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Bernardo Sousa (rally driver)

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Bernardo Sousa
Personal information
NationalityPortugal Portuguese
Born (1987-05-16) May 16, 1987 (age 37)
Madeira, Portugal
World Rally Championship record
Active years20072011, 20142016
Co-driverPortugal Paulo Babo
Portugal Carlos Magalhães
Portugal Jorge Carvalho
Portugal Nuno Rodrigues da Silva
Portugal António Costa
Portugal Hugo Magalhães
Rallies40
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points1
First rally2007 Rally de Portugal
Last rally2016 Rally Finland

Tomas Bernardo Rodrigues Sousa (born May 16, 1987) is a Portuguese rally driver.

Born in Madeira, Portugal, and having previously competed in karting, Sousa began his rally career in 2006, competing in the Portuguese national championship. In 2008 he began competing in the Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC), a class of the World Rally Championship. He finished second in class on the 2008 Acropolis Rally, finishing the season ninth in the P-WRC standings. In 2009 he switched from a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to an Abarth Grande Punto, finishing the season in tenth. In 2010 he moves to the new Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) in a Ford Fiesta S2000, winning his class in his first rally in the S2000, the 2011 Jordan Rally.[1]

Racing record

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WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Pts
2007 Bernardo Sousa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE NOR MEX POR
Ret
ARG ITA GRE FIN GER NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0
2008 Red Bull Rallye Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE
19
MEX ARG
18
JOR ITA GRE
15
TUR
24
GER NZL
18
ESP FRA JPN GBR
31
NC 0
Bernardo Sousa FIN
DNS
2009 Bernardo Sousa Abarth Grande Punto S2000 IRE NOR
Ret
CYP POR
DNS
ARG ITA
Ret
GRE
16
POL FIN AUS
Ret
ESP GBR
15
NC 0
2010 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
19
MEX JOR
EX
TUR NZL NC 0
Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde POR
15
BUL FIN GER
32
JPN
Ret
FRA
32
ESP GBR
Ret
2011 Team Quinta do Lorde Ford Fiesta RS WRC SWE MEX POR
Ret
28th 1
Ford Fiesta S2000 JOR
10
ITA
Ret
ARG GRE
11
FIN
24
GER
35
AUS FRA
15
ESP
Ret
GBR
2014 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE MEX POR
15
ARG ITA
15
POL
16
FIN GER
Ret
AUS FRA
17
ESP
Ret
GBR
Ret
NC 0
2015 ACSM Rallye Team Peugeot 208 T16 MON SWE MEX ARG POR
Ret
ITA
Ret
POL
Ret
FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2016 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta R2T MON SWE MEX ARG POR
Ret
ITA POL
33
FIN
35
GER CHN FRA ESP GBR AUS NC 0

PWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Pts
2008 Red Bull Rallye Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE
8
ARG
8
GRE
2
TUR
11
FIN NZL
7
JPN GBR
9
9th 12
2009 Bernardo Sousa Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 NOR
Ret
CYP POR
DNS
ARG ITA
Ret
GRE
5
AUS
Ret
GBR
4
10th 9

SWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts
2010 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta S2000 SWE
6
MEX JOR
EX
8th 32
Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde NZL POR
4
FIN GER
7
JPN
Ret
FRA
7
GBR
Ret
2011 Team Quinta do Lorde Ford Fiesta S2000 MEX JOR
1
ITA
Ret
GRE
2
FIN
6
GER
8
FRA
4
ESP
Ret
4th 67

WRC 2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts
2014 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta RRC MON SWE MEX POR
5
ARG ITA
5
POL
5
FIN GER
Ret
AUS FRA
2
ESP
Ret
GBR
Ret
8th 48
2015 ACSM Rallye Team Peugeot 208 T16 MON SWE MEX ARG POR
Ret
ITA
Ret
POL
Ret
FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR - 0

Drive DMACK Cup results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Pts
2016 Bernardo Sousa Ford Fiesta R2T POR
Ret
POL
3
FIN
2
GER ESP 5th 47

IRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WDC Pts
2006 Portugal C.S. Maritimo - Coral Sá - P.S.Line Peugeot 206 S1600 RSA YPR MAD
51
ITA NC 0
2007 Portugal Team C.S. Maritimo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX KEN TUR BEL RUS POR
Ret
CZE ITA SWI CHI - 0
2008 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX TUR POR
Ret
BEL RUS POR CZE ESP ITA SWI CHI NC 0
2009 Portugal Bernardo Sousa Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 MON BRA KEN POR
10
BEL RUS POR
Ret
CZE ESP ITA SCO NC 0
2010 Portugal Team Ford/Quinta do Lord Ford Fiesta S2000 MON BRA ARG CAN ITA BEL AZO
10
MAD
Ret
CZE ITA SCO CYP NC 0

Big Brother

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In 2022 Sousa enters the reality show Big Brother Famosos 2022 II as a rally driver, and he ends up winning it after 57 days.[2]

References

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  1. ^ WRC: Bernardo Sousa Cruises to Debut Win at Jordan Rally Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Madeirense Bernardo Sousa vence segunda edição do 'Big Brother Famosos'" [Madeirense Bernardo Sousa wins second edition of ‘Big Brother Famosos’]. d7.dnoticias.pt (in Portuguese). 24 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.