Adam Lacko (born 24 September 1984) is a

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driver.

Career

Lacko began his career in 1994 in

karting Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motor ...

. In 2000 he began competing in the

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Cup, in which he finished runner-up in 2002. Lacko made the switch to

truck racing Truck racing is a form of motorsport road racing which involves modified versions of heavy tractor units on road racing or oval track circuits. History The sport started in the United States at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 17, 1979 an ...

in 2003, competing in the

FIA European Truck Racing Championship The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is a motorsport Truck racing, truck road racing series for tractor unit, semi-tractors which is sanctioned to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and is organised by ETRA Promotion GmbH. ...

, finishing fifth in the standings. He improved to finish third in 2004. In 2005 Lacko made selected appearances in the

World Touring Car Championship The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sing ...

with IEP Team, and the

FIA GT Championship The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...

. He began competing in the

Porsche Carrera Cup Germany The Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, (currently known as Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Deutschland; known as Porsche 944 Turbo Cup between 1986–1989) is a one-make racing series by Porsche based in Germany. Champions Circuits * Adria International ...

in 2006. He competed in

ADAC GT Masters The ADAC GT Masters is a grand tourer-based auto racing series founded by the international Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and supported by the German ADAC automotive club. Similar to an earlier ADAC GT Cup series in the 1990s, the new GT ...

and FIA GT3 European Championship in 2008. In 2009, Lacko competed in the FIA GT Championship with K plus K Motorsport. Since 2011, Lacko has competed full time in the

. Lacko has seen a high level of success in the series, taking numerous race wins and winning the 2017 championship.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacko, Adam 1984 births Living people People from Frýdek-Místek District Czech racing drivers FIA GT Championship drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers 24H Series drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers