Giancarlo Vilarinho
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Giancarlo Vilarinho is a Brazilian
racecar driver from São Paulo
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After karting, Vilarinho raced in Formula BMW
Americas and Formula BMW Europe for the Eurointernational team in 2008, finishing sixth in the Americas series and also competed in the World Finals. In 2009 he returned to Eurointernational and Formula BMW Americas and finished second to his teammate Gabby Chaves, capturing 7 wins in the process. He also participated in one Star Mazda race for AIM Autosport. With Formula BMW Americas canceled for 2010, Vilarinho sat out much of the season until signing on with Andersen Racing
to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
. Vilarinho finished 13th at Mid-Ohio and tenth in the race at Infineon Raceway
later that month.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
racecar driver from São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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After karting, Vilarinho raced in Formula BMW
Formula BMW
Formula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...
Americas and Formula BMW Europe for the Eurointernational team in 2008, finishing sixth in the Americas series and also competed in the World Finals. In 2009 he returned to Eurointernational and Formula BMW Americas and finished second to his teammate Gabby Chaves, capturing 7 wins in the process. He also participated in one Star Mazda race for AIM Autosport. With Formula BMW Americas canceled for 2010, Vilarinho sat out much of the season until signing on with Andersen Racing
Andersen Racing
Andersen Racing was a professional auto racing team that competed in Firestone Indy Lights and Star Mazda competition. It was owned by Dan Andersen, who founded the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 1991 and his brother John Andersen...
to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...
. Vilarinho finished 13th at Mid-Ohio and tenth in the race at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...
later that month.