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Tiago Rodrigues 帝雅戈·洛迪古斯
Rodrigues in 2024
Nationality	Macanese
Full name	Tiago Golovko Rodrigues
Born	(2007-06-19) 19 June 2007 (age 17) Macau
Formula 4 UAE Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Xcel Motorsport
Car number	3
Starts	15 (15 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	22nd in 2024
Previous series
2023 2023	F4 Chinese Championship Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
Championship titles
2023	F4 Chinese Championship

Tiago Golovko Rodrigues (Chinese: 帝雅戈·洛迪古斯; pinyin: Dìyǎgēluòdígǔsī; Jyutping: Dai3 ngaa5 gwo1 lok6 dik6 gu2 si1; Portuguese pronunciation: [ti.ˈa.gu ʁu.ˈdɾi.gɨʃ]) (born 19 June 2007), more commonly known as Tiago Rodrigues, is a Macanese racing driver who most recently competed in the Macau Grand Prix with Evans GP. He won the F4 Chinese Championship in 2023.

Career

Karting

Rodrigues has been competing in various Macanese championships since 2022, notably the AAMC Karting Championship.

AAMC Karting Championship — X30 Senior

Rodrigues participated in the X30 Senior Macanese Championship at Coloane Karting Track [zh] for the first time in 2022.

He would finish 2nd and 3rd for races 1 and 2 respectively in round 1, scoring 36 points in the Club Race Championship. At the same time, he was the champion of the National Race Championship. He would finish 4th in both races of round 2 and score 22 points in the Club Race Championship. In the end, Rodrigues classified 3rd overall and 1st in the National Race Championship.

AAMC Karting Championship — KZ

2022

The first time Rodrigues raced in the KZ category was in 2022. That year, he joined one race of the AAMC Karting Championship which was held at the Coloane Karting Track [zh] in Macau.

Rodrigues geared up in the Establishment of the Macau SAR Cup, finishing second in the Pre-Final and won the Final race.

2023

In 2023, Rodrigues continued racing in the KZ Championship.

In round 1, Rodrigues won the Pre-Final. However, despite starting from pole position in the 17-lap Final, Rodrigues did not manage to convert it as a win. Hong Kong racer Liao Yan Yik overtook Rodrigues in the first lap and Rodrigues finished 2nd at last.

Rodrigues later finished 3rd in both the Pre-Final and Final races in round 2.

In round 3, Rodrigues finished behind Liao Yan Yik once again in the Pre-Final and Final races. Rodrigues was able to score 40 points on the weekend by ending in 2nd place.

In round 4, Rodrigues finished 3rd in both the Pre-Final and Final again. In the Final race, a red flag was issued on the first lap due to collisions of other drivers. Rodrigues failed to win again as the Macau racer Marcus Cheong continued to extend his lead.

Rodrigues was leading the championship before the final round of the season. However, his car had some technical issues and could not finish race 1, making him start from 13th in race 2. Rodrigues finished 4th in the Final race and 3rd in the championship.

Rodrigues claimed his championship trophy for 3rd position in the AAMC Prize Presentation Ceremony on 26th January, 2024.

2024

On 2 March 2024, it was announced that Rodrigues would join the championship again.

In round 1, Rodrigues topped the qualifying session which meant that he would start from pole position in the Pre-Final. He successfully converted to a win and placed himself first on the starting grid of the Final. In the first lap of the Final, Rodrigues was overtaken by his teammate Marcus Cheong, who started from 2nd place. On lap 12, Cheong was passed by Rodrigues. Rodrigues crossed the finish line first, but he received a 5-second penalty due to causing a collision and classified 3rd.

Positive momentum continued in round 2, where Rodrigues would start from pole position and win the Pre-Final. Rodrigues would be leading the Final for most of the time, until he was overtaken by the Hong Kong racer Liao Yan Yik and his teammate Marcus Cheong. Rodrigues crossed the finish line third, but classified second due to a penalty given to Liao Yan Yik because of a false start.

Rodrigues was set to start from second in round 3's Pre-Final. However, his teammate Marcus Cheong, who qualified for pole position, had an engine failure of his kart and could not start the following races. Rodrigues won and set the fastest laps in both the Pre-Final and Final. Due to Cheong's absence, Rodrigues became the championship leader with 136 points. He stated that it wasn't really hard to win because most of his competitions had had very tough races and had some difficult circumstances to deal with, during a post-race interview.

No points were granted for Rodrigues in round 4. Due to the extension of the thunderstorm signal, the qualifying session was delayed and the Pre-Final was canceled. Rodrigues finished second in qualifying. The Final was later canceled as well due to the second hoisting of the thunderstorm signal.

