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Brazilian racing driver (born 2004) In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bortoleto and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Gabriel Bortoleto
Bortoleto in 2024
BornGabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira
(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20)
Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
2025 teamKick Sauber-Ferrari
Car number5
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2024
Car number10
Former teamsInvicta
Starts28 (28 entries)
Wins2
Podiums8
Poles2
Fastest laps2
Best finish1st in 2024
Previous series
Championship titles
Awards

Gabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡa.bɾiˈɛw lo(w)ˈɾẽ.su boʁ.tuˈlɛ.tu o.liˈve(j).ɾɐ]; born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver, who is set to compete in Formula One for Sauber.

Born and raised in São Paulo, Bortoleto began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning multiple national titles and graduating to junior formulae in 2020. A protégé of two-time World Drivers' Champion Fernando Alonso, Bortoleto soon became a race-winner in Italian F4 and Formula Regional European, before winning his first title at the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident. Bortoleto progressed to FIA Formula 2 in 2024, winning the championship that year with Invicta to become the seventh driver in history to win the GP2/Formula 2 title in their rookie season; at the Monza feature race, Bortoleto became the first driver to win from last on the grid in either Formula 2 or Formula One.

A member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme from 2023 to 2024, Bortoleto completed his first Formula One test at the Red Bull Ring in September 2024, driving the McLaren MCL36. He is set to join Sauber in Formula One for the 2025 season onwards, ahead of their acquisition by Audi in 2026.

Early and personal life

Gabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira was born on 14 October 2004 in Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil. His father, Lincoln Oliveira, serves as chief executive officer and co-owner of the Stock Car Pro Series in Brazil. He founded Americanet in 1996, which verged with Vero in 2023 to become one of the largest internet service providers in Brazil, with a revenue of R$1.9 billion.

The family also operates KTF Racing, a stock car and kart racing team. His older brother, Enzo, formerly competed in Formula 4 and British Formula Three. Bortoleto is known as "Bibi" amongst his close friends. He is managed by A14 Management, a firm owned by Fernando Alonso, and his career is supported by Porto Seguro, O Boticário, Banco de Brasília, and Qualcomm Snapdragon. He has been dating computer science student Isabella Bernardini since 2020. His racing idol is Ayrton Senna.

Junior racing career

Karting

Borteleto began karting in October 2011. Bortoleto started competing in the Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart in 2012. Aged 11, he moved to Europe to pursue a racing career with support from his family. He remained in karts until 2019, with his most successful year being 2018, where he finished third in the European and World Championships in OK-Junior, and became vice-champion in both the WSK Super Master Series and the Andrea Margutti Trophy.

Formula 4

Bortoleto made his car racing debut in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship, partnering Sebastián Montoya, Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic at Prema Powerteam. His first podium came at Mugello, where he scored second, third, and a victory, taking his first single-seater win in the fourth round of the season. He scored two more podiums in Monza and finished the season fifth in the overall championship, ahead of Montoya but behind Beganovic and eventual champion Minì. Bortoleto also finished fourth in the rookies' standings.

Formula Regional European Championship

Bortoleto racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.
Bortoleto racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In March 2021 it was announced that Bortoleto would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with FA Racing, run by MP Motorsport. He scored his first points in the first race of the season in Imola, where he finished ninth. From there it took until the seventh round at the Red Bull Ring until Bortoleto scored again — this time claiming a podium in the second race. This began a run of top ten finishes, resulting in 15th place in the standings at the end of the year.

After competing for 3Y by R-ace GP in a partial campaign of the Formula Regional Asian Championship at the start of 2022, where he won in a reversed-top-ten race at Yas Marina, Bortoleto was announced to join R-ace GP ahead of the European Championship. While Bortoleto suffered with engine problems at times during the year, he manged to win at Spa, inheriting victory after teammate Hadrien David was penalised, and at Barcelona. He ended up sixth overall, being beaten by David but dispatching other teammate Lorenzo Fluxá.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Bortoleto driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

At the end of September, Bortoleto participated in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 post-season test at Jerez with Trident, partnering Oliver Goethe and Leonardo Fornaroli. Shortly afterwards, he was announced as a Trident driver for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, becoming the first driver to be announced to a team for that season.

