Roberto Moreno
Moreno in 1997
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| Born |
11 February 1959 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Brazilian |
| Active years | 1982, 1987, 1989–1992, 1995 |
| Teams | Lotus, AGS, Coloni, EuroBrun, Benetton, Jordan, Minardi, Andrea Moda and Forti |
| Entries | 77 (42 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 15 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 1982 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1995 Australian Grand Prix |
| Roberto Moreno | |
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| CART & Champ Car World Series | |
| Years active | 1985–1986, 1996–2001, 2003, 2007 |
| Teams |
Galles Racing Payton/Coyne Racing Bettenhausen Motorsports Newman/Haas Racing Project Indy PacWest Racing Patrick Racing Herdez Competition Pacific Coast Motorsports |
| Starts | 120 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2000 |
| Previous series | |
| 1980 1981–1982 1981–1982 1982 1983 1984 1984–1985 1986 1985–1988 1992 1993 1999, 2006–2007 2005, 2007 |
British Formula Ford 1600 British Formula 3 Championship European F.Three Championship Formula Pacific New Zealand International Series Formula Mondial North America European Formula Two Championship Japanese Formula Two CART International Formula 3000 Italian Superturismo Championship French Supertouring Championship IRL IndyCar Series Rolex Sports Car Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 1980 1980 1982 1982 1988 |
British Formula Ford 1600 champion Formula Ford Festival winner Macau Grand Prix winner Formula Pacific New Zealand International Formula 3000 champion |
Roberto Pupo Moreno (born 11 February 1959), usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a Brazilian racing driver. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points. He raced in CART in 1986, and was Formula 3000 champion (in 1988) before joining Formula One full-time in 1989. He returned to CART in 1996 where he enjoyed an Indian summer in 2000 and 2001, and managed to extend his career in the series until 2008. Also raced in endurance events and GT's in Brazil, but now works as a driver coach and consultant, and although this takes up a lot of his time, he is not officially retired yet, as he appears in historic events. Away from the sport, he enjoys building light aeroplanes.
Moreno was known as the "Super Sub" late in his career as he was used to replace injured drivers several times.
After winning the 1976 Brazilian 125cc Karting championship, Moreno set his sights on getting to Europe. He arrived in England in 1979, to race in his first season in Formula Ford. He was the driver, the mechanic and used to tow the car on a trailer. Ralt owner/designer Ron Tauranac lent Moreno an old shed to work out of as his home base. He had a couple of good results, and these convinced Ralph Firman, Sr., to sign him as a works Van Diemen driver for the 1980 season. Whilst driving for Firman, he would win the Townsend Thoresen British Formula Ford title, winning eight races in the process. Meanwhile, in Europe, he drove the same car to three more victories, earning himself second place in the EFDA Townsend Thoresen Euroseries Formula Ford 1600 Championship. His also finished 4th in the RAC British series and 6th the P&O Ferries series. He then rounded out the season by winning the Formula Ford Festival.
Moreno’s success alerted the attention of no lesser person than Colin Chapman, the successful owner and founder of Formula One's Team Lotus. Roberto only returned to Europe in 1981, because Chapman had given him a F1 testing contact with enough money to continue racing. With these funds, he raced Formula Three, but money was tight. Despite that, paired with Barron Racing, he managed to win two races, however he was more successful across the Atlantic the following season, racing in the CASC North American Formula Atlantic Championship, defeating Al Unser, Jr. in a supporting race at the 1982 United States Grand Prix West in Long Beach. Later in 1982, he made another big impression by winning the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. Prior to that victory, Moreno had found some money to do half a season in the British Formula 3 Championship with Ivens Lumar Racing, winning three races in the process, before he was given the opportunity to drive at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort for Lotus, though he ultimately failed to qualify.
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