Roberto "Robbie" Pecorari (born May 12, 1987) is an American racing driver from

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. One of America's most successful young karters, he won numerous regional and national

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and Stars of Karting championships before moving up to cars in late 2003. In 2004 he competed in numerous open-wheel developmental series, including Skip Barber Formula Dodge, where he finished fifth in series points. and the Star Mazda Series. In 2005 he competed in Star Mazda full-time and finished second in the championship, winning two races and rookie of the year honors. In 2006 he competed in the

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for Gelles Racing, winning at

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and finishing 11th in points. For 2007 he moved to the rival

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driving for Team KMA RacingPecorari Inks IPS Deal
''crash.net'', January 27, 2007, retrieved 2022-07-12 where he finished eighth in points with one win at

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. The series changed names to the Firestone Indy Lights Series for

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and Pecorari was left without a full-time ride. After missing the first race, Pecorari drove for 3 different teams on a part-time schedule, making 12 starts with a runner-up finish at

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and finished 16th in points. In April 2009 he participated in an

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Rookie Driver test session for A1 Team USA.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

USF2000 National Championship results

Star Mazda Championship

Atlantic Championship

Indy Lights

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pecorari, Robbie 1987 births Living people Indy Lights drivers Atlantic Championship drivers A1 Grand Prix Rookie drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Formula BMW USA drivers American Le Mans Series drivers Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania Racing drivers from Pennsylvania U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers World Karting Association drivers Walker Racing drivers