1. Roberto Jose Guerrero Isaza was born on 16 November 1958 and is a Colombian-American former race driver.
83 Facts About Roberto Guerrero
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Roberto Guerrero participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 23 January 1982, becoming the first Colombian to start a Formula One Grand Prix.
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Roberto Guerrero had an auspicious beginning to his Indycar racing career, winning both CART and Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year honors in 1984.
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Roberto Guerrero came very close to winning outright on two occasions, but bad luck always kept the victory out of his grasp.
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Roberto Guerrero finished runner up twice, in the top-five five times, and held the qualifying speed record from 1992 through 1996.
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Roberto Guerrero was selected to participate in the 1988 International Race of Champions.
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Roberto Guerrero became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1989.
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In recent years Roberto Guerrero has returned to racing, but of a different venue.
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Roberto Guerrero began off-road racing at the legendary Baja 2000.
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Roberto Guerrero has since continued to race in Baja 1000 events and guide tours of the Baja Peninsula with Wide Open Baja.
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Roberto Guerrero began his racing career in 1972 by competing in kart racing.
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Roberto Guerrero finished third in the 1975 Pan American Karting Championship.
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Roberto Guerrero then joined the Jim Russell Racing School in 1977.
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Roberto Guerrero began competing in British Formula Ford 1600 in 1978.
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Roberto Guerrero competed in Vandervell British Formula 3 for Angila Cars in an Argo JM3-Toyota.
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Roberto Guerrero finished 9th in the standings with 15 points.
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Roberto Guerrero returned to the series in 1980 with Argo Racing Cars in an Argo JM6-Toyota.
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Roberto Guerrero tied for second in the standings with Kenneth Acheson, each with 95 points.
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Roberto Guerrero again drove for Angila Cars in an Argo JM3-Toyota.
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In 1981 Roberto Guerrero began competing in European Formula Two for Maurer Motorsport in a Maurer MM81-BMW.
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Roberto Guerrero won the Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy at the Thruxton Circuit.
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Roberto Guerrero failed to qualify for the event due to Guerrero's Formula Two team Maurer Motorsport and its boss Willy Maurer filing an injunction to Ensign team boss Morris Nunn and as a result Guerrero was withdrawn from the race.
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Roberto Guerrero scored his best finish of 1982 at the German Grand Prix with an 8th-place finish.
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The car's engine then blew in the warm up and Roberto Guerrero missed the race.
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Roberto Guerrero was unranked in the championship standings due to the fact that he had scored no points.
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In 1983 Ensign Racing merged with Theodore Racing and as a result Roberto Guerrero began driving the No 33 Cafe de Colombia Theodore N183-Ford Cosworth DFV.
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Roberto Guerrero only failed to qualify at the Monaco Grand Prix and became more consistent in finishing races.
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Roberto Guerrero made his Indy car debut in 1984 for Bignotti-Carter Racing in the No 9 Master Mechanic March 84C-Cosworth DFX with legendary chief mechanic George Bignotti serving as Roberto Guerrero's chief mechanic.
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The high point of Roberto Guerrero's season was a 2nd-place finish at the Indianapolis 500 where he shared the race's rookie of the year award with Michael Andretti.
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Roberto Guerrero finished out the season 11th in points with 52 points, only one point out of the top ten.
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Roberto Guerrero finished the season 17th in points with 34 points.
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Roberto Guerrero continued his streak of impressive finishes with a 4th place in the race.
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Roberto Guerrero scored a pair of 2nd-place finishes, first at the Escort Radar Warning 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and the Miami Indy Challenge 200 at Tamiami Park.
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Roberto Guerrero finished the season 9th in points with 87 points.
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Roberto Guerrero scored his first Indy car win at the Checker 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
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On lap 177 Andretti started to have electrical troubles and Roberto Guerrero took the lead.
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On lap 182 Roberto Guerrero came in for his final pit stop and as he exited his pit stall the engine stalled.
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Roberto Guerrero finally got going and unlapped himself on lap 191 and there was a caution on lap 192 for Andretti stopping on the track.
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Just days after his Mid-Ohio victory, Roberto Guerrero was testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, when he crashed and was hit by a tire off of his car.
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Roberto Guerrero was in a coma for seventeen days and did not compete in any more races in 1987.
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Roberto Guerrero finished a career-best 4th in points with 106 points, despite missing the final three races of the season.
