Education
After a childhood in karting, Guimarães transitioned to the extremely competitive Formula Three Sudamericana series at the age of 16 and finished 4th in points with two victories. 2008 took him to Europe where he competed in Euroseries 3000 where he finished 9th in points.
Career
He then competed in 11 rounds of the 2008-2009 First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grand Prix season for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Team Brazil where his best finish was second place in the feature race at Kyalami. He signed on with Bryan Herta Autosport to make his Firestone Industry Lights debut at Watkins Glen International in July 2009. He finished on the podium in 3rd place in his first Industry Lights start.
He made two more Industry Lights starts and finished in second at Infineon Raceway.
Career summary
Complete First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
American open–wheel racing results
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= Industry Lights Series Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
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Complete Stock Carolina Brasil results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).