Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Guerrero
Guerrero at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May 2010.
NationalityColombia Colombian
BornRoberto José Guerrero Isaza
(1958-11-16) 16 November 1958 (age 66)
Medellín, Colombia
Formula One World Championship career
Active years19821983
TeamsEnsign, Theodore
Entries29 (21 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1982 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1983 European Grand Prix
Champ Car career
118 races run over 12 years
Years active1984–1995
Team(s)Bignotti-Carter Racing (1984)
Team Cotter (1985-1986)
Vince Granatelli Racing (1987-1988)
Morales Motorsports (1989)
Patrick Racing (1990-1991)
King Racing (1991-1993)
Euromotorsport (1991)
Pagan Racing (1994-1995)
Best finish4th - 1987
First race1984 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
Last race1995 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win1987 Checker 200 (Phoenix)
Last win1987 Escort Radar Warning 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Podiums Poles
2 10 5
Indy Racing League
Years active1996–2001
TeamsPagan Racing (1996-1998)
Cobb Racing (1998-1999)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises (2000)
Team Coulson (2000)
Dick Simon Racing (2001)
Starts25
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish4th in 1996
Awards
1984
1984
1998
Indianapolis 500 Co-Rookie of the Year
CART Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year
Scott Brayton Driver's Trophy

Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958) is a Colombian-American former race driver. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 23 January 1982, becoming the first Colombian to start a Formula One Grand Prix.

With no championship points in Formula One and no prospects to drive for a competitive team, Guerrero left at the end of the 1983 season to race in the United States. He had an auspicious beginning to his Indycar racing career, winning both CART and Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year honors in 1984. His initial promise was never completely fulfilled, winning only two CART races, both in 1987. Later the same year he had a massive accident which left him in a coma for 17 days.

Of special note were Guerrero's participations in the Indianapolis 500. He came very close to winning outright on two occasions, but bad luck always kept the victory out of his grasp. In 1992 he spun off on the pace lap after having qualified on the pole position. Guerrero finished runner up twice, in the top-five five times, and held the qualifying speed record from 1992 through 1996. Guerrero was also selected to participate in the 1988 International Race of Champions.

Guerrero became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1989. He and his wife have three children and reside in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California.

In recent years Guerrero has returned to racing, but of a different venue. He began off-road racing at the legendary Baja 2000. He has since continued to race in Baja 1000 events and guide tours of the Baja Peninsula with Wide Open Baja.