Rodrigo Almeida

Rodrigo Dias Almeida (born 30 March 2004) is a Portuguese-born Mozambican racing driver currently competing for Team Wetrade x Phantom Global in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.

Career Almeida made his single-seater debut at the end of 2019, joining Xcel Motorsport in the Trophy round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship. In his only races in single-seaters, he finished seventh and fifth. Returning to car racing the following year, Almeida raced in the TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series, finishing runner-up in the DSG class to Nicola Baldan. Almeida then competed in the Dubai 24 Hour, finishing fifth in the GT4 class, before switching to BMW M2 Cup Germany for the rest of the year. Taking one podium all season, a second place-finish at Zolder, Almeida ended the year fifth in points in his only season in the series.

Remaining in GT4 competitions for 2022, Almeida joined BWT Mücke Motorsport to compete in 2022 DTM Trophy. In the series' last season, Almeida took his first podium at the Norisring, before taking his only win of the season at the Red Bull Ring en route to a fifth-place points finish.

The following year, Almeida remained with BWT Mücke Motorsport to race in ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Josef Knopp. In their only season together, Almeida scored points all but three times and scored a best result of seventh at Lausitzring to end the year 16th in points. At the end of the year, Almeida was a candidate for the PCCA Talent Pool assessment at Sepang.

After a brief appearance in LMP3 machinery in the Prototype Winter Series, Almeida joined R&B Racing to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. In his first season in the series, Almeida scored his first overall podium in race one at Sepang by finishing third, helping him to secure fifth place in the overall standings. At the end of the year, Almeida was once again part of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool roster.

Almeida returned to the series for 2025, albeit switching to Team Jebsen for his sophomore season. Taking his first podium of the season at Shanghai by finishing second in race two, before repeating the same feat three rounds later at Bangsaen to end the year fifth in points. During 2025, Almeida also made his GT3 debut for Comtoyou Racing, making one-off appearances in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.

In 2026, Almeida returned to Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, switching to Team Wetrade x Phantom Global for his third season in the series.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Podiums Points Position 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship – Trophy Round Xcel Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2020 TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series Élite Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 16 14th 2021 24H GT Series – GT4 3Y Technology 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC BMW M2 Cup Germany Project 1 ? ? ? ? ? 120 5th 2022 DTM Trophy BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 1 0 0 2 111 5th 2023 GT Winter Series BWT Mücke Motorsport ? ? ? ? ? 18.58 56th ADAC GT4 Germany 12 0 0 0 0 47 16th GT4 European Series – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 2 37th2024 Prototype Winter Series – Class 3 Mühlner Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 11.43 10th Porsche Carrera Cup Asia R&B Racing 16 0 0 0 1 188 5th Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Jebsen 12 0 0 0 2 155 5thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupComtoyou Racing1 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup2 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 1 17th 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Wetrade x Phantom Global Sources: Season in progress.

Complete ADAC GT4 Germany results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2023 BWT Mücke Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT4 Silver MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 37th 2

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2024 R&B Racing Pro SIC1 SIC2 SUZ1 SUZ2 CHA1 CHA2 BAN1 BAN2 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 MRN1 MRN2 SIC1 SIC2 SIC3 5th 188 2025 Team Jebsen Pro SIC1 SIC2 MOT1 MOT2 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 BAN1 BAN2 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 MRN1 MRN2 5th 155 Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2025 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 17th 1