Fernando Rees

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Fernando Rees (born January 4, 1985) is a Brazilian former racecar driver from São Paulo. He began in go-karts in 1993 at age eight and moved to international single-seaters in 2001, later starting endurance racing in 2007.

In 2003 he had a private Mercedes test in Estoril for Formula 3 Euroseries; he topped the times on the test day but did not get a seat. In 2006 he suffered a severe crash at Monza during a Formula 3000/International Masters test, breaking several vertebrae and an ankle. He was out of racing for about 18 months to recover.

Rees made his Le Mans Series debut in 2007 with Larbre Compétition, driving an Aston Martin DBR9 and winning the GT1 class at Interlagos. He moved to the LMP2 class in 2008 with Barazi-Epsilon, but the team withdrew from the 2009 season for financial reasons. He returned to Larbre in 2010 in the Le Mans Series, winning multiple races and helping the team win the GT1 championship; Larbre also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year.

From 2012, Rees raced in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Larbre Compétition in the GT-Am class, driving the No. 50 Corvette C6.R after Sebring. The team won the WEC world championship in its first season. He stayed with Larbre for 2013 in the same class, finishing seventh that year.

Across his FIA World Endurance Championship career, Rees had 28 starts, 1 win, 9 podiums, 4 poles, and 1 fastest lap. He held a FIA Silver racing license until 2014 and became FIA Gold in 2015. Rees’ career includes racing primarily with Larbre Compétition, with notable activity in the Le Mans Series and the World Endurance Championship.