In his first race at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bortoleto was penalised for causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez and was classified outside the points. This was followed by a victory in the following day's feature race when first-place finisher Gabriele Minì received a penalty. Having been elevated to an early championship lead, the Brazilian extended it at Albert Park by claiming pole position and a second consecutive feature race victory. He continued to score points in each race of the subsequent five rounds, even achieving a second place during the feature race at the Red Bull Ring and two runner-up finishes during the sprint races in Britain and Hungary.

Sitting on a comfortable lead at the top of the standings, Bortoleto would proceed to have his first non-scoring race of 2023 at Spa-Francorchamps, as a weak qualifying session was followed by contact caused by Dino Beganovic during Saturday's race, forcing the Brazilian to stop his car. Despite narrowly missing out on points in Sunday's race, a weak round from all of his immediate title rivals left Bortoleto with a 38-point advantage heading into the final round of the season. As Paul Aron and Pepe Martí missed out on pole position during Monza qualifying, Bortoleto was crowned FIA Formula 3 champion on Friday.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Bortoleto driving the Dallara F2 2024 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round

Bortoleto entered Formula 2 for his 2024 campaign, joining Invicta Virtuosi Racing alongside Alpine Academy driver Kush Maini. He began the season by qualifying second for the season opener in Bahrain but was promoted to pole position after Maini was disqualified for a technical infringement. He scored points in both races, despite making contact with and spinning around Isack Hadjar at the start of the feature race. At the next round in Jeddah Bortoleto qualified 15th, finished tenth in the sprint and retired on lap 1 of the feature race with a driveshaft failure. He also retired from the sprint race at Melbourne after being sent into the wall by Pepe Martí, who had been squeezed by Hadar at the start, and also failed to finish the feature race thanks to a hydraulic failure.

Bortoleto bounced back by taking pole for the round in Imola and scoring his first points since Bahrain during the sprint, finishing sixth. Though he fell down to fourth at the start of Sunday's event, Bortoleto moved back to second after the pit stop phase; he chased down Hadjar but could not pass him before the race ended, claiming his first podium in F2 with second place. He then qualified ninth in Monaco and finished the sprint race in second, having started from the front row due to the reverse-top-ten format. He then finished the feature in eighth. More points followed in both Barcelona races, though Bortoleto was demoted from seventh to tenth in the feature after causing a collision with his teammate on the final lap.

In Austria Bortoleto qualified fourth and progressed from eighth to fourth during the sprint race, though he narrowly lost out on a podium to Paul Aron. On Sunday, Bortoleto passed race leader Joshua Dürksen on lap 4 and later overtook Martí, who had jumped him by pitting during a virtual safety car, to claim his maiden F2 victory and enter the top three in the championship. He progressed further with two points results at Silverstone but was penalised again due to a battle with Maini, this time being demoted from third to fourth after a last-lap overtake was judged to have happened off-track. In the Budapest sprint race Bortoleto struggled with tyre wear on his soft tyres, dropping to 16th, and finished fourth in the feature race after losing the podium to Richard Verschoor on the final lap. For the final round before the summer break in Belgium Bortoleto qualified second and fought for the victory with Hadjar, eventually ending up second and moving up to said place in the standings after a late technical issue ended Aron's race.

Bortoleto's start to the Monza round was a disaster: he spun in qualifying before setting a time, therefore necessitating a start from last place for both races. In the sprint race, Bortoleto charged through to eighth, sharing the final point with Dennis Hauger after crossing the finish line in a dead heat. It would however be the feature race where Bortoleto experienced his standout result of the entire year: he benefited from an opportune safety car, which, following his pit stop, allowed him to stay ahead of all drivers who had stopped prior to its deployment. Bortoleto drove out a gap to take a last-to-first victory and benefited from Hadjar's scoreless weekend to close up in the championship. He became the first driver to win from last on the grid in Formula 2. This performance later earned him the Mecachrome Outstanding Win Award at the end-of-year prize giving ceremony.

