Mário de Araújo Cabral is a racing driver from Portugal who last raced in Formula 1 for Derrington. Cabral has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,262 ranks Cabral 885th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1964-09-06 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −66 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Derrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −67 | 4,263 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +2 | 4,316 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −9 | 4,314 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −23 | 4,321 |
Mário Cabral was a Portuguese racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1959 and 1964. He made four starts across that span, primarily driving Cooper-Maserati machinery, but did not record a win or podium finish during his time in the championship. His average finishing position of tenth across classified races places him in the middle reaches of a field that included drivers of considerably stronger calibre. The team he drove for most frequently, Cooper-Maserati, was competitive enough to win races during the period, but Cabral's tenure there did not yield results at that level.[1]
Cabral's Formula 1 career was brief and ultimately unproductive by the standards of the championship, though competing at the sport's highest level in the late 1950s and early 1960s remained a notable achievement in itself. His career has since been recognised in retrospective historical accounts of LGBTQ+ representation in Formula 1, following his public disclosure of his identity in 2009.[2]