Guilherme Oliveira (racing driver)

Guilherme Moura de Oliveira (born 7 January 2005) is a Portuguese racing driver currently competing in the Le Mans Cup with M Racing.

Guilherme Oliveira
Oliveira in 2023
NationalityPortugal Portuguese
Born (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)
Portugal
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamInter Europol Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number13
Former teamsRacing Experience
Starts7 (7 entries)
Wins3
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd (LMP3) in 2022
Previous series
2022
2020-2021
Asian Le Mans Series
F4 Spanish Championship

Early career

Lower formulae

Near the end of 2020, Oliveira made his car racing debut, competing in the penultimate round of the F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex. He finished all three races in the top ten, with a best result of fourth in Race 2, but was unable to score points due to his status as a guest driver

Oliveira returned to Spanish F4 the following year, once again racing for Drivex alongside Maksim Arkhangelskiy, Branden Lee Oxley, Noam Abramczyk and Lola Lovinfosse. After a disappointing opening round in Spa-Francorchamps, the Portuguese driver took his first points in Navarra.[1] Having withdrawn from his home round at Portimão due to COVID-19, Oliveira bounced back by scoring his maiden podium in Race 3 at Aragón, after defending successfully from eventual champion Dilano van 't Hoff.[2][3] He ended his season with a pair of points finishes at Jerez and Barcelona respectively, which left him 13th in the drivers' standings.

Sportscar career

2021: Endurance debut

In October 2021, Oliveira competed with Racing Experience in the season finale of the European Le Mans Series, driving in the LMP3 category.[4]

2022: ELMS title challenge

At the start of the following year, it was announced that he would be teaming up with Inter Europol Competition for the four-round long Asian Le Mans Series.[5] Despite the team's struggles, exemplified by their failure to score a single podium during the campaign, Oliveira remained with Inter Europol for the European Le Mans Series, partnering Charles Crews and Nico Pino.[6][7] Their season started out with a second place at Le Castellet, however the outfit would be disqualified from the results, after the Belleville washers in the differential of the car were found to not have complied with the championship's regulations during post-race scrutineering.[8][9] The team struggled at Imola, having to settle for an eighth-placed finish after an early collision with a GTE car,[10] but Oliveira and his teammates would score their first victory of the season in Monza, where the Portuguese driver took the lead during the final stint, crossing the line for his maiden win in car racing.[11][12] The positive momentum continued as the squad won again at Barcelona, with Oliveira managing to build up enough of a gap on his rivals to make up for a ten-second time penalty.[13][14] Oliveira, Pino and Crews capped off their winning streak at Spa, dominating the race and winning with a margin of 41 seconds, which put the team first in the championship going into the season finale in Portimão.[15][16] However, a collision between Pino and the LMP2 car of Mathias Beche put Inter Europol on the back foot, with their title assault eventually ending mere laps before the finish when Oliveira hit the No. 95 TF Sport Aston Martin after exiting the pitlane, as the steering of Oliveira's car seized.[17][18] The team finished second in the standings, seven points behind the No. 17 Cool Racing car.[19]

2023

Oliveira began his 2023 season by competing in the 24 Hours of Daytona with MRS GT-Racing in the LMP3 class, partnering Sebastián Álvarez, Danial Frost and Alex Vogel.[20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015Taça de Portugal de Karting — Juvenis3rd
2017Campeonato Nacional de Karting — Junior1st
2018Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — JuniorPaulo de Oliveira30th
2020IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior11th
Sources:[21][22]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020F4 Spanish ChampionshipDrivex School300000NC†
2021F4 Spanish ChampionshipDrivex School1800114813th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3Racing Experience100000.538th
2022Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3Inter Europol Competition40000387th
European Le Mans Series - LMP363003792nd
2023FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE AmProject 1AO200001223rd
Le Mans Cup - LMP3M Racing300011812th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3MRS GT-Racing1000031528th
Jr III Motorsports10000
Prototype Cup GermanyMRS-GT Racing200012620th
2024GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupDinamic GT

As Oliveira was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2020Drivex SchoolNAV
1
NAV
2
NAV
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
JER
1
JER
2
JER
3
CRT
1
CRT
2
CRT
3
ARA
1
ARA
2
ARA
3
JAR
1

7
JAR
2

4
JAR
3

9
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
NC†0
2021Drivex SchoolSPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

22
SPA
3

20
NAV
1

8
NAV
2

9
NAV
3

20
ALG
1

WD
ALG
2

WD
ALG
3

WD
ARA
1

4
ARA
2

10
ARA
3

3
CRT
1

22
CRT
2

16
CRT
3

16
JER
1

Ret
JER
2

6
JER
3

9
CAT
1

13
CAT
2

6
CAT
3

7
13th48

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021Racing ExperienceLMP3Duqueine M30 – D-08Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8CATRBRLECMNZSPAALG
13
38th0.5
2022Inter Europol CompetitionLMP3Oreca 07Gibson GK428 V8LEC
DSQ
IMO
8
MNZ
1
CAT
1
SPA
1
ALG
Ret
2nd79

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567Pos.Points
2023MRS GT-RacingLMP3Ligier JS P320Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8DAY
8
SEB
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
4
PET
28th315

References