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 (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

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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Moraes in 2008.

American open–wheel results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

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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

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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

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  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.
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