Draft:Vinícius Tessaro

Vinícius Tessaro
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 Formosa, Goias, Brazil
F4 Brazilian Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	Cavaleiro Sports
Starts	36 (36 entries)
Wins	6
Podiums	16
Poles	3
Fastest laps	9
Best finish	1st in 2022

Vinícius Tessaro (born 8 March 2007) is a Brazilian racing driver who last competed and won the 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship driving for Cavaleiro Sports.

Career

Karting

Tessaro spent the most of his professional karting career in the United States, where in 2016, his first year, he won his only karting titles: the SKUSA SuperNationals XX in Micro Swift class. In 2017 he came 7th in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Micro MAX class.

In 2019, his final year in karting, he made his debut in Europe and contested in the WSK Euro Series, WSK Champions Cup, WSK Super Master Series and the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in the OKJ class.

Formula 4

Tessaro made his debut in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship in 2022 with Cavaleiro Sports, following a first round with no points he scored his first points at Interlagos with a 5th place, followed by a maiden podium in the next race, and rounding off the round with another podium. His scored high point finishes and five more podiums to his tally but no wins. Tessaro ended his maiden single-seater campaign with 3rd place in the standings and collecting 163 points.

He would contest the series again in 2023 with the same team as he would dominate the first round at Interlagos, picking up two wins, one pole and two fastest laps. Tessaro would fight for the championship with rookie, Matheus Comparatto and returning driver, Álvaro Cho, he would pick up four more wins and seven more podiums. Tessaro would win the championship in the final race with a grand total of 233 points.

USF Juniors

After his championship win, he was announced to be driving in the 2024 USF Juniors with DEForce Racing, the first step of the Road to Indy ladder.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2016	SKUSA SuperNationals XX- Micro Swift	NF Sports	1st
2017	SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - Micro Swift class	NF Piquet Sports	5th
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX	Wilton Santos Jr	7th
2018	SKUSA Winter Series - Mini Swift		12th
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX	Sabia Racing	24th
	SKUSA SuperNationals XXII - Mini Swift class by IKF		10th
2019	SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - X30 Junior		28th
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ	Parolin Racing Kart Srl
	WSK Euro Series - OKJ	Parolin Racing Kart	45th
	WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior	Parolin Racing	35th
	WSK Super Master Series - OKJ

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	F4 Brazilian Championship	Cavaleiro Sports	18	0	0	0	7	163	3rd
2023	F4 Brazilian Championship	Cavaleiro Sports	18	6	3	9	9	233	1st
2024	USF Juniors	DEForce Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Brazilian 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	DC	Points
2022	Cavaleiro Sports	MOG1 1 11	MOG1 2 11	MOG1 3 13	INT1 1 5	INT1 2 3	INT1 3 2	INT2 1 2	INT2 2 5	INT2 3 4	MOG2 1 5	MOG2 2 5	MOG2 3 3	GYN 1 13†	GYN 2 3	GYN 3 2	INT3 1 2	INT3 2 Ret	INT3 3 4	3rd	163
2023	Cavaleiro Sports	INT1 1 1	INT1 2 9	INT1 3 1	INT2 1 3	INT2 2 7	INT2 3 1	MOG 1 7	MOG 2 1	MOG 3 6	GYN 1 5	GYN 2 3	GYN 3 1	INT3 1 2	INT3 2 6	INT3 3 Ret	INT4 1 1	INT4 2 Ret	INT4 3 5	1st	233

* Season still in progress.