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Encyclopedia > Roberto Moreno

Roberto Moreno (born Roberto Pupo Moreno, February 11th, 1959 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Formula One driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 grands prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points. He raced in IndyCars and was Formula 3000 champion (in 1988) before joining Formula 1 full-time in 1989. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ipanema beach, in the South Zone, immortalised by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Morais song The Girl from Ipanema Cristo Redentor, the famous Christ the Redeemer statue at the top of the Corcovado mountain A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Champcar has been the name for the class of cars used in the United States premier open wheel auto racing series for decades. ... Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ...


Moreno stood in for Nigel Mansell at Lotus at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix after Mansell broke his wrist in the previous Grand Prix at Canada. Underprepared, Moreno failed to qualify. It took his reputation a while to recover from this poor showing, but in 1987 he was called up to replace Pascal Fabre for the AGS team at the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix. In the following Australian Grand Prix, he took 6th place for his, and the team's, first ever point. Nigel Mansell driving in the American CART racing series in 1993 Nigel Ernest James Mansell (born August 8, 1953) is an English former racing driver who won world championships in both Formula One (1992) and CART (1993). ... Lotus berthelotii, Trailing Lotus Nelumbo lutea, the American Lotus The term lotus has a variety of uses. ... Results from the 1982 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Netherlands on July 3, 1982 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Derek Warwick 119. ... Pascal Fabre was a Formula One driver from France. ... AGS is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: an abbreviation for Alagille syndrome A complex, dominantly inherited multisystem disorder involving primarily the liver, heart, eyes, face, and skeleton an abbreviation for Auckland Grammar School an abbreviation for Adams Grammar School the US Navy hull classification symbol... Results from the 1987 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka on November 1, 1987 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Alain Prost 143. ... The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...


Following his Formula 3000 Championship in 1988, he signed a testing contract with Ferrari, who helped him land a racing drive with Coloni. The car was never competitive, however, and Moreno only made the grid four times. Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ... The current Ferrari logo Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of high-end race cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ... Coloni (Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems) is an Italian Formula One racing car constructor. ...


Initially, 1990 seemed to be even less promising, with Moreno signing for the nosediving EuroBrun outfit, qualifying for just 2 out of 14 races. However, shortly after being informed the team would not be competing in the last two rounds of the season, he was contacted by Benetton to drive their second car, with Alessandro Nannini having lost an arm in a helicopter crash. Moreno finished an excellent 2nd on his Benetton debut in the Japanese Grand Prix, behind childhood friend and team-mate Nelson Piquet. EuroBrun was a Formula One constructor from Italy. ... Benetton Group S.p. ... Alessandro Nannini (born July 7, 1959 in Siena, Italy) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. ... Since its first inclusion in the Formula One Championship, the Japanese Grand Prix has become synonymous with excitement and controversy. ... Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983, and 1987. ...


For 1991, Benetton signed Moreno full-time. However, the Benetton B191, on Pirelli tyres, was not as competitive as anticipated, and Moreno's best results were 4th place at the San Marino Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix. The latter would be his last race for the team before he was controversially paid off and dropped in favour of Michael Schumacher. There are rumours to this day that Moreno was purposefully driving within himself for the whole season in order to not show Piquet up. As it was, Moreno was offered the vacant Jordan drive for the 1991 Italian Grand Prix, and raced for Minardi in the final race of the season, but Formula One seemed to have passed him by. Pirelli Logo Pirelli & C. SpA is an important industrial company based in Milan, Italy. ... The San Marino Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which has been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the small town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, since 1981. ... The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. ... Schumacher at a press conference before the 2005 United States Grand Prix Michael Schumacher (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermühlheim, near Cologne, Germany) is a German Formula One driver. ... Results from the 1991 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1991 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Ayrton Senna 126. ... Minardi was a automobile racing team founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


For the 1992 season, he found himself back with the minnows, signing for Andrea Moda. The outfit had risen from the ashes of Coloni, and after two non-starting races with Alex Caffi and Enrico Bertaggia, decided to start over with Moreno and Perry McCarthy. Moreno and McCarthy faced an uphill struggle, with the uncompetitve team scrambling to even get to most races. Moreno would only qualify the under-tested, under-funded car once, for the Monaco Grand Prix, before the team collapsed following Andrea Sassetti's arrest at the Belgian Grand Prix. Main Article: History of Formula One See List of Formula One Grands Prix for results from past seasons and individual races. ... The word coloni can mean more than one thing: it is the short name of Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems it is the plural of colonus, a type of Roman tenant farmer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Alex Caffi was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... Enrico Bertaggia (born in Noale, Venice, September 19, 1964) was a professional race car driver from Italy. ... Perry McCarthy was a professional race car driver from Great Britain. ... The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race held annually, and since 1929, in the Principality of Monaco considered to be one of the most important and prestigious races around the world alonside Indianapolis 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. ...


