Jaime Melo

Jaime Melo Jr. (born 24 April 1980) is a Brazilian professional racing driver, best known for his success in grand tourers as a Ferrari driver. In 2006, he won the FIA GT Championship in the GT2 class driving for AF Corse, and the following year, he did the same in the American Le Mans Series for Risi Competizione. Melo has collected GT2 class wins at the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans; the 2009 24 Hours of Spa; the 2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring; the 2007, 2009, and 2010 12 Hours of Sebring; and the 2008 and 2009 Petit Le Mans, among other endurance race wins.

For 2012, Melo competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for Luxury Racing in GTE Pro.

In April 2013, Melo was arrested for reckless driving near his hometown of Cascavel after leading police on a car chase while under the influence. In November 2017, he was arrested again for driving with a suspended license, refusing to take a breathalyzer test and attempting to flee.

Melo driving the Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 in qualifying for the 2011 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.

Racing record Complete International Formula 3000 results (key)

Complete Euro Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2002 Great Wall Racing Team VLL PER MOZ SPA DON BRN DIJ JER CAG 1st 49 2003 Uboldi Corse NÜR MAG PER MOZ SPA DON BRN 6th 14 ADM Motorsport JER CAG