João Victor Horto

João Victor Horto
Nationality Brazil Brazilian
Born September 29, 1990
Londrina
Firestone Indy Lights career
Current team Juncos Racing
Car no. 86
Starts 3
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 15th in 2012
Previous series
2010-2011
2009		 Star Mazda
Formula BMW Americas

João Victor "JV" Horto (born September 29, 1990) is a Brazilian racing driver from Londrina.

After karting, Horto went to the United States in 2009 to compete in the Formula BMW Americas championship where he finished seventh, scoring a best finish of second at Road America. In 2010 he drove in the Star Mazda series for Team Apex.[1] He finished 7th in points with two second-place finishes as well as two thirds. In 2011 he returned to the series, this time driving for Juncos Racing.[2] He improved to fourth in the championship, winning the race at Mosport Park.

In 2012 he continued with Juncos Racing but moved up to the Firestone Indy Lights series, the next step in IndyCar's Mazda Road to Indy program.[3] Horto competed in three of the first four races of the season, including the Freedom 100 before leaving the team and series. His best finish was 7th in both the Freedom 100 and at Barber Motorsports Park. He finished 15th in points.

Star Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
2010 Team Apex SEB
6		 STP
2		 LAG
17		 ORP
3		 IOW
3		 NJ1
7		 NJ2
2		 ACC
10		 ACC
24		 TRO
6		 ROA
19		 MOS
12		 ATL
8		 7th 381
2011 Juncos Racing STP
14		 BAR
4		 IND
5		 MIL
7		 IOW
2		 MOS
1		 TRO
2		 TRO
4		 SON
6		 BAL
3		 LAG
6		 4th 375

References

  1. ↑ Joao Victor Horto Signs with Team Apex, Junior Open Wheel Talent, January 19, 2010, Retrieved 2010-07-17
  2. ↑ Star Mazda: Juncos Racing announces driver lineup for 2011, Flag World, December 23, 2010, Retrieved 2011-08-17
  3. ↑ McCubbin, Ashley. Juncos Racing Announces J.V. Horto as Firestone Indy Lights Driver, On Pit Road, March 18, 2012, Retrieved 2012-03-30

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