Rafael Camara

He first stepped into a kart when he was not yet 10 years old and by 2016 he was already making a name for himself in the SKUSA Super Master Series. By 2019 he was a regular winner in this series.

There were several highlights in 2021: in February at Adria (Italy) he won the WSK Champions Cup and the WSK Super Master Cup and in May at Gand (Belgium,) he won the Champions of the Future class in the European championship. He finished on the podium several times, so that Escuderia Telmex, the SFDA’s scout in Mexico and Latin America selected him for the SFDA World Finals. Despite his limited experience in a Formula 4 car he performed very well.

Having been selected at the SFDA Scouting World Finals, he thus became the third Brazilian, after former students Enzo Fittipaldi and Gianluca Petecof, to join the Academy.

In 2022, he raced for Prema in the UAE Formula 4 championship and the Italian one, with a few one-off drives in the German series. He took nine wins over the three championships, finishing second in the UAE series and third in both the Italian and German ones. 

In 2024, Rafael was the outstanding driver in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) racing for Prema Racing, picking up an impressive eight wins, several podium finishes and five pole positions. Thanks to great consistency, he clinched the title with one round in hand. One of the promising youngsters racing single-seaters, he moves up to Formula 3 for 2025 with the Trident team.