Eliseo Salazar

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Eliseo Salazar (born in Santiago, November 14, 1955) was a Formula One driver from Chile. He participated in 37 Grands Prix, debuting on March 15, 1981. He scored a total of 3 championship points.

Probably his most famous career moment came when he collided with the over-taking race leader Nelson Piquet in the 1982 German Grand Prix. After both drivers got out of their stricken cars, the angry Piquet started to punch and kick Salazar, to the shock and amazement of the millions of F1 fans watching the race live on TV. He was also a long-time competitor in the Indianapolis 500 in the mid-late 90's and also competed in a few full seasons of IRL competition. He captured one race win in the IRL, the final race of the 1997 season at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In November 2005, Salazar competed in the inaugural race of the Grand Prix Masters, as a late replacement for Alan Jones.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Team	WDC	Points
1981	March	USAW DNQ	BRA DNQ	ARG DNQ	SMR Ret	BEL DNQ	MON DNPQ	ESP 14	FRA Ret	GBR DNQ	GER NC	AUT Ret	DUT 6	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	LAS Ret		Ensign	18th	1
1982	ATS	RSA 9	BRA Ret	USAW Ret	SMR 5	BEL Ret	MON Ret	USAE Ret	CAN Ret	DUT 13	GBR DNQ	FRA Ret	GER Ret	AUT DNQ	SWI 14	ITA 9	LAS DNQ	ATS	22nd	2
1983	RAM	BRA 15	USAW Ret	FRA DNQ	SMR DNQ	MON DNQ	BEL DNQ	USAE	CAN	GBR	GER	AUT	DUT	ITA	EUR	RSA		RAM	-	0

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1995	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	24th	4th
1996	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	3rd	6th
1997	Dallara	Oldsmobile	9th	24th
1998	Riley & Scott	Oldsmobile	Failed to Qualify
1999	G-Force	Oldsmobile	18th	33rd
2000	G-Force	Oldsmobile	3rd	3rd
2001	Dallara	Oldsmobile	28th	7th