Biography

CART driver with Team Patrick Racing.

Roberto Pupo Moreno was one of the pioneers in one of the most important technological developments in the category, which would later reach street cars. It was the semi-automatic transmission, which was developed by the Brazilian driver together with Ferrari in tests in 1988, and was officially presented in F1 in the Italian team's car in 1989.

During the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix, Nigel Mansell was involved in a collision with Bruno Giacomelli, resulting in a fractured left wrist for the English driver. With Mansell out of the Dutch Grand Prix, Lotus called up their test driver, Roberto Moreno, to drive car number 12. Due to a lack of adaptation to the car, insufficient physical and technical preparation, and unfamiliarity with the chassis 91—an extremely unstable and difficult-to-drive "wing car," as the regular drivers Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell did most of the development—the 23-year-old Moreno failed to secure a spot among the 26 cars, finishing in 30th and last place. At the end of the 1982 season, Roberto Moreno was released by Lotus.

Roberto Pupo Moreno was known as the "Super Sub" late in his career as he was used to replace injured drivers several times.

Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Lotus (1982 (1 GP Not Qualify)), AGS (1987 (2 GPs)), Coloni (1989 (4 GPs)), EuroBrun (1990 (2 GPs)), Beneton (1990 (2 GPs)-1991 (11 GPs)), Jordan (1991 (2 GPs)), Minardi (1991 (1 GP)), Andrea Moda (1992 (1 GP)) and Forti Corse (1995 (17 GPs)). He started 42 Grands Prix, 1 Fastest Lap, 1 Podium and 15 Points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 10th in 1991.