🇧🇷 Gabriel Bortoleto

Gabriel Bortoleto is a Brazilian racing driver holding the FIA Platinum categorisation for sportscar and endurance racing. With a Racer Rating of 7,781, he ranks among the top tier of active drivers globally. His rise through the single-seater ladder was rapid; in Italian F4 during 2020, he took one win from eighteen starts before progressing through Formula 3 in 2023 with two wins across eighteen races. His breakthrough came in Formula 2 during 2024, where competing for Invicta Racing he secured two wins and eight podiums from twenty-eight starts, sufficient performance to claim that year's championship. He also won the 2023 Formula Regional European title during his earlier tenure with R-ace GP.[1]

Bortoleto's record against the drivers who have most frequently shared his grids tells a mixed story. He holds a losing head-to-head record against Paul Aron, a front-running driver, and against the higher-rated Dino Beganovic and Leonardo Fornaroli, the latter a two-time champion. However, he has consistently beaten Franco Colapinto, another Platinum-graded professional of similar overall rating, and significantly outpaced Gabriele Minì, a one-time champion. His Formula 1 career for Audi began in 2025; across thirty-four starts through mid-2026, he has not yet finished in the points, reflecting the step up from the junior formulae. Notably, he has crossed the finish line ahead of Max Verstappen twice and ahead of both Lando Norris and George Russell at least once each, rare achievements for a driver still establishing himself in the sport's elite tier.[2]