Daniel Juncadella


Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He is son of de Xavier Juncadella and nephew of Josep Maria 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. 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. 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 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.
On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joined Force India as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions.

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.
He is the nephew of Luis Pérez-Sala, who drove for the Minardi Formula One team in and and was team principal of the Spanish HRT F1 in.

Racing record

Career summary

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

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2010Prema PowerteamMercedesLEC
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		8th35
2011Prema PowerteamMercedesLEC
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		3rd280
2012Prema PowerteamMercedesHOC
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		1st240

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010Tech 1 RacingCAT
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		14th10

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2013Mücke MotorsportDTM AMG Mercedes C-CoupéHOC
12		BRH
20		SPL
13		LAU
6		NOR
4		MSC
18		NÜR
Ret		OSC
17		ZAN
17		HOC
10		16th21
2014Mücke MotorsportDTM AMG Mercedes C-CoupéHOC
19		OSC
Ret		HUN
16		NOR
13		MSC
15		SPL
15		NÜR
5		LAU
4		ZAN
17		HOC
21†		18th22
2015Mücke MotorsportDTM AMG Mercedes C-CoupéHOC
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		20th26
2016Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA IMercedes-AMG C63 DTMHOC
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		24th6
2018Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUSMercedes-AMG C63 DTMHOC
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		15th61
2019R-Motorsport IIAston Martin Vantage DTMHOC
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		14th23

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Formula One participations

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516171819WDCPoints
2014Sahara Force India F1 TeamForce India VJM07Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 tAUSMALBHRCHNESPMONCANAUTGBR
TD		GERHUNBELITA
TD		SINJPNRUSUSABRA
TD		ABU––

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