Noel León

Noel Jesús León Vázquez (born 21 December 2004), better known as Noel León, is a Mexican racing driver who most recently competed in the Euroformula Open with CryptoTower Racing Team. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Arden Motorsport. He is the 2019–20 NACAM F4, 2021 F4 US and the 2023 Euroformula Open champion.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.

Noel León
León racing in the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship at the Red Bull Ring.
NationalityMexican
Born (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004
Monterrey, Mexico
Euroformula Open Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamTeam Motopark
Car number19
Starts23 (23 entries)
Wins7
Poles5
Fastest laps11
Previous series
2022
2021
2021
2018–2020		FR European Championship
F4 United States Championship
NASCAR Challenge Series Mx.
NACAM Formula 4 Championship
Championship titles
2023
2021
2021
2019–20		Euroformula Open Championship
F4 United States Championship
NASCAR Challenge Series Mx.
NACAM Formula 4

Career

2020

Contesting the entire 2019–20 NACAM F4 season and once again competing with Ram Racing, the season would prove to be a breakthrough, as León scored seven victories, which, coupled with eight further podiums, propelled him to title success.[1]

2021

In 2021, León progressed into the F4 United States Championship with DEForce Racing, partnering fellow countryman José Andrés Martínez.[2] Whilst he only scored two wins at Road America and Mid-Ohio across the year, the Mexican managed to move his way to the lead of the standings with a string of consistent podium finishes, culminating in a double podium at the Circuit of the Americas in a round supporting the 2021 United States Grand Prix, where León clinched the championship.[3]

Formula Regional European Championship
León racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

León made his first step into European single-seaters in 2022, racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Arden Motorsport.[4] He wouldn't score points at the opening two rounds in Monza and Imola, however this would change at Monaco, where he managed to obtain tenth place in the first race and ninth place in the second, scoring his first points.[5]

Euroformula Open

For the 2023 season, León moved to the Euroformula Open Championship, driving for Team Motopark.[6]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

León partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at the end of September with Van Amersfoort Racing during the first day.[7] In the 2023 post-season testing, he again joined Van Amersfoort Racing.[8][9]

Formula One

On 14 January 2022 Red Bull announced that León would be joining the Red Bull Junior Team in the form of a supported driver.[10] His contract only lasted a year and he was dropped by the team at the start of 2023.[11] Months after, the Mexican revealed that he had not received adequate support prior to the start of his first racing season in Europe, adding that he was disappointed that the programme had not "put [him] in a top three team", contrary to previous promis.[12]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2013 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Micro Max 35th
2014 Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Micro Max Kart Guero 31st
2016 SKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift 59th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Mini Max 19th
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Mexico, Noreste – Juniors 3rd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior Noel León 18th
2019 CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 CRG SpA NC
CIK-FIA International Super Cup — KZ2 NC
SKUSA Pro Tour – X30 Junior 16th
SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Junior 23rd
Source:[13]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017–18 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 3 0 0 0 2 45 12th
2018 FB-BOHN Mikel's Trucks N/A 1 0 0 0 0 34 25th
2018–19 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 2 0 0 0 1 27 11th
2019–20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 20 7 10 5 15 325 1st
2020 SC Súper Copa Mercedes Benz Sidral Aga Racing Team 10 1 1 0 2 868 10th
Tractocamiones Freightliner N/A 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2021 Formula 4 United States Championship DEForce Racing 17 2 3 1 11 212 1st
NASCAR Challenge Series – Mexico Alessandros Racing 11 7 4 5 9 317 1st
GTM Gran Turismo Mexico Sidral Aga 2 1 1 0 1 166 15th
2022 Formula Regional European Championship Arden Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 3 23rd
2023 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 23 7 5 11 16 394 1st

* Season still in progress.

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2017–18 Ram Racing AHR1
1		 AHR1
2		 AHR2
1		 AHR2
2		 EDM
1		 EDM
2		 EDM
3		 PUE
1		 PUE
2		 PUE
3		 AGS
1		 AGS
2		 AGS
3		 MER
1		 MER
2		 MER
3		 MTY
1
3		 MTY
2
2		 MTY
3
4		 AHR3
1		 AHR3
2		 AHR3
3		 12th 45
2018–19 Ram Racing AHR1
1
3		 AHR1
2
4		 PUE1
1		 PUE1
2		 PUE1
3		 SLP
1		 SLP
2		 SLP
3		 MTY
1		 MTY
2		 MTY
3		 AGS
1		 AGS
2		 AGS
3		 PUE2
1		 PUE2
2		 PUE2
3		 AHR2
1		 AHR2
2		 AHR2
3		 11th 27
2019–20 Ram Racing AHR
1
2		 AHR
2
1		 AGS
1
2		 AGS
2
3		 AGS
3
1		 PUE
1
2		 PUE
2
3		 PUE
3
1		 MER
1
1		 MER
2
3		 MER
3
Ret		 QUE1
1
5		 QUE1
2
Ret		 QUE1
3
1		 QUE2
1
11		 QUE2
2
6		 QUE2
3
1		 MTY
1
2		 MTY
2
3		 MTY
3
1		 1st 325

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2021 DEForce Racing ATL
1
2		 ATL
2
2		 ATL
3
1		 ROA
1
4		 ROA
2
2		 ROA
3
8		 MOH
1
5		 MOH
2
1		 MOH
3
2		 BRA
1
16		 BRA
2
4		 BRA
3
Ret		 VIR
1
8		 VIR
2
3		 VIR
3
2		 COA
1
2		 COA
2
2		 1st 212

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2022 Arden Motorsport MNZ
1
21		 MNZ
2
25		 IMO
1
22		 IMO
2
15		 MCO
1
10		 MCO
2
9		 LEC
1
17		 LEC
2
20		 ZAN
1
24		 ZAN
2
17		 HUN
1
13		 HUN
2
17		 SPA
1
22		 SPA
2
Ret		 RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
12		 CAT
1
12		 CAT
2
17		 MUG
1
24		 MUG
2
27		 23rd 3

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2023 Team Motopark PRT
1
3*		 PRT
2
5		 PRT
3
1		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
2*		 SPA
3
3		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
4		 HUN
3
3*		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
7		 LEC
3
2*		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
1*		 RBR
3
2*		 MNZ
1
1		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
2		 MUG
1
1*		 MUG
2
3*		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
4		 CAT
3
3		 1st 394

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. xavigraining (3 November 2020). "Noel León se proclama campeón de la FIA F4 NACAM 2019/2020 en México". Graining (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. "Noel Leon Takes Pole Position at Road Atlanta in F4 U.S. Debut". F4 U.S. Championships. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. Elsa (29 October 2021). "F4 U.S.: Noel Leon wins the championship in Austin, Texas". Ligier Automotive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. "USA F4 champion Noel Leon graduates to FRECA with Arden Motorsport | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. "Dino Beganovic flies on the streets of Monaco and wins Race 2 of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. "Mexico's rising star Noel León joins Motopark for the 2023 Euroformula Open". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. "Formula 3 returns to action with post-season testing in Jerez". FIA_Formula 3 – The Official F3 Website. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. "Formula 3 gears up for post-season testing from Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. "León: Hard work paid off with top 10 performances in Barcelona but pace still to find". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. "Red Bull Junior Team will take it to the Max in 2022". Red Bull. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  11. White, Megan (18 January 2023). "Red Bull Junior Team announces 2023 line-up". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  12. Arroyo, Juan (10 August 2023). "How switching championships proved to be the right choice for ex-Red Bull junior León". Feeder Series. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. "Noel León Vasquez | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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