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Roberto Guerrero joined Alex Morales Motorsports, who was at the time the factory team using Alfa Romeo engines.
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Roberto Guerrero was even offered the chance to drive an extra car for Truesports.
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Roberto Guerrero had to decline due to his contract with Alfa Romeo.
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Roberto Guerrero managed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, starting 28th and finishing 23rd due to suspension damage.
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In 1991 Roberto Guerrero was replaced by Danny Sullivan and was left without a car to drive.
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Roberto Guerrero scored no points for the first time in his CART career and finished 37th in the championship.
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Roberto Guerrero joined Cliff Woodbury in 1929 and Carter in 1985 as drivers who started first in the Indianapolis 500 and finished last; they were later joined by Greg Ray in 2000 and Scott Sharp in 2001.
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Roberto Guerrero's best finish was a 4th at the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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Roberto Guerrero finished 14th in the championship with 39 points.
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The chassis was the same chassis that Roberto Guerrero drove in 1992.
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Roberto Guerrero scored no points and tied for 54th in the championship.
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In 1995 Roberto Guerrero returned with Pagan Racing in their No 21 Upper Deck Reynard 94i-Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz IC108B.
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Roberto Guerrero first raced at the Slick 50 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, starting 25th and finishing 16th.
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Roberto Guerrero finished the season 33rd in the championship with 1 point.
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The car then began to catch fire and Roberto Guerrero began to climb out of the car when it was determined to be okay to continue racing.
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Roberto Guerrero fell out of contention and went a lap down.
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Roberto Guerrero came to a rest inside the pit lane, just past the entrance.
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At the season-opening True Value 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Roberto Guerrero started 18th and finished 6th.
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Roberto Guerrero then drove a Reynard 94i at the Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to start 9th and finish a season-best 4th.
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At the season-ending Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Roberto Guerrero suffered a major accident on lap 201 on the backstretch.
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Roberto Guerrero flipped coming off of turn 2 and flipped into the grass area next to the racetrack.
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Roberto Guerrero climbed out of his destroyed car just moments after the accident finished.
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Roberto Guerrero finished the season ranked 7th in points with 221 points.
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Roberto Guerrero drove the No 21 Pagan Racing Dallara IR8-Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8.
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At the Indianapolis 500 Roberto Guerrero won the Scott Brayton Award for best showing the spirit of the deceased driver.
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Roberto Guerrero then joined Cobb Racing to drive the No 23 CBR G-Force IR01-Nissan Infiniti Q45.
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Roberto Guerrero finished 4th at the Lone Star 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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In 1999 Roberto Guerrero returned with Cobb Racing in the No 50 Cobb Racing G-Force IR01-Nissan Infiniti Q45.
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Roberto Guerrero's best finish of the season was a 13th-place finish at the season-opening Transworld Diversified Services 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway.
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Roberto Guerrero eventually finished 30th in the championship with 36 points.
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Roberto Guerrero was unable to qualify for the race, making it the first time since 1989 that he failed to start the Indianapolis 500.
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Roberto Guerrero later competed in the Belterra Resort Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway for Team Coulson in the No 40 Team Coulson G-Force GF01-Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8.
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Roberto Guerrero finished the season 44th in the championship with 7 points.
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In 2001 Roberto Guerrero had no team at the beginning of practice for the Indianapolis 500.
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Roberto Guerrero was reported to be searching for a car to drive in the 2002 Indianapolis 500, although nothing materialized.
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Roberto Guerrero drove an identical Chevrolet Camaro, like all other participants.
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Roberto Guerrero missed the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway due to his injuries received the previous year at an Indianapolis Motor Speedway test.
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At Riverside Roberto Guerrero crashed after 10 laps and finished in 11th place and at Michigan he finished 10th after leading for 4 laps.
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At the season-ending race at Watkins Glen International Roberto Guerrero started 12th and finished 11th, 10 laps down.
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Roberto Guerrero attempted to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series during the 2000 season at the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the Hispanic Racing Team in their No 72 HRT Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo but failed to qualify for the event.
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Roberto Guerrero returned during the 2002 season after his Indy car career was finished, again with the Hispanic Racing Team in their No 09 Ciclon Energy Drink Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway but again failed to qualify for the race.
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Roberto Guerrero served as a TV live race commentator for SpeedTV and FOX 3 Latin America broadcasts of the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series from 2009 to 2013.