Michael Roe (driver)

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Michael Roe (born August 8, 1955) is am Irish former racing driver from Naas.

Roe began racing in Formula Ford and won the 1978 Formula Ford Festival. The following year he drove in British Formula Three and finished in 9th place in his rookie campaign with 2 podium finishes for David Clark's team. In 1983 he moved to the United States to compete in the single-seat Can-Am series where he finished 8th in the championship. In 1984 Roe won 7 of the 10 rounds of the series on his way to dominating the championship, setting a series record for wins in a season as well as poles in a season (all 10 rounds).^[1][2] The following year Roe tried his had and CART Championship Car racing and made four starts for Hemelgarn Racing with a best finish of 7th at Portland followed up by an 8th place finish later that month at The Meadowlands. His two point-scoring finishes were good enough for 27th place in the championship. He also attempted to qualify his Hemelgarn Lola-Cosworth for the Indianapolis 500, but he was bumped from the field.^[3]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Chico Serra	Formula Ford Festival Winner 1978	Succeeded by Don MacLeod
Preceded by Jacques Villeneuve	Can-Am Champion 1984	Succeeded by Rick Miaskiewicz