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Memo Rojas
Memo Rojas | |
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Nationality | 23x15px Mexican |
Born |
Mexico City, Mexico | August 18, 1979
Related to | Memo Rojas, Sr. |
United SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2007 (as Grand-Am) |
Current team | DeltaWing |
Car no. | 0 |
Starts | 91 |
Wins | 28 |
Poles | 8 |
Best finish | 1st in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Previous series | |
2004 2002–2003 2000–2001 1997–1998 |
Formula Renault Barber Dodge Pro Series Formula Ford 2000 Formula 3 Mexico |
Championship titles | |
2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 | Rolex Sports Car Series |
Guillermo "Memo" Rojas, Jr. (born August 18, 1979) is a Mexican professional race car driver. Successful in American sports car racing, Rojas is a four-time series champion in the Rolex Sports Car Series and a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He is the first Mexican driver to win a major American racing championship.[1]
Personal life
Rojas was born in 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] He is son of the Mexican driver Guillermo Rojas, Sr.
Career
Early career
Rojas began his racing career in 1993, racing karts; in 1996 he moved up to professional racing in the Mexican Formula Two series. Heading to the United States in 1997, he joined the Barber Dodge series, before returning to Mexico in 1998 to race for two years in the national Formula Three series.[2]
Returning to the United States in 2000, he spent two years racing in the American Formula Ford 2000 series, before moving up to the Barber Dodge Pro Series for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, claiming two wins during his time in the series, and finishing second in the series championship in 2003.[2] He then graduated to the European Formula Renault series with DAMS in 2004, scoring two top-five finishes over the course of the year.[2] In 2005 he returned to the United States, racing in the Toyota Atlantic championship series for a single race at the Fundidora park circuit in Monterrey.[2]
Grand-Am
Switching from open-wheel racing to sports cars in 2007, Rojas joined Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in the Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series, as a teammate to Scott Pruett. Claiming his first win in the series in 2007,[1] Rojas won his first 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race the following year with co-drivers Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti.[1][3] The victory propelled Rojas and Pruett to the Rolex Sports Car Series championship that year,[4] setting a series record for the most victories in a season with six wins over the course of the year.[1]
In 2009, Rojas would finish second in the Rolex Sports Car Series championship standings, only six points out of first place at the end of the year, before returning in 2010 to once again win the series championship partnered with Pruett.[1] Over the course of the year Rojas set another series record for most victories in a season with nine, and finished on the podium eleven times in twelve races.[1][5]
Rojas' 2011 season started with a co-victory, partnered with Pruett, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand, in the 24 Hours of Daytona, his second win in the event.[6]
On the 51st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 26–27, 2013 Memo Rojas got the first place, winning his third 24 Hours of Daytona, along with his co-drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Charlie Kimball.[7][8]
12 Hours of Sebring
On the 62nd edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 15, 2014 Memo Rojas Jr., from Telmex Ganassi Riley Mk XXVI-Ford EcoBoost DP team won the second round of the new United SportsCar Championship by just under five seconds as nine cars in the Prototype class finished on the lead lap. A long with his co-drivers Scott Pruett and Marino Franchitti, Rojas Jr., become the first Mexican to achieve a victory in the second most important endurance race in the United States.[9][10][11]
Motorsports career results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | 23x15px SEB 9 |
23x15px LRP 24 |
23x15px DET 23 |
23x15px WGI 17 |
23x15px CLE 29 |
23x15px GRA 13 |
23x15px MDO |
23x15px ROA |
23x15px LS1 20 |
23x15px ATL 11 |
23x15px HMS |
23x15px LS2 17 |
26th | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | 23x15px SEB 11 |
23x15px NAZ 6 |
23x15px LRP 2 |
23x15px POR 14 |
23x15px CLE 16 |
23x15px ROA 22 |
23x15px DET 19 |
23x15px MDO |
23x15px GRA |
23x15px LS |
23x15px HMS |
23x15px WGI |
15th | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 23x15px SEB 14 |
23x15px LRP 7 |
23x15px LAG 2 |
23x15px POR 4 |
23x15px TOR 2 |
23x15px CLE 9 |
23x15px VAN 16 |
23x15px MDO 10 |
23x15px ROA 5 |
23x15px MTL 2 |
5th | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 23x15px STP 3 |
23x15px MTY 3 |
23x15px MIL 3 |
23x15px LAG 2 |
23x15px POR 14 |
23x15px CLE 7 |
23x15px TOR 1 |
23x15px VAN 9 |
23x15px MDO 6 |
23x15px MTL 1 |
2nd | 128 |
Atlantic Championship
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Brooks Associates Racing | 23x15px LBH |
23x15px MTY 7 |
23x15px POR1 |
23x15px POR2 |
23x15px CLE1 |
23x15px CLE2 |
23x15px TOR |
23x15px EDM |
23x15px SJO |
23x15px DEN |
23x15px ROA |
23x15px MTL |
18th | 17 |
Rolex Sports Car Series (Grand-Am)
(key)
♯ Did not complete 30 minutes drive time. No driver's points awarded.
24 Hours of Daytona
12 Hours of Sebring
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Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | P | 01 | 23x15px Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford Riley DP | 23x15px Scott Pruett 23x15px Marino Franchitti |
291 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Memo Rojas". Grand American Road Racing. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ a b c d "Memo Rojas joins field for Monterrey race". Motorsport.com. May 17, 2005. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Garrow, Mark (February 15, 2008). "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Daytona 500". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Grand-Am Communications (September 21, 2008). "GRAND-AM: Shank Team Claims Miller Finale". SPEED Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 20, 2010). "GRAND-AM: The Year Of Ganassi". SPEED Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Dagys, John (January 30, 2011). "ROLEX 24: Ganassi Goes Big With Rolex 1-2". SPEED Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112949
- ^ http://espn.go.com/racing/story/_/id/10615657/ganassi-gets-1st-win-twelve-hours-sebring
- ^ http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/TUDOR%20Sebring%20Race%20Provisional.pdf
External links
- Official website
- Memo Rojas driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Memo Rojas career summary at DriverDB.com
Preceded by Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Grand-Am Daytona Prototype Champion 2008 with Scott Pruett |
Succeeded by Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Preceded by Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney |
Grand-Am Daytona Prototype Champion 2010, 2011, 2012 with Scott Pruett |
Succeeded by Jordan Taylor Max Angelelli |
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