Guido Daccò (10 September 1947 – 29 July 2006) was an Italian race car and motorcycle racer from

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. He began motorcycle racing in 1969 and from 1980 to 1984 he raced in

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. He then drove in the

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and began racing in

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. In 1988 he moved to the

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to drive in the

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series where he placed 10th in series points. In 1989 he made his

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debut for

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. Dacco had little success in CART and bounced from team to team until 1992, making 23 starts with a best finish of 12th. He failed to qualify for the

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in his attempts in 1990 and 1991. He returned to Europe in 1992 to drive two races in German

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and then retired from racing. He made occasional drives in historic races and managed an

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team. He died on 29 July 2006, after a long battle with an undisclosed illnes

Racing career results

Complete British Formula One Championship results

( :Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

( :Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete International Formula 3000 results

( :Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

American open-wheel racing results

American Racing Series

PPG Indy Car World Series

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

CART statistics at ChampCarStats.com
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