| Nationality | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Guilherme Salas |
| Birth date | 25 April 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Racing licence | FIA Gold |
| Current series | Stock Car Pro Series |
| First year | 2016 |
| Current team | Cavaleiro Valda |
| Car number | 85 |
| Starts | 152 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 10th |
| Year | 2020 |
| Titles | Sprint Race Brasil Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo Stock Light |
| Title years | 2013 2014 2019 |
Guilherme "Gui" Salas (born 25 April 1994) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in Stock Car Pro Series with Cavaleiro Valda.[1] He was the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo and 2019 Stock Light champion.
Career
Early career
Born in Jundiaí, Salas began competing when he was seven years old. His biggest succeses in karting were victories in Paulista de Kart and Super Kart Brasil. In 2011, he moved to single-seaters and competed in Formula Future Fiat, and took two race victories. He then switched to touring cars, becoming champion of Sprint Race Brasil in 2013.[2]
Stock Light
In 2014, Salas was crowned champion of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo in his first full year in the series, winning six of the twelve races.[3]
After spending time competing in its parent series Stock Car, KTF Sports suggested that Salas return to the series now named Stock Light. He competed in the final round of 2018, which he won, and became a second-time champion in 2019 with seven wins out of fifteen races.[4]
Stock Car Pro Series
Salas' first experience in Stock Car came in 2015, when he joined Popó Bueno for the all-star race in Goiânia, but the pair retired from the race.[5] He competed in the all-star race again in 2016, this time with Ricardo Maurício, and the pair took pole position and finished third in the race.[4] He then joined the grid for the final five races of the season with RZ Motorsport, and took a best result of tenth.
Salas' first full season was in 2017 with Vogel Motorsport alongside Gabriel Casagrande. He took his first solo podium in Cascavel.[4] Overall, he finished 22nd in the final standings. For the 2018 season, he joined Bardahl Hot Car,[6] but only competed in the first six rounds of the championship before having to leave due to a lack of sponsors. He then competed in the final Goiânia round of the 2019 season alongside his Stock Light campaign, replacing Marcos Gomes who was competing in the Asian Le Mans Series.[7]
Salas returned full-time to Stock Car for the 2020 season, continuing his partnership with KTF Sports.[8] He took his maiden pole position in the second visit to Goiânia.[9] His maiden win came one round later at the same circuit.[10] With an additional three podiums, he finished tenth in the championship.[2]
In the 2021 season, Salas took one win on his way to 14th in the standings.[2] He then improved to twelfth overall in 2022. He finished on the podium early in the 2023 season in Interlagos,[11] and with another podium in Cascavel, he finished twelfth once again.
In 2024, Salas finished inside the points consistently for most of the season, barring a double retirement in Belo Horizonte. However, he was replaced by Gomes for the international rounds in Argentina and Uruguay, as he was no longer in contention for the championship.[12] He returned in better form, finishing on the podium in Goiânia.[13] He then took the final pole position of the season in Interlagos, and went on to win the feature race. With this victory, his third in the series, he finished 20th in the standings.[14]
For the 2025 season, Salas left KTF Sports after six seasons and joined Cavaleiro Sports under the Cavaleiro Valda banner alongside Maurício, the same driver he scored his same Stock Car podium with in 2016.[15] The season began strong with a third-place podium in the opening race, which he dedicated to his grandfather, who had recently passed away.[16] In Cascavel, he finished on the podium once again in the sprint race.[17] He took the lead of the championship in Velopark, where he claimed pole position and led every lap to win the shortened feature race.[18]
Other touring car ventures
Salas joined three different touring car championships in Europe in 2019 alongside his Stock Light campaign. With Portuguese team Sports and you, he took part in a partial season of GT Cup Open Europe, and won the second Hungaroring race alongside countryman Marcio Basso. He also competed in the Monza round of TCR Europe Touring Car Series with Vuković Motorsport. Back in Brazil, he joined Pedro Aguiar for the endrance rounds of Porsche Cup Brasil, and finished second both in the race at Estoril and in the overall standings. He also made appearances in Império Endurance Brasil and Copa Truck, taking fastest lap on his debut in the latter.[19]
Salas competed in the endrance rounds of the Porsche Cup Brasil in 2022, partnering Alceu Feldmann. The pair won the opening race of the season in Buenos Aires after Salas overtook Werner Neugebauer in the closing moments of the race.[20]
