Age: 71
Derek Daly
Age: 71
Derek Daly (born 11 March 1953 in Ballinteer, Dublin) is a former racing driver from Ireland. He won the 1977 British Formula 3 Championship, and competed as a professional racing driver for 17 years participating in 64 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 2 April 1978. He scored a total of 15 championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. Daly later became a US citizen and now resides in Noblesville, Indiana with his third wife, Rhonda, and three children from his second marriage.
Racing history
In 1982, Daly began driving in the CART series and continued through 1989. He started 66 CART races, including each Indianapolis 500 from 1983-1989, except for 1986. He finished in the top ten a total of 21 times, including one podium finish, 3rd position, at Milwaukee in 1987.
In 1990, Daly had the unusual result of finish both first and second at the 12 Hours of Sebring, driving for Nissan.
Daly is known in motor sports circles around the world as a driver, writer, broadcaster, racing advisor, and businessman. He runs a professional services company called MotorVation, and had been a commentator for American broadcasts of the Champ Car series, as well as a public speaker. One of the agencies that represents him is the National Speakers Bureau.
He was also part of the ESPN Speedworld Coverage of the Grand Prix of San Marino in 1994, and therefore called the race in which Ayrton Senna was killed.
Daly's son, Conor Daly, is also a racing driver, starting in GP3 driving for the Lotus GP team in 2012, and then continuing on to GP2 in 2014 driving for Venezuela GP Lazarus.
Racing results
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 | Chevron Racing | Chevron/B40 | Hart | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | MUG | ROU | NOG | PER | MIS | EST |
DON | 18th | 2 |
1978 | Chevron Racing | Chevron/B42 | Hart | THR |
HOC |
NÜR |
PAU |
MUG |
VAL |
ROU |
DON |
NOG |
PER |
MIS |
HOC |
3rd | 27 | |
1979 | Project Four Racing | March/792 | BMW | SIL |
HOC | THR |
NÜR | VAL | MUG |
PAU |
HOC |
ZAN |
PER |
MIS |
DON |
3rd | 33 | |
1983 | McMahon Racing | March/822 | Hart | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | JAR | DON |
MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | - | 0 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308E | Ford V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW |
MON |
BEL |
ESP | SWE | 19th | 1 | ||||||||
Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign N177 | Ford V8 | FRA |
GBR |
GER | AUT |
NED |
ITA |
USA |
CAN |
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1979 | Team Ensign | Ensign N177 | Ford V8 | ARG |
BRA |
ESP |
BEL |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
Ensign N179 | Ford V8 | RSA |
USW |
MON |
FRA | GBR | GER | ||||||||||||||
Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 | Ford V8 | AUT |
NED | ITA | CAN |
USA |
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1980 | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 | Ford V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
11th | 6 | |||||||||||||
Tyrrell 010 | Ford V8 | USW |
BEL |
MON |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
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1981 | March Grand Prix Team | March 811 | Ford V8 | USW |
BRA |
ARG |
SMR |
BEL |
MON |
ESP |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
CAN |
CPL |
NC | 0 | |
1982 | Theodore Racing Team | Theodore TY01 | Ford V8 | RSA |
13th | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Theodore TY02 | Ford V8 | BRA |
USW |
SMR | |||||||||||||||||
TAG Williams Team | Williams FW08 | Ford V8 | BEL |
MON |
DET |
CAN |
NED |
GBR |
FRA |
GER |
AUT |
SUI |
ITA |
CPL |
CART results
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | Wysard Racing | March 82C | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX | ATL | MIL | CLE | MIS | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MIS2 | PHX2 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
1983 | Wysard Racing | March 82C | Ford Cosworth DFX | ATL |
27th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
March 83C | INDY |
MIL | CLE | MIS | ||||||||||||||||||
Provimi Racing | March 82/83C | Ford Cosworth DFX | ROA |
POC | RIV | MDO |
MIS2 | LVG |
LS |
PHX |
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1984 | Provimi Racing | March 84C | Ford Cosworth DFX | LBH |
PHX |
INDY |
MIL | POR |
MEA |
CLE |
MIS |
ROA |
POC | MDO |
SAN |
MIS2 |
PHX2 | LS | LVG | 19th | 26 | |
1985 | Tom Hess Racing | Lola T900 | Ford Cosworth DFX | LBH | INDY |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIS | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIS2 | LS | PHX | MIA | 40th | 1 | ||
1986 | Team Menard | March 86C | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX | LBH | INDY |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIS | POC | 23rd | 11 | |||||||
Curb Motorsports | MDO |
SAN |
MIS2 | ROA |
LS | PHX2 | MIA | |||||||||||||||
1987 | Pace Racing | March 87C | Buick V6 (t/c) | LBH | PHX | INDY |
15th | 27 | ||||||||||||||
Raynor Motorsports | Lola T87/00 | Ford Cosworth DFX | MIL |
POR |
MEA |
CLE |
TOR |
MIS |
POC |
ROA |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
MIA |
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1988 | Raynor Motorsports | Lola T88/00 | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX |
LBH |
INDY |
MIL |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MEA |
MIS |
POC |
MDO |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
MIA |
9th | 53 | ||
1989 | Raynor Motorsports | Lola T89/00 | Judd AV | PHX |
LBH |
INDY |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
MEA |
TOR |
MIS |
POC |
MDO |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
12th | 25 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Kevin Cogan Larry Perkins |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 383 | 4th | 4th |
1989 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Davy Jones Jeff Kline |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 85 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | Nissan Performance Technology Inc. | Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson |
Nissan R90CK | C1 | 251 | DNF | DNF |