Pedro de la Rosa
Date of birth: 24/02/1971
Born in: Barcelona, Spain
Lives in: Barcelona
Civil status: Single
Height: 1,77 mts.
Weight: 74 Kg.
Hobbies: Mountain Bike, sports, reading, music
2001 Official Driver for Jaguar Racing
2000 Formula One World Championship Team Orange Arrows Grand Prix, 17 races + testing
2 sixth positions (Europan GP Nürburgring 21/5/00- and German GP Hockenheim 30/7/00)
15th in the World Championship (with 2 points)
1999 Formula One World Championship Team Arrows Grand Prix
16 races + testing
One 6th position at his first G.P. (Australian G.P.)
17th in the World Championship (with 1 point)
1998 Reserve and Test Driver Benson & Hedges Jordan Grand Prix
More than 4.500 kms. Of testing at Silverstone, Magny-Cours, Catalunya and Monza circuits.
1997 Formula Nippon Championship (Japanese Championship of F-3000) - Team Shionogi-Nova
10 races + testing, 6 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third place. 4 Poles, 3 fastest laps. '97 CHAMPION (well before the end)
All-Japan GT Championship Toyota Team Tom's. Co-driving with Michael Krumm
6 races + testing
2 wins, one second and one third. 2 Poles, 1 fastest lap.
'97 CHAMPION
1996 Formula Nippon Championship (Japanese Championship of F-3000), - Team Shionogi-Nova
10 races + testing
One 2nd position and 6 top-six finishes. 8th in the Championship
All-Japan GT Championship Toyota Team Tom's. Co-driving with Masanori Sekiya
6 races + testing, 2 third positions, 8th in the Championship
Macau G.P. (F.I.A. F-3 World Cup) Paul Stewart Racing Team, 7th Overall
1995 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship (Formula 3 Japanese Championship) - Toyota Team Tom's
9 races + testing, 8 wins + one second position, '95 CHAMPION (well before the end)
Macau G.P. (F.I.A. F-3 World Cup) - Toyota Team Tom's
3rd Overall
1994 British Formula 3 Championship “Racing for Spain” (West Surrey Racing) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
Works Renault development programme.
17 races + testing, No results in the Championship
International Formula 3 Challenge (Donington) West Surrey Racing Team Pole position
1993 British Formula 3 Championship “Racing for Spain” (West Surrey Racing) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
17 races + testing, 3 podium finishes, 6th in the Championship
1992 British Formula Renault Championship “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 14 races
3 wins + 4 podium finishes, '92 CHAMPION
European Formula Renault Series - “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
3 races, 2 wins, '92 CHAMPION, Privilege Formula 3 Festival Winner
1991 Spanish Formula Renault Championship “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 10 races
3 podium finishes
4th in the Championship
1990 Spanish Formula Ford 1600 Championship “Racing for Spain” (Minister Internationl) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 10 races
8 wins + 1 podium, '90 CHAMPION
Races in the F-Ford 1600 British Championship (RAC, Brands Hatch,..) “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
6 races, 2 podium finishes
Finalist in the Formula Ford Festival (Brands Hatch) - “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
1989 Spanish Formula Fiat Uno Championship “Ofensiva Uno” (Meycom) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
7 races, 2 wins + 3 podiums '89 CHAMPION
1988 Karting at local Championships (Catalonian Championship) Immediately recruited by the Spanish Automobile Federation to benefit from a Scholarship-type single-seater programme called “Ofensiva Uno”.
1983 a 1987 Two times European Champion of Radio-Control Off-Road Cars Runner up at the Radio-Control Off-Road Cars World Champion
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