Rui Águas (racing driver)

Rui Águas
Nationality  Portuguese
Born (1972-02-29) February 29, 1972
Nampula, Mozambique
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 20112013, 2015
Teams AF Corse-Waltrip, 8 Star Motorsports
Best finish 31st (2012)
Class wins 0

Rui Águas (born February 29, 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique) is a Mozambican-born Portuguese race car driver. Águas spent two seasons in Formula 3000, driving for Nordic in 1997 and Auto&Sport and Coloni in 1998. He has since moved on to Formula Nissan and Renault Eurocup, before making a name for himself on the GT class, being one of the top contenders of the GT2 category, always at the wheel of a Ferrari. He's currently racing on the International GT Open´.

He has also, prior to his Formula 3000 days, driven for the Marko, Tomakidis, KMS and GM teams in German Formula Three, and also spent some of 1994 in British Formula Renault Championship, finishing second for Martello Racing.

In 1992 he was a works driver for Van Diemen on the British and European FF1800 championship.

For 2012, Aguas will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship in an AF Waltrip Ferrari F458 Italia.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2011 Italy AF Corse-Waltrip United States Rob Kauffmann
United States Michael Waltrip
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Pro
178 DNF DNF
2012 Italy AF Corse-Waltrip United States Rob Kauffmann
United States Brian Vickers
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
294 31st 6th
2013 United States 8 Star Motorsports Venezuela Enzo Potolicchio
Australia Jason Bright
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
294 38th 10th
2015 Italy AF Corse France François Perrodo
France Emmanuel Collard
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am
330 26th 4th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2012 AF Corse-Waltrip LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SEB
4
SPA
DNS
LMS
4
SIL SÃO BHR
2
FUJ SHA
4
4th† 108†
2013 8 Star Motorsports LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
3
SPA
1
LMS
8
SÃO
2
COA
4
FUJ
4
SHA
1
BHR
2
2nd 128
2015 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
2
SPA
2
LMS
3
NÜR
3
COA
3
FUJ
3
SHA
1
BHR 4th 136

There was no drivers championship that year, the result indicates team rank in the LMGTE Am Trophy.

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