Noel León
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.
| Noel León | |
|---|---|
![]() León racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 21 December 2004 Monterrey, Mexico |
| Euroformula Open Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Team Motopark |
| Car number | TBA |
| Starts | 0 (0 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2021 2021 2018-2020 | FR European Championship F4 United States Championship NASCAR Challenge Series Mx. NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 2021 2019–20 | F4 United States Championship NASCAR Challenge Series Mx. NACAM Formula 4 |
Career
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.[1]
2021
In 2021, León progressed into the F4 United States Championship with DEForce Racing, partnering fellow countryman José Andrés Martínez.[2] Whilst he only scored two wins at Road America 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, where León clinched the championship.[3]
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.[4] He wouldn't score points at the opening two rounds in Monza 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.[5]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
León partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at the end of September with Van Amersfoort Racing during the first day.[6]
Euroformula Open
For the 2023 season, León moved to the Euroformula Open Championship, driving for Team Motopark.[7]
Formula One
On 14 January 2022 Red Bull announced that León would be joining the Red Bull Junior Team in the form of a supported driver.[8] His contract only lasted a year and he was dropped by the team at the start of 2023.[9]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Micro Max | 35th | |
| 2014 | Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max | Kart Guero | 31st |
| 2016 | SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | 59th | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max | 19th | ||
| 2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Mexico, Noreste — Juniors | 3rd | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | Noel León | 18th | |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | CRG SpA | NC |
| CIK-FIA International Super Cup — KZ2 | NC | ||
| SKUSA Pro Tour — X30 Junior | 16th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | 23rd | ||
| Source:[10] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 12th |
| 2018 | FB-BOHN Mikel's Trucks | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 25th |
| 2018–19 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11th |
| 2019–20 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 325 | 1st |
| 2020 | SC Súper Copa Mercedes Benz | Sidral Aga Racing Team | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 868 | 10th |
| Tractocamiones Freightliner | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2021 | Formula 4 United States Championship | DEForce Racing | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 212 | 1st |
| NASCAR Challenge Series - Mexico | Alessandros Racing | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 317 | 1st | |
| GTM Gran Turismo Mexico | Sidral Aga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 15th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2023 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark |
* Season still in progress.
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
(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 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Ram Racing | AHR1 1 |
AHR1 2 |
AHR2 1 |
AHR2 2 |
EDM 1 |
EDM 2 |
EDM 3 |
PUE 1 |
PUE 2 |
PUE 3 |
AGS 1 |
AGS 2 |
AGS 3 |
MER 1 |
MER 2 |
MER 3 |
MTY 1 3 |
MTY 2 2 |
MTY 3 4 |
AHR3 1 |
AHR3 2 |
AHR3 3 |
12th | 45 |
| 2018–19 | Ram Racing | AHR1 1 3 |
AHR1 2 4 |
PUE1 1 |
PUE1 2 |
PUE1 3 |
SLP 1 |
SLP 2 |
SLP 3 |
MTY 1 |
MTY 2 |
MTY 3 |
AGS 1 |
AGS 2 |
AGS 3 |
PUE2 1 |
PUE2 2 |
PUE2 3 |
AHR2 1 |
AHR2 2 |
AHR2 3 |
11th | 27 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ram Racing | AHR 1 2 |
AHR 2 1 |
AGS 1 2 |
AGS 2 3 |
AGS 3 1 |
PUE 1 2 |
PUE 2 3 |
PUE 3 1 |
MER 1 1 |
MER 2 3 |
MER 3 Ret |
QUE1 1 5 |
QUE1 2 Ret |
QUE1 3 1 |
QUE2 1 11 |
QUE2 2 6 |
QUE2 3 1 |
MTY 1 2 |
MTY 2 3 |
MTY 3 1 |
1st | 325 |
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DEForce Racing | ATL 1 2 |
ATL 2 2 |
ATL 3 1 |
ROA 1 4 |
ROA 2 2 |
ROA 3 8 |
MOH 1 5 |
MOH 2 1 |
MOH 3 2 |
BRA 1 16 |
BRA 2 4 |
BRA 3 Ret |
VIR 1 8 |
VIR 2 3 |
VIR 3 2 |
COA 1 2 |
COA 2 2 |
1st | 212 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arden Motorsport | MNZ 1 21 |
MNZ 2 25 |
IMO 1 22 |
IMO 2 15 |
MCO 1 10 |
MCO 2 9 |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 20 |
ZAN 1 24 |
ZAN 2 17 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 17 |
SPA 1 22 |
SPA 2 Ret |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 12 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 17 |
MUG 1 24 |
MUG 2 27 |
23rd | 3 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(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 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Motopark | EST 1 |
EST 2 |
EST 3 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
* | * |
* Season still in progress.
References
- xavigraining (3 November 2020). "Noel León se proclama campeón de la FIA F4 NACAM 2019/2020 en México". Graining (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Noel Leon Takes Pole Position at Road Atlanta in F4 U.S. Debut". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- Elsa (29 October 2021). "F4 U.S.: Noel Leon wins the championship in Austin, Texas". Ligier Automotive. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "USA F4 champion Noel Leon graduates to FRECA with Arden Motorsport | Arden Motorsport". www.arden-motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Dino Beganovic flies on the streets of Monaco and wins Race 2 of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Formula 3 returns to action with post-season testing in Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- "Mexico's rising star Noel León joins Motopark for the 2023 Euroformula Open". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- "Red Bull Junior Team will take it to the Max in 2022". Red Bull. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- White, Megan (18 January 2023). "Red Bull Junior Team announces 2023 line-up". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "Noel León Vasquez | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
External links
- Noel León career summary at DriverDB.com
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