Rafaela Ferreira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Daminelli and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Rafaela Ferreira
Ferreira at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix
Nationality Brazilian
BornRafaela Daminelli Ferreira[1][2]
(2005-04-18) 18 April 2005
Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil[1][2]
F1 Academy career
Debut season2025
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number18
Starts14
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2025
Previous series

Rafaela Daminelli Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁafaˈɛlɐ feˈʁejɾɐ]; born 18 April 2005[3]) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Campos Racing as part of the Red Bull Academy Programme.

Career

Karting

In 2022, Ferreira became the first woman to take pole position in the Copa Brasil de Kart, in the F4 Graduated category.[4]

F4 Brazilian Championship

Ferreira joined the 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship, racing with TMG Racing.[5] She became the first woman to stand on the podium in the series, with a third-place finish at Interlagos.[6] She finished 13th overall.[7] Ferreira and Cecília Rabelo were the only women to participate in the championship that year.[8]

Ferreira returned to the championship in 2024 with the same team, becoming the first woman to win a race in the series after victories in Buenos Aires and Mogi Guaçu.[9][10] She finished the season in fourth place, with three wins and ten podiums.[11][12]

Ferreira returned in 2025 driving for Cavaleiro Sports for the second Interlagos Round which supported the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix. Ferreira took fifth place in Race 1. She won the second race of the weekend taking her first win in the championship since the third round in Interlagos in 2024, where she won Race 1. Ferreira ended her weekend with a fourth place in Race 3.[13]

F1 Academy

On October 30, 2024, the Racing Bulls Formula One team announced that Ferreira would be representing the team in the 2025 F1 Academy season, replacing Amna Al Qubaisi.[4] She raced for Campos Racing with teammates and fellow Red Bull Academy members Alisha Palmowski and Chloe Chambers.[14] Ferreira had five points scoring finishes in her rookie season and placed 12th overall in the driver's standings.[15][16] Her highest race result was fifth place finish in Race 1 at Shanghai.[17]

Ferreira will continue to race in the 2026 F1 Academy season as the Racing Bulls supported driver.[15]

Personal life

Ferreira is from Santa Catarina, Brazil.[18] She has stated that Bia Figueiredo, a female Brazilian racing driver, was an inspiration to her while she was growing up.[19] Ferreira has collaborated with former Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo and his clothing brand in partnership with Racing Bulls on the F1 Academy grid.[19][20]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 F4 Brazilian Championship TMG Racing 18 0 0 0 1 40 13th
2024 F4 Brazilian Championship TMG Racing 24 3 2 2 10 222 4th
2025 Formula Winter Series Campos Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 24th
F1 Academy 14 0 0 0 0 18 12th
F4 Spanish Championship DXR 3 0 0 0 0 0 39th
F4 Brazilian Championship Cavaleiro Sports 3 0 0 0 0 4 17th
2026 Formula Winter Series Campos Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 41st
F1 Academy

* 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 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DC Points
2023 TMG Racing INT1
1
11 		INT1
2
6 		INT1
3
9 		INT2
1
10 		INT2
2
10 		INT2
3
11 		MOG
1
Ret 		MOG
2
13 		MOG
3
11 		GYN
1
10 		GYN
2
10 		GYN
3
6 		INT3
1
9 		INT3
2
12 		INT3
3
7 		INT4
1
7 		INT4
2
3 		INT4
3
Ret 		13th 40
2024 TMG Racing MGG1
1
3 		MGG1
2
7 		MGG1
3
2 		INT1
1
2 		INT1
2
8 		INT1
3
9 		MGG2
1
8 		MGG2
2
1 		MGG2
3
8 		GOI1
1
3 		GOI1
2
8 		GOI1
3
5 		BUA
1
7 		BUA
2
1 		BUA
3
2 		INT2
1
7 		INT2
2
C 		INT2
3
7 		GOI2
1
7 		GOI2
2
2 		GOI2
3
5 		INT3
1
1 		INT3
2
7 		INT3
3
2 		INT3
4
7 		4th 222
2025 Cavaleiro Sports INT1
1 		INT1
2 		INT1
3 		MGG1
1 		MGG1
2 		MGG1
3 		MGG2
1 		MGG2
2 		MGG2
3 		MGG3
1 		MGG3
2 		MGG3
3 		INT2
1
5 		INT2
2
1 		INT2
3
4 		INT3
1 		INT3
2 		INT3
3 		INT4
1
14 		INT4
2
9 		INT4
3
8 		17th 4

Complete Formula Winter 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 DC Points
2025 Campos Racing POR
1
16 		POR
2
Ret 		POR
3
20 		CRT
1 		CRT
2 		CRT
3 		ARA
1
12 		ARA
2
24 		ARA
3
23 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		24th 0
2026 Campos Racing EST
1
21 		EST
2
20 		EST
3
19 		POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 CRT
1
 CRT
2
 CRT
3
 ARA
1
 ARA
2
 ARA
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 41st 0

Complete F1 Academy 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 DC Points
2025 Campos Racing SHA
1
5 		SHA
2
8 		JED
1
13 		JED
2
13 		MIA
1
8 		MIA
2
C 		CAN
1
13† 		CAN
2
Ret 		CAN
3
12 		ZAN
1
11 		ZAN
2
8 		SIN
1
Ret 		SIN
2
9 		LVG
1
8 		LVG
2
9 		12th 18
2026 Campos Racing SHA
1
4 		SHA
2
6 		JED
1
C 		JED
2
C 		MIA
1
 MIA
2
 CAN
1
 CAN
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 SIN
1
 SIN
2
 LVG
1
 LVG
2
 5th* 13*

† Did not finish, but classified.

References

  1. ^ a b "De Criciúma, Rafaela Ferreira é a primeira mulher a fazer um pódio na F4 Brasil". Portal Litoral Sul (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Criciumense Rafaela Ferreira é a primeira mulher a vencer uma corrida da Fórmula 4 Brasil". www.4oito.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ LAERTE, IGOR (24 April 2024). "Rafaela Ferreira scores double pole position and podium in F4 Brazil weekend". Racers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "RB name Brazilian Rafaela Ferreira as 2025 F1 ACADEMY driver". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. ^ LAERTE, IGOR (20 January 2023). "Rafaela Ferreira announced as the first female driver in the 2023 Brazilian F4 season". Racers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ LAERTE, IGOR (20 December 2023). "Rafaela Ferreira becomes the first woman to score a podium in the history of F4 Brazil with third place - and rookie win in Race 2, in the final round of the 2023 season, at Interlagos". Racers. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (30 October 2024). "Brazilian F4 race-winner Rafaela Ferreira to join F1 Academy with RB". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  8. ^ Clara Castro, Maria (2 May 2023). "Cecília Rabelo and Rafaela Ferreira reflect on their Brazilian F4 debuts". Feeder Series. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  9. ^ Anequini, Laura (20 March 2024). "Brazilian F4: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  11. ^ Lau, Kaylene (19 March 2025). "F1 Academy: 2025 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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  13. ^ RACERS (15 December 2025). "Rafaela Ferreira charges through the pack to double top-10 in F4 Brazil's finale at Interlagos". Racers. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  14. ^ "TEAM GUIDE: The Red Bull-backed trio looking to take Campos Racing to the F1 ACADEMY title in 2025". F1 Academy™. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls announce F1 ACADEMY drivers". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Standings - F1 Academy™ Racing Series". F1 Academy™. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Red Bull Racing's Alisha Palmowski and Racing Bulls' Rafaela Ferreira retained for 2026 campaign". F1 Academy™. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  18. ^ "VCARB teams up with Rafaela Ferreira". Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
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