| Nationality | Brazilian |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marcos Giffoni de Melo Gomes |
| Birth date | July 26, 1984 (age 42) |
| Birth place | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2021) FIA Gold (2022–)[1] |
| Current series | Stock Car Brasil |
| First year | 2007 |
| Current team | Cavaleiro Sports |
| Car number | 29 |
| Starts | 149 |
| Championships | 1 (2015) |
| Wins | 12 |
| Podiums | 39 |
| Poles | 11 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Years active | 2006- |
Marcos Giffoni de Melo Gomes (born July 26, 1984) is a Brazilian professional racing driver currently set to compete in the Stock Car Brasil series for Cavaleiro Sports,[2] where he won the 2015 championship. Marcos is the son of four-time Stock Car champion Paulo Gomes and brother of the also racing driver Pedro Gomes.
Racing career
On July 5, 2009, Gomes won the fifth round of the season at Interlagos by Action Power, winning their fourth win in the category. At dawn on July 6, soon after the victory at Interlagos, the truck of Action Power team had an accident on the Highway Régis Bittencourt, destroying all the equipment including the car of Marcos Gomes.[3] On occurred, the team officially announced that he was out of the season.[4] Gomes joined RCM Motorsport for the rest of the season, but the team stayed with the Action Power name.[5] In 2012, Gomes was suspended for six months after he failed a drug test.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
K&N Pro Series East
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | NextGen Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | NSM | BRI 12 | LGY 13 | SBO 4 | SBO 9 | MEM 10 | NJM | TMP | NHA | IOW | GLN | GTW | NHA | DOV | 19th | 173 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hub Auto Racing | Morris Chen Tom Blomqvist | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 273 | DNF | DNF |
| 2021 | Aston Martin Racing | Nicki Thiim Paul Dalla Lana | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Am | 45 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Am | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 6 | ALG 4 | MNZ 2 | LMS Ret | BHR 4 | BHR 10 | 8th | 58 |
References
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Gomes e Navarro renovam com Cavaleiro Sports para temporada 2023 da Stock Car - Notícia de Stock Car" (in Brazilian Portuguese). www.f1mania.net. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Stock Car: Tragédia com caminhão da Dolly-Action Power pode tirar equipe da disputa do campeonato". Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ Após acidente, Action Power abandona temporada 2009 Archived 2009-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Marcos Gomes confirma presença em Salvador". Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ Paulo, Por Felipe SiqueiraSão (15 December 2015). "Do "deslize" do doping à consagração: Marcos Gomes "tira piano das costas"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). globoesporte.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Driver Marcos Gomes 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2018.