Derek Daly

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Derek Daly
Derek Daly 1982.jpg
Daly at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix
Born
Derek Patrick Daly

(1953-03-11) 11 March 1953 (age 71)
Ballinteer, Dublin, Ireland
Children3, including Conor
Relatives Nicola Daly (niece)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Ireland.svg Irish
Active years 1978–1982
Teams Hesketh, Ensign, Tyrrell, March, Theodore, Williams
Entries64 (49 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points15
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1978 United States Grand Prix West
Last entry 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Champ Car career
67 races run over 8 years
Years active 1982–1989
Team(s) Wysard, Provimi, Hess, Menard, Curb, Pace, Raynor
Best finish9th (1988)
First race 1982 Miller High Life 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 1989 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
WinsPodiums Poles
010
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 1988–1990
Teams Jaguar, Nissan
Best finish4th (1988)
Class wins0

Derek Patrick Daly (born 11 March 1953) is an Irish former racing driver, businessman and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1982.

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Born and raised in Dublin, Daly won the British Formula Three Championship in 1977, before participating in 64 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting at the 1978 United States Grand Prix West. His 15 championship points made him the first Irish driver to score in Formula One, and remains the highest scoring; he also participated in several non-championship races. After Formula One, Daly moved to the United States to compete in CART and IMSA, where he led Nissan to the IMSA GTP Championship in 1990.

Racing career

After honing his skills in the Irish Formula Ford Championship, Daly had his first drive in the European Formula Two Championship in 1977. In 1978 and 1979, he competed in both Formula Two and Formula One, finishing third in the Formula Two championship in both seasons. From 1980 to 1982, he focussed on Formula One, his best year being 1980, when he scored two fourth-place finishes and finished 11th in the Drivers' Championship. His two most memorable moments in F1 both came in the Monaco Grand Prix. In 1980 he crashed spectacularly at the first corner after vaulting three other cars. In 1982 he suddenly found himself in contention for the win when the four cars ahead of him ran into problems with under two laps to go, but ended up on the sidelines himself when his gearbox seized moments later.

Daly qualifying for the 1987 Indianapolis 500 1987 Indianapolis 500 (50042569013).jpg
Daly qualifying for the 1987 Indianapolis 500

In 1982, Daly began driving in the CART series and continued through 1989. He started 66 CART races, including each Indianapolis 500 from 1983 to 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. In September 1984 he was nearly killed in a crash in the CART PPG Detroit News Grand Prix 200 at Michigan International Speedway. The front end of his car was sheared off and he suffered multiple injuries including a crushed left ankle, double compound fracture to the left tibia and fibula, fractured left hip socket, severely fractured pelvis, several broken left side ribs, broken left hand, 3rd degree burns to the left arm, dislocated right foot and ankle, deep abrasions and soft tissue to right heel, and internal bleeding.

Daly won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1990 and 1991 driving a Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo. In 1990, he had the unusual distinction of driving both the first and second-placed cars. [1] [2]

Broadcast and business career

Daly 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. One of the agencies that represents him is the National Speakers Bureau. [3]

In 2018, Daly was fired from a racing analyst position he had at WISH-TV when WISH-TV attributed a racial slur that was uttered by Indianapolis Colts announcer Bob Lamey in 1983 to him. While not disputing saying the slur, Daly contends that he did not use the offending language in the context Lamey alleged (Lamey claimed that Daly had once stated "... there aren't any (racial slur) in this race"), but instead used the word as part of a common Irish colloquialism during a 1983 radio interview. [4] Daly filed a $25M lawsuit as a result. [5] Later that year, U.S. district court judge Richard L. Young ruled in favor of WISH-TV and the station's former parent company, Nexstar Media Group, in all claims in Daly's lawsuit and ordered him to pay Nexstar's legal costs. [6]

Personal life

Daly became a US citizen[ when? ] and now resides in Carmel, Indiana. [7] He has three sons, Conor, Colin and Christian.

Daly's son Conor is also a racing driver. He made his debut in full-time open-wheel racing in 2012, driving for the Lotus GP team in GP3, [8] before moving GP2 in 2014 driving for Venezuela GP Lazarus. [9] Conor made his IndyCar Series debut in 2013 and was a full-time driver from 2016 to 2023. [10] He also competed in the Daytona 500 in 2023, finishing 29th.

Daly's niece, Nicola Daly, is an Ireland women's field hockey international and was a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. She also works as a data engineer for Juncos Racing. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1977 Super Visco British Formula Three Derek McMahon Racing 154107691st
Vandervell British Formula Three 70001345th
FIA European Formula 3 41102139th
European Formula Two Chevron Racing 10000218th
1978 European Formula Two Chevron Racing 122124273rd
Formula One Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing 00000119th
Team Tissot Ensign 60000
1979 European Formula Two Project Four Racing 91125333rd
Formula One Team Ensign 300000NC
Candy Tyrrell Team 30000
1980 Formula One Candy Tyrrell Team 140000611th
BMW M1 Procar Championship BMW Motorsport 100000NC
1981 Formula One March Grand Prix Team 800000NC
1982 Formula One TAG Williams Team 120000813th
Theodore Racing Team 30000
World Sportscar Championship Ford Motor Company 100001117th
PPG Indy Car World Series Wysard Racing 100000NC
1983 PPG Indy Car World Series Provimi Racing 50000427th
Wysard Racing 20000
European Formula Two McMahon Racing 100000NC
World Sportscar Team Ikuzawa 000000NC
1984 PPG Indy Car World Series Provimi Racing 1100002619th
1985 PPG Indy Car World Series Tom Hess Racing 10000140th
1986 PPG Indy Car World Series Curb Motorsports 300001123rd
1987 PPG Indy Car World Series Raynor Motorsports 1200012715th
Pace Racing 10000
1988 PPG Indy Car World Series Raynor Motorsports 150000539th
24 Hours of Le Mans Silk Cut Jaguar 10000304th
1989 PPG Indy Car World Series Raynor Motorsports 1500002512th
24 Hours of Le Mans Silk Cut Jaguar 10000N/ADNF
1990 IMSA GT Championship Nissan Performance 44104N/ANC
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/ADNF
1991 IMSA GT Championship Nissan Performance 11101N/ANC

