Derek Daly

Derek Daly

Born: March 11, 1953
Age: 71
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Biography

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.

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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
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
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
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
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
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

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