Tero Palmroth
Finnish racing driver
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| Intro | Finnish racing driver | |
| Places | Finland | |
| is | Engineer Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Engineering Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 May 1953 | |
| Age | 71 years | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Tero Palmroth (born May 28, 1953, Tampere, Finland), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1988-1992 seasons with 12 career starts, including the 1988-1991 Indianapolis 500. His best CART finish was in 12th position at the 1990 Indianapolis 500.
Racing career results
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dick Simon Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY 19 | MIL | POR 18 | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | 42nd | 0 | ||
| 1989 | Gohr Racing | PHX | LBH 16 | INDY 16 | MIL | 43rd | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hemelgarn Racing | DET 27 | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | ||||||||||||||
| Euromotorsport | POC 25 | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Dick Simon Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY 12 | MIL | DET 28 | POR | CLE | MEA 27 | TOR | MCH DNS | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 33rd | 1 | |
| 1991 | Paragon Racing | SRF | LBH | PHX | INDY 23 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 48th | 0 |
| 1992 | Walker Motorsport | SRF | PHX DNQ | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH | 58th | 0 | |||||||
| Euromotorsport | CLE 26 | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | |||||||||||||||
| Team Losi | LAG 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Dick Simon Racing | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LAG | NC | - | |
| 1995 | Dick Simon Racing | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY DNQ | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | LAG | NC | - |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Lola | Cosworth | 25th | 19th |
| 1989 | Lola | Cosworth | 16th | 16th |
| 1990 | Lola | Cosworth | 16th | 12th |
| 1991 | Lola | Cosworth | 26th | 23rd |
| 1994 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1995 | Lola | Buick | Did Not Qualify |