César Ramos

This article is about the Brazilian racing driver. For other people named Cesar Ramos, see Cesar Ramos.

César Ramos
Ramos in 2012.
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1989-07-25) 25 July 1989 (age 35)
Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)
Stock Car Pro Series career
Debut season2015
Current teamIpiranga Racing
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number11
Former teamsFortec Motorsports
Starts21
Wins0
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish11th in 2011
Previous series
2018–2021
2011-2012
2010
2009
2007–08
2007–08
2007		Império Endurance Brasil
Formula Renault 3.5
Italian Formula Three
Formula 3 Euro Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy
FR2.0 Italy Winter Series
Championship titles
2010
2007		Italian Formula Three
FR2.0 Italy Winter Series

César Altair Zanetti Ramos (born 25 July 1989 in Novo Hamburgo) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in the Stock Car Pro Series with Ipiranga Racing. Ramos has also previously raced in Formula Renault, Italian Formula Three, Blancpain GT, Endurance Brasil, and GT Sprint Race.

Career

Formula Renault 2.0

Ramos began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with the BVM Minardi team in 2007. He finished 14th in the standings, taking nine points–scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the final race of the season at Monza.[1] He also contested six races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season for the same team. Ramos continued his progress in the Italian series, by committing to a Winter Series campaign. He claimed four wins, pole positions and fastest laps en route to a comfortable championship title.

The following season, Ramos competed in both the Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Italy championships for BVM Minardi. He finished seventh in the Eurocup standings, taking seven points–scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the second race of the season at Spa–Francorchamps.[2] In the Italian series, he took sixth place in the championship, scoring four podium places.[3]

Formula Three

Ramos moved to Manor Motorsport and the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009,[4] but left the series after the Barcelona round, eventually winding up 25th in the championship standings.

2010 saw Ramos move to the Italian Formula Three Championship with the BVM–Target Racing team.[5] After securing three race wins and eight podium places, he won the title at the final round of the season in Monza, finishing eight points ahead of Stéphane Richelmi.[6]

Ramos, along with Richelmi and Andrea Caldarelli, tested a Ferrari F2008 Formula One car as a prize for finishing in the top three in the championship, with the test taking place at Vallelunga on Thursday 2 December.[7] After completing 30 laps, Ramos finished second fastest behind Caldarelli with a best lap time of 1:17.10.[8]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

César Ramos at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round

After taking part in post–season Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing, Ramos will graduate to the championship in 2011, joining Alexander Rossi at Fortec Motorsport.[9]

In June 2012 the New Zealand Lotus Team driver Richie Stanaway crashed heavily during a race at Spa Francorchamps and Ramos has taken his race seat until Stanaway's recovery is complete.

GT Racing

Ramos competed in the 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series season for Kessel Racing, driving alongside Daniel Zampieri and Davide Rigon for the full five-race series. The trio won the opening round at Monza Circuit on 14 April, and ended up finishing fourth in the championship. Ramos is currently signed with Belgian Audi Club WRT in the Blancpain Endurance Series, co-driving with Marc Basseng and Laurens Vanthoor.[10]

Notably, Ramos, driving alongside Daniel Zampieri and Michał Broniszewski, finished third in the 2013 Gulf 12 Hours.

Other Series

In December 2010, Ramos took part in the second pre–season FIA Formula Two Championship test in Barcelona,[11] finishing fourth fastest on day one before improving to third overall on the second day, setting a fastest session time in the process.[12]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula São Paulo Alpie 1 0 0 0 0 4 18th
Formula Renault 1.6 Argentina N/A 1 0 0 0 0 1 69th
2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Minardi Team 6 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 14 0 0 0 1 106 14th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia – Winter Series 4 4 4 4 4 144 1st
2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Minardi Team 14 0 0 0 1 38 7th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 14 0 1 2 4 216 6th
2009 Formula 3 Euro Series Manor Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 0 25th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 28th
2010 Italian Formula Three Championship BVM – Target Racing 16 3 2 7 8 161 1st
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 17 0 2 0 0 47 11th
2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Lotus 4 0 0 0 0 0 30th
International GT Open Kessel Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2013 Blancpain Endurance Series Kessel Racing 5 1 0 0 1 50 4th
International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 6 27th
2014 Stock Car Brasil Ipiranga-RCM 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain Endurance Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 0 0 2 64 4th
Blancpain GT Sprint Series 14 5 0 1 7 100 4th
2015 Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Racing 21 0 0 0 0 66 22nd
2016 Stock Car Brasil RZ Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 37th
2017 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 22 0 0 0 0 70 21st
2018 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 74 13th
Campeonato Gaúcho de Superturismo – GT JLM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Dopamina Endurance Brasil – P1 2 1 1 1 1 240 13th
2019 Stock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 21 0 0 1 1 103 22nd
Imperio Endurance Brasil – GT4 N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Cup Brasil 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
Porsche Endurance Series 3 0 0 1 1 160 4th
2020 Stock Car Brasil Ipiranga Racing 18 0 1 0 2 237 5th
Imperio Endurance Brasil – GT4 MC Tubarão 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Império Endurance Brasil – GT4L 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Endurance Series N/A 3 0 0 2 2 205 2nd
2021 Stock Car Pro Series Ipiranga Racing 24 0 0 0 5 245 9th
Império Endurance Brasil – GT3 Mattheis Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 150 10th
Porsche Endurance Series N/A 2 0 0 0 0 72 17th
GT Sprint Race Special Edition – Pro 6 1 0 0 3 95 9th
2022 Stock Car Pro Series Ipiranga Racing 1 0 0 0 0 8 13th

