Moisés de la Vara
Moisés de la Vara | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Guadalajara, Mexico | August 13, 1997
Indy Pro 2000 career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | DEForce Racing |
Car number | 6 |
Starts | 38 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 8th in 2019 |
Previous series | |
2015–16 2016 2016–17 2017 2017 2017–18 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship F4 USA Championship NACAM Formula 4 Championship F4 USA Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2017–18 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
Moisés de la Vara (born August 13, 1997, in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Mexican racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship with DEForce Racing. de la Vara is the 2017–18 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Champion.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]De la Vara began karting in 2014. He participated in multiple championships in the United States including the Rotax Max US Open, the Rotax Max Challenge Grand National and the Rotax Max Pro-Kart Challenge.[1]
Formula 4
[edit]In 2015 De la Vara made his single-seater debut in the 2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship with MomoF4.[2][3] He managed to take his maiden win at Parque Tangamanga and finished the season in eighth. In 2016 he joined Leading Edge Grand Prix to compete in the Formula 4 United States Championship.[4][5] He took his only podium of the season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished the season in seventh.
He remained with MomoF4 in the opening round of the 2016–17 NACAM Formula 4 Championship but switched to Scuderia Martiga EG ahead of round 2. With Martiga EG Racing he scored three wins and finished fourth in the championship.[3] In 2017 he also joined DEForce Racing, for whom he also competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship, for two rounds in the Formula 4 United States Championship.[3]
De la Vara remained with Scuderia Martiga EG for the 2017–18 NACAM Formula 4 Championship.[6] He went on to take the championship title ahead of Igor Fraga, following a triple-win at Autódromo Monterrey and six previous wins throughout the season.[7][8][9][10]
Indy Pro 2000
[edit]In 2016 De la Vara joined the newly founded DEForce Racing for the Pro Mazda Championship season finale at Laguna Seca, where he achieved one national class win.[3][11] He rejoined the team during the 2018 Pro Mazda Championship. In 2019 he remained with the team to contest the full Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[11] He finished the season in eighth after taking a best race finish of fourth. He remained with DEForce Racing once again to compete in the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship but this he came only 12th in the championship standings.[12][13]
Racing Record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015-16 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | MomoF4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 8th |
2016 | Pro Mazda Championship - National | DEForce Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 5th |
Formula 4 United States Championship | Leading Edge Grand Prix | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 7th | |
2016-17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | MomoF4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 4th |
Scuderia Martiga EG | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||
2017 | Formula 4 United States Championship | DEForce Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
U.S. F2000 National Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 12th | ||
2017-18 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Scuderia Martiga EG | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 386 | 1st |
2018 | Pro Mazda Championship | DEForce Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15th |
2019 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 8th |
2020 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 12th |
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2015-16 | MomoF4 | PUE1 1 10 |
PUE1 2 7 |
PUE1 3 Ret |
AGS 1 6 |
AGS 2 12 |
AGS 3 10 |
SLP 1 8 |
SLP 2 1 |
SLP 3 Ret |
EDM 1 6 |
EDM 2 5 |
EDM 3 4 |
PUE2 1 7 |
PUE2 2 11 |
PUE2 3 8 |
MTY 1 9 |
MTY 2 7 |
MTY 3 9 |
MEX 1 10 |
MEX 2 9 |
MEX 3 Ret |
8th | 100 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pilotos". www.escuderiatelmex.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Equipo MOMO F4 en última etapa de preparación". Sala de Prensa (in Spanish). 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b c d "How racing passed football as preferred sport of Mexican driver". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "F4 on the Leading Edge". F4 U.S. Championships. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "#MeetMeMonday- Moises de la Vara Experiencing F4 Growing Pains, Literally". F4 U.S. Championships. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2017-10-30). "Moises de la Vara extends NACAM F4 lead in Mexico GP support races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Harris-Gardiner, Rachel (2018-05-07). "Moises de la Vara crowned NACAM F4 champion with triple win at Monterrey". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Track, DNA On (2018-06-29). "Moisés de la Vara se alista para su despedida de F4". DNA ON Track (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Infopits, por (2018-07-01). "Moisés de la Vara Campeón de FIA F4 NACAM". Infopits (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Produccion (2018-05-07). "Moisés de la Vara es el campeón de la FIA F4 NACAM | Pasión por la Velocidad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2019-01-23). "DEForce Racing signs NACAM F4 stars for Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2019-12-16). "DEForce Racing reveals first 2020 drivers for Road to Indy and F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Olmos, Eduardo (2020-01-27). "De la Vara y Sulaimán serán coequiperos en 2020". FASTmag (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
External links
[edit]- Moisés de la Vara career summary at DriverDB.com