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🇧🇷 Helio Castroneves

Racing driver from Brazil. Stock Car Pro Series, MERCADO LIVRE RACING. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Helio Castroneves
Born
10 May 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
Brazil
Current team
MERCADO LIVRE RACING
Series
Stock Car Pro Series
Status
Active
Championships
22006, 2020
Career wins
35
Career podiums
102
Career starts
387
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
4,200
Helio Castroneves
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,200
Rank 2736 of 38,983 indexed, -297 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Helio Castroneves is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in Stock Car Pro Series for MERCADO LIVRE RACING. Castroneves is a two-time champion (2006, 2020), with 35 wins and 102 podiums from 387 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,200 ranks Castroneves 2736th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFBRABRABRABRABRABRABRABRABRABRABRABRABRAUSABRABRABRABRABRABRA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09Santa Cruz do SulStock Car Pro SeriesP17+15
2026-08-08Santa Cruz do SulStock Car Pro SeriesP24−72
2026-07-26VelocittaStock Car Pro SeriesDNF−129
2026-07-25VelocittaStock Car Pro SeriesP19−57
2026-06-20CuiabaStock Car Pro SeriesP9+97
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+155Road Atlanta 2022IMSA WeatherTechP1
+151Daytona International Speedway 2023IMSA WeatherTechP1
+149Road Atlanta 2023IMSA WeatherTechP1
+148Daytona International Speedway 2022IMSA WeatherTechP1
+144Daytona International Speedway 2021IMSA WeatherTechP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course4 starts+44
Road Atlanta7 starts+42
Daytona International Speedway6 starts+40
Firestone 6004 starts+35
Struggles
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio5 starts-44
Sebring International Raceway4 starts-41
MAVTV 5004 starts-25
Grand Prix of Road America4 starts-25
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Stock Car Pro SeriesMERCADO LIVRE RACING1200100P23−3044,200
▸IndyCar100000P24+8
2025▸Stock Car Pro SeriesA.MATTHEIS MOTORSPORT1900400P28−1,2314,497
▸NASCAR Cup Series200000P39↑325−269
▸ARCA Menards SeriesWendy's ( Mark Webb )100000P25−14
▸IndyCar100000P25+85
2024▸IndyCar300000P22−1615,600
2023▸IndyCar1700000P21−1985,761
▸IMSA WeatherTechMeyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian322000P9+231
2022▸IndyCar1700000P19−4075,728
▸IMSA WeatherTechMeyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian222000P11+303
2021▸IndyCar611000P16−2415,832
▸IMSA WeatherTechMeyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian211000P14+38
2020▸IMSA WeatherTechACURA TEAM PENSKE945000P1−876,341
▸IndyCar300000P25−169
2019▸IMSA WeatherTechAcura Team Penske1005000P3+185,940
▸IndyCar200000P25−184
2018▸IMSA WeatherTechAcura Team Penske712000P5−4536,291
▸IndyCar200000P19−154
2017▸IndyCar1713000P5+3826,797
▸IMSA WeatherTechTeam Penske101000P21−5
2016▸IndyCar1604000P4+2556,920
2015▸IndyCar1605000P5−926,785
2014▸IndyCar1816000P5−4426,588
2013▸IndyCar1915000P2+356,967
2012▸IndyCar1523000P4+5466,932
2011▸IndyCar1802000P9−7226,385
2010▸IndyCar1735000P4+3217,107
2009▸IndyCar1624000P4−5066,785
2008▸IndyCar18211000P2+8167,291
2007▸IndyCar1715000P6−4316,475
2006▸IndyCar1446000P1+3996,906
2005▸IndyCarTeam Penske1713020P5−3496,507
2004▸IndyCarTeam Penske1615050P5+1076,856
2003▸IndyCarTeam Penske1628030P3−466,750
2002▸IndyCarTeam Penske1527010P2+8236,796
2001▸IndyCarTeam Penske211000P16+4,6235,973
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Castroneves finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum6,37731111819338%
🇧🇷 Tony KanaanFIA Platinum3,95825914511456%
🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold5,7272151288760%
🇺🇸 Marco AndrettiFIA Gold3,4192131456868%
🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-ReayFIA Platinum5,3102111278460%
🇺🇸 Will PowerFIA Platinum6,2772108812242%
🇺🇸 Ed Carpenter5,2021891464377%
🇯🇵 Takuma Sato5,7371741185668%
🇺🇸 Josef NewgardenFIA Platinum6,478153747948%
🇬🇧 Dario Franchitti6,346152708246%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,6594974214%
🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2× champion7,02449103920%
🇩🇰 Christian LundgaardFIA Gold6,8534093123%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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2,728🇺🇸 John DubetsLamborghini Super Trofeo World Final4,202
2,729🇬🇧 Georgi DimitrovLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe4,201
2,730🇺🇸 Justin BonsignoreNASCAR Xfinity4,201
2,731🇮🇹 Loris SpinelliGT World Challenge Europe4,201
2,732🇺🇸 Patrick StaropoliNASCAR Xfinity4,201
2,733🇺🇸 Tonis KasemetsSVRA4,201
2,734🇺🇸 Wally Dallenbach JrTrans-Am4,201
2,735🇮🇪 Gary ThompsonFIA Formula 3 European4,200
2,736🇧🇷 Helio CastronevesStock Car Pro Series4,200
2,737🇺🇸 Nate StacyLamborghini Super Trofeo NA4,200
2,738🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Jr JrEuropean Le Mans Series4,200
2,739🇮🇹 Niki CadeiFIA GT Championship4,200
2,740🇺🇸 Ray HendrickNASCAR Xfinity4,199
2,741🇬🇧 Seb MurrayIndy NXT4,199
2,742🇺🇸 Charles Putman24H Series4,198
2,743🇮🇪 Damien FaulknerIMSA Pilot Challenge4,198
2,744🇺🇸 Dylan MurcottNASCAR Xfinity4,198
2,745🇦🇺 John Corbett24H Series4,198
2,746🇳🇱 John HugenholtzFIA GT Championship4,198
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Helio Castroneves is a racing driver from Brazil who competes in Stock Car Pro Series for MERCADO LIVRE RACING. Castroneves is a two-time champion (2006, 2020), with 35 wins and 102 podiums from 387 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,200 ranks Castroneves 2736th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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