Álvaro Parente
Nationality	Portuguese
Date of Birth	October 4, 1984 (1984-10-04) (age 23)
Place of Birth	Porto (Portugal)
2008 GP2 Series
Debut season	2008
Current team	Super Nova Racing
Car No. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series	8
Starts	6
Wins	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Previous series
2001-2002 2003 2004-2005 2006-2007	Spanish F3 Championship F3 Euroseries Championship British F3 Championship World Series by Renault
Championship titles
2005 2007	British F3 Champion World Series by Renault

Álvaro Parente (born October 4, 1984) is a Portuguese racecar driver. The Spanish Formula Three Championship is a junior Formula racing series based in Spain. The Formula Three Euroseries is a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form in 2003 The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Parente's father was also a racer.

Career

After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship. For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It The Spanish Formula Three Championship is a junior Formula racing series based in Spain. In the following year, he was integrated into the Team Portugal project and scored a win on his way to 4th place in the series.

Parente than began a more international career in 2003, moving to the F3 Euroseries with Team Ghinzani, but the Mugen-Honda engine proved to be inferior to the Mercedes and he scored a single point. The Formula Three Euroseries is a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form in 2003 Piercarlo Ghinzani (born January 16, 1952 in Riviera d'Adda, Lombardy) is a former Racing driver from Italy who currently Mugen_Decaljpg|Mugen Power|thumb|right]] Mugen Motorsports ( M-TEC Co Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the He did better with one-off entries in Italian Formula 3 and at Spa in a round of the British Formula 3 Championship, his first association with Carlin Motorsport, which was repeated that year in the Macau Grand Prix. See also Formula Three Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy. The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of Macau.

This brief contact paved the way for a contract with Carlin for the 2004 season, where he took part in the British series, scoring another win and finishing 7th in the championship standings. Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland He also took part in Marlboro Masters and at Macau, but in the former the Mugen-Honda could not take the fight to the Mercedes drivers and in the latter he was taken out in the first lap. The RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula 3 race held annually usually at the Circuit Zandvoort in The Netherlands. The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of Macau. Mugen_Decaljpg|Mugen Power|thumb|right]] Mugen Motorsports ( M-TEC Co Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the

Parente stayed in the British Formula 3 for another season, and his experience helped him to win the championship with four races to go, scoring a total of 11 wins. The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland This result made him the natural candidate to represent A1 Team Portugal for the new A1 Grand Prix series. A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004

For 2006, Parente joined the World Series by Renault with the Victory Engineering team, and achieved his first win at Istanbul in only his fifth race in the category. Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 Istanbul Park (İstanbul Park also known as the Istanbul Racing Circuit or initially Istanbul Otodrom, is a Motor sports Race track in He took two further wins at the Nürburgring and Circuit de Catalunya to finish fifth in the final standings. The Nürburgring, known as simply " The Ring " by enthusiasts is a Motorsport Race track in Nürburg, Germany. The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia. He had hoped to progress onto the GP2 Series in 2007, but a lack of sponsorship scuppered his plans. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. He did, however, return to the World Series with the French Tech 1 Racing team, having signed a contract on the eve of the first pre-season test. Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ^[1]

Parente won the 2007 World Series by Renault championship with the Tech 1 Racing team. The 2007 World Series by Renault season began on April 14, 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007

During the 2007 season Parente took five podium finishes, including two race victories at Monaco and Spa, and was crowned World Series by Renault champion at the final round in Barcelona on October 27. The 2007 World Series by Renault season began on April 14, 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain Circuit de Monaco is the name given to a motor racing circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. ^[2]

As a prize for winning the World Series, Parente has tested for the Renault F1 team on January 17, 2008, at Jerez de la Frontera. Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 1970s and 1980s 1977 Renault first involvement in Formula One was made by the Renault Sport subsidiary Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[3] For 2008 Parente will race with the Super Nova Racing team in the GP2 Series,^[4] widely regarded as the primary feeder series to Formula One. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series.

Alvaro Parente made a stunning start to his GP2 career in the opening round of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya, Parente won the feature race making him the first Portugese driver to win in GP2 Series. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. ^[5] Alvaro Parente led from start to finish, to claim victory ahead of Senna and Zuber. Bruno Senna Lalli (born October 15 1983 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racecar driver and the nephew of late three-time Formula Andreas "Andi" Zuber (born 9 October, 1983 in Judenburg, Austria) is a Race car driver.

