André Negrão

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2018 /2019 –
Best finish	1th (2018/2019)
Class wins	2 (2018, 2019)

André Negrão
André Negrão
	South American Formula Three; Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0; Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Championship titles
2018–19	FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

André Negrão (born 17 June 1992, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian driver in the World Endurance Championship (WEC),^[1] world champion in the WEC's superseason 2018/2019 and twice winner in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2018 and 2019) in the LMP2 class.^[2]

André is in the

LMP2 Class, now named only "Alpine" – with the same name as the Formula One team.^[5]

Early career

Negrão was born in Campinas, in São Paulo state. He started his trajectory in motorsports when he was 12 years old, although his family has a tradition in Brazilian motorsports. Guto, his father, Xandy, his uncle, and Xandinho, his cousin, are race drivers too.

When Negrão accompanied his cousin at Granja Viana's 500 Miles Kart, in 2003, he started his career in motorsports.[6] After some seasons in karting, Negrão was Brazilian Kart's runner-up in 2006,^[7] and started in European motorsports two years later, in Formula Renault 2.0. He also ran in the Formula Renault Winter Series in the same year, finishing 3rd.^[8]

One year later, André Negrão raced in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and the Italian and Swiss championships' division, as well as some South American Formula 3 rounds.^[2] In 2010, he competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and British Formula Renault, in addition to racing in Italian Formula Abarth and the Formula 3 Brazil Open.^[2]

Negrão stepped up to the World Series by Renault 3.5 in 2011,^[9] remaining in 2012 and 2013, and then returning in 2015. In 2014 and 2015, he ran in GP2, the current Formula 2. One year later, Negrão raced in Indy Lights and received a test in IndyCar.

Sportscar career

In 2017, Alpine invted the Brazilian to move to the WEC.^[2]

Negrão won twice the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, the main endurance race of the world, in the LMP2 class in 2018 and 2019, beside Nicolas Lapierre and Pierre Thiriet. They also won the 2018–19 WEC super-season in the same class.^[10]

In 2021, Negrão drove in Hypercar, WEC's new main class, with Alpine Elf Matmut. He shared the

Alpine A480 with French drivers Matthieu Vaxivière and Nicolas Lapierre and finished third in the championship.^[3]^[4]

For the 2022 season, Negrão, Lapierre and Vaxivière returned to

Alpine to race in the WEC. The squad began the season well, winning the season opener in Sebring before finishing second at Spa.^[11] Problems with the car meant that Negrão and his teammates would only take fourth place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans,^[12] although a victory in Monza put the team into the lead of the championship.^[13] Despite finishing on the podium in the final two races, Alpine placed second behind the Toyota Nr. 7 car, with a power reduction as a result of the BoP system having played a part in the team's lack of pace at the end of the year.^[14]^[15]

Negrão and Alpine returned to the

LMP2 class in 2023, as the Brazilian was partnered by experienced Mexican Memo Rojas and British rookie Olli Caldwell.^[16]^[17]

The trio struggled, finishing 11th and last in the teams' standings with a best race finish of eighth.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC	Epsilon Sport Team	3	0	0	0	0	51st
2008	Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series	Epsilon Sport Team	4	0	0	1	20	3rd
2009	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	4	0	0	0	66	15th
	Swiss Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	4	0	0	0	36	15th
	Formula 3 Sudamericana	Kemba Racing	3	0	0	0	4	12th
2010	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	16	0	1	1	25	13th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		2	0	0	1	36	23rd
	Formula Abarth		4	0	0	1	23	14th
	Formula Renault UK		2	0	0	0	8	32nd
	Formula 3 Brazil Open	Cesário Fórmula	1	0	1	1	N/A	2nd
2011	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International Draco Racing	14	0	0	0	20	20th
2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International Draco Racing	17	0	0	1	36	15th
2012	Formula 3 Brazil Open	Hitech Racing Brazil	1	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2013	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International Draco Racing	17	0	1	1	51	10th
2014	GP2 Series	Arden International	20	0	0	0	31	12th
2015	GP2 Series	Arden International	21	0	0	0	5	20th
2015	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International Draco Racing	4	0	0	0	4	21st
2016	Indy Lights	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	18	0	0	5	268	7th
2017	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut	8	1	3	5	132	5th
2017	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut	1	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2018	European Le Mans Series – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut	1	0	0	0	10	18th
2018	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st
2018–19	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut	8	1	1	8	181	1st
2019	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Matmut	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st
2019–20	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Elf	8	0	0	2	109	8th
2020	European Le Mans Series – LMP2	Richard Mille Racing Team	2	0	0	0	18	14th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2	Signatech Alpine Elf	1	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Alpine Elf Europa Cup	Racing Technology	2	0	0	0	0	NC†
2021	FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar	Alpine Elf Matmut	6	0	0	6	128	3rd
2021	24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar	Alpine Elf Matmut	1	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2022	FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar	Alpine Elf Team	6	2	0	5	144	2nd
2022	24 Hours of Le Mans – Hypercar	Alpine Elf Team	1	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2023	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	Alpine Elf Team	7	0	0	0	23	18th
2023	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2	Alpine Elf Team	1	0	0	0	N/A	9th

