Filipe Albuquerque
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Filipe Albuquerque in Silverstone, May 2016 for the Blancpain GT Series race.
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| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born |
13 June 1985 Coimbra (Portugal) |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | RGR Sport by Morand |
| Car no. | 43 |
| Former teams | Audi Sport Team Joest |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
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2011-2013 2009–2010 2007–08-2008–09 2007–2008 2007 2006 2005–06 2005 2005 |
DTM Superstars Series A1 Grand Prix Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Series Formula Renault NEC Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault Germany Spanish F3 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
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2006 2006 |
Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | Red Bull Junior of the Year |
Filipe Miguel Delgadinho Albuquerque (born 13 June 1985 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese professional racing driver, currently driving in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Filipe Albuquerque started his motor racing career in karting in 1993, "I started karting as a joke, but it quickly became more and more serious" Albuquerque recalled, "It's really hard to get sponsorship to go racing. Without Red Bull I would probably be at home studying" he added. The young Portuguese driver went on to win two national karting titles before moving up to Spanish Formula Three with the help of Red Bull. But later, Albuquerque was moved up to the Formula Renault, "a driver was fired from Red Bull" The Portuguese commented, "and I was told I would do the Renault 2.0-litre race in Zolder." Albuquerque was the fastest driver for the team during the race and so became the permanent replacement and was also called into the Formula Renault German series.
Albuquerque finished sixth in the Spanish Formula Three championship, fifth in the Formula Renault Eurocup and third in the Formula Renault Germany series, finishing as a highest positioned rookie in all three championships. In 2006, Albuquerque raced in two championships, the Formula Renault Eurocup championship and the North European Formula Renault championship, where he won the Drivers' title in both series.
For 2007, Albuquerque entered the Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with the Epsilon Euskadi team, and finished fourth in the drivers' championship. He was also chosen as replacement of Ernesto Viso in the Silverstone round of GP2 Series, following the Venezuelan's accident at Magny-Cours. Albuquerque remained in Formula Renault 3.5 for 2008, but only competed in four races, as he focussed on the A1 Grand Prix series.
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