Nonô Figueiredo

Who is Nonô Figueiredo?

Flávio Pagano "Nonô" Figueiredo is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He is better known as "Nonô"" Figueiredo and drives in the Brazilian V8 Stock Car Series. He started racing in Karting in 1984, winning several championship titles. In 1989 and 1990 he raced in some North American Formula Ford races. In 1993 he drove in the Italian formula 3 Championship, followed by Formula Fiat drives back in Brazil in 1995 and 1996, with six race wins in two years.

He raced in Great Britain in 1997, driving for TJ Motorsport in the Vauxhall Vectra Challenge with four race wins. In 1998 he achieved more success, with another four wins that year. This got him a drive for just two races in the British Touring Car Championship for the works Vauxhall team, replacing John Cleland for the rounds at Thruxton. Since 2000 he has raced back in Brazil, in the V8 Stock cars.