Leonardo de Souza
Leonardo Augusto Antunes de Souza | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1986 Curitiba, Brazil |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Leonardo Augusto Antunes de Souza (born January 9, 1986) is a professional racing driver from Brazil.
Karting
Hailing from Curitiba, Leonardo initiated his karting career in 1999 at the age of 13. Throughout his early years, he secured three South Brazilian championship titles (2001, 2003, 2004) along with state championships in Parana and Santa Catarina during 2001 and 2003.
Formula Renault and Formula Three
Between 2005 and 2006, de Souza participated in the Brazilian Formula Renault series, competing with his own outfit, Kemba Racing. After the series concluded in 2007, he returned to racing in 2008 by joining the South American Formula 3 championship, where he ended the season ninth overall. In 2009, he achieved his inaugural victory at Curitiba; however, mechanical setbacks limited his final standing to ninth place once again.
Continuing under the banner of Kemba Racing through the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he added two further wins—at Londrina in 2010 and Rio de Janeiro in 2011—alongside multiple podium finishes. Nevertheless, recurring reliability issues hindered him from attaining higher positions in the championship rankings.
In the 2012 season, de Souza was a strong contender for the title until a mechanical failure during the penultimate round caused him to finish third overall, marking his best championship result to date. Despite missing the initial races of 2013, he secured two victories and two runner-up finishes in the final quartet of events. He claimed victory in the concluding race of South America Formula 3 before its transition into Formula 3 Brasil in 2014. The last champion crowned under the former format was Felipe Guimaraes.
During the subsequent seasons of Formula 3 Brasil in 2014 and 2015, de Souza's performance was modest, with only one category win and a single podium finish recorded amidst limited success.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | F/Laps | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula Renault Brasil | Kemba Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21st |
| 2006 | Formula Renault Brasil | Eng Makers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2008 | Formula 3 Sudamericana | Kemba Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8th |
| 2009 | Formula 3 Sudamericana | Kemba Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9th |
| 2010 | Formula 3 Sudamericana | Kemba Racing | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 171 | 5th |
| 2011 | Formula 3 Sudamericana | Kemba Racing | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 5th |
| 2012 | Formula 3 Sudamericana | Kemba Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 84 | '\'3rd\ |
| 2013 | '2013 Formula 3 Sudamericana season' | 'Kemba Racing' | '8' | '1' | '2' | '5' | '2' | '115' | '4th' |
| '2014' | '2014 Fórmula 3 Brasil season' | 'Kemba Racing' | '10' | '0' | '1' | '1' | '0' | '49' | '6th' |
| '2015' | '2015 Fórmula 3 Brasil season' | 'Kemba Racing' | '12' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '15' | '9th' |
| '2016' | '2016 Formula 3 Brasil season' | 'Kemba Racing' | '8' | '0' | '0' | '1' | '0' | '27' | '9th' |
| '2017' | '2017 Formula 3 Brasil season' | 'Kemba Racing' | '10' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '0' | '86' | '\'3rd\ |
- Season ongoing.
Complete Formula 3 Brasil results
(legend) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final Position | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kemba Racing | TAR 1 6 |
TAR 2 5 |
SCS 1 11 |
SCS 2 8 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
INT 1 8 |
INT 2 10 |
CUR1 1 Ret |
CUR1 2 Ret |
VEL 1 5 |
VEL 2 3 |
CUR2 1 |
CUR2 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
6th place | 49 points |