DEForce Racing

United States DEForce Racing
Founded2017
Founder(s)David Martínez
Ernesto Martínez
BaseAngleton, Texas, United States
Team principal(s)David Martínez
Ernesto Martínez (owner)
Current seriesUSF Pro 2000 Championship
USF2000 Championship
USF Juniors
Current driversUSF Pro 2000 Championship:
Canada 7. Mac Clark
Mexico 9. Nicholas Monteiro
Mexico 10. Jorge Garciarce
USF2000 Championship:
Brazil 1. Nicolas Giaffone
Brazil 10. Lucas Fecury
Australia 11. Quinn Armstrong
United States 12. Maxwell Jamieson
United States 18. Brady Golan
USF Juniors
United States 15. Jeshua Alianell
Brazil 16. Bruno Ribeiro
United States 17. Leandro Juncos
United States 18. Brady Golan
Mexico 19. Patricio Gonzalez
Mexico 20. Rodrigo Gonzalez
Teams'
Championships
USF2000 Championship:
2021
USF Juniors:
2023
Drivers'
Championships
USF2000 Championship:
2021: Kiko Porto
Formula 4 United States Championship:
2021: Noel León
USF Juniors:
2022: Mac Clark
2023: Nicolas Giaffone
Websitehttps://www.deforceracing.com/

DEForce Racing is an American motorsport team that currently competes in the USF Pro 2000 Championship, the USF2000 Championship, and in USF Juniors.[1][2][3] The team was founded in 2017 by former Champ Car World Series and IndyCar Series driver David Martínez, and his brother Ernesto Martínez.[4]

History

DEForce Racing was founded in 2017 by brothers David and Ernesto Martínez. The team competes in the USF Pro Championships ladder system in all three series; USF Pro 2000 Championship, USF2000 Championship, and USF Juniors.

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2018

The team made their debut in the then named Pro Mazda Championship in 2018 and fielded two cars with drivers Kory Enders, James Raven, and Moisés de la Vara.

2019

The team returned to the renamed Indy Pro 2000 Championship for the 2019 season, this time running two full-time entries with returnees Kory Enders and Moisés de la Vara.[5] Enders and de la Vara finished 7th and 8th in the championship respectively. Enders would score two podiums at Gateway Motorsports Park and the final race of the season at Laguna Seca.

2020

For 2020, the team expanded to four full-time entries with drivers Kory Enders, Moisés de la Vara, Manuel Sulaimán, and Parker Thompson.[6][7][8]

Current series results

Pro Mazda Championship / Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums D.C. Pts T.C. Pts
2018 Tatuus PM-18 United States Kory Enders 2 0 0 0 0 21st 21 8th 58
United Kingdom James Raven 2 0 0 0 0 22nd 17
Mexico Moisés de la Vara 5 0 0 0 0 15th 75
2019 Tatuus PM-18 United States Kory Enders 14 0 0 1 2 7th 211 5th 116
Mexico Moisés de la Vara 16 0 0 0 0 8th 198
2020 Tatuus PM-18 United States Kory Enders 15 0 0 0 0 10th 164 2nd 325
Mexico Moisés de la Vara 14 0 0 0 0 12th 163
Mexico Manuel Sulaimán 17 2 3 4 4 6th 289
Canada Parker Thompson 17 0 0 0 4 7th 283
2021 Tatuus PM-18 Australia Cameron Shields 4 0 0 0 0 15th 43 10th 39
United States Kory Enders 1 0 0 0 0 21st 18
United States Nolan Siegel 1 0 0 0 0 18th 21
2022 Tatuus IP-22 Brazil Kiko Porto 18 1 0 0 3 7th 290 3rd 314
United States Bijoy Garg 4 0 0 0 0 18th 47
United States Nolan Siegel 18 2 2 1 6 4th 333
2023 Tatuus IP-22 United States Bijoy Garg 16 0 0 0 1 12th 154 3rd 282
Canada Mac Clark 2 0 1 2 2 23rd 50
Mexico Jorge Garciarce 2 0 0 0 0 27th 17
Brazil Kiko Porto 18 2 2 1 8 2nd 327
2024 Tatuus IP-22 Canada Mac Clark 12 0 0 0 0 14th* 126* 8th* 82*
Brazil Nicholas Monteiro 12 0 0 0 0 15th* 102*
Mexico Jorge Garciarce 12 0 0 0 0 13th* 127*

* Season still in progress.

