Derek Daly

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Derek Daly
Derek Daly 1982
Nation: IrelandIreland Ireland
Automobile / Formula 1 world championship
First start: 1978 Spanish Grand Prix
Last start: 1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Constructors
1978 Hesketh and Ensign · 1979 Ensign and Tyrrell · 1980 Tyrrell · 1981 March · 1982 Theodore and Williams F1
statistics
World Cup balance: World Cup eleventh ( 1980 )
Starts Victories Poles SR
48 - - -
World Cup points : 15th
Podiums : -
Leadership laps : -
Template: Info box Formula 1 driver / maintenance / old parameters

Derek Daly (born March 11, 1953 in Dundrum in what is now County Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown ) is a former Irish Formula 1 driver. He is the father of racing driver Conor Daly .

Career

In 1976 he won the Formula Ford Festival . The following year he was champion in the British Formula 3 Championship . From 1977 to 1983 he also competed in the European Formula 3 Championship , where he was third in the overall standings in 1978 and 1979.

His Formula 1 career began in 1978 with the Hesketh team; he also drove for Ensign , Tyrrell , March , Theodore and Williams . In all of his races he used the well-known Ford Cosworth engine as a power source. In addition to 22 failures, he reached the points eight times, where he achieved a total of 15 championship points, but not a podium.

After his active Formula 1 career ended in 1982 , he switched to the Champ Car series , where he drove a total of 66 races from 1982 to 1989 with third place as the best result.

From 1988 to 1990 he also competed three times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . After a fourth place in 1988 on a Jaguar XJR-9LM , he dropped out of the other two races with engine failure.

statistics

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

Single results

season 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16
1978 Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Spain (1977–1981) .svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada.svg
DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNF DSQ DNF 10 8th 6th
1979 Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Spain (1977–1981) .svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg
11 13 DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ 8th DNF DNF
1980 Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg
4th 14th DNF 8th 9 DNF 11 4th 10 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain (1977–1981) .svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Las Vegas, Nevada.svg
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNF 7th DNF 11 DNF DNF 8th DNQ
1982 Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) .svg Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland within 2to3.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Las Vegas, Nevada.svg
14th DNF DNF DNF 6 * 5 7th 5 5 7th DNF DNF 9 DNF 6th
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1988 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9LM United StatesUnited States Kevin Cogan AustraliaAustralia Larry Perkins Rank 4
1989 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9LM United StatesUnited States Davy Jones United StatesUnited States Jeff Kline failure Engine failure
1990 JapanJapan Nissan Performance Technology Nissan R90CK AustraliaAustralia Geoff Brabham United StatesUnited States Chip Robinson failure Engine failure

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
1990 United StatesUnited States Nissan Performance Tech. Nissan GTP ZX Turbo United StatesUnited States Bob Earl Overall victory
1991 United StatesUnited States Nissan Performance Nissan NPT-90 AustraliaAustralia Geoff Brabham AustraliaAustralia Gary Brabham Overall victory
1992 United StatesUnited States Nissan Performance Technology Nissan NPT-91A AustraliaAustralia Geoff Brabham AustraliaAustralia Gary Brabham NetherlandsNetherlands Aria Luyendyk Rank 2

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