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.
| Mario Moraes | |
|---|---|
 Moraes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010. | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | December 20, 1988 São Paulo, Brazil |
| IRL IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | inactive |
| Former teams | KV Racing Technology (2009-2010) Dale Coyne Racing (2008) |
| Starts | 43 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004 | British F3 F3 Sudamericana FTR Pro Series FR1600 |
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
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American open–wheel results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
IndyCar
edit| 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 |
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| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/autoracing/drivers/driverpage/1604847/mario-moraes [dead link]
- ^ "Mario Moraes – 2008 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mario Moraes – 2009 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mario Moraes – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.