In 2024, Salas joined Feldmann once again for the endurance rounds of the Porsche Cup Brasil. The pair won the 500km of Interlagos race and finished third in the endurance standings.[21]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Seletiva de Kart Petrobras | 2nd | |
| 2011 | Seletiva de Kart Petrobras | 3rd | |
| Super Kart Brasil – Shifter Kart | 1st | ||
| 2012 | Seletiva de Kart Petrobras | 10th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – KZ2 | Tony Kart USA | 26th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
- Season still in progress
Complete Stock Light results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Racequip Competições | BRA1 8 | CAS1 Ret | RBP | CAS2 | VEL | CUR | BRA1 | INT | 18th | 13 | |||||||
| 2014 | W2 Racing | INT 1 1 | INT 2 1 | SCZ 1 4 | GOI1 1 Ret | GOI1 2 11 | GOI2 1 1 | GOI2 2 1 | CAS 1 | CUR 1 2 | CUR 2 1 | VEL 1 12 | TAR 1 2 | 1st | 195 | |||
| 2018 | KTF Sports | INT1 1 | INT1 2 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | LON1 1 | LON1 2 | GOI 1 | GOI 2 | MS 1 | MS 2 | VCA 1 | VCA 2 | LON2 1 | LON2 2 | INT2 1 | 16th | 60 |
| 2019 | KTF Sports | VEL 1 1 | VEL 2 3 | GOI1 1 1 | GOI1 2 1 | LON 1 1 | LON 2 7 | INT1 1 1 | INT1 2 22 | CUR 1 1 | CUR 2 3 | CAS 1 13 | CAS 2 4 | GOI2 1 1 | GOI2 2 4 | INT2 Ret | 1st | 295 |
Complete Stock Car Pro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- Season still in progress
References
- ^ "Ricardo Maurício correrá pela Cavaleiro Sports na Stock Car 2025" (in Brazilian Portuguese). motorsport.uol.com.br. 2024-12-15. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "Com a KTF Sports Gui Salas quer o título da Stock Car" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Autoracing. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Secretário de Esportes prestigia campeão Guilherme Salas" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Prefeitura de Jundiaí. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Knupp, Larissa (2019-12-01). "Guilherme Salas, campeão da Stock Light, retorna à categoria principal: “Estou mais preparado”" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna de Jundiaí. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Guilherme Salas disputará etapa de abertura da Stock Car como convidado de Popó Bueno". Portal Kart Motor. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Piloto Rafael Suzuki muda de equipe para 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Imparcial. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Gavinelli, Gabriel (2019-11-19). "KTF Sports anuncia Guilherme Salas na Stock Car" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Longo, Guilherme (2020-02-28). "KTF Sports confirma Gui Salas na Stock Car 2020" (in Brazilian Portuguese). motorsport.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Stock Car – Guilherme Salas é o pole deste sábado em Goiânia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Autoracing. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Jundiaiense vence prova da Stock Car pela primeira vez" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna de Jundiaí. 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Nascimbene, Luana (2023-12-16). "Guilherme Salas corre pela última etapa da Stock Car" (in Brazilian Portuguese). sampi. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Stock: Gomes no lugar de Salas para etapas internacionais na KTF" (in Brazilian Portuguese). motorsport.uol.com.br. 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Stock Car 2024: Gaetano Di Mauro vence de ponta a ponta em corrida principal em Goiânia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Nascimbene, Luana (2024-12-16). "Jundiaiense Guilherme Salas vence última corrida da Stock Car" (in Brazilian Portuguese). sampi. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Mariana, Emily. "Stock Car: Guilherme Salas é anunciado pela Cavaleiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Alberto, Gabriel (2025-05-04). "Salas conquista pódio e dedica resultado em homenagem ao avô falecido" (in Brazilian Portuguese). www.band.com.br. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Fernandes, Isa (2025-05-24). "Stock Car: Petecof segura Di Mauro e vence sprint em Cascavel" (in Brazilian Portuguese). motorsport.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Mariana, Emily. "Stock Car: Guilherme Salas vence no Velopark" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Gavinelli, Gabriel (2019-10-08). "Guilherme Salas estreia na TCR Europeia neste fim de semana, em Monza" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Nascimento, João Pedro (2022-08-15). "Feldmann e Salas garantem vitória na abertura da Porsche Endurance na Argentina — Notícia de Endurance" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grande Prêmio. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Longo, Guilherme (2024-11-16). "Porsche Cup: Barrichello / Neugebauer conquistam título Endurance" (in Brazilian Portuguese). motorsport.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2025-07-03.