Bobby Rahal

Rahal
Nationality American
Date of Birth January 10, 1953
Teams Wolf (1978)
Races Entered 2
DNQ/DNPQ -
Best Result 12th, USGP East, 1978

An IndyCar legend who had a brief F1 fling for Wolf in 1978 before returning to the US and becoming a multiple CART Champion and successful team owner. A heralded move back to F1 as Team Principal of Jaguar ended in disaster following a bungled coup involving his good friend Adrian Newey.

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Career Summary
Before F1
1970 • Competed in his first race.
1974 • B/Sports Series, 1st overall.
1975 • Canadian Formula Atlantic, 1 win in a Lola T360.
• Competed in US Formula Atlantic.
• Won the SCCA's President's Cup as the top amateur driver.
1976 • US Formula Atlantic, 1 win in a Shierson March.
• Sebring 12hrs, retired in a Chevrolet Monza with Trueman.
1977 • US Formula Atlantic, 2nd overall.
• Can-Am, 3 starts, 23rd overall, 3 points in a Lola T292 and T296 Ford/Hart.
1978 • European F3, 15th overall, 5 points in a Wolf Dallara WD1 Toyota.
Formula One
1978 • Wolf WR5/WR1 Cosworth V8, 2 entries.
After F1
1979 • European F2, 11th overall, 10 points in a Chevron B48 Hart.
• Can-Am, 7 starts, 5th overall, 25 points, 1 win in a Prophet 1 Chevrolet.
• Victory in a 500 mile race at Mid-Ohio in a Ralt with Redman.
1980 • Can-Am in a Prophet Chevrolet.
• Competed in various sports car races in a Porsche 935 Turbo.
• Le Mans 24hrs, retired in a Dick Barbour Porsche 935 K3 with Garretson and Moffat.
1981 • IMSA GT series, 4th overall, 105 points, 1 win at Daytona in a Porsche 935 Turbo with various drivers.
• World Endurance Championship, 3rd overall, 109 points in a Porsche 935 Turbo with various drivers.
• DNQ at Le Mans 24hrs in a Cooke-Woods Lola T600 Porsche with Redman.
• Can-Am, 4 starts, 8th overall, 97 points in a Paul Newman March 817 Chevrolet.
• Daytona 6hrs in a Mazda RX-3 with Tide Ebding.
1982 • CART PPG Championship, 2nd overall, 242 points, 2 wins, Rookie of the Year in a Truesports March 82C Cosworth.
• IMSA GT series, 4 starts, 30th overall, 18 points, 1 win at Sebring in a March 82G Chevrolet with various drivers.
• Le Mans 24hrs, retired in a March 82G Chevrolet with Trueman and McKitterick.
1983 • CART PPG Championship, 5th overall, 94 points, 1 win in a Truesports March 83C Cosworth.
• IMSA GT series, 4 starts, 14th overall, 47 points in a Zakspeed Ford Mustang GTP with various drivers.
• Victory in a 6hr race at Mid Ohio in a Holbert March 83G Chevrolet with Trueman and Bundy.
1984 • CART PPG Championship, 4th overall, 137 points, 2 wins in a Truesports March 84C Cosworth.
• IMSA GT series, 5 starts, 48th overall, 12 points in a Zakspeed Ford Mustang GTP and a Porsche 962.
• Daytona 24hrs in a Porsche 935 with Akin and O'Steen.
• NASCAR, 1 start for the Wood Brothers team.
1985 • CART PPG Championship, 3rd overall, 133 points, 3 wins in a Truesports March 85C Cosworth.
• IMSA GT series, 2 starts, 23rd overall, 23 points in a Dyson Porsche 962.
• IROC, 3rd overall.
1986 • CART PPG Championship, 1st overall, 179 points, 6 wins including the Indy 500 in a Truesports March 86C Cosworth.
• IMSA GT series, 3 starts in a Ralf Sanchez March Chevrolet and a Zakspeed USA Ford Mustang Probe.
1987 • CART PPG Championship, 1st overall, 188 points, 3 wins in a Truesports Lola T87/00 Cosworth.
• Victory in the inaugural Marlboro Challenge invitational at Miami.
• IMSA GT series, 6 starts, 5th overall, 107 points, 3 wins in a Leven Racing Porsche 962C with Mass.
1988 • CART PPG Championship, 3rd overall, 136 points, 1 win in a Truesports Lola T88/00 Judd.
• IMSA GT series, 5 starts, 42nd overall, 11 points in a Hendrick Lola T86/10 and T87/10 Chevrolet with various drivers.
1989 • CART PPG Championship, 9th overall, 88 points, 1 win in a KRACO Lola T89/00 Cosworth.
1990 • CART PPG Championship, 4th overall, 153 points in a Galles-KRACO Lola T90/00 Chevrolet.
1991 • CART PPG Championship, 2nd overall, 200 points, 1 win in a Galles-KRACO Lola T91/00 Chevrolet.
1992 • CART PPG Championship, 1st overall, 196 points, 4 wins in a Rahal-Hogan Lola T92/00 Chevrolet.
1993 • CART PPG Championship, 4th overall, 133 points in a Rahal-Hogan RH/01 and Lola T93/07 Chevrolet.
1994 • CART PPG Championship, 10th overall, 59 points in a Rahal-Hogan Lola T94/00 Honda and Penske PC22 Chevrolet.
1995 • CART PPG Championship, 3rd overall, 128 points in a Rahal Lola T95/00 Mercedes.
1996 • CART PPG Championship, 7th overall, 102 points in a Rahal Reynard 961 Mercedes.
1997 • CART PPG Championship, 12th overall, 70 points in a Rahal Reynard 971 Ford.
1998 • CART PPG Championship, 10th overall, 82 points in a Rahal Reynard 981 Ford.
1999 • Continued to run his team in the CART FedEx Champ Car series.
• Became interim CEO of CART.
2000 • Continued as boss of Team Rahal.
• Took over the Jaguar Racing F1 team in December.
2001 • Stepped down as head of Jaguar Racing.
• Continued as boss of Team Rahal.

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