Sperafico family
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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. Three are brothers and one is a cousin. Ricardo and Rodrigo, born on the same day[2] appear to be twins.
The members are three brothers:
- Ricardo Sperafico (born July 23 1979 in Toledo, Paraná) -- at least one season in the Champ Car World Series. Alos raced in Formula 3000.
- 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.
- 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]
and a cousin:
- 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.
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.
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