Mário Haberfeld (born January 25, 1976 in

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) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. After winning the

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, he drove in

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from 1999 until 2002. He posted some decent results, but struggled his first season driving for the

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junior team failing to score a single point while teammate

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won the series championship. Haberfeld also tested for a number of

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teams, including

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in 1998,

in 1999 and

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in 2001. In 2003 he moved to the

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driving for

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. His team shared information with a fellow rookie team driving a

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chassis,

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's team with future F1 driver

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. He scored a best finish of 4th his first start in

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. In 2004 he was a field-filler driving the lone Reynard in the series for

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, but proved his worth with another pair of top-five finishes. No one picked him up for 2005, but he drove a few

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races for Tuttle Team Racing at the end of the year. He then drove in the Rolex Grand Am series for

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who was also his teammate. In 2019 Haberfeld raced in the

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, for Jaguar Brazil Racing, temporarily replacing

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Racing record

Career summary

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

Complete Champ Car World Series results

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) * ^ New points system implemented in

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Complete Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

References

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Driver DB Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haberfeld, Mario 1976 births Champ Car drivers Brazilian Jews Living people British Formula Three Championship drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers Brazilian racing drivers International Formula 3000 drivers Formula Ford drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Jewish sportspeople West Competition drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Super Nova Racing drivers Team Astromega drivers Walker Racing drivers Conquest Racing drivers Paul Stewart Racing drivers Racing drivers from São Paulo