Super Nova team nicknamed Parente as ‘Chachi’, due to his likeness to the famous character in Happy Days^[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Car No. Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series Charles "Chachi" Arcola was a character played by Scott Baio on the sitcom Happy Days, and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi Happy Days is an American Television sitcom that originally aired from 1974 to 1984 on ABC.	Races	Wins	Poles	Points	Final Placing
2001	Spanish F3 Championship	G-Tec	10	9	0	0	50	12th
		E. The Spanish Formula Three Championship is a junior Formula racing series based in Spain. V. Racing	2
2002	Spanish F3 Championship	Racing Engineering	1	13	1	1	139	4th
2003	F3 Euroseries Championship	Team Ghinzani	17	19	0	0	1	25th
2003	Italian F3 Championship	Team Ghinzani	25	2	1	1	34	9th
2003	Masters of Formula 3	Team Ghinzani		1	0	0	N/A	22th
2003	F3 Macau Grand Prix[7]	Carlin Motorsport		1	0	0	N/A	DNF
2003	F3 Korea Super Prix[8]	Carlin Motorsport		1	0	0	N/A	10th
2003	British F3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	3	2	0	0	7	22th
2004	British F3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	2	24	1	2	137	7th
2004	Masters of Formula 3	Carlin Motorsport		1	0	0	N/A	34th
2004	F3 European Cup[9]	Carlin Motorsport		1	0	0	N/A	8th
2004	F3 Macau Grand Prix[10]	Carlin Motorsport		1	0	0	N/A	DNF
2005	British F3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	14	18	11	9	289	1st
2005-06	A1 Grand Prix	Portugal	POR	20	0	0	66	9th
2006	World Series by Renault	Victory Engineering	16	15	3	0	94	5th
2006-07	A1 Grand Prix	Portugal	POR	6	0	0	10	17th
2007	World Series by Renault	Tech 1 Racing	32	17	2	2	129	1st
2008	GP2 Series	Super Nova Racing	8	6	1	0	19	4th*

GP2 Series record

Year	Team	ESP		TUR		MON		FRA		UK		GER		HUN		EUR		BEL		ITA		Pos	Pts
		fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr
2008	Super Nova Racing	1	7	Ret	8	5	3															4th*	19*

* Season in progress. The Spanish Formula Three Championship is a junior Formula racing series based in Spain. Racing Engineering is a racing team from Spain. It was founded in 1999 by Alfonso de Orleáns-Bourbon. The Formula Three Euroseries is a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form in 2003 Team Ghinzani is a racing based on Italy, involved in many areas of Motorsports. See also Formula Three Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy. Team Ghinzani is a racing based on Italy, involved in many areas of Motorsports. The RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula 3 race held annually usually at the Circuit Zandvoort in The Netherlands. Team Ghinzani is a racing based on Italy, involved in many areas of Motorsports. The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of Macau. Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The 2004 British Formula Three season was the 41st British Formula Three Championship season The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula 3 race held annually usually at the Circuit Zandvoort in The Netherlands. Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of Macau. Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. The 2005 British Formula Three season was the 42nd British Formula Three Championship season The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Carlin Motorsport is a Motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series The 2006 World Series by Renault season began on April 29, 2006 in Zolder, Belgium and finished in Barcelona, Spain Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 Victory Engineering was a racing team based on Rome, Italy, involved in many areas of Motorsports. Teams 24 teams each representing a different country signed up for the second A1 Grand Prix season History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series The 2007 World Series by Renault season began on April 14, 2007 in Monza, Italy and finished in Barcelona, Spain Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 For the Asian-based series see 2008 GP2 Asia Series season. The 2008 GP2 Series season was the fourth GP2 Series season For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia. The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Istanbul Park (İstanbul Park also known as the Istanbul Racing Circuit or initially Istanbul Otodrom, is a Motor sports Race track in Istanbul Park (İstanbul Park also known as the Istanbul Racing Circuit or initially Istanbul Otodrom, is a Motor sports Race track in Circuit de Monaco is the name given to a motor racing circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality Circuit de Monaco is the name given to a motor racing circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a Motor racing circuit located in France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers. Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a Motor racing circuit located in France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers. Silverstone Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, named after the village in the former England Silverstone Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, named after the village in the former England The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an Automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an Automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 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For the Asian-based series see 2008 GP2 Asia Series season. The 2008 GP2 Series season was the fourth GP2 Series season Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series

A1 Grand Prix record

Year	Team	NLD		CZE		CHN		MYS		IDN		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		CHN		GBR		Pos	Pts
		spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
2006-07	Portugal															8	5	14	7			11	11	17th	10
Year	Team	UK		GER		POR		AUS		MYS		UAE		RSA		IDN		MEX		USA		CHN		Pos	Pts
		spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
2005-06	Portugal	8	Ret	Ret	11	6	5	2	7	9	18	8	4	8	3	19	Ret	Ret	10	3	4			9th	66

Racing career

• 1998 - Karting European Championship, Champion
• 2001 - Spanish F3, 12th place
• 2002 - Spanish F3, 4th place
• 2003 - F3 Euroseries, 25th place (also one-offs in Italian F3 and British F3)
• 2004 - British F3 Championship, 7th place (also Macau GP and Marlboro Masters)
• 2005 - British F3 Championship, Champion (also Marlboro Masters); A1 Grand Prix with A1 Team Portugal
• 2006 - World Series by Renault with Victory Engineering, 5th Place
• 2007 - World Series by Renault with Tech 1 Racing, Champion
• 2008 - GP2 Series with Super Nova Racing Team

References

External links

• Official web site
• Alvaro Parente career statistics at Driver Database