Francesco Dracone

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Francesco Dracone (born September 21, 1983 in Turin ) is an Italian racing driver . He competed in the Auto GP , the former Euroseries 3000 , with interruptions from 2006 to 2014 . In 2015 Dracone started in the IndyCar Series .

Career

Dracone began his motorsport career in 1997 in kart racing , in which he was active until 1999. In 2002 he switched to the Italian Formula 3 championship , in which he competed until 2005. However, he never took part in a full season and only completed nine races in the four years. In 2006 he moved to the Euroseries 3000 for Euronova Racing . He took part in seven of the nine race weekends and finished in eighth place as the best result in 23rd place overall. In 2007 he started for two teams in the Euroseries 3000 and he scored his first points in this racing series. At the end of the season he was 22nd. In 2008 Dracone played his third season in the Euroseries 3000 for Emmebi Motorsport. He managed to score more regularly this season and he improved to 18th place in the overall standings. In the following season he stayed with Emmebi Motorsport and again managed to improve the overall ranking. With fifth place as the best results, he finished seventh overall. He also took part in two races in the Superstars Series , a touring car series.

In 2010 Dracone initially found no cockpit. At the end of July he completed a test drive in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing and was then signed for two races as a replacement for Mario Romancini . At the end of the season, the racing driver, who couldn't keep up with his team-mate in either race, finished 37th overall. In 2011 he returned to Emmebi Motorsport in Europe. For the Italian racing team he competed in the Auto GP, the successor to the Euroseries 3000. After the racing team dropped out of the series for the fourth event, Dracone continued his involvement with Ombra Racing . Dracone finished the season with one point in 21st place overall. His ombra teammate Kevin Ceccon became champions. In 2012 Dracone started the season for Virtuosi Racing UK for the third race weekend of the now Auto GP World Series racing series. He finished the season in 16th place, while his teammate Pål Varhaug was second overall. In 2013 Dracone drove two race weekends each for SuperNova International and the Ibiza Racing Team in the Auto GP . He reached the 22nd place overall. He also completed IndyCar test drives for Dale Coyne Racing . In 2014 Dracone took part in the Auto GP for Ibiza Racing in one and for Super Nova in four events. With two sixth places as the best results, he was 13th in the drivers' championship.

In 2015 Dracone received a cockpit from Dale Coyne Racing for the first five races of the IndyCar Series. A 21st place was his best result.

statistics

Career stations

  • 2012 : Auto GP (16th place)
  • 2013 : Auto GP (22nd place)
  • 2014 : Auto GP (13th place)
  • 2015 : IndyCar Series (34th place)

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th Points rank
2010 Conquest Racing SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY TXS IOW WGL GOAL EDM MDO SNM CHI KTY MOT HMS 24 37.
                      22nd 20th        
2015 Dale Coyne Racing STP NOL LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS GOAL HAIRDRYER Mil IOW MDO POC SNM   38 34.
23 23 21st 23 22nd                        

( Legend )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Biografia"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (francescodracone.com; accessed on August 4, 2010)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.francescodracone.com
  2. ^ "Conquest: Dracone for Romancini" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 4, 2010)
  3. ^ “Dracone from IndyCar to Auto GP with Emmebi” (autogp.org on April 22, 2011)
  4. ↑ “Sergio Campana leads Marrakech Auto GP practice” (autosport.com on April 13, 2012)
  5. ^ "Coyne a Sebring con Hawksworth e Cipriani". (No longer available online.) Italiaracing.net, December 16, 2013, archived from the original on April 13, 2014 ; Retrieved April 10, 2014 .
  6. ^ Dave Lewandowski: Notes: Dracone to compete in Coyne car. indycarc.com, March 16, 2015, accessed March 16, 2015 .

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personal data
SURNAME Dracone, Francesco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Turin , Italy