Peter Dempsey

Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
Born	31 March 1986 (age 38)

Peter Samuel Dempsey (born 31 March 1986) is an Irish racing driver from Ashbourne, County Meath.

Dempsey began his pro career in Formula BMW UK in 2004, finishing 22nd. In 2005 he finished second in the Formula Ford Walter Hayes Trophy race and won the BRDC Golden Helmet. In 2006 he finished third in Formula Ford UK and won the Walter Hayes Trophy. In 2007 he won both the Golden Helmet and Walter Hayes Trophy. 2008 saw Dempsey move to the United States to race in Star Mazda for Andersen Racing where he won four races and finished third in points. He also made two starts in the F2000 Championship Series. In 2009 he finished second in Star Mazda for AIM Autosport. He had no full-time drive in 2010 but participated in one American Le Mans Series race (the 2010 Petit Le Mans) and a number of high-profile Formula Ford races in the UK.^[1]

Dempsey signed on race in the Firestone Indy Lights series for O2 Racing Technology in 2011.^[2]^[3] The team left the series amid controversy at the Milwaukee Mile race^[4] and missed one race weekend before signing on with Andretti Autosport to continue the season.^[5]

He signed on to return to Indy Lights to race in the 2012 Freedom 100 and the remainder of the 2012 Indy Lights season with Younessi Racing.^[6] However, the team left the series after the Detroit race. He was later in the season picked up by Belardi Auto Racing for the last five races of the season and captured three top-5 finishes in those races. He finished 11th in points, ultimately competing in 7 of the 12 races. He returns to Belardi in 2013 for a full season in Indy Lights.

Peter Dempsey captured his first Indy Lights win in the 2013 Freedom 100 in the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history (0.0026 secs) in a four-wide finish.^[7]

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2008	Andersen Racing	SEB 3	UTA 4	WGI 4	POR 24	POR 27	ROA 1	TRR 1	MOS 1	NJ1 3	NJ2 1	ATL 19	LAG 1		3rd	398
2009	AIM Autosport	SEB 6	VIR 1	MMP 2	NJ1 6	NJ2 7									2nd	461
2009	Juncos Racing						WIS 4	IOW 1	ILL 1	ILL 1	QUE 13	ONT 4	ATL 1	LAG 23	2nd	461

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2011	O2 Racing Technology	STP 3	ALA 3	LBH 17	INDY 6	MIL DNS	IOW									10th	264
2011	Andretti Autosport							TOR 2	EDM1 12	EDM2 3	TRO 5	NHM	BAL 9	KTY	LVS	10th	264
2012	Younessi Racing	STP	ALA	LBH	INDY 14	DET 11	MIL	IOW								11th	164
2012	Belardi Auto Racing								TOR 4	EDM 5	TRO 11	BAL 5	FON 12			11th	164
2013	Belardi Auto Racing	STP 2	ALA 6	LBH 10	INDY 1	MIL 6	IOW 4	POC 7	TOR 2	MDO 2	BAL 4					5th	360
2013	Team Moore Racing											HOU 9	FON			5th	360

References

^ Peter Dempsey – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-22
^ St. Petersburg Entry List Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Firestone Indy Lights, 22 March 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-22
^ Dempsey delight at podium finish as Irish make mark in US, 'Irish Independent', 30 March 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-30
^ Team exits Indy Lights over 'integrity', Crash.net, 1 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-25
^ Dempsey Joins Andretti Autosport For Toronto Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PaddockTalk, 6 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-25
^ Dempsey returns to Firestone Indy Lights with Younessi, 7 May 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-07
^ Marot, Michael. Indianapolis Motor Speedway With Historic Final Lap, Huffington Post, 24 May 2013, Retrieved 2013-05-24

[1] Peter Dempsey – Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-22

[2] St. Petersburg Entry List Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Firestone Indy Lights, 22 March 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-22

[3] Dempsey delight at podium finish as Irish make mark in US, 'Irish Independent', 30 March 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-30

[4] Team exits Indy Lights over 'integrity', Crash.net, 1 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-25

[5] Dempsey Joins Andretti Autosport For Toronto Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PaddockTalk, 6 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-25

[6] Dempsey returns to Firestone Indy Lights with Younessi, 7 May 2012, Retrieved 2012-05-07

[7] Marot, Michael. Indianapolis Motor Speedway With Historic Final Lap, Huffington Post, 24 May 2013, Retrieved 2013-05-24

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