Francisco Mora (racing driver)

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Francisco Mora
Francisco Mora TCR Hyundai i30.jpg
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)
Porto, Portugal
Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade career
Current teamVeloso Motorsport
Car number26
Previous series
2015
2014
2013
2013
2011-12
TCR International Series
Blancpain Sprint Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Karting
Championship titles
2011Portuguese Rotax Max Winter Cup - Junior

Francisco Mora (born 26 August 1996) is a Portuguese racing driver currently competing in the Campeonato de Portugal de Velocidade with a Cupra Leon TCR with technical assistance from Veloso Motorsport. He previously competed in the Italian GT, TCR International and Blancpain Sprint Series.

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Racing career

Mora began his career in 2011 in karting. He switched to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps in 2013, he ended 14th in the Junior standings. [1] In 2014 Mora switched to the Italian GT. [2] In May 2015, it was announced that Mora would make his TCR International Series debut with Veloso Motorsport driving a SEAT León Cup Racer. [3]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Interwetten Racing 200000NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Interwetten.com Racing Team 140000526th
2014 Blancpain GT Sprint Series Sports and You200000NC
Italian GT Championship - GT3 800002223rd
2015Italian GT Championship - GT3Sports and You800001530th
TCR International Series Veloso Motorsport 20000530th
Target Competition 10000
TCR Portuguese Series Veloso Motorsport 444441081st
2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Target Junior Team 20000720th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Ferry Monster Autosport 3000131‡31st‡
TCR International Series Baporo Motorsport 20000330th
Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade Turismos - TCR Veloso Motorsport 16841012496th
TCR Trophy Europe 200001234th
2017 TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series Veloso Motorsport 743261204th
TCR Spain Touring Car Championship 643261131st
TCR Portugal Touring Car Championship 11744102511st
2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series M1RA 710014410th
Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade Turismos Veloso Motorsport 201011810th
2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Veloso Motorsport 200001332nd
TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series 74??41121st

† As Mora was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

‡ Team standings

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314PosPoints
2013 Interwetten.com Racing Team VLL
1

15
VLL
2

13
IMO1
1

Ret
IMO1
2

Ret
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

Ret
MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

8
MIS
1

28
MIS
2

Ret
MUG
1

27
MUG
2

20
IMO2
1

24
IMO2
2

18
26th5

Complete TCR International Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015 Veloso Motorsport SEAT León Cup Racer SEP
1
SEP
2
SHA
1
SHA
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
ALG
1

10
ALG
2

8
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
MRN
1
MRN
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
30th5
2016 Baporo Motorsport SEAT León Cup Racer BHR
1
BHR
2
EST
1

10
EST
2

9
SPA
1
SPA
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
MRN
1
MRN
2
SEP
1
SEP
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
30th3

Complete TCR Europe Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2018 M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR LEC
1

21†
LEC
2

4
ZAN
1

9
ZAN
2

8
SPA
1

DNS
SPA
2

10
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

1
ASS
1
ASS
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
10th44
2019 Veloso Motorsport CUPRA León TCR HUN
1
HUN
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
CAT
1

9
CAT
2

19
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
32nd13

Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

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References

  1. "Interwetten 2013 line-up will include Abogado, Mora and Tereshchenko". Renault Sport Italia. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "Francisco Mora career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. "Veloso Motorsport to join TCR in Portimao". TouringCarTimes.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.