Michael Roe (racing driver)

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Michael Roe (born 8 August 1955 [1] ) is a former racing driver from Naas, Ireland.

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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). [2] [3] [4] The following year Roe competed in 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 Meadowlands Racetrack. His two point-scoring finishes placed him 27th in the championship. He also attempted to qualify his Hemelgarn Lola-Cosworth for the Indianapolis 500, but he was bumped from the field. [5]

Racing record

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamChassisEngine123456789101112131415RankPointsRef
1985 Hemelgarn Racing Lola T900 Cosworth DFX V8 t LBH
21
INDY
DNQ
MIL POR
7
MEA
8
CLE
26
MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA 27th11 [6]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
1989 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ecurie Ecosse
Flag of Greece.svg Costas Los
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Aston Martin AMR1 C134011th9th
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Nissan Performance Technology Inc. Flag of the United States.svg Bob Earl
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Millen
Nissan R90CK C131117th17th

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References

  1. Michael Roe, Where Are They Now, OldRacingCars.com, 2016
  2. Can-Am 1984 season review, OldRacingCars.com, 2016
  3. Can-Am 1984, ClassicCars.com, last updated 10 April 2003
  4. Young, Fred. Can-Am Champions Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine , DeepThrottle.com History, 2004
  5. Michael Roe, ChampCarStats.com
  6. "Michael Roe – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Ford Festival Winner
1978
Succeeded by
Preceded by Can-Am Champion
1984
Succeeded by