Michael Fitzgerald (born 1961) is an American

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and former professional race car driver. He is the current

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(CEO) of Acero Precision. As a race car driver, he participated in Historic Formula One Series between 2004 and 2012 and won races in

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, and

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Early life and career

Born in 1961 in

Havertown, Pennsylvania Havertown is a residential suburban unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately 9 miles west of the center of Philadelphia. Havertown's ZIP Code is 19083 and "Havertown" is a posta ...

, Fitzgerald studied

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at Drexel University. During his time as an engineering student, he used to work on

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machine and was developed interest in autoracing. In 1985, Fitzgerald founded Acero Precision. In 2001, he won the Historic Grand Prix du Canada. In 2008, Fitzgerald participated in the

Historic Grand Prix of Monaco The Historic Grand Prix of Monaco (also called the Monaco Historic Grand Prix depending upon the source) is a series of automotive races focussed on historic motorsport. The event is typically held biennially two weeks before the Formula One Grand ...

and attained third place. His team, Highcroft Racing won American Le Mans Series championship in 2009 and 2010. Three years later, in 2011, he won the Grand Prix du Canada with

Williams FW08 The Williams FW08 was a Formula One car designed by Frank Dernie, which debuted at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix held at the Zolder circuit. An evolution of the FW07 that it replaced, the car was used by Finnish driver Keke Rosberg to win the 198 ...

References

Living people 1961 births Drexel University alumni People from Haverford Township, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania Racing drivers from Pennsylvania {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Drexel University people