Pedro Alexandre Martins Perino (born 27 May 2005) is a Portuguese-Mozambican racing driver who is competing for Speedy Motorsport in the GT4 European Series.
Early career Having tested Formula 4 machinery in Cremona at the back end of 2020, Perino would make his car racing debut, driving for DR Formula RP Motorsport in the final round of the Italian F4 Championship. Perino completed further F4 tests in December in preparation for a full assault of the Italian series. 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. However, a disappointing first half of the season led to a switch to the race-winning US Racing outfit, with whom Perino would score a best finish of tenth at the Red Bull Ring.
Perino returned to US Racing for the 2022 season, where he partnered Alex Dunne, Kacper Sztuka, Nikhil Bohra and Marcus Amand. One points finish, a sixth place during Race 1 in Monza, was all Perino 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.
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. 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.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2019IAME Winter Cup — X30 JuniorMonlau Competición SpainNCCampeonato de Portugal de Karting — Junior7thCIK-FIA Academy TrophyPerino, João47th2020IAME Winter Cup — X30 SeniorCabo Junior TeamNCCampeonato de Portugal de Karting — X3012thWSK Euro Series — OKKR Motorsport Srl52ndChampions of the Future — OKNCCIK-FIA European Championship — OK42ndCIK-FIA World Championship — OK55thSources:
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2020Italian F4 ChampionshipDR Formula RP Motorsport20000044th2021Italian F4 ChampionshipDR Formula RP Motorsport120000133rdUS Racing900002022Italian F4 ChampionshipUS Racing200000819thADAC Formula 4 Championship300000NC†2023European Le Mans Series - LMP3DKR Engineering 6 0 0 0 2 51 6th Prototype Cup Germany 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 TS Corse 1 0 0 0 0 24 15th2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition600011020th Prototype Winter Series - Class 3101017.8613th Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P35221495 3rd2025 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition600002312th2026GT4 European Series - SilverSpeedy Motorsport † 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) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints2020DR Formula RP MotorsportMIS1MIS2MIS3IMO11IMO12IMO13RBR1RBR2RBR3MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3IMO21IMO22IMO23VLL1VLL2VLL344th02021DR Formula RP Motorsport LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO333rd1US Racing RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ32022US RacingIMO1IMO2IMO3MIS1MIS2MIS3SPA1SPA2SPA3VLL1VLL2VLL3RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3 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 LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 6th 51 2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 20th 10 2025 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 12th 23 * Season still in progress.
Complete Ultimate Cup Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2023 TS Corse LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 LEC1 NAV HOC EST MAG LEC2 15th 24 2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC1 ALG HOC MUG MAG LEC2 3rd 95 * Season still in progress.
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