Matheus Ferreira (born 12 February 2007) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Team GP Elite. He is a former member of the Alpine Academy.
Junior racing career
Karting
Ferreira began karting in 2017 and moved up to the OKJ class two years later. In 2021, he came runner-up to both the WSK Super Master Series and the CIK-FIA European Championship. In his final full-time karting season and OK debut, he came runner-up to the 2022 Champions of the Future – Winter Series title.
Formula 4
2023
Ferreira made his Formula 4 debut in the Italian F4 Championship for Dutch outfit Van Amersfoort Racing. Ferreira had a difficult start to the season, where in the opening round at Imola Circuit, he was disqualified from the third race and retired from the fourth race. Ferreira had two more retirements later at Misano Circuit, but he was classified as finishing the first race due to running 90% of it. At Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, he scored a seasons best result of fifth in the final race. Ferreira added two more points finishes to his tally at Monza and Paul Ricard before getting a final points finish of ninth during the penultimate round at Mugello.
Ferreira did a one-off cameo in the second-to-last round of the F4 Brazilian Championship at Interlagos for Oakberry Bassani F4 and claimed his maiden car racing win in the first and third races.
2024
Ferreira switched to US Racing in 2024, competing in the Formula Winter Series and the Italian F4 Championship. In the former he took a podium at Jerez and a win at Ricardo Tormo en-route to fifth in the standings.
Following a difficult start to his Italian F4 campaign, Ferreira bounced back at Vallelunga, collecting three consecutive points finishes. Two additional finishes in the points came in the following round at Mugello. Ferreira acquired his maiden podium during race one at Paul Ricard. After the races at Paul Ricard, Ferreira exited the series and thus concluded his Formula 4 career.
Porsche Carrera Cup
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2025 Ferreira moved away from single-seater racing come 2025 and shifted towards Porsche Carrera Cup machinery, starting out in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Target Competition. He secured a best result of eighth – twice – at the Nürburgring and the Red Bull Ring. Ferreira ended his debut season fifteenth in the standings.
2026
For the 2026 season, Ferreira switched to Team GP Elite. During the opening round at Imola, Ferreira finished fourth in both races.
Porsche Supercup Alongside his campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Ferreira contested the 2026 Porsche Supercup for the first time. His best result of the season was a sixth place in the fifth round at the Hungaroring. He ended his rookie season thirteenth in the standings.
Formula One Ferreira was part of the Alpine Academy from 2022 to 2023.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017SKUSA SuperNationals - Micro SwiftRolison Performance Group8th2019WSK Super Master Series - OKJLennox Racing Team45thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJ67thWSK Euro Series - OKJ22ndCoupe de France - OKJ21stCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ29thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ38thWSK Open Cup - OKJParolin Racing Kart18thWSK Final Cup - OKJ11th2020WSK Champions Cup - OKJForza RacingNCWSK Super Master Series - OKJ24thWSK Euro Series - OKJDPK Racing23rdChampions of the Future - OKJKR Motorsport35thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ25th2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJKR Motorsport30thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ2ndWSK Euro Series - OKJ26thChampions of the Future - OKJ18thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ2ndCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ36thWSK Final Cup - OKJ7th2022WSK Super Master Series - OKKR Motorsport17thChampions of the Future Winter Series - OK2ndChampions of the Future - OK28thCIK-FIA European Championship - OK17thWSK Euro Series - OKEnergy Corse13thCIK-FIA World Championship - OK34thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2023 Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing2100001518th F4 Brazilian Championship Oakberry Bassani F4320125711th2024 Formula Winter Series US Racing81012755th Italian F4 Championship1300014912th2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Target1600003615thPorsche Carrera Cup ItalyTarget Competition400001623rd 2026Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyTeam GP Elite120003143*5th* Porsche Supercup800004313th Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2023 Van Amersfoort RacingIMO1IMO2 IMO3IMO4 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1SPA2SPA3MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 18th 15 2024 US RacingMIS1 MIS2MIS3IMO1 IMO2IMO3VLL1VLL2VLL3MUG1MUG2MUG3LEC1 LEC2LEC3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ312th49
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship 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 16 17 18 DC Points2023Oakberry Bassani F4INT11 INT12 INT13INT21 INT22INT23MOG1MOG2MOG3GYN1GYN2GYN3INT31INT32INT33INT41INT42INT43 11th 57
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 DC Points2024 US Racing JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 5th 75
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 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 16 DC Points 2025 Target IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 15th 362026 Team GP Elite IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC25th*143* Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points2026Team GP Elite MON CAT RBR SPA HUN ZND1 ZND2 MNZ 13th 43 Season still in progress.
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