In the Baku round, Bortoleto finished the sprint race in fifth place and the main race in fourth, taking the lead in the drivers' championship by 4.5 points over Hadjar. Bortoleto qualified second in Qatar and finished fifth on Saturday. He then took the lead from Aron at the start of the feature race, only to be penalised for crossing the pit entry line behind the pit bollard when avoiding the pit lane entrance during a virtual safety car deployment. Though he progressed through the pack and crossed the line in first, Bortoleto was demoted behind Aron and Hadjar in the results, meaning that he and Hadjar would go into the season finale with a gap of half a point.

Bortoleto qualified second again on Yas Island. A charge from ninth to second in the sprint allowed him to enter the final race with a four-point advantage, as Hadjar finished fifth. The start of the feature race decided the championship fight, as Hadjar stalled on the grid. Bortoleto meanwhile took the lead from Victor Martins at turn one and although he was later overtaken by Dürksen following the pit stop phase, Bortoleto finished second and was crowned Formula 2 champion. He became the fourth champion in the FIA Formula 2 era to win the FIA F3 and F2 titles in successive years, following Charles Leclerc, George Russell, and Oscar Piastri, as well as the second Brazilian to triumph in the category after Felipe Drugovich in 2022.

Formula One career

In September 2022, Bortoleto announced that he had joined A14, two time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso's driver management company. After winning the Formula 3 title, Bortoleto signed with the McLaren Driver Development Programme in October 2023. He completed his first test in Formula One machinery at the Red Bull Ring in September 2024, testing the McLaren MCL36.

Around the time that he completed his first test, Sauber Motorsport COO and CTO Mattia Binotto marked Bortoleto as one of the contenders for a seat at Kick Sauber in 2025, ahead of their takeover by Audi. Then three-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and race winner Oscar Piastri endorsed Bortoleto to be selected, with Piastri sharing his experience of not getting a seat immediately after winning the 2021 Formula 2 Championship and his hope that Bortoleto would avoid such a situation.

Sauber (2025)

During the weekend of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix, rumors emerged that Bortoleto had signed a contract with Sauber for the 2025 season. Sauber confirmed this on 6 November 2024, announcing that Bortoleto would partner Nico Hülkenberg on a multi-year deal from 2025 onwards; the two will replace outgoing duo Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. Consequently, Bortoleto was released from McLaren at the end of 2024. He became the first F2 champion to be directly promoted to a racing seat in Formula One since Mick Schumacher's promotion to Haas in 2021 after winning the 2020 Formula 2 championship.

Awards and honours

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2012 Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart — PMK/Mirim 9th
Campeonato Paulista de Kart — Mirim 2nd
Open do Brasileiro de Kart — Mirim 1st
Campeonato Brasileiro de Kart — Mirim 2nd
2014 Super Kart Brasil — Cadete 2nd
Open do Brasileiro de Kart — Cadete 1st
Campeonato Brasileiro de Kart — Cadete 3rd
2016 Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini 6th
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK Gamoto Asd 7th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 29th
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OK-J CRG 7th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK-J 29th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OK-J 19th
Trofeo delle Industrie — OK-J 11th
WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 14th
German Karting Championship — OK-J 31st
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J 8th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J 7th
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior 9th
WSK Final Cup — OK-J 33rd
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OK-J CRG 19th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK-J 33rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OK-J 2nd
WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J 3rd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J 3rd
WSK Final Cup — OK 11th
2019 South Garda Winter Cup — OK CRG 9th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 7th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 13th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 33rd
FIA International Super Cup — KZ2 53rd
Sources:

