Exformula 1 driver, grc champ scott speed suspended from. Scott andrew speed born january 24, 1983 is an american race car driver. Arx rallycross driver scott speed suffered a broken back during a qualifying heat at the nitro world games in utah friday. Scott speed formula e the worlds largest repository of motor racing results and statistics from f1 to wrc, from motogp, covering 50 events every weekend with stats dating back to 1894 motorsport stats. Scott has had a bit of a stopstart career since, but settled in nascar for a bit. Groomed to be a formula one driver through red bulls american in f1 program in the early 2000s. This weekend, speed is completing in the nitro circus world games. After that, he went to nascar and is now in global rallycross.
Former f1 driver scott speed finds a home in global. Exformula 1 driver, grc champ scott speed suspended from iracing over intentional crashes. Former toro rosso formula 1 driver champion scott speed will miss the final two rounds of americas rallycross due to a back injury he sustained at the nitro rallycross event. The 36year old american was racing in the american rallycross championship at the time of his accident according to a statement from subaru motorsports, unfortunately, scott speed suffered a back injury during the first qualifying heat after a hard landing over a jump. Scott speed suspended from iracing for intentional wreck. Scott speed is a former nascar and f1 driver who turned to global rallycross, where he became champion. Speed won the 2018 title in the newlyformed arx series, driving. In 2006, he debuted in formula 1, the first american in the series in 23 years. Formula one series results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. A few days ago, news broke that former f1 and nascar driver, and current red bull global rallycross champion has been suspended from iracing, after videos surfaced of. Speed is a former f1 and nascar competitor has been racing in. Scott speed is an american racing driver who competed in the various series across the world, including two seasons in formula one and six years in nascar, but he gained the greatest success in rallycross, taking four consecutive championship titles in north american competitions between 2015 and 2018, three in the global rallycross champion and one in the arx americas rallycross.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Former toro rosso formula 1 driver scott speed will defend his americas rallycross title with the subaru works squad next season. The selfconfident scott speed bucked the trend in the early 2000s when he was an american with formula 1 ambitions. In 2006, scott speed became the first american driver in formula one since michael andretti ran with mclaren years earlier.
But theres plenty behind the last name of this renaissance man of racing. Scott speed stats, race results, wins, news, record. Despite iracing third, scott speed uninterested in indycar. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for scott speed on. Fridays only, a third driver and car are added to midpack teams rosters to help them develop. Year, age, races, win, t5, t10, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd. The drivers championship was won by fernando alonso of renault for the second year in a row, with alonso becoming the youngest ever double world champion at the time. Scott speed, who broke his back while landing a jump in a nitro world games rallycross heat race over the weekend but still finished the heat before getting out of the car, said on instagram.
Scott speed suffers back injury in rallycross racer. Former nascar driver scott speed begins recovery from. Milk and cereal formula 1 scott speedcolin fleming youtube. But the lone american, scott speed, 18th on the grid in his ferraripowered scuderia toro rosso str car, saw only opportunity. Scott andrew speed born january 24, 1983 is an american race car driver, who currently races in americas rallycross championship for subaru rally team usa in 2006, speed became the first american driver to race in formula one since michael andretti in 1993, when he made his debut at the 2006 bahrain grand prix for scuderia toro rosso. Profile for racing driver scott speed from united states. Driver scott speeds formula one series races racing. Subaru motorsports usa rallycross driver scott speed suffered fractures to three vertebrae in his back during his opening heat race in the nitro world games at the utah motorsports campus. Soon backed as part of its driver development scheme, he was the first american since michael andretti to start. Speed later turned his career towards stock car racing. Last night, scott speed was on hand for qualifying in the rallycross event in utah. The 2006 fia formula one world championship was the 60th season of formula one motor racing.
