Michael Roe (born 8 August 1955) is a former racing driver from Naas,

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. Roe began racing in Formula Ford and won the 1978 Formula Ford Festival. The following year he drove in

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and finished in 9th place in his rookie campaign with 2 podium finishes for David Clark's team. In 1983 he moved to the

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to compete in the single-seat

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series where he finished 8th in the championship. In 1984 Roe won 7 of the 10 rounds of the series on his way to dominating the championship, setting a series record for wins in a season as well as poles in a season (all 10 rounds). The following year Roe competed in

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Championship Car racing and made four starts for Hemelgarn Racing with a best finish of 7th at

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followed up by an 8th-place finish later that month at Meadowlands Racetrack. His two point-scoring finishes placed him 27th in the championship. He also attempted to qualify his Hemelgarn Lola-

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for the

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, but he was bumped from the field.Michael Roe
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Racing record

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

1955 births Living people British Formula Three Championship drivers Champ Car drivers Formula Ford drivers Irish racing drivers People from Naas Sportspeople from County Kildare World Sportscar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers {{Ireland-autoracing-bio-stub Ecurie Ecosse drivers