Gustavo Menezes

Gustavo Menezes
Born	(1994-09-19) September 19, 1994
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Competing in FIA World Endurance Championship with Peugeot Sport

Gustavo Soiblemann Menezes (born September 19, 1994) is a professional racing driver holding American and Brazilian nationalities, presently competing with Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Karting

Menezes initiated his karting journey in 2001, capturing his inaugural title in 2005 by winning the IKF Region 7 Sprint - HPV 1 Cadet championship. He also secured victories at the SKUSA SuperNationals in both 2003 and 2004. In 2007, he earned the Stars of Tomorrow Juniors championship. Beginning in 2008, Menezes expanded his competition scope internationally, taking part in the CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship where he achieved a fifth-place finish. That same year, he competed across Europe at events held in Monaco, Sweden, and Belgium. From 2009 through 2010, he participated in the world karting championship before transitioning to single-seater racing in 2011.

German Formula Three

During the 2013 campaign, Menezes represented Van Amersfoort Racing in the German Formula Three Championship, where he claimed two victories and concluded the season fourth overall with a total of 241 points.

American Le Mans Series/United SportsCar Championship

Menezes embarked on endurance racing in 2013 with RSR Racing, competing in the Prototype Challenge category of the American Le Mans Series. His participation was limited to the 2013 Petit Le Mans, where alongside co-drivers Bruno Junqueira and Duncan Ende, they finished 29th overall and sixth within their class.

He continued with RSR Racing in Prototype Challenge for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, entering three races combined. In 2014, his sole appearance was at the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona, where the team did not finish and placed 63rd. The following year, Menezes competed at the initial two events: finishing 34th overall and fourth in class at the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona, and placing 31st overall with a sixth-place class result at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring.

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

Following his fourth-place finish in the German Formula Three, Menezes progressed to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship for the 2014 season with Van Amersfoort Racing. He ended that year ranked eleventh overall, achieving two podium finishes by placing third at Spa-Francorchamps. In the subsequent year (2015), he joined Jagonya Ayam with Carlin.

Sportscar career (2016-)

After conducting a late-2015 test session at Bahrain, Menezes signed with Signatech-Alpine to compete in the LMP2 category of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. His teammates included Nicolas Lapierre and Stéphane Richelmi. The squad dominated that season by winning four races—three consecutively—and captured class honors at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, ultimately securing the championship title. Menezes’s impressive rookie campaign earned him an opportunity to test a Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 prototype during post-season rookie evaluations.

In 2017, Menezes maintained strong form by securing two victories during the 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series, though damage from an accident in the final race cost them the overall championship. Having been elevated to gold driver status by the FIA, he returned to Signatech-Alpine for the full WEC season. Despite achieving three pole positions and five podium finishes—including a repeat triumph at the Circuit of the Americas—the team concluded third in the final standings.

The following year, Menezes competed in the 2018 European Le Mans Series representing Algarve Pro Racing, finishing ninth among teams. Concurrently, he stepped up to LMP1 with Rebellion Racing for the 'Super Season' of the WEC. Rebellion established itself as top privateer contender; alongside teammates Thomas Laurent and Mathias Beche, Menezes helped secure third place overall. Highlights included an overall podium finish at the Le Mans and a victory at the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone, benefiting from disqualifications affecting factory Toyota entries.

Menezes remained with Rebellion for the subsequent 2019–20 season, partnering with veteran Bruno Senna and newcomer Norman Nato. The trio achieved wins at both Shanghai and Austin rounds and finished as runners-up at the postponed 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans.

With introduction of the Le Mans Hypercar category, Menezes joined Glickenhaus Racing for selected events during 2021, including participation at the 6 Hours of Monza. Simultaneously, he took part in rounds of the 2021 European Le Mans Series driving for both DragonSpeed USA and G-Drive Racing. Ahead of 2022, Menezes signed on with Peugeot Sport for their Hypercar program debut. Despite facing technical difficulties throughout Peugeot’s limited schedule that year, he continued full-time into 2023 alongside teammates Nico Müller and Loïc Duval. The team demonstrated potential during the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Menezes led under rainy conditions before incidents and mechanical setbacks relegated them to twelfth place. He concluded eleventh in driver rankings before departing Peugeot at season’s conclusion.