Scott speed takes second consecutive arx victory in canada august 6, 2018. He made his first f1 race start at the 2006 bahrain grand prix. Exf1 driver scott speed joins subaru for 2019 arx title. At 19, scott moved to europe to race in the junior series that feed into world championship racing. Former formula one driver scott speed has been suspended from iracing for intentionally crashing into opponents on the online game. Former f1 driver scott speed suspended from iracing. The versatile interest in various forms of motorsports has landed speed in a form of racing that combines them all, rallycross. Scotts life changed when he was selected as a winner of the red bull driver search program, an initiative designed to put an american driver at the top class of openwheel racing. Former nascar and f1 driver scott speed is recovering after suffering a broken back following a hard landing during qualifying for a rallycross race on friday in utah. Scott andrew speed born january 24, 1983 in manteca, california is a united states former f1 driver, who drove for toro rosso in 2006 and 2007. In 2014, he moved into the new world rallycross series and did well there, winning the title in 2015, 2016 and. He contested 28 races, before he was replaced midway. During the 2007 european grand prix, his teams principal franz tost assaulted him after the first turn confusion, and scott decided that he dont want to race for the team again and was replaced by sebastian vettel.
In 2006, speed became the first american driver to race in formula one since michael andretti in 1993, when he made his debut at the 2006 bahrain grand prix for scuderia toro rosso. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for scott speed. Scott andrew speed born january 24, 1983 is an american race car driver, who currently races in global rallycross for the andretti autosport team. The car was mediocre in the dry, but in the wet, it. A former driver at the top levels of stock car and openwheel motorsports has been suspended by iracing, the ultrarealistic racing series for pc. Ferraris leclerc gets first f1 win of 2020, nascar driver throws a virtual tantrum. After kicking ass and taking names and championships in karting for eight years, speed stepped up to openwheel racing in 2001, when he won the formula russell title in his first try.
Read his biography, view his personal race results and find out how his team is doing in 2020. Former formula one driver, former nascar driver, former rallycross champion scott speed got suspended from iracing at the start of this year for trying to. Speed, the americas rallycross points leader, suffered the injury in. Former f1 driver scott speed breaks back in rallycross jump. Speed was the first american driver for some while when he arrived in formula 1, where he raced for scuderia toro rosso until being dropped in 2007. According to reports, speed had a fairly hard landing after a particular jump in his subaru. This weekend, speed had the singular honor of being the red bull f1 racing teams test driver. Scott andrew speed born january 24, 1983 is an american race car driver, who currently. Former f1 driver scott speed breaks back in horrific. View career stats like points per seasons, distribution of wins, podiums and more. It featured the 57th formula one world championship which began on 12 march and ended on 22 october after eighteen races. Now, scott speed is a 3time global rallycross champion. Scott speed proved to be quite a controversial character during his two seasons in formula one with toro rosso. View f1 statistics and a f1 career summary of scott speed, including career stats, yearly summary, stats per grands prix and circuits, and more.
Scott speed simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But after two years of f1 racing, speed came back home to america. He was a driver for the toro rosso formula one team. Scott speed f1 driver and mate colin fleming also racing driver have a little fun. Arca menards series statistics 1979present only click on the year to see the standings for that year. Its nearly impossible, being that this racer goes by speed scott speed. Scott speed, born 24 january 1983, is an american racing driver, who competed for andretti autosport during the 201415 fia formula e championship. For 2009 and 2001, he drove the red bull toyota camry full time in the nascar sprint cup series. Find out more about the greatest american f1 drivers, including kyle busch, richard petty, mario andretti. Scott speed has definitely made a name for himself over his decadeplus racing career, starting in 2005 as the first american to compete fulltime in formula 1 since michael andretti departed in 1993.
The suspension was a result of a conflict with a popular twitch streamer. Exf1 driver scott speed to miss arx final rounds with. He was the first american to race in f1 since michael andretti in 1993. And after a short stint in nascar, speed has found a home in global rallycross, a dirttrack series that includes jumps and. Scott speed suffers broken back in rallycross crash get. Scott speed has definitely made a name for himself over his decadeplus racing career, starting in 2005 as the first american to compete fulltime. His move to europe coincided with the arrival of dietrich mateschitzs red bull energy drink in the sport. Pro driver gets suspended from iracing for wrecking his. Driver scott speed began racing karts when he was 10. Formerly a driver for the scuderia toro rosso f1 team, he made his formula one race debut at the 2006 bahrain grand prix, becoming the first american to race in f1 since michael andretti in 1993. Virtural leeds, alabama scott speed has never been afraid to follow a different path.
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