Mario Moraes

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.
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1988-12-20) December 20, 1988
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

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
  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.
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