EuroInternational is a racing organization (which includes Italian division EuroInternational Srl and American division EuroInternational Inc.) owned by Antonio Ferrari.

History

Originally known as Euromotorsport, the team made its CART debut in 1989 with

Jean-Pierre Frey Jean-Pierre Frey (born January 6, 1955) is a former Swiss racing driver from Baselgia, Medel (Lucmagn). He competed in full seasons of the FIA Formula 3000 Championship in 1986 and 1987 but failed to qualify for a single race in a time when the s ...

at Phoenix. After Frey was unable to complete the USAC Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis, the team signed Davy Jones, who qualified for the Indianapolis 500 and finished in 7th place in his only appearance for the team that year. The team went on to compete in the

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Indy Car World Series, often fielding a number of European

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s, from 1989 to 1994. The team's best finish was 4th place in the 1993

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. The team attempted to qualify its drivers for the

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a number of times, but only succeeded three times, with Davy Jones in 1989 and 1993 and

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in 1992. The team planned to enter Juri Nurminen in the 1995 CART season, but they did not appear at any of the races. By this time, the team was also racing in the IMSA series and at the

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, racing a Ferrari 333SP. During 1996, the team raced an

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sports car in IMSA and entered the

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as Osella USA, naming Russ Wicks as driver. However, they did not appear at the event due to a lack of sponsorship. The team changed its name to EuroInternational in

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and moved to the

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and fielded a car in two races for

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, including the

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. EuroInternational was away from racing for a few years before resurfacing in

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and

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USA. The team was rumored to return to Champ Car in 2006 but the team never came to fruition. In 2007, the team announced that it had purchased the assets of Alan Sciuto Racing and was preparing to compete in the 2008

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with Italian driver

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Eurointernational to Field Full-Time Entry for Piscopo
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and Luis Schiavo rather than one for Piscopo. In 2008 the team also began fielding the

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teams for

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and

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driven by

Antônio Pizzonia Antônio Reginaldo Pizzonia Júnior (born 11 September 1980) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who has raced in Formula One and the Champ Car World Series. Born in Manaus, he started his car racing career in the Formula Vauxhall Junior ...

and

Andy Soucek Andy Christian Soucek (; born 14 June 1985) is a Spanish- Austrian professional racing driver. Career Soucek was born in Madrid, Spain. His father is an Austrian of Czech descent and his mother is French. He holds dual Austrian and Spanish nati ...

. They did not continue in either the Atlantic Championship or Superleague Formula in 2009.

List of drivers

The following drivers made at least one race start in CART for Euromotorsport: *

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(1994) * Scott Atchison (1989) *

Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Tony Lee Bettenhausen Jr. (October 30, 1951 – February 14, 2000) was a Champ Car team owner and driver who died in a 2000 plane crash. He was the son of former 14-time Indianapolis 500 competitor Tony Bettenhausen and the brother of 21-time Ind ...

(1990) * Steve Chassey (1992) *

Andrea Chiesa Andrea Chiesa (born 6 May 1964) is a former Formula One driver from Switzerland. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on 1 March 1992. Career Chiesa began racing in 1980 with karts, and continued to cars in 1985, competing in Italian For ...

(1993) *

Guido Daccò Guido Daccò (10 September 1947 – 29 July 2006) was an Italian race car and motorcycle racer from Limbiate. He began motorcycle racing in 1969 and from 1980 to 1984 he raced in Formula 2. He then drove in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and began ...

(1989–1990, 1992) *

Christian Danner Christian Josef Danner (born 4 April 1958) is a former racing driver from Germany. Career Formula Two and Formula 3000 The son of car safety expert Max Danner, Danner started his motor racing career immediately after leaving school in 1977. Aft ...

(1992–1993) *

Franck Fréon Franck Fréon (born 16 March 1962, in Paris) is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989. In 1990 he competed in Internationa ...

(1994) *

(1989) *

(1990–1992) *

Roberto Guerrero Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958) is a Colombian-American former race driver. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 23 January 1982, becoming the first Colombian to start a Formula One Grand Prix. Wit ...

(1991) * Davy Jones (1989, 1993) *

David Kudrave David Kudrave (born March 10, 1966, in Los Angeles), is an American former open wheel racing driver. He raced in the 1993 CART season, with 8 career starts. His best finish came in his first race, the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Racewa ...

(1993) * Jovy Marcelo (1992) *

(1993) * Nicola Marozzo (1991–1992) *

Tero Palmroth Tero Palmroth (born 28 May 1953, Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in the CART series. He raced in the 1988–1992 seasons with 12 career starts, including the 1988–1991 Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 5 ...

(1989, 1992) * Vinicio Salmi (1992) *

Franco Scapini Franco Scapini (born April 7, 1962) is a former Italy, Italian racing driver from Varese. European racing Scapini was passionate about cars and technology from an early age, because he attended his father's workshop, where racing cars were prepa ...

(1991) *

George Snider George Lee Snider III (born December 8, 1940, in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American race car driver. A longtime driver in the United States Automobile Club Silver Crown series, Snider is also a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 5 ...

(1992) * Jeff Wood (1991–1994) *

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(1994)

Results

Complete CART Indy Car World Series results

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Complete Indy Racing League results

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Complete Atlantic Championship results

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Superleague Formula

24 Hours of Le Mans

References

External links

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