Pedro Henrique Rodovalho Clerot[1] (born 27 January 2007) is a Brazilian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. He was the 2022 F4 Brazilian champion.
| Pedro Clerot | |
|---|---|
 Clerot in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 27 January 2007 Brasília, Brazil |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| Car number | 22 |
| Starts | 20 (20 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2023 2023 2022 2016–21 | FR Middle East Championship F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 Brazilian Championship Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | F4 Brazilian Championship |
Career
editKarting
editClerot started his racing career in karting in 2016. In a short time, he was proclaimed three-time champion of Brasilia, in the 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons and won the Brazil Open Cup twice in 2020 and 2021.[2]
Formula 4
edit2022
editIn 2022, Full Time Sports announced that Clerot would compete in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship in 2022, where in 18 races, he won 7 races, and scored 4 pole positions, 7 fastest laps, 11 podiums and add 276 points. As a result, he became the first driver's champion of the new F4 championship.[3][4] Clerot also participated in the FIA Motorsport Games in the Formula 4 category with Team Brazil,[5][6] managing to qualify twice in fourth place. However, he finished in ninth position in the main race due to a 5-second penalty for having exceeded the limits of the track on 6 different occasions.[7]
2023
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On 6 December 2022, it was announced that Clerot signed with MP Motorsport for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.[8] He competed with that team in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[9] Clerot had a dream start to his Spanish F4 campaign, taking a double win during the opening round in Spa-Francorchamps.[10][11] He followed with a second place in Race 3, to comfortably lead the standings.[12] However, this proved to be a false dawn as he failed to win or even make the podium throughout the rest of the year. By the end of the season, Clerot dropped to sixth in the standings, with 151 points.
Formula Regional
edit2024
edit
Clerot participated in the first two rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Saintéloc Racing.[13] Taking a best finish of 14th, he was ranked 28th in the standings.[14]
For 2024, Clerot stepped to the Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.[15]
2025
editIn 2025, Clerot remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for a second season in the Formula Regional European Championship.[16]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Formula Delta | N/A | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 121 | 2nd |
| 2022 | F4 Brazilian Championship | Full Time Sports | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 276 | 1st |
| Italian F4 Championship | AKM Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 6th | ||
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 8th | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
edit(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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Full Time Sports | MOG1 1 1 |
MOG1 2 4 |
MOG1 3 1 |
INT1 1 1 |
INT1 2 2 |
INT1 3 1Q |
INT2 1 1 |
INT2 2 4 |
INT2 3 2 |
MOG2 1 1 |
MOG2 2 8 |
MOG2 3 2 |
GYN 1 2 |
GYN 2 9 |
GYN 3 1 |
INT3 1 Ret |
INT3 2 11 |
INT3 3 5 |
1st | 276 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
edit| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Team Brazil
|
Formula 4 | 4th | 4th | 9th |
Complete F4 UAE Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
KMT1 1 |
KMT1 2 |
KMT1 3 |
KMT2 1 |
KMT2 2 |
KMT2 3 |
DUB2 1 12 |
DUB2 2 5 |
DUB2 3 12 |
YMC 1 9 |
YMC 2 7 |
YMC 3 4 |
13th | 30 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 2 |
ARA 1 10 |
ARA 2 4 |
ARA 3 6 |
NAV 1 5 |
NAV 2 6 |
NAV 3 5 |
JER 1 12 |
JER 2 28 |
JER 3 10 |
EST 1 4 |
EST 2 5 |
EST 3 5 |
CRT 1 22 |
CRT 2 9 |
CRT 3 24 |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 4 |
CAT 3 17 |
6th | 151 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saintéloc Racing | YMC1 1 18 |
YMC1 2 17 |
YMC1 3 Ret |
YMC2 1 21 |
YMC2 2 14 |
YMC2 3 Ret |
DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
YMC3 1 |
YMC3 2 |
YMC3 3 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
28th | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Van Amersfoort Racing | HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 6 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 24 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 5 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 8 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 3 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 18 |
IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 6 |
RBR 1 20 |
RBR 2 6 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 3 |
MNZ 1 23† |
MNZ 2 Ret |
8th | 93 |
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
TBD | TBD |
† As Clerot was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
References
edit- ^ "ENTRY-LIST-F4-BCN-v2" (PDF). circuitcat.com. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (30 April 2022). "Rising Brazilian star Pedro Clerot to race in Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Conheça Pedro Clerot, campeão da primeira temporada da Fórmula 4 Brasil". www.band.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Caramez, João (7 November 2022). "Pedro Clerot conquista o título na Fórmula 4 Brasil". GAZ - Notícias de Santa Cruz do Sul e Região (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "FIA Motorsport Games Preview: Formula 4". FIA Motorsport Games | Official SRO Motorsport Group. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "CBA no FIA Games: Conheça Pedro Clerot, representante na categoria Fórmula 4". Presskit (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Resultados FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup en 2022".
- ^ "Pedro Clerot switches to Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 6 December 2022.
- ^ Alex De Peder. "F4 – O piloto Pedro Clerot fará 2 etapas da F4 dos Emirados Árabes Unidos com a MP Motorsport". Velocidade no Sangue (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (5 May 2023). "MP Motorsport's Pedro Clerot wins shortened Spanish F4 opener at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (6 May 2023). "Pedro Clerot doubles up in Spanish F4 at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (7 May 2023). "De Palo gets Spanish F4 victory after Rinicella's winning pass penalised". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (5 January 2024). "FRegional Middle East grid grows with a week to go before round one". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Formula Regional Middle East Championship 2024 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 December 2023). "Pedro Clerot steps up to FRegional Europe with VAR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Clerot Remains with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2025 FRECA Season". Van Amersfoort Racing. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
External links
edit- Pedro Clerot career summary at DriverDB.com