Airton Daré (born 9 February 1978 in Bauru, Brazil) is a Brazilian race car driver who has competed in the Indy Racing League. Daré began his racing career in jet ski racing in 1990. He won six Brazilian championships, one South American championship and came fourth in the world championship. In 1995, he switched to motorsports, participating in Brazilian Formula Fiat. In 1997, he competed in the Indy Lights and during three years in this category, he managed one victory in Detroit in 1998 and one in Nazareth in 1999, and his best championship result was a sixth place in 1998. He made his first IRL start in 2000 and was a long-time driver for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. Airton has a single IRL race win which he captured for Foyt in 2002 at Kansas Speedway. He was also the 2000 IRL Rookie of the Year. Dare has five starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 8th in 2001. His best IRL points finish is 9th in 2002. He drove in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, finishing in 18th position. He also races stock cars and motocross in his native Brazil.
Racing record
American open-wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights results
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Brian Stewart Racing | MIA11 | LBH6 | NAZ8 | SAV8 | STL6 | MIL11 | DET13 | POR20 | TOR9 | TRO9 | VAN7 | LS11 | FON8 | 10th | 51 | |
| 1998 | Tasman Motorsports | MIA17 | LBH9 | NAZ5 | STL9 | MIL8 | DET1 | POR4 | CLE13 | TOR8 | MIS19 | TRO21 | VAN3 | LS11 | FON15 | 6th | 78 |
| 1999 | Forsythe Championship Racing | MIA2 | LBH17 | NAZ1 | MIL7 | POR5 | CLE5 | TOR19 | MIS15 | DET15 | CHI18 | LS12 | FON8 | 10th | 71 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Team Xtreme | WDW11 | PHX22 | LVS14 | INDY25 | TXS10 | PPIR2 | ATL25 | KTY19 | TX212 | 16th | 142 | 8 | |||||||
| 2001 | Team Xtreme | PHX13 | HMS23 | ATL9 | INDY8 | TXS19 | PPIR5 | RIR15 | KAN6 | NSH17 | KTY20 | STL9 | CHI19 | TX27 | 10th | 239 | 9 | |||
| 2002 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | HMS10 | PHX12 | FON13 | NZR11 | INDY13 | TXS3 | PPIR9 | RIR6 | KAN1 | NSH17 | MIS23 | KTY23 | STL11 | CHI16 | TX212 | 9th | 304 | 10 | |
| 2003 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY24 | TXSDNS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STL | KTY | NZR | CHI | FON | TX2 | 34th | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | HMS | STP | MOT | INDY18 | WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 31st | 12 | 12 |
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 21 | 25 | Team Xtreme |
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 30 | 8 | Team Xtreme |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 30 | 13 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2003 | G-Force | Toyota | 33 | 24 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2006 | Panoz | Honda | 29 | 18 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
References
"Indy Car: Driver Airton Daré". Foyt Racing. Archived from the original on 20 November 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20021120001230/http://www.foytracing.com/Indy/indy_driver_airton.html ↩
"News". Team Xtreme Racing. Archived from the original on 12 April 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20010412021213/http://teamxtreme-irl.com/airtonprofile.html ↩
"Late surge leads Dare to victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 8 July 2002. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2010. https://archive.today/20120714155018/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JrUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mT8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6654,5550315 ↩
"Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 driver profiles". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2010. https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=auto&id=2462396 ↩
"Indy 500 Career Stats – Airton Dare". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930094923/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/drivers/?f=Airton&l=Dare ↩
"Indy 500 Career Stats – Airton Dare". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930094923/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/drivers/?f=Airton&l=Dare ↩
Cavin, Curt (15 May 2006). "Washout: Rain cancels Indy's first-weekend qualifying for the first time in more than 20 years". AutoWeek. Retrieved 22 November 2010. http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/FREE/60515020/1001/THISWEEKSISSUE ↩
"Airton Daré – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/darear01/2000/O/ ↩
"Airton Daré – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/darear01/2001/O/ ↩
"Airton Daré – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/darear01/2002/O/ ↩
"Airton Daré – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/darear01/2003/O/ ↩
"Airton Daré – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2023. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/darear01/2006/O/ ↩