Álvaro Cho
| Álvaro Cho | |
|---|---|
 Cho in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 27 June 2007 São Paulo, Brazil |
Álvaro Yoon Cho[1] (born 27 June 2007 in São Paulo[2]) is a Brazilian racing driver of South Korean descent who last competed in the F4 Brazilian Championship for TMG Racing.[3]
Career
[edit]Cho started karting during 2019,[4] and spent two years in it,[5] mainly racing in Brazil along with a one-off appearance in the WSK Open Cup in 2021.[6]
After testing Formula 4 machinery at Adria in late 2021 for Cram Motorsport,[7] Cho joined the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship with TMG Racing.[8][9] Joining the season after his 15th birthday at Interlagos,[10][11] Cho scored his first podium the following round at the same track in the reverse-grid race two by finishing runner-up to Fernando Barrichello.[12] At the penultimate round of the season in Goiania, Cho took his second and final podium of the season in race three, which led to him finishing 12th in the standings at season's end.[13]
Returning to the series in 2023 but switching to TMG Racing shortly before the season-opener,[14] Cho started the season with a triple podium at Interlagos, which included a pole in race three and two-runner up finishes in the last two races.[15][16] Three rounds later, at Goiania, Cho scored his maiden series win in race one.[17] After scoring two more podiums in the last two rounds of the season, both at Interlagos,[18] Cho ended his sophomore season in the series third in points.[19]
In 2024, Cho returned to the F4 Brazilian Championship after another last-minute call from TMG Racing.[20] Having initially signed on just for the season opener at Velo Città, Cho won the first race of the weekend and left the round as the points leader.[21] However, things changed when Cho returned to TMG Racing for the third round of the season at Velo Città until the end of the season, taking a win in race three on his surprise return.[22] In the following round of the season at Goiania, Cho won race one and finished second in the other two to enter the second half of the season runner-up in points.[23] Taking just one podium in the series' only trip to Argentina,[24] Cho took four wins in the last three rounds of the season to end his third season in Brazilian F4 runner-up to Matheus Comparatto.[25][26][27]
During 2024, Cho made his Formula Regional debut, joining G4 Racing ahead of the Mugello round of the Formula Regional European Championship.[28] Racing in just two rounds for the Swiss-licenced team, Cho took a best result of 22nd at the Paul Ricard round in race one.[29]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WSK Open Cup - OKJ | KR Motorsport | 75th |
| Sources:[30] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Brazilian Championship | KTF Sports | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 12th |
| Campeonato Paulista de Fórmula Delta | [31] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18th | |
| 2023 | F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 204 | 3rd |
| 2024 | F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 307 | 2nd |
| Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | |
| Source:[32][33] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
[edit](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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | KTF Sports | MOG1 1 |
MOG1 2 |
MOG1 3 |
INT1 1 Ret |
INT1 2 7 |
INT1 3 13 |
INT2 1 5 |
INT2 2 2 |
INT2 3 13† |
MOG2 1 Ret |
MOG2 2 16† |
MOG2 3 14 |
GYN 1 Ret |
GYN 2 8 |
GYN 3 3 |
INT3 1 Ret |
INT3 2 8 |
INT3 3 10 |
12th | 43 | |||||||
| 2023 | TMG Racing | INT1 1 3 |
INT1 2 2 |
INT1 3 2 |
INT2 1 9 |
INT2 2 6 |
INT2 3 4 |
MOG 1 4 |
MOG 2 8 |
MOG 3 2 |
GYN 1 1 |
GYN 2 6 |
GYN 3 2 |
INT3 1 3 |
INT3 2 7 |
INT3 3 5 |
INT4 1 4 |
INT4 2 2 |
INT4 3 4 |
3rd | 204 | |||||||
| 2024 | TMG Racing | MGG1 1 1 |
MGG1 2 3 |
MGG1 3 10 |
INT1 1 |
INT1 2 |
INT1 3 |
MGG2 1 6 |
MGG2 2 2 |
MGG2 3 1 |
GOI1 1 1 |
GOI1 2 2 |
GOI1 3 2 |
BUA 1 4 |
BUA 2 4 |
BUA 3 3 |
INT2 1 6 |
INT2 2 C |
INT2 3 1 |
GOI2 1 1 |
GOI2 2 8 |
GOI2 3 2 |
INT3 1 Ret |
INT3 2 1 |
INT3 3 9 |
INT4 3 1 |
2nd | 307 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
[edit](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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | G4 Racing | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
MUG 1 29 |
MUG 2 30 |
LEC 1 22 |
LEC 2 24 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
