Matheus Ferreira

Matheus Ferreira (born 12 February 2007) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Team GP Elite. He is a former member of the Alpine Academy.

Junior racing career

Karting

Ferreira began karting in 2017 and moved up to the OKJ class two years later. In 2021, he came runner-up to both the WSK Super Master Series and the CIK-FIA European Championship. In his final full-time karting season and OK debut, he came runner-up to the 2022 Champions of the Future – Winter Series title.

Formula 4

2023

Ferreira made his Formula 4 debut in the Italian F4 Championship for Dutch outfit Van Amersfoort Racing. Ferreira had a difficult start to the season, where in the opening round at Imola Circuit, he was disqualified from the third race and retired from the fourth race. Ferreira had two more retirements later at Misano Circuit, but he was classified as finishing the first race due to running 90% of it. At Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, he scored a seasons best result of fifth in the final race. Ferreira added two more points finishes to his tally at Monza and Paul Ricard before getting a final points finish of ninth during the penultimate round at Mugello.

Ferreira did a one-off cameo in the second-to-last round of the F4 Brazilian Championship at Interlagos for Oakberry Bassani F4 and claimed his maiden car racing win in the first and third races.

2024

Ferreira switched to US Racing in 2024, competing in the Formula Winter Series and the Italian F4 Championship. In the former he took a podium at Jerez and a win at Ricardo Tormo en-route to fifth in the standings.

Following a difficult start to his Italian F4 campaign, Ferreira bounced back at Vallelunga, collecting three consecutive points finishes. Two additional finishes in the points came in the following round at Mugello. Ferreira acquired his maiden podium during race one at Paul Ricard. After the races at Paul Ricard, Ferreira exited the series and thus concluded his Formula 4 career.

Porsche Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

2025 Ferreira moved away from single-seater racing come 2025 and shifted towards Porsche Carrera Cup machinery, starting out in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Target Competition. He secured a best result of eighth – twice – at the Nürburgring and the Red Bull Ring. Ferreira ended his debut season fifteenth in the standings.

2026

For the 2026 season, Ferreira switched to Team GP Elite. During the opening round at Imola, Ferreira finished fourth in both races.

Porsche Supercup Alongside his campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Ferreira will also compete in the 2026 Porsche Supercup for the first time.

Formula One Ferreira was part of the Alpine Academy from 2022–2023.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary

Season still in progress. Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Winter Series 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 DC Points2024 US Racing JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 5th 75

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 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 16 DC Points 2025 Target IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 15th 362026 Team GP Elite IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC25th*143* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.