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Eliseo Salazar | |||||||
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![]() Salazar at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Born | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela 14 November 1954 Santiago, Chile | ||||||
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series career | |||||||
Current team | TRG Motorsports | ||||||
Years active | 1998, 1999, 2012 | ||||||
Car number | 64 | ||||||
Starts | 3 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Poles | 0 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
2012 2004–2008 2003 1996–2002 1995–1996 1994–1997 1988–1990 1986–1987 1981–1983 1980 | World Rally Championship Rally Mobil American Le Mans Series Indy Racing League CART IndyCar World Series IMSA Exxon WSC Championship World Sportscar Championship International Formula 3000 Formula One World Championship British F1 Championship | ||||||
Awards | |||||||
1999 1990 | Scott Brayton Trophy Autosport Sportsman of the Year | ||||||
Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1981–1983 | ||||||
Teams | March, Ensign, ATS, RAM | ||||||
Entries | 37 (24 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||
Career points | 3 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1981 United States Grand Prix West | ||||||
Last entry | 1983 Belgian Grand Prix | ||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 93rd (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1997 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 1 February 2012. |
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela (Spanish pronunciation: [e.liˈse.o sa.laˈsaɾ ba.lẽnˈswe.la]; born 14 November 1954) is a Chilean former racing driver. As of 2024[update], he is the only Chilean to have participated in a Formula One World Championship. He made his Formula One debut on 15 March 1981, and ultimately contested 37 races scoring a total of three championship points. After Formula One, Salazar has participated in numerous motorsport disciplines, including the Chilean national rally championship (Champion 1984 and 1985), Formula 3000, IndyCar (including the Indianapolis 500 race seven times), and the World Sportscar Championship.