Mario Moraes
Mario Moraes | |
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| Born | December 20, 1988 Brazil |
| Occupation | Professional race car driver |
| Years active | 2003–2010 |
Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho (born December 20, 1988) is a professional race car driver from Brazil. He initiated his motorsport journey in youth categories and participated in the American Formula Renault series in 2003 with World Speed Motorsports, where he earned victories over notable drivers such as Marco Andretti. In 2005, Moraes competed in Formula Three Sudamericana representing Bassan Motorsport, finishing in eighth place, and improved to runner-up in the 2006 season. That same year, he advanced to the British Formula Three National Class with Carlin Motorsport, securing multiple impressive results despite not contending for championship points. In 2007, he continued with Carlin in the British Formula Three Championship Class, concluding the season 14th overall.
Moraes stepped into the IndyCar Series in 2008 driving for Dale Coyne Racing, ending the season 21st in the standings with a top finish of seventh at Watkins Glen. The following year, he joined KV Racing Technology, where he bettered his best race result to third place at Chicagoland Speedway and finished 14th in the championship rankings.
American open–wheel results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions)
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 |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
MDO | SNM 4 |
CHI 3 |
MOT 5 |
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Indianapolis 500 outcomes
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Starting Position | Finishing Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 28 | 18 | Coyne |
| 2009 | Dallara | Honda | 7 | 33 | KV Racing |
| 2010 | Dallara | Honda | 13 | 31 | KV Racing |