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Derek Daly: Mine worker to F1, Monaco & the crash that almost killed jim
By RACER Staff - Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Derek Daly: Mine worker to F1, Monaco & the crash that almost killed jim

Derek Daly has one of the most extraordinary stories in motorsport history. A kid from Dublin who worked iron ore mines in Australia to fund his racing career, went from Formula Ford to Formula One in 14 months, and became the only driver in history to finish first AND second in the same race.

In this episode of Racers Unchained, Paul Tracy sits down with Derek for a wide-ranging conversation that covers his unlikely rise through the ranks, the most dangerous era of Formula 1, a heartbreaking near-miss at Monaco, and a crash at Michigan that by all accounts should have ended his life — and a whole lot more.

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