Rodrigues also geared up for the Macau Kart Grand Prix, which had not been held since 2019. He entered the KZ class which was the fifth round of the championship. Rodrigues achieved a pole to win in the Pre-Final which set him to start from the pole again in the Final. At the beginning of the Final, Rodrigues immediately dropped to fourth due to a poor start. He regained two positions on the second lap at the first and second corners of the circuit. Rodrigues took the lead of the race at the final corner of lap 8, but mistakenly missed turn one and placed himself at the runoff area, dropping him down to fourth. Rodrigues was battling for third position at the end of lap 9, he came side by side with Maximiano Manhao and successfully gained a position as Manhao went wide. Rodrigues initially finished third in the Final, but was given a 5-second time penalty due to an incorrect position of front fairing.

Rodrigues would start from pole in the Pre-Final of round 6. He would win and set the fastest lap in the Pre-Final which allowed him to start from pole again in the Final. Rodrigues dropped down to fourth at the start but took the lead in lap 3. Rodrigues set the fastest lap of 0:46:587 in the Final and won with over a 10-second margin. "I think that the start could have been a little bit better because I started in the pole position but after the start, I dropped to the fourth position, but then I made my way up to second. Then, I started catching the driver who was in the first position. He had a problem so he retired and I managed to go to the first position that way. Then, from that went on it was just about keeping the pace, not doing any mistakes, and finishing the race." said Rodrigues during a post-race interview.

Rodrigues qualified second in round 7's Pre-Final. He would finish the Pre-Final in second. The Final was suspended after two laps and did not resume due to the hoisting of the thunderstorm signal. The awards of the podium were granted according to the Pre-Final classification. Points were only granted for the Pre-Final.

The final round of the championship was held as one of the competitions in the Macau International Kart Grand Prix. Rodrigues qualified second. During a post-qualifying interview, he expressed that he should have done better to get the pole position, considering his past experience, but it did not happen. He also mentioned that it was not something he could not achieve, but he would push harder to the following day's races as he had not driven a kart for a while. He would initially finish 4th in the Pre-Final, but was given a post-race penalty which dropped him to 7th. Rodrigues would conclude the final race of the round in 7th. He was crowned as the champion for the first time in the local karting championship with 262 points.

Rodrigues would initially participate in the KZ class in the second weekend of the 2024 Macau International Kart Grand Prix. However, he was later withdrawn from the race.

Formula 4

Formula 4 Chinese Championship

Rodrigues made his car racing debut in the 2023 F4 Chinese Championship with Champ Motorsport. He took home his first podium during race 3 of the first round at the Zhuhai International Circuit.

Rodrigues took three wins and four podiums in the second round at the Ningbo International Circuit.

Rodrigues took his first pole position for race 1 at the Pingtan Ruyi Lake International Circuit, however, he did not convert that to a win, falling behind Liu Kai Shun in race 1. He would later win race 2 and finish on the podium in race 3 and race 4.

The fourth round of the year at the Zhuhai International Circuit would see Rodrigues take his second pole position, yet he failed to convert it to a win as he finished behind Xu Yingjie, Hu Chengru, and Patrick Tsang.

In round five, Rodrigues was crowned as the champion of the F4 Chinese Championship with 33 points ahead of the Hong Kong racer Liu Kai Shun. By winning the championship, he was invited to the 2023 FIA Rally & Circuit Prize Giving Ceremony which was held in Baku.

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

Rodrigues also geared up for an assault on the returning Formula 4 South East Asia Championship in 2023. He would finish on the podium in all three races that weekend at the Zhuzhou International Circuit and placed himself on the top of the driver's championship.

Rodrigues didn't participate in the remaining rounds at Sepang International Circuit to save the budget for the Formula 4 UAE Championship in the following year. This caused him to gradually drop from the lead to 5th in the final standings.

Macau Formula 4 Race

Rodrigues participated in the Formula 4 event in his hometown's Macau Formula 4 Race, also known as Macau Asia Formula 4, in 2023. Rodrigues qualified 8th for the qualification race and felt satisfied with it. However, he believed that he could have done better. Rodrigues finished 8th in the qualification race under wet conditions, and 6th in the final race, behind Taiwanese racer Ethan Ho.

Formula 4 UAE Championship

After saving enough budget for the championship by dropping out of the last two rounds in the 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, on 8th January 2024, it was announced that Rodrigues would join Xcel Motorsport for the full 2024 season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship.

Rodrigues had a "bittersweet weekend" in the first round of the championship at Yas Marina Circuit. Starting from the 26th position in race 1, he maneuvered through a total of 33 cars, finishing in 19th place. The momentum continued into race 2, where Rodrigues started in the 19th and advanced to the 13th position by the end. In race 3, despite starting from 21st, he crossed the finish line in the 15th position.

