Mario Moraes

Born:

December 20 1988

Nationality:

Brasil

First race:

Homestead 2008

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Wins:

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About Mario Moraes

Biography

Performance by Circuit Type

Results

Biography

Following in the footsteps of other great open-wheel drivers from Brazil, Mario Moraes got his first taste of speed at 11 years old in a go-kart where he displayed talent and recorded impressive results straight away. Utilizing his go-kart success to pave his way, Moraes stepped out to Formula TR 1600 in the United States.

Following his experiences in America, Moraes returned to Brazil to race in the prestigious South American Formula 3 Championship. He then moved to Great Britain to contest the British F3 Championship before returning to the states to pursue an IndyCar career.

In 2008 Moraes made his IndyCar debut with Dale Coyne Racing, where despite being labeled a bit of a wild child, he finished the season with three top-10 performances, including a career-best finish of seventh at Watkins Glen.

2009 saw the young Brazilian switch to KV Technology, where he recorded six top-10 finishes, nine top-10 starts, and a best finish of third at Chicagoland.

A last minute deal finds Moraes back with KV Technology for 2010 alongside 09 rival EJ Viso and IndyCar newcomer Takuma Sato.

Performance by Circuit Type

Type	Races	Avg Finish	Race Win %
Oval	28	16.9643	0%
Streetcourse	10	16.7000	0%
Roadcourse	9	11.1111	0%
Airfield	3	16.6667	0%

Results

Date (ET)	Race	Type	Finish
2008
March 29	Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 Homestead	Oval	16
April 6	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	16
April 20	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	20
April 27	RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 Kansas	Oval	17
May 25	92nd Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	18
June 1	ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	23
June 7	Bombardier Learjet 550 Texas Motor Speedway	Oval	18
June 22	Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	19
June 28	SunTrust Indy Challenge Richmond Raceway	Oval	17
July 6	Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Watkins Glen	Roadcourse	7
July 12	Firestone Indy 200 Nashville Superspeedway	Oval	10
July 20	Honda 200 Mid-Ohio	Roadcourse	24
July 26	Rexall Edmonton Indy Edmonton	Airfield	20
August 9	Meijer Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway	Oval	17
August 24	Motorola Indy 300 Sonoma Raceway	Roadcourse	10
August 31	Detroit Indy Grand Prix Detroit Belle Isle	Streetcourse	15
September 7	Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Chicagoland	Oval	21
October 25	Nikon Indy 300 Surfers Paradise	Streetcourse	24

Date (ET)	Race	Type	Finish
2009
April 5	Honda GP of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	21
April 19	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	19
April 26	Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 Kansas	Oval	11
May 24	93rd Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	33
May 31	ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt 225 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	9
June 6	Bombardier Learjet 550 Texas Motor Speedway	Oval	10
June 21	Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	17
June 27	SunTrust Indy Challenge Richmond Raceway	Oval	16
July 5	Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen Watkins Glen	Roadcourse	14
July 12	Honda Indy Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	11
July 26	Rexall Indy Edmonton Edmonton	Airfield	23
August 1	Grand Prix of Kentucky Kentucky Speedway	Oval	18
August 23	Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway	Roadcourse	4
August 29	PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 Chicagoland	Oval	3
September 18	Honda Indy Japan Motegi Oval	Oval	5
October 10	Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead	Oval	7

Date (ET)	Race	Type	Finish
2010
March 14	São Paulo Indy 300 São Paulo	Streetcourse	24
March 29	Honda GP of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	21
April 11	Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park	Roadcourse	13
April 18	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	6
May 1	Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 Kansas	Oval	7
May 30	Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	31
June 5	Firestone 550k Texas Motor Speedway	Oval	21
June 20	Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	25
July 4	Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen Watkins Glen	Roadcourse	5
July 18	Honda Indy Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	14
July 25	Honda Indy Edmonton Edmonton	Airfield	7
August 8	The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio	Roadcourse	12
August 22	Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway	Roadcourse	11
August 28	PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 Chicagoland	Oval	17
September 4	Grand Prix of Kentucky Kentucky Speedway	Oval	18
September 19	Honda Indy Japan Motegi Oval	Oval	24
October 2	Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead	Oval	27