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Pedro de la Rosa

Pedro de la Rosa Pedro de la Rosa
Team BMW Sauber
Nationality Spanish
Podiums 1
Points 29
Grand Prix entered 84
World Championships 0
Highest race finish 2 (x1)
Highest grid position 4 (x1)
Date of Birth 24/02/1971
Place of Birth Barcelona
Pedro de la Rosa DRIVER
Pedro De La Rosa (ESP) BMW Sauber C29 Formula One World Championship, Rd 2, Australian Grand Prix, Practice Day, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, 26 March 2010

2010

Like fellow veteran returnee Michael Schumacher, struggles to attain performance level many had predicted. Hampered by an uncompetitive and unreliable car, retires from all four of season's opening flyaway rounds.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren Mercedes MP4/22 Formula One Testing, Day Two, Jerez, Spain. 19 September 2007. World © Patching/Sutton

2007 - 2009

Returns to his testing role at McLaren for three seasons. Signs to race for BMW Sauber for 2010.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren Mercedes MP4/21. Formula One World Championship, Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Qualifying Day Suzuka, Japan, 7 October 2006

2006

Continues as test driver then steps into race seat for French Grand Prix after Juan Pablo Montoya's shock departure.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren Mercedes MP4/20. Formula One World Championship, Rd18, Japanese Grand Prix, Practice, Suzuka, Japan, 7 October 2005

2005

Test and third driver for McLaren. Gets unexpected race call up for Bahrain after Juan Pablo Montoya injures his shoulder.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren Mercedes MP4/19 Formula 1 Testing, Silverstone, 15 September 2004. World © Hartley/Sutton

2004

Second year as McLaren tester.

(L to R): Julian Jackobi, CSS Stellar Management with Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) McLaren Test Driver. Formula One World Championship, Rd12, German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, Germany, 1 August 2003

2003

Joins McLaren as official test driver.

A Jaguar Team Picture, including Pedro de la Rosa (ESP), Eddie Irvine (GBR), Niki Lauda (AUT), Guenther Steiner (ITA), all other travelling Jaguar personnel and a Jaguar Cosworth R3. Formula One World Championship, Rd13, Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring, Hungary., 18 August 2002

2002

Continues with Jaguar. Fails to score any points.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Prost AP04 set a new record to the Estoril track in his second run Formula One Testing, Estoril, 7-16 February 2001

2001

Joins Jaguar mid season. Scores three points to finish 16th in driver standings.

Pedro de la Rosa(ESP) Arrows A21 Austrian GP, A1 Ring, 16 July 2000

2000

Second season with Arrows. Best results sixth places at the European and German Grands Prix.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Arrows scored a point for sixth place in his first Formula One race. Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne. 7 March 1999.

1999

Debut Formula One season with Arrows. Scores single point at the Australian Grand Prix.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) tests the Jordan 198. Formula One Testing, Silverstone, England, 10 June 1998.

1998

Formula One test driver for Jordan.

Race winner Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Shionogi Team Nova. Formula Nippon Championship, Suzuka, Japan, 27 April 1997.

1997

Formula Nippon F3000 Champion, with 10 podium finishes, and All-Japan GT Champion.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Team Nova failed to finish in the top ten. Formula Nippon Championship, Suzuka, Japan, 7 July 1996.

1996

Eighth in Formula Nippon F3000 series and the All Japan GT Championship.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Dallara F395 Toyota finished sixth but was subsequently disqualified. British Formula Three Championship, Silverstone, England, 29 May 1995.

1995

Formula Three Japanese Champion.

Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Racing for Spain Dallara F394 Renault failed to finish in the top ten. British Formula Three Championship, Silverstone, England, 27 March 1994.

1994

British Formula Three Series.

Pedro Martinez de la Rosa (ESP) Racing for Spain Dallara 393 Mugen failed to finish in the top ten. British Formula Three Championship, Silverstone, England, 5 September 1993.

1993

Sixth in British Formula Renault Championship.

The helmet of Pedro De La Rosa (ESP) BMW Sauber. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Jerez, Spain, Thursday 11 February 2010.

1992

British and European Formula Renault Champion.

The helmet of Pedro De La Rosa (ESP) BMW Sauber. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Jerez, Spain, Thursday 11 February 2010.

1991

Fourth in Spanish Formula Renault Championship, with three podium finishes.

The helmet of Pedro De La Rosa (ESP) BMW Sauber. Formula One Testing, Day Two, Jerez, Spain, Thursday 11 February 2010.

1990

Spanish Formula Ford 1600 Champion, plus two podiums from six races in British Formula Ford 1600 series.

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