Gustavo Sondermann
| Gustavo Sondermann | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Eurocup FRenault 2.0 FRenault 2.0 UK FRenault 2.0 USA Winter Series FRenault 2.0 Fran-Am FRenault 2.0 Brazil |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 | Pick Up Racing Brasil |
Gustavo Sondermann (February 17, 1982 – April 3, 2011) was a Brazilian racing driver.
Career
Sondermann began
national stock car championship
.
He competed in the second tier of the series, known variously as Stock Car Light, Stock Car Copa Vicar and latterly as the Copa Chevrolet Montana from 2006 until 2011, winning four races in total and with a best finish of third place in the championship in 2007, a year soured by the death of his team-mate,
GT4 Brasil Championship and the Pick Up Racing Brasil
series, winning the last of these in 2008.
Death
During the first race of the 2011 Copa Chevrolet Montana season, held in heavy rain at the
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
, Sondermann was hit by several cars and ultimately by Pedro Boesel at the fast Curva do Café before the start-finish straight. He was extricated from his car and transferred to hospital in a coma after having had cardiac arrest, where he later was diagnosed brain-dead. His organs were donated.
References
- "The racing career of Gustavo Sondermann — in detail". driverdb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- Honorio, Rafael (2011-04-03). "Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved 2011-04-04.