In 2013 Menezes competed in the German Formula Three. He drove the full season with Van Amersfoort Racing and won two races. He became 4th in the championship with 241 points.
American Le Mans Series/United SportsCar Championship
Menezes began his endurance racing career in 2013, driving for RSR Racing in the American Le Mans Series in the Prototype Challenge class. He only entered the Petit Le Mans with co-drivers Bruno Junqueira and Duncan Ende and finished 29th overall and 6th in class.
Both in 2014 and 2015 he competed again with RSR Racing and again in the Prototype Challenge class. In those two seasons he entered three races. In 2014 he only entered the 24 Hours of Daytona, but he and his co-drivers were unable to finish and were classified in a disappointing 63rd position. In 2015 he entered the first two races of the season: the 24 Hours of Daytona, where he finished 34th overall and 4th in class, and the 12 Hours of Sebring, where he finished 31st overall and 6th in class.
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
After he had finished 4th in the championship in the German Formula Three, Menezes graduated to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2014 and drove again with Van Amersfoort Racing. He finished 11th in the championship and managed to take two third-place finishes at Spa-Francorchamps. In 2015 he joined Jagonya Ayam with Carlin.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pacific F2000 Championship | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14th |
| 2011 | Star Mazda Championship | Juncos Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 297 | 8th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 18th | ||
| 2012 | Star Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 9th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2013 | German Formula Three | Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 241 | 4th |
| American Le Mans Series – PC | RSR Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | |
| 2014 | United SportsCar Championship – PC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52nd | |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 11th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | ||
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship – PC | RSR Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 23rd |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 12th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| Global RallyCross Championship – GRC Lites | Olsbergs MSE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20th | |
| 2016 | World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Signatech-Alpine | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2016-17 | Asian Le Mans Series | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 1st* |
† As Menezes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Volkswagen | SIL 1 16 | SIL 2 13 | SIL 3 18 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 21 | HOC 3 9 | PAU 1 15 | PAU 2 13 | PAU 3 Ret | HUN 1 17 | HUN 2 7 | HUN 3 8 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 3 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 10 | NOR 3 5 | MSC 1 10 | MSC 2 15 | MSC 3 12 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 5 | RBR 3 8 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 13 | NÜR 3 13 | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 10 | IMO 3 10 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 9 | HOC 3 16 | 11th | 91 |
| 2015 | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 18 | SIL 3 4 | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 11 | PAU 1 15 | PAU 2 14 | PAU 3 Ret | MNZ 1 13 | MNZ 2 5 | MNZ 3 6 | SPA 1 22 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 DNS | NOR 1 7 | NOR 2 7 | NOR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 10 | ZAN 3 Ret | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 10 | RBR 3 12 | ALG 1 15 | ALG 2 4 | ALG 3 Ret | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 Ret | NÜR 3 14 | HOC 1 20 | HOC 2 12 | HOC 3 13 | 12th | 65 |
Complete Global RallyCross Championship results
GRC Lites
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Olsbergs MSE | Lites Ford Fiesta | FTA | DAY | DAY | MCAS | DET | DET | DC | LA | LA | BAR | BAR | LV 9 | 20th | 11 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Signatech-Alpine | LMP2 | Alpine A460 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 | SPA 1 | LMS 1 | NÜR 1 | MEX 2 | COA 1 | FUJ 3 | SHA 4 | BHR 3 | 1st | 199 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Signatech Alpine | Nicholas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi | Alpine A460 | LMP2 | 357 | 5th | 1st |