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Raphael Matos is a Brazilian professional racing driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He began his career in karting in 1995 and won the Brazilian National Championship in 1998. He moved to Europe in 2000 and competed in the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Italian Formula Renault Championship. In 2003, he won the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup and was runner-up in the Italian Formula Renault Championship.
In 2004, Matos moved to the United States and competed in the Star Mazda Championship, where he finished third in the championship. He then moved to the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2005 and won the championship in 2006. He made his IndyCar debut in 2009 and has since competed in the series for a number of teams. He has also competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
As of 2021, Raphael Matos has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
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43 years old |
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Virgo |
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28 August 1981 |
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28 August |
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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Brazil |
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Raphael Matos Height, Weight & Measurements
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Raphael Matos Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Raphael Matos worth at the age of 43 years old? Raphael Matos’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Brazil. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Matos returned to his native Brazil, racing in the Stock Car Brasil series; at the end of the 2015 season, he received a two-year suspension for failing a drug test. He has since raced in the Trans-Am Series in the United States.
Matos competed in the full 2009 IndyCar Series season for Luczo-Dragon Racing. He qualified third in his second race, the Long Beach Grand Prix and finished eight. He was the fastest rookie qualifier in his first Indy 500 and ran in the lead pack, but had a crash with Vitor Meira in which Meira was injured. Matos finished 22nd. Matos captured seasonal Rookie of the Year honors by a wide margin over former F1 driver Robert Doornbos. Matos' best finish was 6th at the Milwaukee Mile. He was running at the finish of each of the last ten races of the season, consistency that led to 13th in the championship despite few top ten finishes. Raphael qualified 12th in both the 2009 and 2010 Indy 500 and he also crashed in both races in roughly the same location at the exit of turn 1. He failed to qualify the AFS entry for the 2011 Indianapolis 500.
However, Matos decided to pass on the scholarship and sign with Andretti Green Racing to drive in the Indy Racing League's Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2008, where he won the series championship.
Prior to the 2008 Indy Lights season, he drove a Mazda RX-8 for the SpeedSource team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, taking first in the GT class and a 9th place overall finish, sharing the car with Nick Ham, David Haskell and Sylvain Tremblay. After the season, he drove for Michael Shank Racing on the winning team in the DP class (with Ian James and John Pew) at the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park.
Matos continued with the Sierra Sierra team in Atlantics in 2007 and clinched the championship with several races remaining in the season, securing for himself the 2 Million US Dollar "scholarship" for a ride in Champ Car for the 2008 season.
He also competed in 4 Indy Pro Series races for Guthrie Racing and swept the two races held in March at St. Petersburg, Florida. During the fall he was named a driver for A1 Team Brazil in the A1 Grand Prix series and made his debut at the series' race in Beijing in the 2006-2007 season. He raced a Lola B07/40-Mazda in the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2007 Petit Le Mans.
Born in Belo Horizonte, Matos came to the United States in 2002 after karting in Brazil and began competing in Skip Barber Formula Dodge, winning the championship in 2003.. In 2004, he moved up to the Star Mazda Series and in 2005 he won the Star Mazda championship. In 2006 he moved up the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Series where he drove for the Sierra Sierra team and captured one victory on his way to 4th place in the points standings.
Raphael Matos (born August 28, 1981) is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He was the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series champion and the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series champion. He lives in Miami.
