| Daniel Morad | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | April 24, 1990 Markham (Canada) |
| 2012 GP3 Series | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Carlin Motorsport |
| Car no. | 15 |
| Former teams | Status Grand Prix |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–2009 2008 2006–2007 |
A1 Grand Prix Atlantic Championship Formula BMW USA |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | Formula BMW USA |
Daniel Morad (born April 24, 1990 in Markham, York Region, Ontario) is a Canadian racecar driver currently competing in the Atlantic Championship with Italian team EuroInternational. He is notable for winning the 2007 American Formula BMW championship.
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Morad's career began in his native country during 1998 competing in several karting events. In his eight year career in karts, Morad picked up a number of trophies, including the Canadian Formula Senior Championship and a Florida Winter Tour champion title, in the Pro-Shifter class, both of which were won in his final year in karting, 2005. He then moved up into Formula racing the following year in the form of Formula BMW, competing in its American series. In his début season, in which he participated in all fourteen rounds, he picked up a win in Mid-Ohio, a pole position, a fastest lap and a podium at the Lime Rock Park meeting. With a collection of 75 points, Morad finished 6th overall in the Drivers' Championship.
He switched teams the following year, joining the Italian EuroInternational. he won the title that year, taking six wins of a possible fourteen and scoring 523 points, more than the previous year albeit with a more generous points system than the previous year, nearly 100 points clear of runner-up Mexican Esteban Gutierrez. 2007 also saw Morad drive for the Canadian A1 Grand Prix team taking the role of test driver at the South African, Mexican, Chinese and British meetings.
With his Formula BMW USA title on his Résumé, Morad managed to get a drive at the EuroInternational Atlantic Championship team alongside Venezuelan Luis Schiavo. He finished 12th in the championship after leaving the team and the series with three races remaining in the season. He was 10th at the time. His best finish was 6th at Long Beach and the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.
Morad raced for A1 Team Lebanon in the 2008-09 season. Although having previously driven in rookie sessions for A1 Team Canada, his grandfather was Lebanese so he was able to switch teams.[1] He completed every race for the team and scored 8 points, putting A1 Team Lebanon in 17th overall. Morad's best finish was 6th in the South African feature race. With A1GP's closing at the end of the season, Morad did not drive in any other series in 2009 but joined Status Grand Prix in the GP3 Series for 2010.He finished 12th in the GP3 series standings, and won the Silverstone sprint race. After sitting out the first round of the 2011 GP3 Series season, Daniel Morad signed on to contest the remainder of the season with Carlin Motorsport.[2] However, Morad parted ways with the team in July and was replaced by Callum MacLeod.[3]
Morad will make his Firestone Indy Lights debut with Team Moore Racing in Edmonton.[4]
Morad was born in the spring of 1990 in Ontario to Robin and Ramsin Morad, he has one sister, Kayla.
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2006 | Formula BMW USA | AIM Autosport | 14 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | EuroInternational | 14 | 3 | 6 | 523 | 1st | |
| 2008 | Atlantic Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 12th | |
| 2010 | GP3 Series | Status Grand Prix | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12th |
| 2011 | GP3 Series | Carlin Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBA |
| 2011 | Indy Lights Series | Team Moore Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | TBA |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Status Grand Prix | ESP FEA Ret |
ESP SPR 22 |
TUR FEA 5 |
TUR SPR 5 |
VAL FEA 19 |
VAL SPR 12 |
GBR FEA 7 |
GBR SPR 1 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 22 |
HUN SPR 12 |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR 16 |
ITA FEA 9 |
ITA SPR 7 |
12th | 15 |
| 2011 | Carlin Motorsport | TUR FEA |
TUR SPR |
ESP FEA 24 |
ESP SPR 14 |
VAL FEA 15 |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
GER FEA |
GER SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
25th* | 0* |
* Season in Progress
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Moore Racing | STP |
ALA |
LBH |
INDY |
MIL |
IOW |
TOR |
EDM1 15 |
EDM2 11 |
TRO |
NHM |
BAL |
KTY |
LVS |
25th* | 34* |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Wickens |
Formula BMW USA Drivers' Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Alexander Rossi Formula BMW Americas from 2008 |