Daniel Juncadella

Daniel Juncadella
Daniel Juncadella
	Juncadella in 2018
Nationality	Spanish
Full name	Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala
Born	7 May 1991 (age 30); Barcelona, Spain
Related to	Luis Pérez-Sala (uncle)
DTM career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
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
2012; 2012; ; 2012; 2011	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 de 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 competing at the second round of the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim.

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 will race with Mercedes in the DTM. His best result so far is a win at Race 1 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 favourite 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[]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Master Formula Junior	Javier Juncadella	21	7	0	13	13	359	2nd
2007	Formula BMW ADAC	AM-Holzer Rennsport	6	0	0	0	0	86	23rd
2008	Formula BMW Europe	EuroInternational	16	2	4	1	5	237	4th
	Formula BMW World Final	EuroInternational	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Formula BMW Americas	Euro Junior Team	6	1	0	0	3	54	NC†
2009	Formula BMW Europe	EuroInternational	16	1	0	0	7	288	2nd
2010	Formula 3 Euro Series	Prema Powerteam	18	1	1	4	3	35	8th
	GP3 Series	Tech 1 Racing	10	0	0	0	1	10	14th
	British Formula 3 Championship	Prema Powerteam	3	1	0	2	2	N/A	NC†
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	16th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2011	Formula 3 Euro Series	Prema Powerteam	27	4	4	3	14	280	3rd
	FIA Formula 3 International Trophy		8	1	0	0	2	72	3rd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Macau Grand Prix		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2012	Formula 3 Euro Series	Prema Powerteam	24	5	5	6	6	240	1st
	FIA European Formula 3 Championship		20	5	5	5	5	252	1st
	Masters of Formula 3		1	1	1	1	1	N/A	1st
2013	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Mücke Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	21	16th
2013	Formula One	Williams F1 Team	Test driver
2014	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Mücke Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	22	18th
2014	Formula One	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Test driver
2015	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Mücke Motorsport	18	0	0	0	0	26	20th
	Blancpain Endurance Series	Rowe Racing	5	0	0	0	0	42	9th
	Euroformula Open Championship	Emilio de Villota Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	Macau Grand Prix	Fortec Motorsport	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNS
2016	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I	18	0	0	2	0	6	24th
	British GT Championship	Black Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	18	16th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	2	45th
	Macau Grand Prix	Hitech GP	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2017	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	AKKA ASP	10	0	0	0	0	19	15th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP	5	1	1	0	1	41	6th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Mercedes-AMG	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FIA GT World Cup	Mercedes-AMG Team Driving Academy	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2018	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS	20	1	3	4	2	61	15th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP	3	0	0	0	1	33	12th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Mercedes-AMG	1	0	0	0	1	15	16th
	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship	Jackie Chan DCR JOTA	1	0	0	0	0	20	55th
2018–19	Formula E	HWA Racelab	Test driver
2019	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	R-Motorsport II	18	0	0	0	0	23	14th
2019–20	Formula E	Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team	Reserve driver
2021	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing	16	0	1	0	1	77	9th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring	Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed	1	0	0	0	1	0	3rd
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP Team	3	0	1	0	1	36	9th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Alegra Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	300	47th

^† As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points
2013	Mücke Motorsport	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé	HOC 12	BRH 20	SPL 13	LAU 6	NOR 4	MSC 18	NÜR Ret	OSC 17	ZAN 17	HOC 10											16th	21
2014	Mücke Motorsport	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé	HOC 19	OSC Ret	HUN 16	NOR 13	MSC 15	SPL 15	NÜR 5	LAU 4	ZAN 17	HOC 21†											18th	22
2015	Mücke Motorsport	DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 15	LAU 1 10	LAU 2 6	NOR 1 10	NOR 2 8	ZAN 1 16	ZAN 2 Ret	SPL 1 11	SPL 2 Ret	MSC 1 5	MSC 2 13	OSC 1 10	OSC 2 15	NÜR 1 17	NÜR 2 10	HOC 1 13	HOC 2 12			20th	26
2016	Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I	Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 16†	SPL 1 Ret	SPL 2 12	LAU 1 18	LAU 2 Ret	NOR 1 19	NOR 2 DSQ	ZAN 1 8	ZAN 2 12	MSC 1 24	MSC 2 12	NÜR 1 17	NÜR 2 9	HUN 1 11	HUN 2 DSQ	HOC 1 21	HOC 2 Ret			24th	6
2018	Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS	Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM	HOC 1 8	HOC 2 18	LAU 1 14	LAU 2 12	HUN 1 10	HUN 2 11	NOR 1 8	NOR 2 3	ZAN 1 16	ZAN 2 12	BRH 1 1	BRH 2 9	MIS 1 14†	MIS 2 17	NÜR 1 15	NÜR 2 17†	SPL 1 14	SPL 2 11	HOC 1 14	HOC 2 15	15th	61
2019	R-Motorsport II	Aston Martin Vantage DTM	HOC 1 9	HOC 2 16†	ZOL 1 Ret	ZOL 2 Ret	MIS 1 13	MIS 2 14	NOR 1 6	NOR 2 10	ASS 1 Ret	ASS 2 7	BRH 1 10	BRH 2 8	LAU 1 12	LAU 2 12	NÜR 1 10	NÜR 2 12	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 Ret			14th	23
2021	Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 11	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 7	ZOL 1 Ret	ZOL 2 12	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 2	RBR 1 11	RBR 2 12	ASS 1 Ret	ASS 2 Ret	HOC 1 6	HOC 2 5	NOR 1 7	NOR 2 5					9th	77

^† 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
2021	Alegra Motorsports	GTD	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM		LGA	LBH	VIR	PET 4	47th	300

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. GPUpdate.net. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

External links[]

Official website (in Spanish)
Daniel Juncadella career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Roberto Merhi	Formula 3 Euro Series Champion 2012	Succeeded by None (Series ended)
Preceded by Ivan Capelli (1984)	FIA European Formula 3 Championship Champion 2012	Succeeded by Raffaele Marciello
Preceded by Edoardo Mortara	Macau Grand Prix Winner 2011	Succeeded by António Félix da Costa
Preceded by Felix Rosenqvist	Masters of Formula 3 Winner 2012	Succeeded by Felix Rosenqvist

[1] Lehbrink, Ingo (3 August 2008). "Formula BMW Europe, 1- 3.8.08: Rounds 9 + 10, Budapest (HU)". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Retrieved 23 December 2009.

[2] Lehbrink, Ingo (12 September 2009). "Juncadella Wins In Slippery Monza". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Retrieved 23 December 2009.

[3] "Silverstone day one — Magnussen on top for McLaren". Formula1.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

[4] "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.

[5] "Daniel Juncadella". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.

[6] "Mortara takes pole in Spain". gpupdate.net. GPUpdate.net. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

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