Daniel Juncadella | |
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Nationality | Spanish |
Full name | Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 7 May 1991
Related to | Luis Pérez-Sala (uncle) |
DTM career | |
Debut season | 2013 |
Current team | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
Car number | 8 |
Former teams | Mücke Motorsport, HWA Team, R-Motorsport II |
Starts | 110 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 3 |
Fastest laps | 6 |
Best finish | 9th in 2021 |
Finished last season | 9th (77 pts) |
Previous series | |
2015 2012 2010–2012 2010 2008–2009 2008 2007 2007 | Euroformula Open FIA European Formula 3 Championship Formula 3 Euro Series GP3 Series Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW Americas Formula BMW ADAC Master Junior Formula |
Championship titles | |
2023 2022 2022 2012 2012 2012 2011 | Michelin Endurance Cup - GTD Pro GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Intercontinental GT Challenge Formula 3 Euro Series FIA European Formula 3 Championship Masters of Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix |
Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (born 7 May 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He is son of Xavier Juncadella and nephew of José María Juncadella, Alex Soler-Roig and Luis Pérez-Sala, also racecar drivers.
Career
Karting
Juncadella began his motorsport career in karting in 2004, finishing 21st in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior. He also finished 32nd in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.
Master Junior Formula
Juncadella began his formula racing career in the 2007 Master Junior Formula season. He finished as runner-up in the championship, with seven wins and 359 points; losing out to Isaac Lopez by nine points.
Formula BMW
After six races at the end of the 2007 Formula BMW ADAC season, the following season, Juncadella competed in the new-for-2008 Formula BMW Europe series for EuroInternational. He finished fourth in the standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races, including two wins at the Hungaroring.[1] For 2009, Juncadella remained in the series, staying with EuroInternational. He finished as runner-up behind Brazilian team-mate Felipe Nasr in the championship with one win at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.[2] Juncadella finished every race in the points, but was not enough to keep his backing from the Red Bull Junior Team.
Formula Three
Juncadella has stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series for the 2010 season, joining Nicolas Marroc at Prema Powerteam, supported by professional road bicycle racing team Astana. At his first event at Circuit Paul Ricard, Juncadella took his first pole position before finishing fourth in the first race.
DTM
For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. His best result in the series is a victory at the first race of the 2018 Brands Hatch Weekend.
Formula One
He tested with Williams F1 during the Young Drivers test at Silverstone, setting the fifth best time on the first day.[3]
On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joined Force India as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions.[4]
Personal life
Juncadella list his hobbies as cross-country skiing, padel tennis, golf, music, going out, while his favourite circuit is Autodromo Nazionale Monza, where he won once during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season. His favorite drivers are Mika Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher.[5]
He is the nephew of Luis Pérez-Sala, who drove for the Minardi Formula One team in 1988 and 1989 and was team principal of the Spanish HRT F1 in 2012.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
† As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 7 |
HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 2 |
VAL 1 9 |
VAL 2 9 |
NOR 1 10 |
NOR 2 6 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 10 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 9 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 3 |
OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 6 |
HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 1 |
8th | 35 | |||||||||
2011 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 3 |
LEC 3 1 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 1 |
HOC 3 4 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 7 |
ZAN 3 12 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 6 |
RBR 3 1 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 3 |
NOR 3 11 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 4 |
NÜR 3 1 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 8 |
VAL 1 4 |
VAL 2 3 |
VAL 3 2 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 3 |
3rd | 280 |
2012 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 1 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 12 |
BRH 3 8 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 1 |
NOR 2 DSQ |
NOR 2 11 |
NOR 3 2 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 8 |
NÜR 3 DSQ |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 2 |
ZAN 3 1 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 7 |
VAL 3 2 |
HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 4 |
1st | 240 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Tech 1 Racing | CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR 11 |
IST FEA |
IST SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA 8 |
HOC SPR 2 |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA 5 |
SPA SPR DSQ |
MNZ FEA 22 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
14th | 10 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
Complete Formula One participations
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicates fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM07 | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t | AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR TD |
GER | HUN | BEL | ITA TD |
SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA TD |
ABU | – | – |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 5 |
MIS CR 4 |
BRH QR 4 |
BRH CR 27 |
ZOL QR 5 |
ZOL CR 24 |
HUN QR 15 |
HUN CR Ret |
NÜR QR Ret |
NÜR CR 19 |
15th | 19 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Jackie Chan DCR JOTA | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 55th | 20 | ||
2021 | Alegra Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM |
ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET 4 |
47th | 300 |
2022 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 11 |
LGA 6 |
WGL | MOS 4 |
LIM | 13th | 809 | |||||||
Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports | GTD | SEB 2 |
LBH | MDO | DET | ELK 11 |
VIR | PET | 38th | 569 | ||||||||
2023 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SEB 3 |
LBH 5 |
LGA 1 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 3 |
LIM 5 |
ELK 5 |
VIR 5 |
IMS 1 |
PET 1 |
2nd | 3648 | |
2024 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | GTD Pro | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | ||||
Source:[7] |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | QAT | IMO | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | * | * |
References
- ↑ Lehbrink, Ingo (3 August 2008). "Formula BMW Europe, 1- 3.8.08: Rounds 9 + 10, Budapest (HU)". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ Lehbrink, Ingo (12 September 2009). "Juncadella Wins In Slippery Monza". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ "Silverstone day one — Magnussen on top for McLaren". Formula1.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Juncadella joins Sahara Force India as a reserve driver". Sahara Force India. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Juncadella". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ "Mortara takes pole in Spain". gpupdate.net. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "Daniel Juncadella Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Daniel Juncadella career summary at DriverDB.com