DEForce Racing
American racing team
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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 2016 by former Champ Car World Series and IndyCar Series driver David Martínez, and his brother Ernesto Martínez.[4]
Ernesto Martínez
Ernesto Martínez (owner)
| Founded | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | David Martínez Ernesto Martínez |
| Base | Angleton, Texas, United States |
| Team principal(s) | David Martínez Ernesto Martínez (owner) |
| Current series | USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship USF Juniors |
| Current drivers | USF Pro 2000 Championship: USF2000 Championship: USF Juniors |
| 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 |
| Website | https://www.deforceracing.com/ |
History
DEForce Racing was founded in 2016 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | 21 | 8th | 58 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | 17 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | 75 | |||||
| 2019 | Tatuus PM-18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7th | 211 | 5th | 116 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 198 | |||||
| 2020 | Tatuus PM-18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 164 | 2nd | 325 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th | 163 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6th | 289 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7th | 283 | |||||
| 2021 | Tatuus PM-18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | 43 | 10th | 39 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | 18 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th | 21 | |||||
| 2022 | Tatuus IP-22 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7th | 290 | 3rd | 314 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th | 47 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4th | 333 | |||||
| 2023 | Tatuus IP-22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12th | 154 | 3rd | 282 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23rd | 50 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | 17 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2nd | 327 | |||||
| 2024 | Tatuus IP-22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 199 | 7th | 149 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th | 187 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | 162 | |||||
| 2025 | Tatuus IP-22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 185 | 7th | 82 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | 148 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | 74 |
† Monteiro drove for Turn 3 Motorsport from round 6 onwards.
‡ Tangavelou drove for Velocity Racing Development until round 5.
* 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | 32 | 5th | 110 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | 35 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th | 138 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th | 98 | |||||
| 2018 | Tatuus USF-17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27th | 33 | 3rd | 181 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | 32 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8th | 143 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11th | 128 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 134 | |||||
| 2019 | Tatuus USF-17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6th | 211 | 4th | 196 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th | 183 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th | 151 | |||||
| 2020 | Tatuus USF-17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | 34 | 4th | 210 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9th | 214 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | 14 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | 13 | |||||
| 2021 | Tatuus USF-17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th | 105 | 1st | 440 | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8th | 227 | |||||
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10th | 215 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1st | 413 | |||||
| 2022 | Tatuus USF-22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6th | 262 | 3rd | 288 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11th | 188 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9th | 203 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd | 52 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | 16 | |||||
| 2023 | Tatuus USF-22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5th | 318 | 4th | 272 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 212 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | 21 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | 19 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th | 121 | |||||
| 2024 | Tatuus USF-22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7th | 245 | 4th | 210 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 184 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | 154 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | 146 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | 135 | |||||
| 2025 | Tatuus USF-22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8th | 217 | 5th | 151 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13th | 170 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | 61 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 56 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | 50 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | 31 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | 12 | |||||
| 2026 | Tatuus USF-22 | ||||||||||
* 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 |