Derek Daly

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Derek Daly
Nationality  Irish
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1978 - 1982
Teams	Hesketh, Ensign, Tyrrell, March, Theodore, Williams
Races	64 (49 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	15
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1978 United States Grand Prix
Last race	1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Derek Daly (born March 11, 1953 in Dundrum, Dublin) is a former racing driver from the Republic of Ireland. He won the 1977 British Formula Three Championship, and competed as a professional racing driver for 17 years participating in 64 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on April 2, 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 wife, Rhonda, and their three children.

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.

Derek 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.

[edit] Complete World Championship Formula One results

(key)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Team	WDC	Points
1978	Hesketh	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW DNPQ	MON DNPQ	BEL DNQ	ESP	SWE	FRA DNQ	GBR Ret	GER	AUT DSQ	NED Ret	ITA 10	USA 8	CAN 6	Ensign	19th	1
1979	Ensign	ARG 11	BRA 13	RSA DNQ	USW Ret	ESP DNQ	BEL DNQ	MON DNQ	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT 8	NED	ITA	CAN Ret	USA Ret		Tyrrell	-	0
1980	Tyrrell	ARG 4	BRA 14	RSA Ret	USW 8	BEL 9	MON Ret	FRA 11	GBR 4	GER 10	AUT Ret	NED Ret	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	USA Ret			Tyrrell	11th	6
1981	March	USW DNQ	BRA DNQ	ARG DNQ	SMR DNQ	BEL DNQ	MON DNPQ	ESP 16	FRA Ret	GBR 7	GER Ret	AUT 11	NED Ret	ITA Ret	CAN 8	LVS DNQ		March	-	0
1982	Theodore	RSA 14	BRA Ret	USW Ret	SMR	BEL Ret	MON 6	USE 5	CAN 7	NED 5	GBR 5	FRA 7	GER Ret	AUT Ret	SUI 9	ITA Ret	LVS 6	Williams	13th	8

Sporting positions
Preceded by Geoff Lees	Formula Ford Festival Winner 1976	Succeeded by Chico Serra
Preceded by Rupert Keegan	British Formula Three Championship BARC Series Champion 1977	Succeeded by Nelson Piquet