Ricardo Machado

Ricardo Machado

Information
Birthdate	June 1985
Country	Portugal
Nicknames	CheloM26
Team	Team Byron
Simulations	iRacing
Links
Team history
iRacing 2021 - 2022 Portugal iRacing Team 2023 - present Team Byron

Equipment

Hardware
Rig & Seat	SimLab GT1 EVO + Sparco EVO II
Wheelbase	Asetek Forte DD 18nm
Wheelrim	Asetek Forte Formula
Pedals	Asetek Forte Pedals

Career results

iRacing Special Event

ROAR Before the 24

Year	No.	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2024	10	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	Ricardo Machado	75	6th	17
	10	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	Ricardo Machado	66	18th	15

24 Hours of Daytona

Year	No.	Team	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2022	7	[PIT] - Endurance RED	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ricardo Machado	781	7th	41
				João Barata
				Rui Filipe Martins
				Bruno Viçoso
				Maia Ricardo
				Sergio Colunas
				Marco Ervoes
2023	26	CM26	Audi R8 LMS GT3	Ricardo Machado	797	6th	36
				Bruno Carreira
				Pedro D Mendes
				Samuel R Santos
				Tiago Faria Rodrigues
2024	26	Team Byron GT3	BMW M4 GT3	Ricardo Machado	733	21th	12
				Andre M Baptista
				Matheus Torres
				Netto Vidal
				Fernando R Almeida

Daytona 500

Year	Setup	No.	Manufacturer	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2023	Fixed	24	Ford	Ricardo Machado	200	3rd	41
	Open	27	Ford	Ricardo Machado	176	18th	27
2024	Open	12	Ford	Ricardo Machado	199	17th	7

Coke 600

Year	Setup	No.	Manufacturer	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2022	Open	12	Ford	Ricardo Machado	372	6th	6
2023	Fixed	2	Ford	Ricardo Machado	400	2nd	9
	Open	11	Ford	Ricardo Machado	390	15th	5
2024	Open	27	Ford	Ricardo Machado	152	28th	3

Indy 500

Year	No.	Team	Car	Drivers	Serie	Laps	Pos	Split
2024	10	Team Byron	Dallara IR18	Ricardo Machado	Fixed	199	11th	14

6hrs of Glen

Year	No.	Team	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2023	26	CM26	BMW M4 GT3	Ricardo Machado	176	11th	7
				Bruno Carreira

Brickyard 400

Year	Setup	No.	Manufacturer	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2024	Open	32	Ford	Ricardo Machado	153	24th	2

24 Hours of Spa

Year	No.	Team	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2022	16	[PIT] - Endurance Green	Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020	Ricardo Machado	507	19th	22
				João Paulo
				Rui Filipe Martins
				Sergio Cerqueira
				Marco Ervoes
2023	26	CM26	BMW M4 GT3	Ricardo Machado	573	25th	11
				Gonçalo C Ferrira
				Samuel R Santos
				Tiago Faria Rodrigues
				Bruno Carreira
				Artur Loureiro
2024	26	CM26 - Asetek	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Ricardo Machado	570	13th	5
				Lucas de Chelo Machado

iRacing MX-500

Year	No.	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2024	25	Global Mazda MX-5 Cup	Ricardo Machado	373	21st	2

Bristol 500

Year	Setup	No.	Manufacturer	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2023	Fixed	8	Ford	Ricardo Machado	471	15th	4
	Open	26	Ford	Ricardo Machado	490	13th	2

8hrs of Fuji

Year	No.	Team	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2023	26	CM26 - SimLab	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ricardo Machado	279	29th	6
				Bruno Carreira

MS Charity Race

Year	Track	No.	Team	Car	Drivers	Laps	Pos	Split
2023	Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans	26	CM26 Crew	Toyota GR86	Ricardo Machado	26	10th	4
		26	CM26 Crew	Toyota GR86	Ricardo Machado	27	10th	3

Championships

Campeonato Portugal Endurance Esports

(Campeonato Portugal Endurance) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Division	Class	Car	Team	Drivers								Pos	Points
2022	2	GT3	Ferrari 488 EVO	Portugal iRacing Team Yellow	João Paulo	15	20	23	11	DNS	18	DNS	24th	58
					Maia Ricardo
					Ricardo Machado

Season	Division	Class	Car	Team	Drivers							Pos	Points
2023	2	GT3	BMW M4 GT3	CM26 Crew	Ricardo Machado	5	7	8	3	2	3	3rd	222
					Bruno Carreira
					Tiago Faria Rodrigues

Campeonato Portugal Velocidade Esports

(Campeonato Portugal Velocidade) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season Division Class Car Number Drivers Results H F H F H F H F H F H F Pos Points 2021 10 F3 Dallara F3 426 Ricardo Machado 4 2 2 8 6 7 5 9 4 6 9 6 5th 334 Season Division Class Car Number Drivers Results H F H F H F H F H F H F H F H F Pos Points 2022 6 TCR Honda Civic Type R TCR 226 Ricardo Machado 13 23 18 6 13 15 20 20 6 5 3 4 10 6 5 10 7th 285 IIS - International iRacing Series (NASCAR) (IIS - International iRacing Series) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Regular Season Season Manufacturer Team Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2023 Ford Freelancer Ricardo Machado 15th 7th 6th 15th 12th 11th 17th 17th 202 Challenger Season Season Manufacturer Team Drivers 15 16 Pos Points 2023 Ford Freelancer Ricardo Machado 10th 12th 7th 2065 Contender Season Season Manufacturer Team Drivers 17 18 Pos Points 2023 Ford Freelancer Ricardo Machado 4th 20th 10th 1187 IIS Main Event (Finals) Season Manufacturer Team Drivers 19 Pos Points 2023 Ford Freelancer Ricardo Machado 15th 7th 1209 VCe Road to Pro Repescagem (VCe Road to Pro Repescagem) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season Manufacturer Team Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points 2023 Ford Team Byron Ricardo Machado 22nd 8th 15th 11th 11th 18th 17th 137 GP São Paulo 1000 Milhas Year No. Team Car Drivers Laps Pos 2024 26 Team Byron GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Ricardo Machado 225 19th Rafael F Rodrigues Yurem Rubens Neilson Messias ESRA Friends Cup Oval (ESRA Friends Cup Oval) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season Car Team Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points 2024 T2 [Legacy] Nascar Truck Chevrolet Silverado - 2008 CND Motors Ricardo Machado 8th 3rd 6th 13th 3rd 2nd 2nd 231 VCe Truck Series (VCe Truck Series) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season Manufacturer Team Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points 2024 T3 Ford Team Byron Ricardo Machado 10th 14th 15th 11th 10th 7th 8th 185