Noel Jesús León Vázquez (born 21 December 2004) is a Mexican racing driver who drives for Campos Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
León is the 2019–20 NACAM F4, 2021 F4 US and the 2023 Euroformula Open champion. With his success, he stepped up to FIA Formula 3 for and , finishing tenth in the former with Van Amersfoort Racing.
Career
Formula 4 (2018–2021) 2018 León's first appearance in single-seaters was at the penultimate round of the 2017-18 NACAM F4 season, deputising for Michael Santos at Ram Racing. It was a strong debut, as he finished on the podium in races one and two.
León returned for the opening round of the 2018-19 NACAM F4 season, which supported the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix. He once again finished on the podium in race one, and was fourth in race two.
2020 León contested the entire 2019–20 NACAM F4 season with Ram Racing once more, opening the season with a win and another podium during the round that coincided the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix. He maintained his form for the rest of the season, scoring a win in each of the remaining six rounds. Those wins, coupled with eight further podiums, allowed him to clinch the title with one race to spare.
2021 In 2021, León progressed into the F4 United States Championship with DEForce Racing, partnering fellow countryman José Andrés Martínez. Whilst he only scored two wins at Road America and Mid-Ohio across the year, the Mexican managed to move his way to the lead of the standings with a string of consistent podium finishes, culminating in a double podium at the Circuit of the Americas in a round supporting the 2021 United States Grand Prix, where León clinched the championship.
Formula Regional (2022)
León made his first step into European single-seaters in 2022, racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Arden Motorsport. He wouldn't score points at the opening two rounds in Monza and Imola, however this would change in Monaco, where he managed to obtain tenth place in the first race and ninth place in the second, scoring his first points. However, these were the only points he scored during a difficult season, and he finished 23rd in the standings with three points, behind teammates Eduardo Barrichello and Joshua Dürksen.
Euroformula Open (2023)
For the 2023 season, León moved to the Euroformula Open Championship, driving for Team Motopark. He enjoyed a dominant campaign, taking seven victories and a further nine podiums to secure the championship by 87 points. He began the season strongly in Portimão, finishing third on debut before securing his first win in the third race. A podium lockout in Spa-Francorchamps—which included a win—alongside another victory at the Hungaroring cemented him as the championship leader. His first winless weekend came in Paul Ricard, where he was eliminated in a collision with Francesco Simonazzi in the first race. Nevertheless, León responded with a double victory in Austria. Further wins in Monza and Mugello allowed him to clinch the title at the latter round with one round to spare.
Formula 3 (2022–2025) 2022-23 León took part in the first day of FIA Formula 3 post-season testing in 2022 with Van Amersfoort Racing. In the 2023 post-season testing, he again joined Van Amersfoort Racing.
León's first competitive experience in Formula 3 was at the 2023 Macau Grand Prix, once again joining Van Amersfoort Racing, where he finished 19th.
2024
In December 2023, Van Amersfoort Racing announced that León would be their first signing for the 2024 FIA Formula 3 season. After failing to score in the opening two rounds, León secured his first breakthrough in the Imola sprint race, where he initially won, but was demoted to third following a post-race penalty for weaving behind the safety car. He finished fourth in the Monaco sprint race, though a collision with Nikola Tsolov in the feature race dropped him down the order. Further points followed in Barcelona from thirteenth and Austria, although he missed out on a top-five finish in the latter feature race after contact with Oliver Goethe caused a puncture. He finished runner-up in the Silverstone sprint race, taking his second rostrum of the campaign. He built on this momentum in Budapest, achieving his maiden feature race podium with second place after Laurens van Hoepen was disqualified. León enjoyed one of his strongest weekends in Spa-Francorchamps, earning another sprint race podium with a last-lap overtake on Tim Tramnitz before finishing fourth in the feature race. He concluded the season with seventh place in the Monza feature race. With four podiums and 79 points, León finished tenth in the overall standings, scoring all but twelve of Van Amersfoort's points that season.
Following the season, León returned to the Macau Grand Prix with Pinnacle Motorsport, where he ran in third throughout the race and successfully defended against a late change from Freddie Slater to secure a podium finish.