He spent the next two years racing Italian and French Touring Cars, and also attempted to qualify for the 1994 Indy 500. 1995 saw a return to Formula One, with the ambitious Forti team. Moreno's Brazilian heritage helped him land the drive. Sadly, their car was laughably slow, and Moreno's best result was 14th in the Belgian Grand Prix. He would exit Formula One crashing into the pitlane wall at the Australian Grand Prix. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct automobile racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Forti was a Formula One constructor in 1995 and 1996. ... The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. ... The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season. ...


1996 would see Moreno resume his IndyCar career, as he raced a Payton-Coyne Lola-Ford, finishing 3rd at Michigan. For 1997 he drove for three teams, earning the epiphet "Supersub", with his best result of 5th at Detroit in a Newman-Hass Swift-Ford. 1998 was more barren, with just three drives, though he came 6th at Motegi in the Project Indy Reynard-Mercedes. The following season again saw him take three different cars, with two 4th places his best. 2000 finally saw him land a full-time drive in the Patrick Racing Reynard-Ford, and he led the series for much of the distance, eventually ranking 3rd overall. Moreno won his first IndyCar race at Cleveland, and in amazing scenes scarcely seen in motor racing, the emotional Moreno wept openly. It had been his first race victory since his Formula 3000 victory twelve years earlier. He won again for Patrick at Vancouver the following year, but was less consistent and dropped to 13th in the standings. IndyCar Series Logo IndyCar is most often used as a generic term for American Championship Car Racing, a form of open-wheel auto racing. ... Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 239 miles / 385 km 491 miles / 790 km 41. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Swift Engineering is an American engineering firm that built chassis for CART from 1997-2000, notably operated by Newman/Haas Racing and driven by Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi and is the new spec chassis producer for the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Reynard the Fox, also known as Renard, Renart, Reinard, Reinecke, Reinhardus, and by many other spelling variations, is a trickster figure whose tale is told in a number of anthropomorphic fables from medieval Europe. ... Mercedes may refer to: Things Mercedes-Benz, a German brand of automobiles and trucks Mercedes-Benz (song), by Janis Joplin Mercedes (calculator), an early 20th-century computing device Mercedes College, South Australia Places Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Mercedes, Paraná, Brazil Mercedes, Camarines Norte, Philippines Mercedes, Eastern Samar, Philippines Mercedes, Texas... Reynard the Fox, also known as Renard, Renart, Reinard, Reinecke, Reinhardus, and by many other spelling variations, is a trickster figure whose tale is told in a number of anthropomorphic fables from medieval Europe. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council...


In 2003 he drove for Herdez, taking his Lola-Cosworth to 2nd at Miami, and announced his retirement from motorsport at the end of the year. Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 Cosworth is an engine design and manufacture company founded in 1958, specialising in engines for automobile racing. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...


Trivia

  • The character of Memo Moreno (played by Cristian de la Fuente) in the 2001 film Driven was based on Roberto Moreno, with his Patrick Racing car used to provide racing footage for the film.
  • Moreno was known as "Pupo Moreno" within IndyCar circles, especially in the 1996-1997 seasons.
  • Moreno won the Australian Grand Prix three times before it became a Formula 1 race.

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Complete Formula One results

(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)

Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Team
1982 Lotu SAF BRA SAW SAN BEL MON SAE CAN DUT GBR FRA DEU AUT SWI ITA LAS   Lotu
1987 AGS BRA SAN BEL MON SAE FRA GBR DEU HUN AUT ITA POR SPA MEX JPN AUS   AGS
1989 Colo BRA SAN MON MEX USA CAN FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA POR SPA JPN AUS   Colo
1990 Euro USA BRA SAN MON CAN MEX FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA POR SPA JPN AUS   Bene
1991 Bene USA BRA SAN MON CAN MEX FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA POR SPA JPN AUS   Mina
1992 Moda SAF MEX BRA SPA SAN MON CAN FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS   Moda
1995 Fort BRA ARG SAN SPA MON CAN FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA POR EUR PAC JPN AUS Fort

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Roberto Moreno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (0 words)
Roberto Moreno (born Roberto Pupo Moreno, February 11th, 1959 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Formula One driver from Brazil.
Moreno stood in for Nigel Mansell at Lotus at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix after Mansell broke his wrist in the previous Grand Prix at Canada.
As it was, Moreno was offered the vacant Jordan drive for the 1991 Italian Grand Prix, and raced for Minardi in the final race of the season, but Formula One seemed to have passed him by.
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