^† As Negrão was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2010	Cram Competition	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 Ret	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 3	BRN 1 11	BRN 2 Ret	MAG 1 11	MAG 2 9	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 18	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 9	SIL 1 10	SIL 2 13	CAT 1 13	CAT 2 9	13th	25

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2011	International Draco Racing	ALC 1 14	ALC 2 9	SPA 1 DNS	SPA 2 11	MNZ 1 10	MNZ 2 10	MON 1 Ret	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 12	HUN 1 20	HUN 2 Ret	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 16	LEC 1 15	LEC 2 6	CAT 1	CAT 2	20th	20
2012	International Draco Racing	ALC 1 8	ALC 2 10	MON 1 Ret	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 12	NÜR 1 19	NÜR 2 3	MSC 1 13	MSC 2 4	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 16	HUN 1 15	HUN 2 Ret	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 22	CAT 1 14	CAT 2 8	15th	36
2013	International Draco Racing	MNZ 1 11	MNZ 2 13	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 8	MON 1 12	SPA 1 7	SPA 2 Ret	MSC 1 7	MSC 2 6	RBR 1 9	RBR 2 11	HUN 1 21†	HUN 2 6	LEC 1 3	LEC 2 11	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 Ret	10th	51
2015	International Draco Racing	ALC 1	ALC 2	MON 1	SPA 1	SPA 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	BUG 1 12	BUG 2 Ret	JER 1 8	JER 2 12	21st	4

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2014	Arden International	BHR FEA 20	BHR SPR 18	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR 15	RBR FEA 16	RBR SPR 14	SIL FEA 20	SIL SPR 16	HOC FEA 18	HOC SPR 21	HUN FEA 15	HUN SPR Ret	SPA FEA 9	SPA SPR 8	MNZ FEA 5	MNZ SPR 5	SOC FEA 6	SOC SPR 6	YMC FEA Ret	YMC SPR 24	12th	31
2015	Arden International	BHR FEA 9	BHR SPR 8	CAT FEA 23†	CAT SPR 21	MON FEA 21	MON SPR 17	RBR FEA 16	RBR SPR 21	SIL FEA 20	SIL SPR 15	HUN FEA 20	HUN SPR 21	SPA FEA 20	SPA SPR 14	MNZ FEA 14	MNZ SPR 18	SOC FEA 15	SOC SPR 11	BHR FEA 17	BHR SPR 20	YMC FEA 9	YMC SPR C	20th	5

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	STP 6	STP 5	PHX 6	ALA 8	ALA 11	IMS 9	IMS 16	INDY 15	RDA 10	RDA 2	IOW 13	TOR 11	TOR 2	MDO 2	MDO 3	WGL 3	LAG 9	LAG 6	7th	268

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
2017	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL	SPA 6	LMS 3	NÜR Ret	MEX 2	COA 1	FUJ 2	SHA 2	BHR 4	5th	132
2018–19	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SPA 2	LMS 1	SIL 3	FUJ 3	SHA 3	SEB 2	SPA 2	LMS 1		1st	181
2019–20	Signatech Alpine Elf	LMP2	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 2	FUJ 6	SHA 4	BHR 4	COA 6	SPA Ret	LMS 3	BHR 5		8th	109
2021	Alpine Elf Matmut	Hypercar	Alpine A480	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	SPA 2	ALG 3	MNZ 2	LMS 3	BHR 3	BHR 3				3rd	128
2022	Alpine Elf Team	Hypercar	Alpine A480	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	SEB 1	SPA 2	LMS 4	MNZ 1	FUJ 3	BHR 3				2nd	144
2023	Alpine Elf Team	LMP2	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB Ret	ALG 10	SPA 8	LMS 7	MNZ 8	FUJ 11	BHR 10			18th	23

