BRAZIL FESTIVAL FINALISTS COMPLETE
Single-seater racer Lelio Assumpcao has been selected as the sixth and final finalist for the inaugural Team Brazil Scholarship contest competing for a place in next month’s Formula Ford Festival.
The scholarship’s panel – which includes Formula 1 star and Festival winner Roberto Moreno – will within the next two weeks pick one finalist to race in the famous Brands Hatch event on October 22-23.
Assumpcao, 25, is a champion in Mato Grosso do Sul and an ECPA runner-up in Formula Vee. He is also Paulista vice champion and London Cup champion in F1600, and this year has taken five second places in the F1600.
He also has tested a variety of cars including Formula Academy, StockCar Light, GT SprintRace and Formula Delta.