Francesco Dracone

Francesco Dracone (born 21 September 1983) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with BHK Motorsport.

Career Born in Turin, Dracone began racing professionally in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 2002. He raced in that series until 2005. In 2006 he moved to Euroseries 3000 driving for Euronova Racing. He finished 21st in points. He returned in 2007 driving for ASR and 2G Racing finishing 23rd in points. In 2008, he drove for Emmebi Motorsport and improved to seventeenth in points. He returned to the team and series in 2009 and improved further to seventh in points with a best finish of fifth at Monza. He also competed in the International Superstars Series season finale at Kyalami for Ferlito Motors. In July 2010, he participated in an IndyCar Series rookie test with Conquest Racing. After passing the test he signed on to compete with the team at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Infineon Raceway.

Dracone was slowest among drivers who logged a qualifying time at Mid-Ohio but started 23rd on the 27 car grid due to being in the same group as Milka Duno who elected not to participate in qualifying and Graham Rahal who was penalized. Dracone finished the race three laps down in 22nd place. He started last at Infineon, despite being a second quicker than Duno. The race saw Dracone spin off track close to the finish and he was credited with twentieth place. He finished 37th in the championship.

After four years in Auto GP, Dracone returned to IndyCar in 2015, signing a deal to drive the first four races for Dale Coyne Racing. At NOLA Motorsports Park, he spun on the first lap but rejoined, before hitting his mechanic Todd Phillips after losing control of his car in the pit lane.

Racing record

American open–wheel results

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IndyCar Series Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref 2010 Conquest Racing 34 Dallara Honda SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MOH 37th 24 36 SNM CHI KTY MOT HMS 2015 Dale Coyne Racing 19 Dallara DW12 STP NLA LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS TOR FON MIL IOW MOH POC SNM 34th 38

Complete Auto GP results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2011 Emmebi Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 HUN1 HUN2 BRN1 BRN214† 21st 1 Ombra Racing DON1 DON2 OSC1 OSC2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG114† MUG2 2012 Virtuosi UK MNZ1 MNZ2 VAL1 VAL2 MAR1 MAR2 HUN1 HUN2 ALG1 ALG2 CUR1 CUR2 SON1 SON2 16th 14 2013 Super Nova International MNZ1 MNZ2 MAR1 MAR2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 22nd 0 Ibiza Racing Team MUG1 MUG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 DON1 DON2 BRN1 BRN2 2014 Ibiza Racing MAR1 MAR2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 13th 31 Super Nova International MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 EST1 EST2 Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2018 BHK Motorsport LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 28th 2.5 2019 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 24th 4 2020 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 26th 1.5 2021 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 27th 6 2022 BHK Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 26th 0