37th | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Participants (71 Drivers)" (PDF). kartmag.fr. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "ALVARO CHO". formularegionaleubyalpine.com. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Álvaro Cho #21". stockproseries.com.br. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Lista de inscritos atualizada, cancelamento da KZ Sênior e nova programação na 1ª fase: o 54º Brasileiro está chegando". kartmotor.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "A mais nova categoria do esporte a motor nacional definiu, por meio de sorteio, os competidores que comporão as quatro equipes de 2022". vicar.pressroom.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Álvaro Cho disputa a abertura do WSK Euro Open em seu final de semana de estreia no kartismo europeu". kartmotor.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Álvaro Cho participou de dois dias de testes com carro da Fórmula 4 na Itália". kartmotor.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Portal Kart Motor entrevista pilotos da temporada de estreia da Fórmula 4 Brasil de forma exclusiva. Assista". kartmotor.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wolff, Perceval (13 May 2022). "Your season guide to the 2022 Brazilian F4 Championship". feederseries.net. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (31 July 2022). "Pedro Clerot wins twice at Interlagos to extend Brazilian F4 lead". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Depois de completar 15 anos, Álvaro Cho finalmente fará sua estreia no Autódromo Velocitta". kartmotor.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (7 September 2022). "Clerot, Barrichello and Staico share Brazilian F4 wins at Interlagos". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (6 November 2022). "Pedro Clerot becomes first Brazilian F4 champion with win at Goiania". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Clara Castro, Maria (20 April 2023). "Your season guide to the 2023 Brazilian F4 championship". feederseries.net. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Clara Castro, Maria (26 April 2023). "3 storylines you may have missed from Brazilian F4 Round 1". feederseries.net. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (23 April 2023). "Vinicius Tessaro takes early Brazilian F4 lead with two Interlagos wins". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (27 September 2023). "Cho, Comparatto and Tessaro win in Brazilian F4 at Goiania". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (5 November 2023). "Alpine junior Ferreira takes two F4 wins in Sao Paulo GP support races". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (17 December 2023). "Vinicius Tessaro crowned Brazilian F4 champion at Interlagos". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Anequini, Laura (20 May 2024). "Brazilian F4: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (20 May 2024). "Three different drivers win in Brazilian F4 season opener at Velo Citta". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (30 June 2024). "Rafaela Ferreira becomes Brazilian F4's first female winner at Velo Citta". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (29 July 2024). "Three Brazilian F4 race-winners at Goiania, but Comparatto is still leader". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (7 October 2024). "Pavie, Ferreira and Nobels win on Brazilian F4's trip to Argentina". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (4 November 2024). "Comparatto and Cho win Brazilian F4 races at stormy Sao Paulo GP". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 November 2024). "Comparatto takes advantage in Brazilian F4 title fight". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (15 December 2024). "Comparatto gets Brazilian F4 title in quadruple-header Interlagos finale". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Alvaro Cho estreia na FRECA com equipe G4 Racing". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (20 July 2024). "Camara dominates at Paul Ricard for fifth FREC win". formulascout.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Cho Alvaro Yoon". Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Álvaro Cho busca primeiro pódio na Fórmula Delta no Autódromo Potenza". racingonline.com.br. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Alvaro Cho Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Alvaro Cho | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Álvaro Cho career summary at DriverDB.com