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 CRG OK-J SAR
QH
1
SAR
R

2
CAY
QH
13
CAY
R
31
LEM
QH
24
LEM
R
13
ALA
QH
12
ALA
R
10
KRI
QH
17
KRI
R
20
8th 39
2018 CRG OK-J SAR
QH
(6)
SAR
R
(14)
PFI
QH
2
PFI
R
6
AMP
QH
1
AMP
R
3
ESS
QH
4
ESS
R
3
3rd 68
2019 CRG OK ANG
QH
9
ANG
R
6
GEN
QH
24
GEN
R
12
KRI
QH
19
KRI
R
10
LEM
QH
23
LEM
R
33
13th 22

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 20 1 4 1 5 157 5th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship FA Racing by MP 20 0 0 0 1 44 15th
Stock Car Light Brasil KTF Racing 4 1 1 0 1 60 13th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship 3Y by R-ace GP 6 1 0 0 1 44 15th
Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 20 2 2 1 5 176 6th
Stock Car Brasil KTF Sports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 18 2 1 3 6 164 1st
2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship Invicta Racing 28 2 2 2 8 214.5 1st
2025 Formula One Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber

As Bortoleto was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2020 Prema Powerteam MIS
1

7
MIS
2

7
MIS
3

11
IMO1
1

8
IMO1
2

7
IMO1
3

Ret
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

7
RBR
3

13
MUG
1

2
MUG
2

1
MUG
3

3
MNZ
1

18†
MNZ
2

3
MNZ
3

2
IMO2
1

Ret
IMO2
2

8
IMO2
3

8
VLL
1

4
VLL
2

C
VLL
3

4
5th 157

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 FA Racing by MP IMO
1

9
IMO
2

11
CAT
1

23
CAT
2

22
MCO
1

23
MCO
2

21
LEC
1

18
LEC
2

28
ZAN
1

17
ZAN
2

18
SPA
1

28
SPA
2

12
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

2
VAL
1

11
VAL
2

9
MUG
1

6
MUG
2

8
MNZ
1

8
MNZ
2

28
15th 44
2022 R-ace GP MNZ
1

6
MNZ
2

9
IMO
1

7
IMO
2

3
MCO
1

6
MCO
2

5
LEC
1

4
LEC
2

5
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

8
HUN
1

9
HUN
2

3
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

1
RBR
1

15
RBR
2

5
CAT
1

7
CAT
2

1
MUG
1

Ret
MUG
2

2
6th 176

Stock Car Brasil results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Rank Points
2022 KTF Sports Chevrolet Cruze INT
1

22
GOI
1
GOI
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
RIO
1
RIO
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
INT
1
INT
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
BRA
1
BRA
2
NC† 0†

As Bortoletto was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 3Y by R-ace GP ABU
1

10
ABU
2

1
ABU
3

6
DUB
1

6
DUB
2

Ret
DUB
3

8
DUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
DUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
ABU
1
ABU
2
ABU
3
14th 46

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 DC Points
2023 Trident BHR
SPR

19
BHR
FEA

1
MEL
SPR

6
MEL
FEA

1
MON
SPR

6
MON
FEA

5
CAT
SPR

4
CAT
FEA

4
RBR
SPR

10
RBR
FEA

2
SIL
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

6
HUN
SPR

2
HUN
FEA

7
SPA
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

11
MNZ
SPR

2
MNZ
FEA

5
1st 164

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship 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 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points
2024 Invicta Racing BHR
SPR

