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Francesco Dracone

{{short description|Italian racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Francesco Dracone

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| nationality = {{flag|ITA|name=Italian}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|09|21}}

| birth_place = Turin, Italy

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = IndyCar Series

| first year = 2010

| current team = Dale Coyne Racing

| car number = 19

| former teams = Conquest Racing

| starts = 7

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 34th

| year = 2015

| prev series = Auto GP
Euroseries 3000
Italian Formula Three

| prev series years = 2011–14
2006–09
2002–05

| titles =

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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 Turin, Dracone began racing professionally in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 2002. He raced in that series until 2005. In 2006 he moved to Euroseries 3000 driving for Euronova Racing. He finished 21st in points. He returned in 2007 driving for ASR and 2G Racing finishing 23rd in points. In 2008 he drove for Emmebi Motorsport and improved to 17th in points. He returned to the team and series in 2009 and improved further to 7th in points with a best finish of 5th at 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85841|title=Conquest signs Italian Dracone|first=Pablo|last=Elizalde|work=autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=3 August 2010|accessdate=3 August 2010}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/francesco-dracone-collides-with-pit-worker-todd-phillips-in-indycar-20150414-1mkib2.html|title=Francesco Dracone collides with pit worker Todd Phillips in IndyCar|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=14 April 2015|accessdate=26 April 2015}}

Racing record

=American open–wheel results=

(key)

==IndyCar Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

rowspan=2| 2010

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Conquest Racing

!rowspan=2| Dallara

! 34

! rowspan=3| Honda

| SAO

| STP

| ALA

| LBH

| KAN

| INDY

| TXS

| IOW

| WGL

| TOR

| EDM

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|22}}

|colspan=5|

!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th

!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dracofr01/2010/O/|title=Francesco Dracone – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

36

|colspan=12|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNM
{{small|20}}

| CHI

| KTY

| MOT

| HMS

2015

! nowrap| Dale Coyne Racing

! nowrap| Dallara DW12

! 19

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STP
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NLA
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALA
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMS
{{small|22}}

| INDY

| DET

| DET

| TXS

| TOR

| FON

| MIL

| IOW

| MDO

| POC

| SNM

|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dracofr01/2015/O/|title=Francesco Dracone – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! 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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Pos

! Points

rowspan=2| 2011

! nowrap| Emmebi Motorsport

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN
2
14†

|colspan=10|

!rowspan=2| 21st

!rowspan=2| 1

nowrap| Ombra Racing

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OSC
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC
2
{{small|12†}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
1
14†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
2
{{small|11}}

|colspan=2|

2012

! nowrap| Virtuosi UK

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| VAL
1

| VAL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CUR
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SON
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SON
2
{{small|9}}

|colspan=2|

! 16th

! 14

rowspan=2| 2013

! nowrap| Super Nova International

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| MAR
1

| MAR
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|13}}

|colspan=8|

!rowspan=2| 22nd

!rowspan=2| 0

nowrap| Ibiza Racing Team

|colspan=8|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MUG
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MUG
2
{{small|13}}

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

| DON
1

| DON
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN
2
{{small|14}}

rowspan=2| 2014

! nowrap| Ibiza Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
1
{{small|9†}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR
2
{{small|9†}}

| LEC
1

| LEC
2

| HUN
1

| HUN
2

|colspan=10|

!rowspan=2| 13th

!rowspan=2| 31

nowrap| Super Nova International

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
2
{{small|10}}

| RBR
1

| RBR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST
2
{{small|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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2019

! nowrap| BHK Motorsport

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
{{small|10}}

! 24th

! 4

2020

! nowrap| BHK Motorsport

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
{{small|13}}

|

! 26th

! 1.5

2021

! nowrap| BHK Motorsport

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
{{small|9}}

! 27th

! 6

2022

! nowrap| BHK Motorsport

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| LEC
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
{{small|12}}

! 26th

! 0

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.francescodracone.com/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|francesco-dracone}}

{{Dale Coyne Racing}}

{{Conquest Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dracone, Francesco}}

Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from Turin

Category:IndyCar Series drivers

Category:Italian Formula Three Championship drivers

Category:Auto GP drivers

Category:Superstars Series drivers

Category:Virtuosi Racing drivers

Category:European Le Mans Series drivers

Category:Ombra Racing drivers

Category:Conquest Racing drivers

Category:Dale Coyne Racing drivers

Category:Euronova Racing drivers

Category:Super Nova Racing drivers

Category:Italian racing drivers