Marco Greco (Born December 1, 1963 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racing driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 to 1999. His best finish in the season points was third in 1996–1997. He made four starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 14th in 1998. He previously competed in the CART World Series in full seasons in 1993 for Sovereign Motorsports and in 1994 for Arciero Racing and partial seasons in 1995 and 1996 for Dick Simon Racing, Galles Racing, and Team Scandia.
| Marco Greco | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | December 1, 1963 São Paulo |
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
| Years active | 1996–1999 |
| Teams | A. J. Foyt Enterprises Team Scandia Galles Racing Phoenix Racing |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 1996–1997 |
| Marco Greco | |
|---|---|
| CART IndyCar World Series | |
| Years active | 1993–1996 |
| Teams | Sovereign Motorsports Arciero Racing Dick Simon Racing Team Scandia Galles Racing |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 29th in 1995 |
| Previous series | |
| 1992 1989–1991 1988–1990 1987 1981–1986 1979 | Indy Lights British Formula 3000 FIA Formula 3000 British Formula Three 500cc road racing 350cc road racing |
Career results
editCareer summary
edit| Year | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | British Formula Three | NC |
| 1988 | International Formula 3000 | NC |
| 1989 | British Formula Three | 4th |
| International Formula 3000 | NC | |
| 1990 | International Formula 3000 | NC |
| 1992 | Indy Lights | 7th |
| 1993 | Indianapolis 500 | NC |
| IndyCar | 30th | |
| 1994 | Indy Car | 29th |
| Indianapolis 500 | 27th | |
| 1995 | IndyCar | 29th |
| Indianapolis 500 | NC | |
| 1996 | Indy Car | 31st |
| 1996 Indianapolis 500 | 26th | |
| Indy Racing League | 36th | |
| 1996-1997 | Indy Racing League | 3rd |
| 1997 | 1997 Indianapolis 500 | 16th |
| 1998 | Indy Racing League | 10th |
| 1998 Indianapolis 500 | 14th | |
| 1999 | Indy Racing League | 36th |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
editRaces by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 350 cc | Yamaha | VEN 16 |
AUT | GER | ITA | SPA | YUG | NED | FIN | GBR | CZE | FRA | – | 0 | |
| 1981 | 500 cc | Suzuki | AUT | GER 29 |
ITA | FRA 24 |
YUG 18 |
NED | BEL | SMR | GBR | FIN | SWE | – | 0 | |
| 1982 | 500 cc | Suzuki | ARG 20 |
AUT | FRA 17 |
SPA 19 |
ITA | NED | BEL | YUG | GBR DNQ |
SWE | SMR | GER | – | 0 |
| 1983 | 500 cc | Suzuki | RSA 16 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 18 |
GER 31 |
SPA Ret |
AUT | YUG Ret |
NED | BEL | GBR | SWE | SMR | – | 0 |
| 1985 | 500 cc | Honda | RSA Ret |
SPA DNQ |
GER | ITA | AUT | YUG | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | SWE | SMR | – | 0 |
| 1986 | 500 cc | Honda | SPA | ITA | GER | AUT | YUG | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | SWE | SMR 24 |
– | 0 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Team Ralt | JER |
VAL |
PAU |
SIL DNQ |
MNZ DNQ |
PER DNQ |
BRH DNQ |
BIR DNQ |
NC | 0 | |||
| Spirit/TOM's Racing | BUG DNQ |
ZOL DNQ |
DIJ DNQ | |||||||||||
| 1989 | Bromley Motorsport | SIL |
VAL |
PAU |
JER |
PER |
BRH Ret |
BIR |
SPA |
NC | 0 | |||
| GA Motorsports | BUG Ret |
DIJ Ret |
||||||||||||
| 1990 | Pacific Racing | DON DNQ |
SIL DNQ |
PAU |
JER |
MNZ |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| GA Motorsports | PER Ret |
HOC DNQ |
BRH DNQ |
BIR |
||||||||||
| First Racing | BUG DNQ |
NOG DNQ |
American Open Wheel
edit(key)
CART
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Arciero Racing | SRF 22 |
PHX 11 |
LBH 25 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL DNQ |
DET 19 |
POR 19 |
CLE 22 |
TOR 21 |
MIC 18 |
NHA 17 |
ROA 28 |
VAN 20 |
MDO 18 |
NZR 23 |
LS DNQ |
30th | 2 | |
| 1994 | Arciero Racing | SRF DNQ |
PHX 16 |
LBH 23 |
INDY 27 |
MIL 20 |
DET 24 |
POR 20 |
CLE 26 |
TOR 15 |
MIC 11 |
MDO DNQ |
NHA 16 |
VAN 16 |
ROA 21 |
NZR 17 |
LS 24 |
29th | 2 | |
| 1995 | Galles Racing | MIA |
SRF |
PHX |
LBH 13 |
NZR 21 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL |
DET 13 |
TOR 20 |
CLE 15 |
MIC |
MDO 22 |
NHA 20 |
VAN 25 |
LS 23 |
29th | 2 | ||
| Dick Simon Racing | POR 11 |
ROA 23 |
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| 1996 | Dick Simon Racing | MIA 25 |
RIO 12 |
SRF | LBH | NZR | 500 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIC | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | 32nd | 1 | |
IndyCar
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | WDW | PHX | INDY 26 |
36th | 9 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | Arizona Motorsports w/ Team Scandia | NHM 7 |
LVS 9 |
3rd | 230 | |||||||||
| Team Scandia | WDW 8 |
PHX 4 |
INDY 16 |
TXS 26 |
||||||||||
| Galles Racing | PPI 13 |
CLT 9 |
NH2 20 |
LV2 10 |
||||||||||
| 1998 | Phoenix Racing | WDW 27 |
PHX 20 |
INDY 14 |
TXS 8 |
NHM 13 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 5 |
PPIR 6 |
ATL 13 |
TX2 16 |
LVS 8 |
10th | 219 |
| 1999 | Phoenix Racing | WDW | PHX 12 |
CLT | 36th | 18 | ||||||||
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPI | ATL | DOV | PP2 | LVS | TX2 | ||||||
Indy 500 results
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Lola | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | Sovereign | |
| 1994 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 32nd | 27th | Arciero |
| 1995 | Lola | Ilmor-Mercedes | Failed to Qualify | Galles | |
| 1996 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 22nd | 26th | Foyt |
| 1997 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 27th | 16th | Scandia |
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 14th | 14th | Phoenix |
| 1999 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | Foyt | |
References
editSources
edit- Marco Greco career summary at DriverDB.com