Leonardo Maia (born December 4, 1980) is a Brazilian former racing driver. He began racing professionally in the

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in 2001 and he won the series championship in 2003. In 2004 he moved to the

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(now Indy Lights) for Brian Stewart Racing and finished 5th in the championship with a pair of 3rd-place finishes. The following year he made two

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starts for

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and he participated full-time in 2006 for

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, finishing 9th in points with a best finish of 5th (twice). He retired from professional racing afterwards.

Motorsports career results

American Open-Wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Indy Lights

Champ Car Atlantic

References

1980 births Living people Brazilian racing drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers Barber Pro Series drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers {{Brazil-autoracing-bio-stub Forsythe Racing drivers