Eliseo Salazar
- January 5, 2024
- Race Car Driver
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Eliseo Salazar |
| Occupation | Race Car Driver |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 14, 1954(1954-11-14) |
| Age | 70 |
| Birthplace | Santiago |
| Country | Chile |
| Birth City | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Eliseo Salazar Biography
| Name | Eliseo Salazar |
| Birthday | Nov 14 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Place Of Birth | Santiago |
| Home Town | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Birth Country | Chile |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Spouse | Raquel Argandoña |
Eliseo Salazar is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on November 14, 1954 in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. Chilean racer who participated for the 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
He was a racer in the 2000 season for He raced for AJ Foyt Enterprises in 2000. Enterprises in 2000.
After racing in the British F1 Championship in 1980 with a Williams FW07, and winning in Silverstone, he moved to Formula One in 1981, with March. He switched midseason to Ensign, and finished 6th in the Dutch Grand Prix. In 1982 he drove for ATS, and finished 5th in the San Marino Grand Prix, a race where only 7 teams entered due to the FISA–FOCA war. His most noted career moment in Formula One came when he collided with the overtaking race leader Nelson Piquet in the 1982 German Grand Prix. After both drivers got out of their stricken cars, the angry Piquet started to punch and kick Salazar. Salazar did not respond to the assault due to the friendship with the Brazilian driver, who helped him in his first European experiences as a driver. Months later Piquet apologised to Salazar over the phone, after being told by a BMW mechanic that the engine in his car was about to expire anyway, and that Salazar avoided BMW the embarrassment of an engine failure at their home race. (BMW officials were in attendance). In 1983 he entered six races with RAM Racing, but the car was very slow and he only managed to qualify twice. He finished 14th in Jacarepaguá and retired in Long Beach with gearbox failure.
After years with no competition, working as a co-host in the TV show “Video Loco” (America’s Funniest Videos’ Chilean version, broadcast in Canal 13), Salazar received an opportunity to join the Ferrari-Momo factory team for the 1994 IMSA Sport Prototype championship in the WSC (World Sport Car) series, with the Italian Gianpiero Moretti. He raced at the Exxon World Sports Car Championship in 1994 and 1995 with several races won and podiums with the Ferrari 333 SP. Those results were good enough to pull him to the Indy Car World Series.
The baby was born on the 11th of January 2001. He took part in the first Indy 500 when he was just eight days old.
Eliseo Salazar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Race Car Driver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Eliseo Salazar is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Chile. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eliseo Salazar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began his career with Formula One in 1981.
He hosted an Chilean variation of the television program Funniest Home Videos during a time when he wasn’t racing.
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela (born 14 November 1954) is a Chilean former racing driver. As of May 2020, he is the only Chilean to have participated in a Formula One World Championship. He made his Formula One debut on 15 March 1981, and ultimately contested 37 races scoring a total of three championship points. After Formula One, Salazar has participated in numerous motorsport disciplines, including the Chilean national rally championship (Champion 1984 and 1985), Formula 3000, IndyCar (including the Indianapolis 500 race seven times), and the World Sportscar Championship.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Eliseo Salazar Dating?
According to our records, Eliseo Salazar married to Raquel Argandoña. As of December 1, 2023, Eliseo Salazar’s is not dating anyone.
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On 15 May 2001, Salazar had a son, also named Eliseo. The younger Salazar attended his first Indy 500 at the age of 8 days old.
Facts & Trivia
Eliseo Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Chile. Eliseo Salazar celebrates birthday on November 14 of every year.
In November 2005, Salazar competed in the inaugural race of the Grand Prix Masters, as a late replacement for Alan Jones. In 2006 he raced in both GPM races in Qatar and England.