# Bernardo Sousa (rally driver)

Tomas Bernardo Rodrigues Sousa (born May 16, 1987) is a Portuguese rally driver.
Born in Madeira, Portugal, and having previously competed in karting, Sousa began his rally career in 2006, competing in the Portuguese national championship. In 2008 he began competing in the Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC), a class of the World Rally Championship. He finished second in class on the 2008 Acropolis Rally, finishing the season ninth in the P-WRC standings. In 2009 he switched from a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to an Abarth Grande Punto, finishing the season in tenth. In 2010 he moves to the new Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) in a Ford Fiesta S2000, winning his class in his first rally in the S2000, the 2011 Jordan Rally.

## Racing record
### WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
| 2007 | Bernardo Sousa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR Ret | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | MON | SWE 19 | MEX | ARG 18 | JOR | ITA | GRE 15 | TUR 24 | | GER | NZL 18 | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR 31 | | NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Bernardo Sousa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | | | | | | | | | FIN DNS | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | Bernardo Sousa | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | IRE | NOR Ret | CYP | POR DNS | ARG | ITA Ret | GRE 16 | POL | FIN | AUS Ret | ESP | GBR 15 | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | SWE 19 | MEX | JOR EX | TUR | NZL | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde | Ford Fiesta S2000 | | | | | | POR 15 | BUL | FIN | GER 32 | JPN Ret | FRA 32 | ESP | GBR Ret | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2011 | Team Quinta do Lorde | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | SWE | MEX | POR Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1 |
| 2011 | Team Quinta do Lorde | Ford Fiesta S2000 | | | | JOR 10 | ITA Ret | ARG | GRE 11 | FIN 24 | GER 35 | AUS | FRA 15 | ESP Ret | GBR | | | | 28th | 1 |
| 2014 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 15 | ARG | ITA 15 | POL 16 | FIN | GER Ret | AUS | FRA 17 | ESP Ret | GBR Ret | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | ACSM Rallye Team | Peugeot 208 T16 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA Ret | POL Ret | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta R2T | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA | POL 33 | FIN 35 | GER | CHN | FRA | ESP | GBR | AUS | | | NC | 0 |

#### PWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
| 2008 | Red Bull Rallye Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE 8 | ARG 8 | GRE 2 | TUR 11 | FIN | NZL 7 | JPN | GBR 9 | 9th | 12 |
| 2009 | Bernardo Sousa | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | NOR Ret | CYP | POR DNS | ARG | ITA Ret | GRE 5 | AUS Ret | GBR 4 | 10th | 9 |

#### SWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
| 2010 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta S2000 | SWE 6 | MEX | JOR EX | | | | | | | | 8th | 32 |
| 2010 | Team Ford/Quinta Do Lorde | Ford Fiesta S2000 | | | | NZL | POR 4 | FIN | GER 7 | JPN Ret | FRA 7 | GBR Ret | 8th | 32 |
| 2011 | Team Quinta do Lorde | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MEX | JOR 1 | ITA Ret | GRE 2 | FIN 6 | GER 8 | FRA 4 | ESP Ret | | | 4th | 67 |

#### WRC 2 results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
| 2014 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta RRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 5 | ARG | ITA 5 | POL 5 | FIN | GER Ret | AUS | FRA 2 | ESP Ret | GBR Ret | 8th | 48 |
| 2015 | ACSM Rallye Team | Peugeot 208 T16 | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | POR Ret | ITA Ret | POL Ret | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | - | 0 |

### Drive DMACK Cup results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Pts |
| 2016 | Bernardo Sousa | Ford Fiesta R2T | POR Ret | POL 3 | FIN 2 | GER | ESP | 5th | 47 |

### IRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Pts |
| 2006 | C.S. Maritimo - Coral Sá - P.S.Line | Peugeot 206 S1600 | RSA | YPR | MAD 51 | ITA | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2007 | Team C.S. Maritimo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | KEN | TUR | BEL | RUS | POR Ret | CZE | ITA | SWI | CHI | | | | - | 0 |
| 2008 | Bernardo Sousa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | TUR | POR Ret | BEL | RUS | POR | CZE | ESP | ITA | SWI | CHI | | | NC | 0 |
| 2009 | Bernardo Sousa | Fiat Grande Punto Abarth S2000 | MON | BRA | KEN | POR 10 | BEL | RUS | POR Ret | CZE | ESP | ITA | SCO | | NC | 0 |
| 2010 | Team Ford/Quinta do Lord | Ford Fiesta S2000 | MON | BRA | ARG | CAN | ITA | BEL | AZO 10 | MAD Ret | CZE | ITA | SCO | CYP | NC | 0 |

## Big Brother

In 2022 Sousa enters the reality show Big Brother Famosos 2022 II as a rally driver, and he ends up winning it after 57 days.