Francesco Dracone

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Francesco Dracone
Nationality 
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Auto GP
Euroseries 3000
Italian Formula Three

Francesco Dracone (born 21 September 1983) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with BHK Motorsport.

Career

Born in

Monza. He also competed in the International Superstars Series season finale at Kyalami for Ferlito Motors. In July 2010 he participated in an IndyCar Series rookie test with Conquest Racing. After passing the test he signed on to compete with the team at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Infineon Raceway.[1]

He was slowest among drivers who logged a qualifying time at Mid-Ohio but started 23rd on the 27 car grid due to being in the same group as Milka Duno who elected not to participate in qualifying and Graham Rahal who was penalized. Dracone finished the race 3 laps down in 22nd place. He started last at Infineon, despite being a second quicker than Duno. The race saw Dracone spin off track close to the finish and he was credited with 20th place. He finished 37th in the championship.

After four years in Auto GP he returned to IndyCar in 2015, signing a deal to drive the first four races for Dale Coyne Racing. At NOLA Motorsports Park he spun on the first lap but rejoined, before hitting his mechanic Todd Phillips after losing control of his car in the pit lane.[2]

Racing record

American open–wheel results

(key)

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
2010
 Conquest Racing Dallara 34 Honda SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MDO
22 		37th 24 [3]
36 SNM
20 		CHI KTY MOT HMS
2015
 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara DW12 19 STP
23 		NLA
23 		LBH
21 		ALA
23 		IMS
22 		INDY DET DET TXS TOR FON MIL
IOW
MDO
 POC
SNM
 34th 38 [4]
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win) 		Top 10s
(Non-podium) 		Indianapolis 500
Wins 		Championships
2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Auto GP results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2011
 Emmebi Motorsport
MNZ
1

10
MNZ
2

13 		HUN
1
12 		HUN
2
12
BRN
1

Ret
BRN
2

14† 		21st 1
Ombra Racing DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
10 		OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
12† 		VAL
1
14 		VAL
2
13 		MUG
1
14† 		MUG
2
11
2012
 Virtuosi UK
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
 VAL
1 		VAL
2 		MAR
1
10 		MAR
2
8 		HUN
1
10 		HUN
2
14 		ALG
1
13 		ALG
2
10 		CUR
1
8 		CUR
2
9 		SON
1
Ret 		SON
2
9 		16th 14
2013
 Super Nova International
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
 MAR
1 		MAR
2 		HUN
1
11 		HUN
2
11 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
13 		22nd 0
Ibiza Racing Team MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
13 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		DON
1 		DON
2
BRN
1

13
BRN
2

14
2014
 Ibiza Racing MAR
1
9† 		MAR
2
9† 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		13th 31
Super Nova International
MNZ
1

6
MNZ
2

10
IMO
1

6
IMO
2

10 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
10
EST
1

Ret
EST
2

7

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2019 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
16
MNZ

15 		CAT
11 		SIL
10 		SPA
11 		ALG
10 		24th 4
2020 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
Ret 		SPA
Ret 		LEC
14
MNZ

13 		ALG
13 		26th 1.5
2021 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
13 		RBR
15 		LEC
11
MNZ

18 		SPA
9 		ALG
9 		27th 6
2022 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
WD 		IMO
16
MNZ

14 		CAT
15 		SPA
13 		ALG
12 		26th 0

References

  1. Haymarket Publications
    . Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Francesco Dracone collides with pit worker Todd Phillips in IndyCar". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Francesco Dracone – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Francesco Dracone – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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