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213PosPts
1977 Chevron Racing Chevron/B40 Hart SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU MUG ROU NOG PER MIS EST
5		 DON 18th2
1978 Chevron Racing Chevron/B42 Hart THR
6		 HOC
9		 NÜR
Ret		 PAU
9		 MUG
1		 VAL
1		 ROU
11		 DON
Ret		 NOG
3		 PER
3		 MIS
9		 HOC
Ret		3rd27
1979 Project Four Racing March/792 BMW SIL
2		 HOC THR
2		 NÜR VAL MUG
Ret		 PAU
Ret		 HOC
2		 ZAN
11		 PER
2		 MIS
Ret		 DON
1		3rd33
1983 McMahon Racing March/822 Hart SIL THR HOC NÜR VAL PAU JAR DON
9		 MIS PER ZOL MUG -0

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPts.
1978 Olympus Cameras/Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308E Ford V8 ARG BRA RSA USW
DNPQ		 MON
DNPQ		 BEL
DNQ		 ESP SWE 19th1
Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford V8 FRA
DNQ		 GBR
Ret		 GER AUT
DSQ		 NED
Ret		 ITA
10		 USA
8		 CAN
6
1979 Team Ensign Ensign N177 Ford V8 ARG
11		 BRA
13		 ESP
DNQ		 BEL
DNQ		NC0
Ensign N179 Ford V8 RSA
DNQ		 USW
Ret		 MON
DNQ		 FRA GBR GER
Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 Ford V8 AUT
8		 NED ITA CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret
1980 Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 Ford V8 ARG
4		 BRA
14		 RSA
Ret		11th6
Tyrrell 010 Ford V8 USW
8		 BEL
9		 MON
Ret		 FRA
11		 GBR
4		 GER
10		 AUT
Ret		 NED
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 USA
Ret
1981 March Grand Prix Team March 811 Ford V8 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		 CPL
DNQ		NC0
1982 Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford V8 RSA
14		13th8
Theodore TY02 Ford V8 BRA
Ret		 USW
Ret		 SMR
TAG Williams Team Williams FW08 Ford V8 BEL
Ret		 MON
6		 DET
5		 CAN
7		 NED
5		 GBR
5		 FRA
7		 GER
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 SUI
9		 ITA
Ret		 CPL
6

CART results

YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
1982 Wysard Racing March 82C Ford Cosworth DFX PHXATLMILCLEMISMILPOCRIVROAMIS2PHX2
25		NC0 [16]
1983 Wysard Racing March 82C Ford Cosworth DFX ATL
22		27th4 [17]
March 83C INDY
19		MILCLEMIS
Provimi Racing March 82/83C Ford Cosworth DFX ROA
9		POCRIVMDO
22		MIS2LVG
18		LS
23		PHX
22
1984 Provimi Racing March 84C Ford Cosworth DFX LBH
7		PHX
15		 INDY
27		MILPOR
4		MEA
19		CLE
6		MIS
17		ROA
18		POCMDO
18		SAN
21		MIS2
21		PHX2LSLVG19th26 [18]
1985 Tom Hess Racing Lola T900 Ford Cosworth DFX LBH INDY
12		MILPORMEACLEMISROAPOCMDOSANMIS2LSPHXMIA40th1 [19]
1986 Team Menard March 86C Ford Cosworth DFX PHXLBH INDY
DNQ		MILPORMEACLETORMISPOC23rd11 [20]
Curb Motorsports MDO
6		SAN
10		MIS2ROA
13		LSPHX2MIA
1987 Pace Racing March 87C Buick V6 (t/c) LBHPHX INDY
15		15th27 [21]
Raynor Motorsports Lola T87/00 Ford Cosworth DFX MIL
3		POR
15		MEA
9		CLE
11		TOR
16		MIS
24		POC
10		ROA
26		MDO
9		NAZ
16		LS
14		MIA
22
1988 Raynor Motorsports Lola T88/00 Ford Cosworth DFX PHX
13		LBH
5		 INDY
29		MIL
11		POR
19		CLE
6		TOR
23		MEA
24		MIS
16		POC
4		MDO
9		ROA
6		NAZ
10		LS
7		MIA
23		9th53 [22]
1989 Raynor Motorsports Lola T89/00 Judd AV PHX
12		LBH
9		 INDY
15		MIL
21		DET
25		POR
11		CLE
22		MEA
25		TOR
16		MIS
5		POC
24		MDO
9		ROA
27		NAZ
9		LS
18		12th25 [23]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1988 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing 		Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Cogan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larry Perkins 		Jaguar XJR-9LMC13834th4th
1989 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Walkinshaw Racing 		Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Kline		 Jaguar XJR-9LMC185DNFDNF
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Nissan Performance Technology Inc. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham
Flag of the United States.svg Chip Robinson 		Nissan R90CK C1251DNFDNF

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Winner
1976		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Formula 3 Championship
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