† – As Ramos was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2009 Manor Motorsport Dallara F308/046 Mercedes HOC
1
24 		HOC
2
Ret 		LAU
1
17 		LAU
2
Ret 		NOR
1
16 		NOR
2
10 		ZAN
1
17 		ZAN
2
13 		OSC
1
24 		OSC
2
15 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
13 		BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
Ret 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
16 		DIJ
1 		DIJ
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		25th 0

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 Fortec Motorsports ALC
1
23 		ALC
2
4 		SPA
1
13 		SPA
2
Ret 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
4 		MON
1
20 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
8 		HUN
1
10 		HUN
2
24 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
DSQ 		LEC
1
8 		LEC
2
9 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
Ret 		11th 47
2012 Lotus ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
Ret 		MOS
1
Ret 		MOS
2
Ret 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		30th 0

Stock Car Brasil

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 24 Rank Points
2014 Ipiranga-RCM Chevrolet Sonic INT
1
12 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		BRA
1 		BRA
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		GOI
1 		CAS
1 		CAS
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		VEL
1 		VEL
2 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		CUR
1 		NC† 0†
2015 Cavaleiro Sports Peugeot 408 GOI
1
Ret 		RBP
1
Ret 		RBP
2
Ret 		VEL
1
Ret 		VEL
2
DNS 		CUR
1
18 		CUR
2
7 		SCZ
1
22 		SCZ
2
8 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
DNS 		GOI
1
12 		CAS
1
17 		CAS
2
16 		MOU
1
Ret 		MOU
2
Ret 		CUR
1
20 		CUR
2
12 		TAR
1
Ret 		TAR
2
8 		INT
1
9 		22nd 66
2016 RZ Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze CUR
1
Ret 		VEL
1
Ret 		VEL
2
DNS 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		SCZ
1 		SCZ
2 		TAR
1 		TAR
2 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
Ret 		INT
1
21† 		LON
1 		LON
2 		CUR
1 		CUR
2 		GOI
1 		GOI
2 		CRI
1 		CRI
2 		INT
1 		NC 0
2017 Blau Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze GOI
1
9 		GOI
2
Ret 		VEL
1
Ret 		VEL
2
DNS 		SCZ
1
23 		SCZ
2
10 		CAS
1
13 		CAS
2
14 		CUR
1
7 		CRI
1
25 		CRI
2
Ret 		VCA
1
Ret 		VCA
2
7 		LON
1
18 		LON
2
17 		ARG
1
15 		ARG
2
9 		TAR
1
21 		TAR
2
Ret 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
13 		INT
1
25 		23rd 70
2018 Blau Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze INT
1
3 		CUR
1
8 		CUR
2
Ret 		VEL
1
Ret 		VEL
2
19 		LON
1
Ret 		LON
2
Ret 		SCZ
1
7 		SCZ
2
7 		GOI
1
DSQ 		MOU
1
5 		MOU
2
Ret 		CAS
1
Ret 		CAS
2
DNS 		VCA
1
Ret 		VCA
2
22 		TAR
1
12 		TAR
2
Ret 		GOI
1
9 		GOI
2
Ret 		INT
1
18 		13th 74
2019 Blau Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze VEL
1
8 		VCA
1
Ret 		VCA
2
7 		GOI
1
Ret 		GOI
2
Ret 		LON
1
12 		LON
2
Ret 		SCZ
1
14 		SCZ
2
Ret 		MOU
1
Ret 		MOU
2
Ret 		INT
1
17 		VEL
1
Ret 		VEL
2
10 		CAS
1
18 		CAS
2
Ret 		VCA
1
7 		VCA
2
Ret 		GOI
1
2 		GOI
2
Ret 		INT
1
Ret 		22nd 103
2020 Ipiranga Racing Toyota Corolla GOI
1
8 		GOI
2
8 		INT
1
2 		INT
2
2 		LON
1
4 		LON
2
Ret 		CAS
1
5 		CAS
2
4 		CAS
3
8 		VCA
1
4 		VCA
2
14 		CUR
1
13 		CUR
2
16 		CUR
3
18 		GOI
1
13 		GOI
2
15 		GOI
3
12 		INT
1
5 		5th 237
2021 Ipiranga Racing Toyota Corolla GOI
1
3 		GOI
2
8 		INT
4 		INT
2
11 		VCA
1
5 		VCA
2
12 		VCA
1
13 		VCA
2
3 		CAS
1
2 		CAS
2
16 		CUR
1
7 		CUR
2
21 		CUR
1
Ret 		CUR
2
14 		GOI
1
2 		GOI
2
Ret 		GOI
1
7 		GOI
2
14 		VCA
1
3 		VCA
2
Ret 		SCZ
1
19 		SCZ
2
19 		INT
1
23 		INT
2
Ret 		9th 245
2022 Ipiranga Racing Toyota Corolla INT
1
12 		GOI
1
2 		GOI
2
10 		RIO
1
5 		RIO
2
Ret 		VCA
1
Ret 		VCA
2
DNS 		VEL
1
3 		VEL
2
15 		VEL
1
2 		VEL
2
13 		INT
1
 INT
2
 SCZ
1
 SCZ
2
 VCA
1
 VCA
2
 GOI
1
 GOI
2
 GOI
1
 GOI
2
 BRA
1
 BRA
2
 7th 127

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Winter Series
Champion
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Italian Formula Three
Champion
2010 		Succeeded by