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2017	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nelson Panciatici Pierre Ragues	Alpine A470-Gibson	LMP2	362	4th	3rd
2018	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre Pierre Thiriet	Alpine A470-Gibson	LMP2	367	5th	1st
2019	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre Pierre Thiriet	Alpine A470-Gibson	LMP2	368	6th	1st
2020	Signatech Alpine Elf	Thomas Laurent Pierre Ragues	Alpine A470-Gibson	LMP2	367	8th	4th
2021	Alpine Elf Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière	Alpine A480-Gibson	Hypercar	367	3rd	3rd
2022	Alpine Elf Team	Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière	Alpine A480-Gibson	Hypercar	362	23rd	5th
2023	Alpine Elf Team	Olli Caldwell Memo Rojas	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	322	19th	9th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2018	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2	Alpine A470	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 5	MNZ	RBR	SIL	SPA	ALG	18th	10
2020	Richard Mille Racing Team	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 5	SPA 6	LEC	MNZ	ALG		14th	18

References

^ "FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "André Negrão é trunfo da Renault na tentativa do título Mundial e de Le Mans". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Signatech anuncia André Negrão para temporada do WEC". Torcedores | Notícias sobre Futebol, Games e outros esportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "Oficial: Alpine é LMP1 em 2021". A Mil por Hora (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "André Negrão faz sua estréia no Paulista Light – RBC". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "Kart: André Negrão é vice-campeão brasileiro Júnior" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "Conheça a trajetória dos brasileiros que triunfaram em Le Mans". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "André Negrão faz boa estréia na Espanha". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "André Negrão assina coluna no Motorsport.com e desvendará mundo do Endurance". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Wins Red Flag-Affected 1000 Miles of Sebring – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine "Happy Le Mans is Behind Us" as Focus Shifts to Title Race – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Euwema, Davey. "Alpine Drivers Extend Points Lead with 6H Monza Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Power Reduced in Fuji Hypercar BoP – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "2022 Hypercar Review: Toyota Take It, But Pushed All The Way". fiawec.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Alpine announces two-car LMP2 driver lineup for WEC 2023". Motorsport Week. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Confirms Driver Lineup for Transition Season in LMP2 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

External links

Andre Negrao Official website
André Negrão career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bruno Senna Julien Canal	FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers 2018–19 With: Nicolas Lapierre & Pierre Thiriet	Succeeded by Phil Hanson

[1] "FIA World Endurance Championship". fiawec.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[auto-2] "André Negrão | Racing career profile | Driver Database". driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[auto1-3] "André Negrão é trunfo da Renault na tentativa do título Mundial e de Le Mans". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[auto2-4] "Signatech anuncia André Negrão para temporada do WEC". Torcedores | Notícias sobre Futebol, Games e outros esportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[5] "Oficial: Alpine é LMP1 em 2021". A Mil por Hora (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[6] "André Negrão faz sua estréia no Paulista Light – RBC". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[7] "Kart: André Negrão é vice-campeão brasileiro Júnior" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[8] "Conheça a trajetória dos brasileiros que triunfaram em Le Mans". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[9] "André Negrão faz boa estréia na Espanha". F1Mania (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[10] "André Negrão assina coluna no Motorsport.com e desvendará mundo do Endurance". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2021.

[11] Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Wins Red Flag-Affected 1000 Miles of Sebring – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[12] Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine "Happy Le Mans is Behind Us" as Focus Shifts to Title Race – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[13] Euwema, Davey. "Alpine Drivers Extend Points Lead with 6H Monza Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[14] Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Power Reduced in Fuji Hypercar BoP – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[15] "2022 Hypercar Review: Toyota Take It, But Pushed All The Way". fiawec.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[16] "Alpine announces two-car LMP2 driver lineup for WEC 2023". Motorsport Week. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[17] Lloyd, Daniel. "Alpine Confirms Driver Lineup for Transition Season in LMP2 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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