Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho (born December 20, 1988 in

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driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with

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and won races against some competition such as Marco Andretti. In 2005 he drove for the Bassan Motorsport team in

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and finished eighth. In 2006 he finished second in F3 Sudamericana, then moved to the British Formula Three National Class driving for

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and earned several good finishes while not competing for series points. He finished in 14th place in the

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British Formula Three championship's Championship Class, again competing for Carlin. In 2008, he drove in the

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for

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. He finished 21st in points with a best finish of seventh at

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. Moraes drove for

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in 2009, with a best finish as third at

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Motorsports career results

American open–wheel results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

: : ''¹ Run on same day.'' : ''² Non-points race.''

Indianapolis 500 results

References

External links

Bio at KV Racing websiteWorld Speed Motorsports - Moraes first American racecar team
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moraes, Mario 1988 births Brazilian racing drivers North American Formula Renault drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers IndyCar Series drivers Brazilian IndyCar Series drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from São Paulo Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Living people Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Carlin racing drivers KV Racing Technology drivers Dale Coyne Racing drivers