Career overview

Season	Series	Team	Races	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Points scored	Final standing
2010	Pacific F2000 Championship	Unspecified	2	0	0	0	0	12	14th place
2011	Star Mazda Championship	Juncos Racing	11	0	0	0	1	297	8th place
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team	8	0	0	0	0	0	37th place
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		6	0	0	0	0	68	18th place
2012	Star Mazda Championship	Team Pelfrey	17	0	0	0	0	208	9th place
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Fortec Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Fastest laps	Podiums	Points	Position
	2013
German Formula Three Championship		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
	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	rowspan=2 Van Amersfoort Racing	33	0	1	0	2	91	11th
	2014 Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
United SportsCar Championship - PC	RSR Racing	1	0	0	0	0	1	59th
2015
	2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship	rowspan=2 Carlin Motorsport (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin)	33	0	0	1	0	65	12th
	rowspan=4  2016

^† Menezes competed as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to earn points.

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Bold font indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)

† Menezes participated as a guest entrant and was thus excluded from point scoring.

Full Results in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Total Points
2011	Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	IMO 1 13	IMO 2 8	PAU 1	PAU 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	HUN 1 10	HUN 2 14	LEC 1	LEC 2 {{small{}}}

Full German Formula Three Championship Results

(key) (Pole positions are indicated in bold; fastest laps appear in italics)

Year	Team/Entrant	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	Championship Position	Points Total
2013	Van Amersfoort Racing	OSC1 1 3	OSC1 2 6	OSC1 3 6	SPA 1 3	SPA < br >2 < br > 4	SPA < br >3 < br > 7	NÜR1 < br >1 < br > 7	NÜR1 < br >2 < br > C	NÜR1 < br >3 < br > 7	SAC < br >1 < br > 15†	SAC < br >2 < br > 7	SAC < br >3 < br > 3	LAU1 < br >1 < br > 5	LAU1 < br >2 < br > 1	LAU1 < br >3 < br > 4	NÜR2 < br >1 < br > 4	NÜR2 < br >2 < br > 8	NÜR2 < br >3 < br > 3	LAU2 < br >1 < br > 4	LAU2 < br >2 < br > 4	LAU2 < br >3 < br > 4	OSC2 < br >1 < br > 3	_style="background:#DFFFDF;"_Motorsport Arena Oschersleben OSC2 2 Template:Small 7	_style="background:#DFDFDF;"_Motorsport Arena Oschersleben OSC2 3 Template:Small 2	_style="background:#DFFFDF;"_Hockenheimring HOC 1 Template:Small 5	Hockenheimring HOC 2 Template:Small 1	_style="background:#DFFFDF;"_Hockenheimring HOC 3 Template:Small 4	4th	241

Full FIA Formula 3 European Championship Results

( key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	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	Position	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 4 8	HOC 5 9	HOC 6 16	11th	91
\2015\	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	Volkswagen	SIL-7,18,4	HOC-9,7,11	PAU-15,14,Ret	MNZ-13,5,6	SPA-22,Ret,DNS	NOR-7,7,Ret	ZAN-16,10,Ret	RBR-8,10,12	ALG-15,4,Ret	NÜR-14,Ret,14	HOC-20,12,13	12th	65

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions, Results shown as overall/class)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Points Earned
2014	RSR Racing	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8.	DAY 9	SEB	LGA	KAN	WGL	IMS	ELK	VIR	COA	PET			59th	1
2015	RSR Racing	PC	Oreca FLM09	Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8.	DAY 4	SEB 6	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	COA	PET 6			23rd	53
2017	3GT Racing	GTD	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus 5.0 L V8	DAY 27	SEB	LBH	COA	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA		85th	4
	Rebellion Racing	P	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8											<style="background:#EFCFFF;">PET 8	35th	23
2018	JDC-Miller MotorSports	P	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 7	SEB	LBH	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET			54th	24
2020	DragonSpeed USA	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY	SEB 5	ELK	ATL	PET	LGA						23rd	26

GRC Lites

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Total Points
2015	Olsbergs MSE	Lites Ford Fiesta	FTA	DAY	DAY	MCAS	DET	DET	DC	LA	LA	BAR	BAR	LV 9	20th	11

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year	Team	Category	Car Model	Engine Type	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Overall Standing	Points Accumulated
2016	Signatech-Alpine	LMP2 Class	Alpine A460	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 4th	SPA 1st	LMS 1st	NÜR 1st	MEX 2nd	COA 1st	FUJ 3rd	SHA 4th	BHR 3rd	Champion (1st)	199 Points
2017	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2 Class	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 4th	SPA 5th	LMS 5th	NÜR 3rd	MEX 2nd	COA 1st	FUJ 2nd	SHA 2nd	BHR 4th	4th	151

Year	! Team	! Category	! Car Model	! Engine	! Results Summary	! Final Rank	! Points Total

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