Mario Moraes

Mario Moraes
Moraes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010.
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 35)
São Paulo, Brazil
IRL IndyCar Series career
Debut season2008
Current teaminactive
Former teamsKV 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, in São Paulo)[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 14th place in the 2007 British Formula Three championship's Championship Class, again competing for Carlin.

In 2008, he 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.

American open–wheel results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2008 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara IR-05 19 Honda HI7R V8 HMS
16 		STP
16 		MOT1
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 		SRF2
24 		21st 244 [2]
Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8t LBH1
20
2009 KV Racing Technology Dallara IR-05 5 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 		14th 304 [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 		15th 287 [4]
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points race.
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(non-win) 		Top 10s
(non-podium) 		Indianapolis 500
wins 		Championships
3 2 43 0 0 1 10 0 0

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2008 Dallara Honda 28 18 Coyne
2009 Dallara Honda 7 33 KV Racing
2010 Dallara Honda 13 31 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.