Gabriel Bortoleto

Gabriel Lourenzo "Gabi" Bortoleto Oliveira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡa.bɾiˈɛw lo(w)ˈɾẽ.sʊ boɾ.toˈle.tʊ oliˈve(j).ɾɐ]; born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Audi.

Born and raised in Osasco, Bortoleto began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning multiple national titles and graduating to junior formulae in 2020. A protégé of two-time World Drivers' Champion Fernando Alonso, Bortoleto became a race-winner in Italian F4 and Formula Regional European, before winning his first title at the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident. Bortoleto progressed to FIA Formula 2 in 2024, winning the championship that year with Invicta to become the seventh driver in history to win the GP2/Formula 2 title in their rookie season; at the Monza feature race, Bortoleto became the first driver to win from last on the grid in either Formula 2 or Formula One.

A member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme from 2023 to 2024, Bortoleto joined Sauber for 2025, ahead of their acquisition by Audi in 2026; he achieved several points finishes in his rookie season. Bortoleto is contracted to remain at Audi until at least the end of the 2026 season.

Gabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira was born on 14 October 2004 in Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil. His father, Lincoln Oliveira, serves as chief executive officer and co-owner of the Stock Car Pro Series in Brazil. He founded Americanet in 1996, which merged with Vero in 2023 to become one of the largest internet service providers in Brazil, with a revenue of R$1.9 billion (US$380 million).

The family also operates KTF Sports, a Stock Car Pro Series and kart racing team. His older brother, Enzo, formerly competed in BRDC British Formula 3. Bortoleto is known as "Bibi" amongst his close friends. He is managed by A14 Management, a firm owned by Fernando Alonso, and his career is supported by Porto Seguro, O Boticário, Banco de Brasília, and Qualcomm Snapdragon. He has been dating computer science student Isabella Bernardini since 2020. His racing idol is Ayrton Senna.

Bortoleto began karting in October 2011. Bortoleto started competing in the Campeonato Sulbrasileiro de Kart in 2012. At the age of eleven, he moved to Europe to pursue a racing career with support from his family. He remained in karts until 2019, with his most successful year being 2018, where he finished third in the European and World Championships in OK-Junior, and became vice-champion in both the WSK Super Master Series and the Andrea Margutti Trophy.

Bortoleto made his car racing debut in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship, partnering Sebastián Montoya, Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic at Prema Powerteam. His first podium came at Mugello, where he scored second, third, and a victory, taking his first single-seater win in the fourth round of the season. He scored two more podiums in Monza and finished the season fifth in the overall championship, ahead of Montoya but behind Beganovic and eventual champion Minì. Bortoleto also finished fourth in the rookies' standings.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2021, it was announced that Bortoleto would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with FA Racing, run by MP Motorsport. He scored his first points in the first race of the season in Imola, where he finished ninth. From there it took until the seventh round at the Red Bull Ring until Bortoleto scored again — this time claiming a podium in the second race. This began a run of top ten finishes, resulting in 15th place in the standings at the end of the year.