Noel Jesús León Vázquez (born 21 December 2004), better known as Noel León, is a Mexican racing driver who most recently competed in the
Formula Regional European Championship with
Arden Motorsport. He is the
2019–20 NACAM F4 and
2021 F4 US champion.
Career
Lower formulae
2020
Contesting the entire
2019–20 NACAM F4 season and once again competing with Ram Racing, the season would prove to be a breakthrough, as León scored seven victories, which, coupled with eight further podiums, propelled him to title success.
2021
In 2021, León progressed into the
F4 United States Championship
The Formula 4 United States Championship is an auto racing series that is held under FIA Formula 4 regulations. The championship is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America, in conjunction ...
with DEForce Racing, partnering fellow countryman José Andrés Martínez. Whilst he only scored two wins at
Road America
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and
Mid-Ohio across the year, the Mexican managed to move his way to the lead of the standings with a string of consistent podium finishes, culminating in a double podium at the
Circuit of the Americas in a round supporting the
2021 United States Grand Prix
The 2021 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race, held on October 24, 2021, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race was the ...
, where León clinched the championship.
Formula Regional European Championship
León made his first step into European single-seaters in 2022, racing in the
Formula Regional European Championship with
Arden Motorsport. He wouldn't score points at the opening two rounds in
Monza
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and
Imola, however this would change at
Monaco, where he managed to obtain tenth place in the first race and ninth place in the second, scoring his first points.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
León partook in the
FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at the end of September with
Van Amersfoort Racing
Van Amersfoort Racing is an auto racing team based in the Netherlands. In 2022 the team competes in the Formula 2 Championship, the Formula 3 Championship, the Formula Regional European Championship, Euroformula Open Championship, Italian F4 Cha ...
during the first day.
Euroformula Open
For the 2023 season, León moved to the
Euroformula Open Championship, driving for
Team Motopark
Motopark Academy (raced under Lotus moniker from 2012 to 2014) is an auto racing team based in Oschersleben, Germany, next to the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben race track. In 2013, the team competed in the GP2 Series under the name Russian Tim ...
.
Formula One
On 14 January 2022
Red Bull
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announced that León would be joining the
Red Bull Junior Team in the form of a supported driver. His contract only lasted a year and he was dropped by the team at the start of 2023.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leon, Noel
2004 births
Living people
Mexican racing drivers
Formula Regional European Championship drivers
Arden International drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
United States F4 Championship drivers
NACAM F4 Championship drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
Sportspeople from Monterrey