USF2000 Championship

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums D.C. Pts T.C. Pts
2017 Tatuus USF-17 Mexico José Sierra 2 0 0 0 0 24th 32 5th 110
Mexico Andrés Gutiérrez 3 0 0 0 0 23rd 35
United States Kory Enders 14 0 0 0 0 9th 138
Mexico Moisés de la Vara 12 0 0 0 0 12th 98
2018 Tatuus USF-17 United Kingdom James Raven 3 0 1 1 1 27th 33 3rd 181
United States Zach Holden 5 0 0 0 0 28th 32
United States Kory Enders 14 0 0 0 1 8th 143
Mexico José Sierra 14 0 1 0 2 11th 128
United States Colin Kaminsky 14 0 0 0 0 10th 134
2019 Tatuus USF-17 Mexico Manuel Sulaimán 15 0 0 0 2 6th 211 4th 196
United States Jak Crawford 7 0 0 0 0 7th 183
Brazil Eduardo Barrichello 4 0 0 0 0 11th 151
2020 Tatuus USF-17 Canada Nico Christodoulou 5 0 0 0 0 21st 34 4th 210
Australia Cameron Shields 16 0 1 0 2 9th 214
United States Josh Sarchet 3 0 0 0 0 25th 14
Mexico Gil Molina 2 0 0 0 0 26th 13
2021 Tatuus USF-17 United States Ely Navarro 18 0 0 0 0 17th 105 1st 440
United States Nolan Siegel 18 1 1 2 4 8th 227
United States Prescott Campbell 18 1 0 1 3 10th 215
Brazil Kiko Porto 18 4 6 2 10 1st 413
2022 Tatuus USF-22 Canada Thomas Nepveu 18 0 1 0 3 6th 262 3rd 288
United States Dylan Christie 18 0 0 0 1 11th 188
United States Bijoy Garg 18 0 0 1 2 9th 203
Canada Mac Clark 3 1 0 0 1 22nd 52
United States Chase Gardner 3 0 0 0 0 31st 16
2023 Tatuus USF-22 Canada Mac Clark 18 2 2 3 6 5th 318 4th 272
Mexico Jorge Garciarce 18 0 0 0 0 8th 212
United States Brady Golan 3 0 0 0 0 28th 21
Brazil Lucas Fecury 3 0 0 0 0 30th 19
United States Maxwell Jamieson 18 0 0 0 0 16th 121
2024 Tatuus USF-22 Brazil Nicolas Giaffone 10 0 1 0 1 9th 113* 6th* 32*
Brazil Lucas Fecury 10 0 0 0 0 17th* 72*
Australia Quinn Armstrong 10 0 0 0 0 12th* 99*
United States Maxwell Jamieson 10 0 0 0 0 15th 83*
United States Brady Golan 10 0 0 0 0 14th* 85*

* Season still in progress.

Timeline

Current series
USF Pro 2000 Championship 2016, 2018–present
USF2000 Championship 2017–present
USF Juniors 2022–present
Former series
Formula 4 United States Championship 2017–2022

References

  1. ^ "Teams". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Teams". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Teams". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "DEForce Racing | #BringDEForce" (in Spanish). Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Full Season Effort for Enders, De La Vara and DEForce Racing in 2019". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (December 16, 2019). "DEForce Racing reveals first 2020 drivers for Road to Indy and F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Thompson Joins DEForce Racing in 2020". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (January 26, 2020). "Manuel Sulaiman joins DEForce Racing's Indy Pro 2000 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved June 20, 2024.