Pedro Perino

Pedro Perino
Perino in 2022
NationalityMozambique Mozambican
Portugal Portuguese[a]
Born (2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19)
Maputo, Mozambique
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2023
Current teamIntereuropol Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number34
Starts5
Wins2
Podiums5
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish1 (LMP3) in 2024
Previous series
2022
2020-2022		ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship

Pedro Alexandre Martins Perino (born 27 May 2005) is a Portuguese-Mozambican[3] racing driver who drives for Inter Europol Competition in the European Le Mans Series.

Early career

Having tested Formula 4 machinery in Cremona at the back end of 2020, the Mozambican would make his car racing debut, driving for DR Formula RP Motorsport in the final round of the Italian F4 Championship.[4][5] Perino completed further F4 tests in December in preparation for a full assault of the Italian series.[6] That year, he also competed in karting, driving for KR Motorsport in the OK category of the European and World championships.

The following season, Perino remained with DR Formula to race in Italian F4 on a full-time basis.[7] However, a disappointing first half of the season led to a switch to the race-winning US Racing outfit, with whom the Mozambican would score a best finish of tenth at the Red Bull Ring.[8]

Perino returned to US Racing for the 2022 season, where he parnered Alex Dunne, Kacper Sztuka, Nikhil Bohra and Marcus Amand.[9][10] One points finish, a sixth place during Race 1 in Monza, was all the Mozambican could muster up, becoming the first African driver ever to score points, and which also left him 19th in the standings out of the mega 55 drivers grid.[11][12][13]

Sportscar career

For 2023, Perino joined DKR Engineering in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for his first venture into endurance racing.[14][15][16] With two podiums at the end of the year, Perino and his teammates — experienced prototype competitor James Winslow and bronze-ranked Alexander Bukhantsov — ended up sixth in the standings.

For 2024, Perino and Bukhantsov moved to Inter Europol Competition in order to partner Kai Askey.[17]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2019 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Monlau Competición Spain NC
Campeonato de Portugal de Karting — Junior 7th
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy Perino, João 47th
2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior Cabo Junior Team NC
Campeonato de Portugal de Karting — X30 12th
WSK Euro Series — OK KR Motorsport Srl 52nd
Champions of the Future — OK NC
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 42nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 55th
Sources:[18][19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Italian F4 Championship DR Formula RP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 44th
2021 Italian F4 Championship DR Formula RP Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 1 33rd
US Racing 9 0 0 0 0
2022 Italian F4 Championship US Racing 20 0 0 0 0 8 19th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 DKR Engineering 6 0 0 0 2 51 6th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3
Prototype Cup Germany 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 TS Corse 1 0 0 0 0 24 15th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 6 0 0 0 1 10 20th
Prototype Winter Series - Class 3 1 0 1 0 1 7.86 13th
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 5 2 2 0 4 95 3rd

† As Perino was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

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 22 DC Points
2020 DR Formula RP Motorsport MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		IMO1
1 		IMO1
2 		IMO1
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		IMO2
1 		IMO2
2 		IMO2
3 		VLL
1
28 		VLL
2
C 		VLL
3
31 		44th 0
2021 DR Formula RP Motorsport LEC
1
36† 		LEC
2
23 		LEC
3
25 		MIS
1
27 		MIS
2
24 		MIS
3
25 		VLL
1
27 		VLL
2
13 		VLL
3
Ret 		IMO
1
23 		IMO
2
18 		IMO
3
27† 		33rd 1
US Racing RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
19 		RBR
3
10 		MUG
1
21 		MUG
2
16 		MUG
3
24 		MNZ
1
15 		MNZ
2
15 		MNZ
3
15
2022 US Racing IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
18 		IMO
3
12 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
21 		MIS
3
19 		SPA
1
17 		SPA
2
21 		SPA
3
16 		VLL
1
14 		VLL
2
13 		VLL
3
33† 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
25† 		RBR
3 		RBR
4
27 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
16 		MNZ
3
C 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
27 		MUG
3
18 		19th 8

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2023 DKR Engineering LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT
10 		LEC
5 		ARA
8 		SPA
7 		PRT
3 		ALG
3 		6th 51
2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT
6 		LEC
Ret 		IMO
9 		SPA
9 		MUG
3 		ALG
Ret 		20th 10

* Season still in progress.

Notes

  1. ^ Perino competed under a Portuguese racing licence earlier in his career. He currently represents Mozambique.[1][2]

References

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  13. ^ "F4 Itália: Pedro Perino termina época em 19º em 55 concorrentes | AutoSport". www.autosport.pt. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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  16. ^ Businaro, Martin. "Trois pilotes et le team DKR comme représentants belges en ELMS 2023". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Inter Europol Competition expands to three entries in the European Le Mans Series; confirm driver lineup". Inter Europol Competition. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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  19. ^ kartcom (3 May 2019). "Perino Pedro". Kartcom. Retrieved 3 October 2022.