Gustavo Sondermann
Gustavo Sondermann | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1982 Brazil |
| Died | April 3, 2011 (aged 29) |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 1998–2011 |
| Known for | Stock Car Brasil, Pick Up Racing Brasil champion (2008) |
Gustavo Sondermann (February 17, 1982 – April 3, 2011) was a professional racing driver from Brazil.
Career
Starting his motorsport journey at sixteen with karting, Sondermann advanced to compete in the Brazilian Formula Renault championship in 2002. He participated there for two seasons, achieving varied outcomes. In 2004, he relocated to Europe to take part in the British Formula Renault series and made a one-off appearance in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2005. He returned to Brazil the following year to enter the national stock car championship.
From 2006 until 2011, he competed in the series' secondary division—known at different times as Stock Car Light, Stock Car Copa Vicar, and eventually Copa Chevrolet Montana. During this period, Sondermann secured four victories and achieved a third-place finish in the 2007 season, which was marked by the tragic loss of his teammate, Rafael Sperafico. In the premier division of Stock Car Brasil during the 2010 season, he took part in seven races, accumulating six points and ending up 31st in the overall standings. Additionally, Sondermann raced in the Mini Challenge series, the GT4 Brasil Championship, and claimed the championship title in the Pick Up Racing Brasil series in 2008.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; those in italics indicate fastest laps)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Comtec Racing | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
BIL 1 |
BIL 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
DON 1 17 |
DON 2 16 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
NC† | 0 |
† As a guest competitor, Sondermann was not eligible to earn points.
Death
In the opening race of the 2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Sondermann was involved in a multi-vehicle accident amid heavy rainfall at the high-speed Curva do Café. Following cardiac arrest, he was admitted to hospital in a coma and subsequently declared brain-dead. His organs were donated posthumously.
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