Léo Torres
{{short description|Brazilian racing driver}}
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| nationality = {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazilian
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| birth_place = Brazil
| current series = NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
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| car number = 1
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| best finish = 1st
| year = 2023
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| titles = NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race Brazilian Championship Pro
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2021, 2023
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Léo Torres is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He currently drives in the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race.
Career
In the 2021 season, Torres and teammate Júlio Campos won the Brazilian Championship in the Pro category.{{cite web|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/nascar-brasil-sprint-race/news/gt-sprint-race-campeao-voltou-leo-torres-corre-etapa-de-taruma-em-dupla-com-pedro-costa/10369894/|title=GT Sprint Race: campeão voltou! Léo Torres corre etapa de Tarumã em dupla com Pedro Costa|website=motorsport.com|language=pt}}{{cite web|title=O campeão está de volta! Julio Campos irá compor o grid da NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race|url=https://sprintrace.com.br/o-campeao-esta-de-volta-julio-campos-ira-compor-o-grid-da-nascar-brasil-sprint-race/|website=sprintrace.com.br|publisher=NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race|trans-title=The champion is back! Julio Campos will join the NASCAR Brazil Sprint Race grid|language=pt-BR|date=28 February 2023|access-date=21 March 2023}} In the 2023 season, Torres' race number was changed to #1.{{cite web|title=NASCAR Brasil: Saiba quem é quem na categoria que inicia temporada 2023 no fim de semana em Goiânia|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/nascar-brasil-sprint-race/news/nascar-brasil-saiba-quem-e-quem-na-categoria-que-inicia-temporada-2023-no-fim-de-semana/10444412/|website=motorsport.uol.com.br|publisher=Motorsport.com|trans-title=NASCAR Brazil: Find out who's who in the category that starts the 2023 season this weekend in Goiânia|language=pt-BR|date=17 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023}} He won the Brazilian Championship in the Pro category once again, alongside Campos, as well as his first overall title, becoming the first champion under the NASCAR banner.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoracing.com.br/nascar-brasil-conhece-seus-primeiros-campeoes/|title=NASCAR Brasil conhece seus primeiros campeões|trans-title=NASCAR Brazil meets its first champions|website=autoracing.com.br|date=10 December 2023|language=pt}}
References
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External links
- {{DriverDB driver|leo-torres}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Leo}}
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Brazilian racing drivers
Category:Brazilian NASCAR drivers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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