Joao Vergara



Instagram:             @vergara.racing

Birthdate:               May 28, 2007

Birthplace:             Sao Paulo, Brazil

Residence:            Miami, Florida

Height/Weight:      5’11”/147 lbs.

Education:                 High school student in 11th grade


HOBBIES: Tennis, wake surfing, soccer, working out, Jiu-Jitsu 

CHARITY SUPPORT/WORK: Just Love Foundation/Hope Box Club 

RACING GOAL: Become a successful driver – win the NTT INDYCAR Series, win the Indy 500, win the 24 Hours of Daytona, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans 

RACING HERO: Ozz Negri (my uncle)

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: Soccer (Sao Paulo and Real Madrid), MMA (fighters not teams) Charles Oliveira, Alexandre Pantoja, Alex Perreira, Max Holloway and NFL (Broncos and Dolphins) 

FAVORITE SPORTS TO PLAY: Soccer and tennis 

TRAINING PREFERENCES: I prefer training in the gym to prepare for my driving, but it is also very important to spend time training in a simulator 

FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT: Sao Paulo and Bonita, Brazil, Italy, South Africa 

BUCKET LIST ITEMS: Become a Black Belt in Jiu-jitsu, fly in a fighter jet, own a McLaren Senna 

THE ONE PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MET: Ayrton Senna – because he was the best of all time 

INTERESTING NOTE: In 2019, I won the South American wake surf championship in the junior division.

 

RACING HISTORY

 

2023: Lucas Oil Formula Series Scholarship Shootout winner... vice champion of the Lucas Oil Formula Series. 2022: First year racing cars. 2021: First year of karting in the U.S., finishing sixth in Rok Vegas. 2020: Winner of the Copa Sao Paulo Championship in Junior Max Rookie. 2019: Finished third in Mini Max in the Copa Sao Paulo Championship. 2018: First full year of karting.