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Moisés de la Vara
NationalityMexico Mexican
Born (1997-08-13) August 13, 1997 (age 27)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Indy Pro 2000 career
Debut season2016
Current teamDEForce Racing
Car number6
Starts38
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish8th 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
2017–18NACAM 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

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Karting

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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

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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

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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

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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

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(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
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

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  1. ^ "Pilotos". www.escuderiatelmex.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. ^ "Equipo MOMO F4 en última etapa de preparación". Sala de Prensa (in Spanish). 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "How racing passed football as preferred sport of Mexican driver". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  4. ^ "F4 on the Leading Edge". F4 U.S. Championships. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  5. ^ "#MeetMeMonday- Moises de la Vara Experiencing F4 Growing Pains, Literally". F4 U.S. Championships. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (2017-10-30). "Moises de la Vara extends NACAM F4 lead in Mexico GP support races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Infopits, por (2018-07-01). "Moisés de la Vara Campeón de FIA F4 NACAM". Infopits (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  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.
  11. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2019-01-23). "DEForce Racing signs NACAM F4 stars for Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (2019-12-16). "DEForce Racing reveals first 2020 drivers for Road to Indy and F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  13. ^ Olmos, Eduardo (2020-01-27). "De la Vara y Sulaimán serán coequiperos en 2020". FASTmag (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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