Mario Moraes

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Mario Moraes
Mario Moraes 2010 Indy 500 Practice Day 7.JPG
Moraes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010.
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Born (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 36)
São Paulo, Brazil
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season 2008
Current teaminactive
Former teams KV Racing Technology (2009-2010)
Dale Coyne Racing (2008)
Starts43
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish14th in 2009
Previous series
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004
British F3
F3 Sudamericana
FTR Pro Series FR1600

Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho (born December 20, 1988) [1] is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003, Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with World Speed Motorsports and won races against some competition such as Marco Andretti. In 2005, he drove for the Bassan Motorsport team in Formula Three Sudamericana and finished eighth. In 2006, he finished second in F3 Sudamericana, then moved to the British Formula Three National Class driving for Carlin Motorsport and earned several good finishes while not competing for series points. He finished in fourteenth place in the 2007 British Formula Three championship's Championship Class, again competing for Carlin.

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In 2008, Moraes drove in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing. He finished 21st in points with a best finish of seventh at Watkins Glen International.

Moraes drove for KV Racing Technology in 2009, with a best finish as third at Chicagoland.

Motorsports career results

Moraes in 2008. MoraesCar2008.jpg
Moraes in 2008.

American openwheel results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2008 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara IR-0519 Honda HI7R V8 HMS
16
STP
16
MOT 1
DNP
KAN
17
INDY
18
MIL
23
TXS
18
IOW
19
RIR
17
WGL
7
NSH
10
MDO
24
EDM
20
KTY
17
SNM
10
DET
15
CHI
21
SRF 2
24
21st244 [2]
Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8 t LBH 1
20
2009 KV Racing Technology Dallara IR-055 Honda HI7R V8 STP
21
LBH
19
KAN
11
INDY
33
MIL
9
TXS
10
IOW
17
RIR
16
WGL
14
TOR
11
EDM
23
KTY
18
MDO SNM
4
CHI
3
MOT
5
HMS
7
14th304 [3]
2010 32 SAO
24
STP
21
ALA
13
LBH
6
KAN
7
INDY
31
TXS
21
IOW
25
WGL
5
TOR
14
EDM
7
MDO
12
SNM
11
CHI
17
KTY
18
MOT
24
HMS
27
15th287 [4]
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points race.
YearsTeamsRacesPolesWinsPodiums
(non-win)
Top 10s
(non-podium)
Indianapolis 500
wins
Championships
32430011000

Indianapolis 500 results

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2008 Dallara Honda 2818 Coyne
2009 Dallara Honda 733 KV Racing
2010 Dallara Honda 1331 KV Racing

References

  1. http://www.cbssports.com/autoracing/drivers/driverpage/1604847/mario-moraes [ dead link ]
  2. "Mario Moraes – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. "Mario Moraes – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. "Mario Moraes – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.