Luca Moro (27 February 1973 – 14 March 2014) was an Italian racing driver from

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, Italy.

Career

Moro was best known for his involvement in

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, especially his participation in the

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. He drove one of the two Lotus

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cars in 2012 at Le Mans. He had two wins, eight podiums and one pole position in his career, with his last win being with the Hope Polevision Racing team at the 2010 1000 km of Spa. In 2006, Moro was suspended from racing for two years after testing positive for

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at the 2006 FIA GT Championship.Luca Moro suspended from competition
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Death

Moro was hospitalized on 6 March 2014 in

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. He died there at the age of 41 on 15 March of an apparent brain tumor.

References

External links

Luca Moro career stats
at drivermb.com 1973 births 2014 deaths Italian racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Doping cases in auto racing Deaths from brain cancer in Italy {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub Kolles Racing drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Murphy Prototypes drivers DAMS drivers Sportspeople from Cagliari