Gui Peixoto Celebrates Racing Alongside F1 in His Last Race of the Season

Young Brazilian driver finishes his first season in single-seaters and is confident to fight for new podiums. This will be a record breaking round with a 37 car-entry

The Brazilian Guilherme Peixoto finishes this weekend (2 and 3) his first season in the single-seaters and this last round could not be in a better place. The driver will compete in the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda during the preliminary of the US Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Because of Formula 1, the schedule will be shorter with only two races instead of three, as happened in the previous rounds. The dispute, however, will feature a record-breaking entries in the series. There will be 37 drivers on the grid. They will only have a 30-minute free practice session on Friday (1) before qualifying, which will take place on the same day, starting at 6 pm (local time). On Saturday, the first race will start at 11:40 am and on Sunday at 10:15 am.

The Austin’s track has been hosting the US F-1 since 2012. To learn the 5,513 km and 20-turn track layout, Gui Peixoto tested on his personal simulator as well as on modern All in Sports equipment in Miami.

“I tested a lot to learn the track well and be ready for the last round”, said the the 16-year-old driver.

Racing with DEForce Racing team, Peixoto finished in the Top-10 on 13 of the 15 races so far, of which he achieved two podiums (two third places in Mid-Ohio) and a pole position. He is in sixth place in the overall standings with 95 points.

“The expectations are great. In the last round at Sebring we were very fast and I won the trophy for most overtaking. Hopefully this will happen again in Austin”, said the driver, who doesn't see much trouble having less free practices.

“It's always good to be able to practice more but I don't consider it a disadvantage. If there are not many yellow flags, you can enjoy this training opportunity we will have. I have been able to adapt quickly to the circuits”, said Gui, who celebrates the fact of racing in front of this important showcase that is Formula 1.

"Racing alongside Formula 1 is undoubtedly a great opportunity, as it ends up attracting more attention and is a good time to show a good performance”.

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Standings (Top-10):
1. Joshua Car (Aus) 297 
2. Kiko Porto (Bra) 210
3. Cristian Brooks (USA) 173 *
4. Jose Blanco (PRI) 158
5. Arthur Leist (Bra) 146
6. Guilherme Peixoto (Bra) 95 *
7. Dylan Tavella (USA) 73
8. Teddy Wilson (GB) 69
9. Ryan MacDermid (Can) 42
10. Nicky Hays (USA) 41