Daniel Morad

Daniel Morad
Nationality	Canadian
Born	April 24, 1990 Markham (Canada)
Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin career
Debut season	2015 Season
Current team	Alegra/Porsche Centre Oakville Motorsport
Car no.	22
Starts	4
Wins	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	1st in 2015
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, Ontario) is a Canadian racecar driver. He is currently racing in the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin series alongside American standout driver Michael de Quesada. He is notable for winning the 2007 American Formula BMW championship and the 2010 World Championship in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in La Conca, Italy

Career

Karting and Formula BMW

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 Gutiérrez. 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.

Atlantic Championship

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.

A1 Grand Prix and GP3

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]

Indy Lights

Morad raced in the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights series with Team Moore Racing in Edmonton.^[4]

Personal life

Morad was born in the spring of 1990 in Ontario to Robin and Ramsin Morad, he has one sister, Kayla.

Motor racing record

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	4	0	0	0	33rd
2011	Indy Lights Series	Team Moore Racing	2	0	0	34	26th

Complete GP3 Series results

(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	TUR FEA	TUR SPR	ESP FEA 24	ESP SPR 14	VAL FEA 15	VAL SPR Ret	GBR FEA DNS	GBR SPR DNS	GER FEA	GER SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	BEL FEA	BEL SPR	ITA FEA	ITA SPR	33rd	0

Indy Lights

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	26th	34

References

1. "Morad to switch to A1 Team Lebanon". A1GP.com. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
2. "Morad to Contest in Remainder of 2011 GP3 Series". WhoWon. 2011-05-17.
3. Allen, Peter. MacLeod To Race For Carlin In GP3 For Remainder Of Season, The Checkered Flag, 19 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-20
4. Howden, Rob. The Insider, eFormulaCarNews, July 20, 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-20

External links

• Official website
• Profile on Driver Database
• Profile on ChampCar Atlantic Official website