Armando Parente


Armando Parente is a Portuguese racing driver. He won the 2008 ADAC Formel Masters season.
Currently, he races in the Portuguese Championship of Sport Prototypes, teaming with Francisco Abreu, driving a Tattus PY 012 of Team Nova Driver.

Career

With 9 years old he started racing in go-kart and achieved very good results such as Winner of Portugal Cup, Winner of Portugal Open, Portuguese Champion and Winner of Italian Open.
In 2008 he moved to formulas and was crowned as Champion of the ADAC Formel Masters in Germany. He was also rookie driver in A1GP, testing in Sepang, Malaysia and Algarve, Portugal.
In 2011 he returned to go-kart and won the Portugal Championship in X30 Shifter category. In 2012 he renewed his title of Portuguese Champion and he was also the winner of the Portugal Cup.
After not racing for a year, he won again in 2013 the Portugal Cup in X30 Shifter category.
In 2014 he debuted at the National Championship of Sport Prototypes and won in the C3 category, teaming with Rafael Lobato, driving a Radical SR3 of Parkalgar Racing Team. At the same time he participated in the Formula Acceleration 1 Championship in Portimão, Navarra and Nurburgring.
In 2015 he won the National Sport Prototype Championship, this time in the main category, teaming with Francisco Abreu at the wheel of a Tattus PY 012 Team New Driver.

Racing record