Alexandre Sarnes Negrão (Campinas, October 14, 1985) is a Brazilian racing driver and businessman.[1] As a driver he has raced in Formula 3 South America (champion in 2004), GP2 (now Formula 2), Stock Car Brasil, and Endurance Brazil (champion in 2005, 2012, 2019, and 2020).
As a businessman he has been CEO Aeris Energy. The Negrão Family has several investments in various sectors of the economy, such as energy, real estate and farming.
Career[]
Xandinho, also known as Xande, started his career as a driver in karting and made his debut in Formula 3 South American in 2003 for the Medley Generic Team.[2]
The following year he became the South American Formula 3 champion after winning four seasons at the Autodrome Oscar Cabalen, Cordoba, Argentina.[3][4]
He competed in GP2[5] (now Formula 2, the last step before Formula 1) from 2005 to 2007.
He was a professional driver in Stock Car Brazil for Medley between 2009 and 2012,[6] and even raced as a guest for Cavaleira Sports in 2016.
He studied at FGV and took a leadership course at Iese Business School,[7] in New York.
Currently, he is dedicated to the family business[8] and races for Endurance Brasil,[9] with his father as a team partner.
Xande is one of the commanders of Conforto, one of the largest cattle confinement farms located in Goiás and Aeris Energy, a factory of blades for wind energy production, in Ceará.[10][11]
Personal life[]
Born in Campinas, Alexandre is the son of former driver Xandy Negrão, nephew of fellow former driver Guto Negrão, and cousin of GP2 driver André Negrão.[12]
He has dated Kelly Piquet, daughter of three-time Formula 1 world champion Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet.
In 2011, during Stock Car free practice sessions, Xandinho suffered a serious accident after his car lost its brakes at 180km/h, which left him with a broken collarbone, back injury, and bruises on his hands.[13] After surgery, he recovered and returned to racing the same year.[14]
In January 2016, he took up dating actress Marina Ruy Barbosa.[15] On July 10, 2016, during a trip in Thailand, they got engaged and the next day they were secretly married in a Buddhist ceremony at the same place where Alexandre proposed to her.[16][17] The religious wedding took place on October 7, 2017, at his family's home in Campinas.[18] In early 2021, they announced the end of their marriage.
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- ↑ Negrão quer 'continuar um cara não famoso' após casamento». GQ.
- ↑ «Sudam: Xandinho sonha com o vice-campeonato - F3». F1Mania.
- ↑ «Xandinho Negrão vence pela quarta vez na temporada - F3». F1Mania.
- ↑ da semana: Xandinho Negrão». Correio24horas.
- ↑ http://ge.globo.com/motor/stock-car/noticia/2016/10/xandinho-negrao-volta-stock-car-na-etapa-de-curitiba-deste-fim-de-semana.html
- ↑ https://gq.globo.com/Prazeres/Poder/Comportamento/noticia/2017/10/xandinho-negrao-quer-continuar-um-cara-nao-famoso-apos-casamento.html
- ↑ https://gq.globo.com/Prazeres/Poder/Comportamento/noticia/2017/10/xandinho-negrao-quer-continuar-um-cara-nao-famoso-apos-casamento.html
- ↑ https://www.imperioendurancebrasil.com.br/
- ↑ «Esposo de Marina Ruy Barbosa comanda a empresa do pai no Ceará». Revista Ceará.
- ↑ onde vem a fortuna por trás do casamento do ano». Forbes Brasil.
- ↑ «Xandinho Negrão». CARAS
- ↑ Piracicaba, Por Rafael Honório; SP. «Xandinho Negrão 'voa' sobre cerca e sofre acidente no treino livre em SP». globoesporte.com
- ↑ - Esporte - Piloto da Stock Car se recupera bem após cirurgia na clavícula - 24/02/2011». www1.folha.uol.com.br.
- ↑ «Marina Ruy Barbosa assume namoro com piloto Xandinho Negrão». tvefamosos.uol.com.br.
- ↑ «Marina Ruy Barbosa está noiva de Xandinho Negrão». A Revista Da Mulher.
- ↑ «Xande Negrão e Marina Ruy Barbosa se casaram na Tailândia»
- ↑ «Marina Ruy Barbosa e Xande Negrão se casam em Campinas». Quem