During the first race of round 2, Rodrigues had a good start from 14th to 10th but then had collisions with Alvise Rodella, who was his teammate, and Jules Caranta. The incident damaged his front wing. Rodrigues made collisions again in the penultimate lap, with his teammate Liu Kai Shun, from Hong Kong. He finished the race in 30th at last. Rodrigues collided with Peter Bouzinelos in the second race, causing the safety car to be deployed. Rodrigues was retired from the race. This made his position dropped in the driver's championship. In race 3, Rodrigues would finish in 15th.

The third round continued at Dubai Autodrome, Rodrigues finished 10th and 7th in qualifying 1 and 2 respectively. Despite damaging his front wing on the final lap, Rodrigues managed to finish 8th in race 1. In race 2, Rodrigues started from 5th position but got pushed off in the final laps and finished 11th. He would start from 7th in race 3 but collided with Deagen Fairclough on the last lap when fighting for 4th position which made him finish 26th at last.

For the fourth round of the season in Yas Marina Circuit, Rodrigues first qualified 19th for race 1. However, he started from the 21st position at the end as a penalty was given for causing a collision in the third race of the previous round. Rodrigues would finish 22nd in the race which made him start from the same position in race 2. However, he could not convert it to points again by finishing 28th. In the weekend's final race, Rodrigues showed improvement by starting from 27th and finishing 15th.

The final round returned to Dubai Autodrome on 16-18 February. Rodrigues qualified 15th and 14th for races 1 and 2 respectively. He wouldn't be able to score points in all 3 races as contact occurred during the races, causing him to lose several positions.

By scoring points once in the season, Rodrigues finished the season in 22nd position in the driver’s championship with 4 points in total.

Formula 4 Australian Championship

After applying for the financial support plan from the Sports Bureau of Macau SAR Government, Rodrigues returned to Formula 4 after a 6-month absence since the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship. He was announced to join the fourth round of the championship at Sepang International Circuit with Evans GP. Rodrigues would qualify 1st and 2nd for races 1 and 3 respectively. In the first race, Rodrigues claimed victory from pole position. Rodrigues was supposed to start from pole position in race 2 but encountered a gearbox issue before the start. He would miss the formation lap and start from the pit lane. Due to Rodrigues’s team personnel staying on track for an exceeded time, Rodrigues received a 15-second drive-through penalty and finished 10th with the fastest lap. In the third race, Rodrigues started from second position but dropped down to fourth in the first lap. His momentum was not enough to convert another podium-finishing position as he concluded the race in fourth, behind his Australian teammate Cooper Webster.

Formula Regional

FIA Formula Regional World Cup

On 9th October 2024, Rodrigues was announced to set his Formula Regional debut with Evans GP in the Macau Grand Prix. Rodrigues stated that he wouldn’t focus much on expectations as it was pointless, but the job he had to do in order to achieve the best result as possible. Rodrigues finished the first free practice session in 26th as problems were encountered with the gearbox of his car. Rodrigues dealt with more mechanical issues during the first qualifying and retired from the session as he went to the escape road next to the Lisboa bend, finishing in 27th. "I don’t really understand what happened. As I switched to the third gear, the car stopped functioning. I am joining tomorrow’s second qualifying session. I wouldn’t end up in this position if my car was operating fine. It would be great to finish in the top ten since there are many racers with much experience in Formula Regional, and some of them are part of the junior academy of F1 teams. I think I will be able to finish in the top ten." said Rodrigues during an interview after the session. In Free Practice 2, Rodrigues finished in the 24th position. Rodrigues would qualify 21st in the final qualifying session. In the Qualification Race, Rodrigues started from the 21st and concluded in the 17th. Rodrigues could not finish a single lap in Sunday’s main race. He was forced to retire due to a collision at the Lisboa bend. During a post-race interview, Rodrigues described the accident as 'unavoidable', and saying it was possible that he would stop racing, as he was still thinking about his future.

Karting record

Career summary

Complete AAMC Karting Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Did not finish, but classified.

Complete Macau Asia Karting Festival results

Complete Asia & Greater Bay Area Racing Festival results

Complete Macau Kart Grand Prix results

Complete Macau International Kart Grand Prix results

Racing record

Career summary

*Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 Chinese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† — Did not finish, but classified

Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Qualifying Race	Main Race
2024	Evans GP	Tatuus F3 T-318	21st	17th	DNF

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External links

• Official website
• Tiago Rodrigues career summary at DriverDB.com
• Tiago Golovko Rodrigues career summary at DriverDB.com
• Tiago Rodrigues on Twitter
• Tiago Rodrigues on Instagram
• Tiago Rodrigues on Threads
• Tiago Rodrigues on YouTube

• 2007 births
• Macau racing drivers
• Living people
• UAE F4 Championship drivers
• Australian F4 Championship drivers
• South East Asian F4 Championship drivers
• Asia Racing Team drivers
• Champ Motorsport drivers
• Evans GP drivers
• Chinese F4 Championship drivers