Roldán Rodríguez


Roldán Rodríguez Iglesias is a Spanish racing driver, who competed in the GP2 Series from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this he competed in Spanish Formula Three and various Formula 3000 categories.

Career

Formula Three

After competing in Formula Junior 1600 Spain in 2002, Rodríguez graduated to the Spanish Formula Three Championship in 2003 in remained there for the next four seasons, gradually improving to finish as series runner-up in 2006, behind Ricardo Risatti.

Nissan World Series

In 2004, Rodríguez dovetailed part-time campaigns in F3 and the Nissan World Series, in which he scored two points from nine races.

Euroseries 3000

Rodríguez drove for the Minardi Euroseries 3000 team in 2006 alongside his Spanish F3 campaign.

GP2 Series

's team-up with Hitech/Piquet Sports for the 2007 GP2 Series season led to Rodríguez securing the second seat in the team, alongside Alexandre Negrão. He finished the season in 17th place.
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After initially beginning 2008 without a GP2 drive, he replaced the injured Michael Herck at Fisichella Motor Sport for the last round of the GP2 Asia Series, then kept his seat with the team for the main 2008 GP2 Series season, replacing Andy Soucek who had been expected to fill the seat. He finished thirteenth in the championship, an improvement upon the previous year.
Rodríguez returned to Piquet GP to compete in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season, where he finished third behind Kamui Kobayashi and Jérôme d'Ambrosio, and the 2009 GP2 Series season, where he finished eleventh.
Rodríguez rejoined Scuderia Coloni, the old Fisichella Motor Sport team, for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season but was replaced by Alberto Valerio after the first round.

Formula One

Rodríguez tested for Minardi during the season. He was signed by the Force India Formula One team as a test driver for the winter of -. He was linked with a race seat at Formula One newcomers Campos Grand Prix for 2010, but has announced that he will be taking a sabbatical from motorsport instead.

Racing record

Complete GP2 Series results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2007Minardi Piquet SportsBHR
FEA
Ret		BHR
SPR
12		CAT
FEA
4		CAT
SPR
Ret		MON
FEA
Ret		MAG
FEA
16		MAG
SPR
9		SIL
FEA
8		SIL
SPR
11		NÜR
FEA
10		NÜR
SPR
9		HUN
FEA
6		HUN
SPR
3		IST
FEA
11		IST
SPR
8		MNZ
FEA
Ret		MNZ
SPR
8		SPA
FEA
15		SPA
SPR
10		VAL
FEA
Ret		VAL
SPR
17		17th14
2008Fisichella Motor SportCAT
FEA
Ret		CAT
SPR
Ret		IST
FEA
12		IST
SPR
13		MON
FEA
6		MON
SPR
4		MAG
FEA
Ret		MAG
SPR
16		SIL
FEA
11		SIL
SPR
Ret		HOC
FEA
18		HOC
SPR
16		HUN
FEA
19		HUN
SPR
Ret		VAL
FEA
Ret		VAL
SPR
10		SPA
FEA
21		SPA
SPR
Ret		MNZ
FEA
6		MNZ
SPR
2		13th14
2009Piquet GPCAT
FEA
Ret		CAT
SPR
Ret		MON
FEA
11		MON
SPR
Ret		IST
FEA
Ret		IST
SPR
17		SIL
FEA
12		SIL
SPR
9		NÜR
FEA
2		NÜR
SPR
Ret		HUN
FEA
Ret		HUN
SPR
13		VAL
FEA
5		VAL
SPR
Ret		SPA
FEA
5		SPA
SPR
2		MNZ
FEA
13		MNZ
SPR
7		ALG
FEA
5		ALG
SPR
Ret		11th25

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008FMS InternationalDUB1
FEA		DUB1
SPR		SEN
FEA		SEN
SPR		SEP
FEA		SEP
SPR		BHR
FEA		BHR
SPR		DUB2
FEA
15		DUB2
SPR
Ret		29th0
2008–09Piquet GPSHI
FEA
1		SHI
SPR
6		DUB
FEA
3		DUB
SPR
C		BHR1
FEA
6		BHR1
SPR
23		LSL
FEA
Ret		LSL
SPR
17		SEP
FEA
4		SEP
SPR
12		BHR2
FEA
2		BHR2
SPR
Ret		3rd35
2009–10Scuderia ColoniYMC1
FEA
10		YMC1
SPR
14		YMC2
FEA		YMC2
SPR		BHR1
FEA		BHR1
SPR		BHR2
FEA		BHR2
SPR		23rd0