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{{short description|Australian race car driver}}
{{notability|Biography|date=May 2022}}
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{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Nathan Antunes
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[
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| prev series = [[Australian GT Championship]]<br>[[Toyota Racing Series]]<br>[[A1 Grand Prix]]<br>[[German Formula Three Championship|Formula 3 Germany]]<br>[[Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup|Formula Renault 2.0 NEC]]<br>[[Formula BMW UK]]<br>[[Australian Formula Ford Championship|Formula Ford]] New South Wales
| prev series years = 2013-16<br>2006-09<br>2007-08<br>2006<br>2006<br>2005<br>2004
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'''Nathan William Cavaco Antunes''' (born 23 April 1988) in Sydney, Australia is best known as an [[Australia]]n [[race car driver]]. Educated at [[Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)|Trinity Grammar School]] in Sydney, he has raced in a variety of classes throughout the world.
[[File:McLaren 650S GT3 of Nathan Antunes & Elliot Barbour (2016).jpg|thumb|left|Antunes placed sixth in the [[2016 Australian GT Championship]] driving a [[McLaren 650S GT3]]]]
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==Racing career==
===Junior Karting===
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Antunes began his career in 1996 and was Goulburn Kart Club Champion in 1997, 1998 (midget karting) and 1999 (rookie karting). He was also the North Shore Kart Club Champion and ACT Junior Sprint Classic Champion in 1998 and 1999
In 2001, Antunes made his first appearance in National Championships Junior National Light and placed 7th in the Junior Clubman NSW Championship. In 2002 he placed 5th in the Junior ICA Australian Championship, 4th in the Junior Piston Port NSW Championship (Junior ICA) and 4th in the Junior Clubman NSW Championship improving on his 7th place the year before.
In 2003, Antunes placed 5th in the ICA Australian Championship and competed in the Formula 100 Light Australian Championships aged 14. Unfortunately an accident in the semi
===Formula Ford===
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===Formula BMW===
In 2005, Antunes moved to Europe to pursue his career and competed in the [[Formula BMW]] UK Championship.<ref name="TDR1">[http://www.nmd.com.au/news2/news_detail.cfm?ID=3229&highlight=Nathan%20Antunes Aussie Racer Makes UK Debut] Norrgard Motorsport Development
Antunes also raced at the [[Formula BMW]] World Championship in Bahrain for [[Motaworld Racing]]. He finished 5th – the highest finish for Motaworld racing to date – up from 18th place in qualifying.<ref name="TDR2">[http://www.formulabmwusa.com/news_fastnews/news_fastnews.php?y=2005 Marco Holzer Wins First Formula BMW World Final] Formula BMW USA
===Formula Renault===
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2006 saw Antunes step into [[Formula Renault]] car for the first time North European and European Series but did not race the full season. Racing with [[Motopark Academy]], Antunes raced at [[Circuit Zolder]], also known as [[Circuit Terlaemen]] in [[Belgium]], qualifying 23rd and finishing 14th. He also raced in the [[Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup]] at [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben]] in [[Germany]], [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in [[Belgium]] and [[Nürburgring]] in [[Germany]].
Antunes also tested at the [[World Series by Renault]].<ref name="TDR3">[http://mediaguide.wsbyrenault.com/driver.php?champ=26&id=227 Nathan Antunes] World Series by Renault
===Formula 3===
Antunes also competed in the [[Formula 3]] Recaro Cup German Championship in 2006 with the [[HS Technik Motorsport]] team. At three events Antunes placed eighth, sixth, fourth, third, first and retired due to car failure and took one pole position in six races.<ref name="TDR4">[http://www.formula3.cc/content/view/12447/486/ Nathan Antunes – A win and pole position in Austria] Formula 3.cc
Antunes also tested at the World Series by Renault.
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===A1 Grand Prix===
He made his [[A1 Grand Prix]] debut with [[A1 Team Australia]] in Shanghai, China in April 2008. He drove in the Rookie
In Brands Hatch in May 2008, he again drove for the team in the Rookie sessions, notching up a 10th and an 8th place.<ref>http://www.motorsport.com/#/a1gp/news/brands-hatch-practice-1-times-2008-05-02/?v=2&y=2008&s=1&i=338 Retrieved Motorsport.com 10 June 2010.</ref>
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|align="center" | 5th
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!rowspan=2| 2006
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| [[German Formula Three Championship]]
|align="center" | 10th
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]] B06/30 [[Opel]]
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!rowspan=2| 2007-08
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| [[2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season|A1 Grand Prix]]
|align="center" | 13th †
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]] [[A1 Grand Prix cars|B05/52]] - [[Zytek]]
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! 2008-09
| [[2008–09 Toyota Racing Series|Toyota Racing Series]]
| [[Tatuus]] TT104ZZ [[Toyota]]
| European Technique
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! 2013
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! 2014
| Rod Salmon
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! 2015
| [[2015 Australian GT Championship season|Australian GT Championship]]
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! 2016
| [[2016 Australian GT Championship season|Australian GT Championship]]
|align="center" | 6th
| [[McLaren 650S GT3]]
| [[Tekno Autosports]]
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† Team result
===Complete A1 Grand Prix results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in
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===Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results===
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! Year
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! Class
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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>pos.|Class position}}
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! [[2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour|2015]]
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Salmon Racing
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Salmon
|align="left"| [[Audi R8|Audi R8 LMS]]
| AA
| 103
| DNF
| DNF
|- style="text-align:center;"
! [[2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour|2016]]
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} GT Motorsport
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Barton Mawer<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Taylor
|align="left"| [[Audi R8|Audi R8 LMS]]
| AA
| 294
| 6th
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
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! [[2017 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour|2017]]
| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} GT Motorsport
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Elliot Barbour<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Taylor
|align="left"| [[Audi R8|Audi R8 LMS]]
| AAM
| 161
| DNF
| DNF
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==External links==
* {{DriverDB driver|<!-- 3596 -->nathan-antunes}}
* [http://www.motorsport.com/#/all/search/?q=nathan%252520antunes Photos by Driver: Nathan Antunes]
* [http://www.nathanantunes.com NathanAntunes.com Official website]
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