Eliseo Salazar began his professional racing career in 1974 as the Chilean Saloon Cars Champion.

He captured the Argentine Formula Ford championship in 1978 and moved on to compete in British Formula 3 the next year.

By the end of 1980 he'd won three races in Aurora British Formula One including the International Trophy at Silverstone. He placed second in the championship.

Salazar was the first Chilean to compete in Formula One. In his rookie year, 1981, he placed sixth at the Dutch Grand Prix with Ensign. He continued F1 competition through 1983 racing for Dome, ATS and Ram.

He returned to the South American circuit and won back-to-back Chilean Champion Rally Hill Climbs in 1984-85 with a Toyota Corolla. The next two years were spent running Formula 3000.

By 1994 he was runing the IMSA World Sports Car season for Momo-Ferrari. He started 16 of 17 PPG Cup events for Dick Simon Racing on way to a fourth-place finish in IndyCar Rookie of the Year standings in 1995.

The fourth-place finish at Indianapolis remains a personal best.

Source: Speednet

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