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| Daniel Juncadella | |
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.jpg) Juncadella in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala |
| Born | 7 May 1991 Barcelona, Spain |
| 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.
Early 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
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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.
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]
Sportscar career
DTM
For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. Following three seasons with Mücke Motorsport, the Spaniard left the series for a year to race for AKKA ASP in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup championships. Juncadella returned to the DTM in 2018, where he scored three pole positions and two podiums, including a victory at Brands Hatch, on his way to 15th in the standings.[5] The following year, Juncadella joined the Aston Martin Vantage DTM project with R-Motorsport, and although he beat teammates Paul di Resta, Jake Dennis, and Ferdinand Habsburg in the overall classifications, the Spanish driver only finished 14th in points.[6]
In 2021, Juncadella returned after a year of absence to pilot GruppeM Racing's Mercedes during the series's first season under GT3 regulations.[7] He was able to finish in the points more often than not, which yielded ninth position in the standings with one podium at the Nürburgring.
Focus on GTWC
Following multiple years of incomplete campaigns in the series, Juncadella would partake in a full season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2022, driving at AKKodis ASP with fellow factory drivers Raffaele Marciello and Jules Gounon.[8] The trio shone throughout the year, notably winning the 24 Hours of Spa, and secured the Endurance Cup title thanks to another victory at the Barcelona season finale.[9][10] During 2022, Juncadella also drove in all four events of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, adding a victory at Indianapolis to the aforementioned one at Spa and finishing second at the Bathurst 12 Hours to win the IGTC drivers' championship.[11][12]
IMSA
The 2023 season saw Juncadella compete for WeatherTech Racing in the GTD Pro category of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he paired up with Jules Gounon.[13] Together with Maro Engel, the duo shone at the designated endurance races, winning their class at the 24 Hours of Daytona as well as at the season-ending Petit Le Mans race, wins which helped them towards a Michelin Endurance Cup title.[14][15] Two further wins in sprint events helped them towards second place in the overall classification, as Lexus's Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat dominated the year.
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.[16]
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.[17]