Dean Fiore
Dean Fiore | |
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File:Dean Fiore Shannons Nationals 2015 Round 8.JPG
Fiore in 2015
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Nationality | Australian |
V8 Supercar Record | |
Car number | 23 |
Current team | Nissan Motorsport |
Series championships | 0 |
Races | 153 |
Race wins | 0 |
Podium finishes | 1 |
Pole positions | 0 |
2015 Championship position | 42nd (399 pts) |
Dean Fiore (born 1 December 1983 in Kalgoorlie Western Australia) [1] is an Australian racing driver who currently races a Holden VF Commodore in the V8 Supercars Championship for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
Fiore is one of three racing brothers, along with Todd and Paul. One of a line of West Australian drivers brought up in the relatively isolated world of his home state Formula Ford series, he won the championship in 2002 [2] and 2003.[3] He progressed into the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2004 and stayed there for two seasons, initially with Western Australian-based outfit Fastlane Racing. Following this he joined and raced with Sonic Motor Racing Services where he finished top five in the points both times but did not make the top three.[4]
Transitioning into Australian Carrera Cup Championship along with his Sonic team, Fiore made steady progress, becoming a top five driver in his second season before becoming series runner-up in the 2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship.
Fiore was speculated as a potential driver who could bring sponsorship towards a beleaguered Team Kiwi Racing in V8 Supercar and he became the first Australian to be signed as a regular driver for the pro-New Zealand racing team. However just three events into the season and Team Kiwi Racing collapsed as a V8 Supercar operation and Triple F Racing was formed to keep Fiore in the car for the remainder of the season.
For the 2012 season Fiore's team linked with Dick Johnson Racing. Fiore had his best year in V8 Supercar, including outperforming DJR team mates James Moffat and Steve Owen.
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The Triple F Racing entered Ford FG Falcon of Dean Fiore at the 2011 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
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Ford FG Falcon of Dean Fiore 2012.JPG
The Jim Beam Racing entered Ford FG Falcon of Dean Fiore at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
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Holden VF Commodore of Dean Fiore 2013.JPG
The Holden VF Commodore of Dean Fiore at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Career results
References
- ↑ Retrieved from Driver Data Base
- ↑ http://www.formulaford1600.com.au/ARCHIVES/State/wa/2002wa.htm Retrieved 26 March 2010
- ↑ http://www.formulaford1600.com.au/ARCHIVES/State/wa/2003wa.htm Retrieved 26 March 2010
- ↑ Retrieved from V8Supercars.com
External links
Official team Website [1]
- Pages with broken file links
- Use dmy dates from January 2012
- Use Australian English from January 2012
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- 1983 births
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Formula Ford drivers
- Living people
- People from Kalgoorlie
- Racing drivers from Western Australia
- V8 Supercar drivers