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Sperafico is the surname of a family of Brazilian racing drivers. Ten members of the family have competed in racing series both worldwide and in Brazil.^[1]

The four most notable members of the family are listed below. Two are brothers and the other two are their cousins. Ricardo and Rodrigo, born on the same day^[2] appear to be twins.

The members are two brothers:

Ricardo Sperafico (born July 23 1979 in Toledo, Paraná) -- at least one season in the Champ Car World Series. Also raced in Formula 3000, finishing as series runner-up in 2003.
Rodrigo Sperafico (born July 23 1979 in Toledo, Paraná) -- raced in F3000 and F3 series. Also raced in the Brazilian stock car series, although not in the same category as brother Rafael.

and two cousins:

Alexandre Sperafico (born January 21 1974) from Toledo, Paraná -- currently competing in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. He is the oldest of the four racing Speraficos.
Rafael Sperafico (April 22 1981 in Toledo, Paraná – December 9 2007 in São Paulo) -- killed while racing at Interlagos in a junior league race to the Stock Car Brasil series (Stock Car Light) when his car was t-boned by another driver.^[1]

The four family members often competed against each other in Brazilian F3 racing during the late 1990s among other series. Rodrigo and Ricardo also competed against each other for competing teams during the 2000 Italian Formula 3000 season. The two were joined by Alexandre in the Formula 3000 series in 2002.

References

^ ^a ^b "Rafael Sperafico dies in Brazilian race". motorsport.com. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-12-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "On this day - 23 July". motorsport-stats.com. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

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[Rafael_obit-1] "Rafael Sperafico dies in Brazilian race". motorsport.com. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-12-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] "On this day - 23 July". motorsport-stats.com. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

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 '''Sperafico''' is the surname of a family of [[Brazil]]ian racing drivers.  Ten members of the family have competed in racing series both worldwide and in Brazil.<ref name="Rafael obit">{{cite news| title =Rafael Sperafico dies in Brazilian race| publisher =motorsport.com| url =http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=276687&FS=| date =[[2007-12-09]]| accessdate =2007-12-10}}</ref>
-The four most notable members of the family are listed below.  Three are brothers and one is a cousin. Ricardo and Rodrigo, born on the same day<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f3000/onthisday/2307.html |title=On this day - 23 July |accessdate=2007-12-10 |work=motorsport-stats.com }}</ref> appear to be twins.
+The four most notable members of the family are listed below.  Two are brothers and the other two are their cousins. Ricardo and Rodrigo, born on the same day<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f3000/onthisday/2307.html |title=On this day - 23 July |accessdate=2007-12-10 |work=motorsport-stats.com }}</ref> appear to be twins.
-The members are three brothers:
+The members are two brothers:
 * '''[[Ricardo Sperafico]]''' (born [[July 23]] [[1979]] in [[Toledo, Paraná]]) -- at least one season in the [[Champ Car World Series]].  Also raced in [[Formula 3000]], finishing as series runner-up in [[2003 Formula 3000 season|2003]].
 * '''[[Rodrigo Sperafico]]''' (born [[July 23]] [[1979]] in [[Toledo, Paraná]]) -- raced in F3000 and F3 series. Also raced in the [[Stock Car Brasil|Brazilian stock car series]], although not in the same category as brother Rafael.
-* '''[[Rafael Sperafico]]''' ([[April 22]] [[1981]] in [[Toledo, Paraná]] &ndash; [[December 9]] [[2007]] in [[São Paulo]]) -- killed while racing at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]] in a junior league race to the [[Stock Car Brasil]] series (Stock Car Light) when his car was [[Side collision|t-boned]] by another driver.<ref name="Rafael obit"/>
-and a cousin:
+and two cousins:
 * '''[[Alex Sperafico|Alexandre Sperafico]]''' (born [[January 21]] [[1974]]) from [[Toledo, Paraná]] -- currently competing in the [[Champ Car Atlantic Championship]]. He is the oldest of the four racing Speraficos.
+* '''[[Rafael Sperafico]]''' ([[April 22]] [[1981]] in [[Toledo, Paraná]] &ndash; [[December 9]] [[2007]] in [[São Paulo]]) -- killed while racing at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]] in a junior league race to the [[Stock Car Brasil]] series (Stock Car Light) when his car was [[Side collision|t-boned]] by another driver.<ref name="Rafael obit"/>
 The four family members often competed against each other in Brazilian [[Formula Three|F3]] racing during the late 1990s among other series. Rodrigo and Ricardo also competed against each other for competing teams during the [[2000 Italian Formula 3000 season]]. The two were joined by Alexandre in the [[2002 Formula 3000 season|Formula 3000 series in 2002]].