Roberto "Robbie" Pecorari | |
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Nationality | American |
Born |
Aston, Pennsylvania |
May 12, 1987
Firestone Indy Lights Series | |
Years active | 2007-2008 |
Teams |
Guthrie Racing SWE Racing Michael Crawford Motorsports Team KMA Racing |
Starts | 28 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 8th in 2007 |
Previous series | |
2006 2004-2005 2004 |
Champ Car Atlantic Series Star Mazda Skip Barber Formula Dodge |
Roberto "Robbie" Pecorari (born May 12, 1987) is an American racing driver from Aston, Pennsylvania.
One of America's most successful young karters, he won numerous regional and national World Karting Association and Stars of Karting championships before moving up to cars in late 2003. In 2004 he competed in numerous open-wheel developmental series, including Skip Barber Formula Dodge, where he finished fifth in series points. and the Star Mazda Series. In 2005 he competed in Star Mazda full-time and finished second in the championship, winning two races and rookie of the year honors.
In 2006 he competed in the Champ Car Atlantic Series for Gelles Racing, winning at Toronto and finishing 11th in points. For 2007 he moved to the rival Indy Pro Series driving for Team KMA Racing where he finished eighth in points with one win at Nashville Superspeedway. The series changed names to the Firestone Indy Lights Series for 2008 and Pecorari was left without a full-time ride. After missing the first race, Pecorari drove for 3 different teams on a part-time schedule, making 12 starts with a runner-up finish at Kansas Speedway and finished 16th in points. In April 2009 he participated in an A1 Grand Prix Rookie Driver test session for A1 Team USA.
() (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)