Rui Andrade (racing driver)

Rui Andrade (born 23 September 1999) is an Angolan racing driver who sometimes races under the Portuguese flag. He is currently racing in the Euroformula Open Championship for Japanese team CryptoTower Racing.

Rui Andrade
Nationality Angolan
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999
Luanda, Angola
Euroformula Open Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamCryptoTower Racing
Former teamsDrivex
Starts17
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2019
Previous series
2020
2019
2019
2019
2018		Toyota Racing Series
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula Ford Portugal
F4 Spanish Championship

Career

Spanish F4 Championship

Andrade's first experience in single seaters was in Spanish F4 in 2018 with Spanish team Drivex. Andrade competed from the second round in Valencia until the end of the season. He finished the season 12th with 43 points, achieving his best results at Barcelona and Navarra where he finished 5th.

Formula 4 UAE Championship

Andrade drove for Emirate team Dragon Racing in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship. With 201 points Andrade attained 5th in the standings while standing on the podium 6 times, none of which were wins however two of them were second places. The two second places came at the first race at Dubai Autodrome and second race at Yas Marina Circuit.[1]

Toyota Racing Series

At the 2020 Toyota Racing Series Andrade raced for M2 Competition alongside the top two driver in the championship, Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson. Andrade won 70 points over the course of the season meaning he finished 16th, 2 points behind French teammate Émilien Denner. Two 9th places were the Angolans best results at the first 2 races at Pukekohe Park.[2]

Euroformula Open Championship

Andrade's first season at the Euroformula Open Championship was in 2019 with Spanish outfit Drivex Racing.[3] Andrade only finished in the points once and it was at the last round in Monza, ultimately this contributed to a 22nd-place finish with 6 points.

In 2020 Andrade will race for Japanese team CryptoTower Racing alongside Ye Yifei.[4]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Spanish F4 Championship Drivex School 14 0 0 0 0 43 11th
2019 Euroformula Open Championship Drivex School 18 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
Formula 4 UAE Championship Dragon Racing 20 0 0 2 6 201 5th
Formula Ford Portugal N/A 2 0 0 0 1 20 5th
Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 2 0 0 0 0 0 25th
2020 Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing 18 0 0 0 0 28 14th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 0 70 16th
2021 Asian Le Mans Series G-Drive Racing

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. "NEW RACING ROOKIES ARRIVE IN DUBAI FOR THIRD SEASON OF F4UAE". Formula 4 UAE.
  2. "2020 Season Drivers". Toyota NZ.
  3. "Rui Andrade signs with Drivex for Euroformula Open debut season". www.euroformulaopen.net.
  4. "CryptoTower Racing Team, first Japanese team to enter the Euroformula". www.euroformulaopen.net.
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