6
BHR
FEA

5
JED
SPR

10
JED
FEA

Ret
MEL
SPR

Ret
MEL
FEA

Ret
IMO
SPR

6
IMO
FEA

2
MON
SPR

2
MON
FEA

8
CAT
SPR

5
CAT
FEA

10
RBR
SPR

4
RBR
FEA

1
SIL
SPR

4
SIL
FEA

6
HUN
SPR

16
HUN
FEA

4
SPA
SPR

10
SPA
FEA

2
MNZ
SPR

8
MNZ
FEA

1
BAK
SPR

5
BAK
FEA

4
LSL
SPR

5
LSL
FEA

3
YMC
SPR

2
YMC
FEA

2
1st 214.5

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap.)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WDC Points
2025 Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber Kick Sauber C44 Ferrari 066/12 1.6 V6 t AUS CHN JPN BHR SAU MIA EMI MON ESP CAN AUT GBR BEL HUN NED ITA AZE SIN USA MXC SAP LVG QAT ABU

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

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Sporting positions
Preceded byVictor Martins FIA Formula 3 Championship
Champion

2023
Succeeded byLeonardo Fornaroli
Preceded byThéo Pourchaire FIA Formula 2 Championship
Champion

2024
Succeeded byIncumbent
Formula One teams
Teams and drivers that are contracted to compete in the 2025 Formula One World Championship
Alpine-RenaultAston Martin Aramco-MercedesFerrariHaas-FerrariKick Sauber-Ferrari
McLaren-MercedesMercedesRacing Bulls-Honda RBPTRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPTWilliams-Mercedes
Switzerland Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
Founder
Peter Sauber
Current
2024 drivers
China Zhou Guanyu
Finland Valtteri Bottas
2025 drivers
Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto
Germany Nico Hülkenberg
2024 reserve drivers
Barbados Zane Maloney
France Théo Pourchaire
Sauber Academy drivers
Switzerland Léna Bühler
Barbados Zane Maloney
Germany Taym Saleh
Germany Carrie Schreiner
France Théo Pourchaire
Notable personnel
Mariano Alperin [ja]
Alessandro Alunni Bravi
Ruth Buscombe
Elliot Dason-Barber
Dirk de Beer
André de Cortanze
Jost Capito
Jacky Eeckelaert
Luca Furbatto
Eric Gandelin
René Hilhorst [ja]
Nicolas Hennel
Monisha Kaltenborn
James Key
Mike Krack
Jan Monchaux
Matt Morris
Seamus Mullarkey
Steve Nichols
Tom McCullough
John Owen
Xevi Pujolar
Willy Rampf
Leo Ress [ja]
Simone Resta
Sergio Rinland
Andreas Seidl
Loïc Serra
Mark Smith
Julien Simon-Chautemps
Willem Toet
Mario Theissen
Frédéric Vasseur
Pierre Waché
Ben Waterhouse
Max Welti
Ian Wright
Jörg Zander
Beat Zehnder
Christoph Zimmermann
Notable drivers
Austria Karl Wendlinger
Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
France Jean Alesi
Germany Nick Heidfeld
Finland Kimi Räikkönen
Brazil Felipe Massa
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
Poland Robert Kubica
Germany Sebastian Vettel
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Mexico Sergio Pérez
Sweden Marcus Ericsson
Monaco Charles Leclerc
Former drivers
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Formula One drivers from Brazil
GP3 Series/FIA Formula 3 Drivers' Champions
   

2010  E. Gutiérrez
2011  V. Bottas
2012  M. Evans
2013  D. Kvyat
2014  A. Lynn
2015  E. Ocon
2016  C. Leclerc
2017  G. Russell
2018  A. Hubert

2019  R. Shwartzman
2020  O. Piastri
2021  D. Hauger
2022  V. Martins
2023  G. Bortoleto
2024  L. Fornaroli

GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Drivers' Champions
   

2005  N. Rosberg
2006  L. Hamilton
2007  T. Glock
2008  G. Pantano
2009  N. Hülkenberg
2010  P. Maldonado
2011  R. Grosjean

2012  D. Valsecchi
2013  F. Leimer
2014  J. Palmer
2015  S. Vandoorne
2016  P. Gasly
2017  C. Leclerc
2018  G. Russell

2019  N. de Vries
2020  M. Schumacher
2021  O. Piastri
2022  F. Drugovich
2023  T. Pourchaire
2024  G. Bortoleto

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