2025
León switched to reigning champions Prema Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering McLaren juniors Ugo Ugochukwu and Brando Badoer. The team struggled to adapt to new regulations, with León scoring just three points across the opening three rounds. He qualified seventh in Monaco in an attempt to revive his campaign, but endured a difficult weekend, retiring from both races after colliding with Callum Voisin on the opening lap of the sprint and crashing out from sixth in the feature. His challenging patch of form continued over the next two rounds, where he recorded tenth place finishes in both sprint races. León's breakthrough came in Silverstone; after finishing seventh in the sprint, a strategic gamble to start on wet tyres in the feature race secured him his first podium of the season. In Monza, he qualified in the top three for the first time, and despite a penalty dropping him out of the points in the sprint, he converted his strong grid position into a third-place finish the feature race. León concluded the season seventeenth in the standings with 36 points and two podiums.
FIA Formula 2 (2026–)
León was promoted to Formula 2 for , joining Campos Racing alongside Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov.
Formula One On 14 January 2022 Red Bull announced that León would be joining the Red Bull Junior Team in the form of a supported driver. His contract only lasted a year and he was dropped by the team at the start of 2023. Months after, León revealed that he had not received adequate support prior to the start of his first racing season in Europe, adding that he was disappointed that the programme had not "put [him] in a top three team", contrary to previous promise.
Personal life León was born in Monterrey and began competitive karting in 2013. During the off-season, León often trains with fellow Mexican drivers Pato O'Ward and Sergio Pérez.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2013Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Micro Max35th2014Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Micro MaxKart Guero31st2016SKUSA SuperNationals XX – Mini Swift59thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Mini Max19th2017Rotax Max Challenge Mexico, Noreste – Juniors3rdRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — JuniorNoel León18th2019CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2CRG SpANCCIK-FIA International Super Cup — KZ2NCSKUSA Pro Tour – X30 Junior16thSKUSA SuperNationals XXIII – X30 Junior23rd 2022 SKUSA SuperNationals XXV - X30 Senior CRG Nordam5th 2023 Rotax Max Challenge Winter Trophy - Senior Max 2ndSource:
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017–18 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 3 0 0 0 2 45 12th 2018 FB-BOHN Mikel's Trucks N/A 1 0 0 0 0 34 25th 2018–19 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 2 0 0 0 1 27 11th 2019–20 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 20 7 10 5 15 325 1st 2020 SC Súper Copa Mercedes Benz Sidral Aga Racing Team 10 1 1 0 2 868 10th Tractocamiones Freightliner N/A 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2021 Formula 4 United States Championship DEForce Racing 17 2 3 1 11 212 1st NASCAR Challenge Series – Mexico Alessandros Racing 11 7 4 5 9 317 1st GTM Gran Turismo Mexico Sidral Aga 2 1 1 0 1 166 15th 2022 Formula Regional European Championship Arden Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 3 23rd 2023 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 23 7 5 11 16 394 1st NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series?????1019th Macau Grand Prix Van Amersfoort Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 0 0 1 4 79 10th Macau Grand Prix KCMG IXO by Pinnacle Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A3rd 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 19 0 0 1 2 36 17th 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 18 3 1 3 4 94* 5th* Season still in progress.
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2017–18 Ram Racing AHR11 AHR12 AHR21 AHR22 EDM1 EDM2 EDM3 PUE1 PUE2 PUE3 AGS1 AGS2 AGS3 MER1 MER2 MER3 MTY1 MTY2 MTY3 AHR31 AHR32 AHR33 12th 45 2018–19 Ram Racing AHR11 AHR12 PUE11 PUE12 PUE13 SLP1 SLP2 SLP3 MTY1 MTY2 MTY3 AGS1 AGS2 AGS3 PUE21 PUE22 PUE23 AHR21 AHR22 AHR23 11th 27 2019–20 Ram Racing AHR1 AHR2 AGS1 AGS2 AGS3 PUE1 PUE2 PUE3 MER1 MER2 MER3 QUE11 QUE12 QUE13 QUE21 QUE22 QUE23 MTY1 MTY2 MTY3 1st 325
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2021 DEForce Racing ATL1 ATL2 ATL3 ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 BRA1 BRA2 BRA3 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 COA1 COA2 1st 212
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2022 Arden Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MUG1 MUG2 23rd 3
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points 2023 Team Motopark PRT1 PRT2 PRT3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 1st 394 – Most positions gained
Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2023 Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F3 2019 19th 17th 19th 2024 KCMG IXO by Pinnacle Motorsport Tatuus F3 T318 3rd 3rd 3rd
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2024 Van Amersfoort Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 10th 79 2025 Prema Racing MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 17th 36
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 DC Points Campos Racing MELSPR MELFEA MIASPR MIAFEA MTLSPR MTLFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA1 BAKFEA2 LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 6th* 133* Season still in progress.
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