EuroInternational is a racing organization (which includes Italian division EuroInternational Srl and American division EuroInternational Inc.) owned by Antonio Ferrari, grandnephew of

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, formerly known as Euromotorsport.

History

Originally known as Euromotorsport, the team made its CART debut in 1989 with

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at Phoenix. After Frey was unable to complete the USAC Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis, the team signed Davy Jones, who qualified for the Indianapolis 500 and finished in 7th place in his only appearance for the team that year. The team went on to compete in the CART Indy Car World Series, often fielding a number of European

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s, from 1989 to 1994. The team's best finish was 4th place in the 1993

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. The team attempted to qualify its drivers for the

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a number of times, but only succeeded three times, with Davy Jones in 1989 and 1993 and

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in 1992. The team planned to enter Juri Nurminen in the 1995 CART season, but they did not appear at any of the races. By this time, the team was also racing in the IMSA series and at the

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, racing a Ferrari 333SP. During 1996, the team raced an

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sports car in IMSA and entered the

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as Osella USA, naming Russ Wicks as driver. However, they did not appear at the event due to a lack of sponsorship. The team changed its name to EuroInternational in

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and moved to the IRL

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and fielded a car in two races for Billy Roe, including the

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. EuroInternational was away from racing for a few years before resurfacing in Formula Renault and

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USA. The team was rumored to return to Champ Car in 2006 but the team never came to fruition. In 2007, the team announced that it had purchased the assets of Alan Sciuto Racing and was preparing to compete in the 2008

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with Italian driver

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Eurointernational to Field Full-Time Entry for Piscopo
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and Luis Schiavo rather than one for Piscopo. In 2008 the team also began fielding the Superleague Formula teams for

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and Atlético Madrid driven by

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and

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. They did not continue in either the Atlantic Championship or Superleague Formula in 2009.

List of drivers

The following drivers made at least one race start in CART for Euromotorsport: *

Jeff Andretti Jeff Andretti (born April 14, 1964) is a former American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991. Personal life Jeff is the youngest son of Dee Ann (Hoch) and legendary Italian-born 1969 Indy 500 Cha ...

(1994) *

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(1989) * Tony Bettenhausen Jr. (1990) *

Steve Chassey Steve Chassey (born February 27, 1945 in Brockton, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 9 seasons (1981, 1983–1989, and 1992), with 44 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1983, 1987, ...

(1992) *

Andrea Chiesa Andrea Chiesa (born 6 May 1964) is a former Formula One driver from Switzerland. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1992. Career Chiesa began racing in 1980 with karts, and continued to cars in 1985, competing in Italian For ...

(1993) *

Guido Daccò Guido Daccò (10 September 1947 – 29 July 2006) was an Italian race car and motorcycle racer from Limbiate. He began motorcycle racing in 1969 and from 1980 to 1984 he raced in Formula 2. He then drove in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and bega ...

(1989–1990, 1992) *

Christian Danner Christian Josef Danner (born 4 April 1958) is a former racing driver from Germany. Career Formula Two and Formula 3000 The son of car safety expert Max Danner, Danner started his motor racing career immediately after leaving school in 1977. Aft ...

(1992–1993) * Franck Fréon (1994) *

(1989) *

(1990–1992) *

Roberto Guerrero Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958) is a Colombian-American former race driver. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 23 January 1982, becoming the first Colombian to start a Formula One Grand Prix. Wi ...

(1991) * Davy Jones (1989, 1993) *

David Kudrave David Kudrave (born March 10, 1966 in Los Angeles), is an American former open wheel racing driver. He raced in the 1993 CART season, with 8 career starts. His best finish came in his first race, the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Racew ...

(1993) *

Jovy Marcelo Edward Jovy Jacinto Marcelo (April 20, 1965 – May 15, 1992), better known simply as Jovy Marcelo, was a Filipinos, Filipino race car driver from Quezon City, Philippines, who was killed in an accident during practice for the 1992 Indianapolis ...

(1992) *

(1993) * Nicola Marozzo (1991–1992) * Tero Palmroth (1989, 1992) *

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(1992) * Franco Scapini (1991) *

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(1992) * Jeff Wood (1991–1994) *

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(1994)

Results

Complete CART Indy Car World Series results

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Complete Indy Racing League results

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Complete Atlantic Championship results

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Superleague Formula

References

External links

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