Miguel Ramos | |
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Nationality | Portuguese |
Born |
Porto (Portugal) |
26 September 1971
FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
Debut season | 2010 |
Current team | Vitaphone Racing |
Car no. | 2 |
Starts | 18 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 21st in 2010 |
Previous series | |
1994-1996 1995 1997 1998 1999-2000 2001-2002 2002 2003-04, 06-09 2004-2005 2005-2006 |
BMW Trophy Portugal Portuguese Touring Car Portuguese Racing Italian Superturismo Toyota Super Formula Spanish Formula Three Spanish GT FIA GT Le Mans Endurance Series Italian GT |
Championship titles | |
1996 2002 2005 |
BMW Trophy Portugal Spanish GT w/(Chaves) Italian GT w/(Malucelli) |
Miguel Pedro Caetano Ramos (born 26 September 1971 in Porto) is a Portuguese racing driver. He is a former Spanish and Italian GT champion, and has raced in the FIA GT1 World Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2012 he races for V8 Racing, driving a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R in the International GT Open. In 2015 and 2016 he races for Teo Martín Motorsport in the International GT Open.
Ramos began his career in 1991, when he was only 18 years old, racing in the Autocross National Championship. During three years, he won several races and two national titles in Division II (2WD Touring Cars), in 1992 and in 1993, respectively.
In 1994 he switched to touring car racing and took part in the Troféu BMW M3/Mobil spec series, which at the time was the most powerful car in one-make series in Portugal. Ramos drove in the series for three years, finally taking the title in 1996 with six race wins. He then switched to the Portuguese Touring Car Championship in 1997, driving a BMW 320is with backing from the Portuguese BMW importer, taking third place overall. Winning one win in the final round of the series at the Ota Airport, he finished the championship in third position. He also took part in the Guia race of the Macau Grand Prix.
In 1998, Ramos became the first Portuguese driver to take part in the Italian Superturismo Championship. With a lack of familiarity of the tracks and the competition, he ended the Privateer drivers classification in sixth position, with five podiums.