was a
Formula One driver from
Colombia . He participated in 29 grands prix, debuting on
January 23 ,
1982 .
With no championship points in F1 he left to debut in the
CART series where he was named Rookie of the Year. Despite his natural skills for racing, bad luck was an obstacle. In F1 he didn't manage to find a good team. He had an auspicious beginning to his champ car racing career, winning both CART and Indy 500 rookie of the year honors in 1984. His initial promise was never completely fulfilled, winning only one one CART race, in 1987. Later the same year he had a massive accident which left him in a coma for 17 days. Of special note were his participations in the
Indianapolis 500 .He came very close to winning outright on two occasions, but bad luck always kept the victory out of his grasp. In 1992 he spun off on the pace lap after having qualified on the
Pole Position . Guerrero finished runner up twice, in the top five five times, and held the qualifying speed record from
1990 through
1996 .
