Adrián Vallés Escortell (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish race car driver.

Career

Vallés was born in Teulada,

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. After a strong karting career, he drove in Spanish

Formula Three Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One dri ...

, before moving to the

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in 2004. The series was renamed

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in 2005 while he continued in the series, finishing 2nd in the standings with two race wins. In 2006 he started racing in the

GP2 Series The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Eccles ...

with

Campos Racing Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series. History After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1 ...

, and also tested for the

MF1 Racing Midland F1 Racing (also known as MF1 Racing, or simply "Midland") was a Formula One constructor and racing team which competed in the 2006 Formula One season with drivers Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro. The team was created by the renami ...

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team on 19 September. The team was bought out by

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and on 30 January 2007 Vallés was named the team's official reserve driver. He returned to GP2 for

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, driving for the FMS International team in the

GP2 Asia Series The GP2 Asia Series was a form of open wheel motor racing as a result of a spin-off from the GP2 series. The series was officially announced during the weekend of the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2 series organiser Bruno Michel commented that "It ...

. He remained with the team for the first round of the

2008 GP2 Series season The 2008 GP2 Series season was the forty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourth season under the GP2 Series moniker. It began on 26 April at Montmeló, Spain and it finished on 14 September at Monza, I ...

, but then switched to

BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology (ORT) was a racing team that took part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased f ...

. He elected to miss the final round of the season at Monza to focus on his sportscar commitments. Vallés returned to the GP2 Asia Series, by replacing

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(racing for

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at their home round of the

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at Taupo Motorsport Park) at

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for the third round of the season in

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. Vallés and van der Drift would later team up to be the drivers for

Epsilon Euskadi EPIC Racing (Euskadi Phil Imanol Claudio Racing) was a racing team from Spain. The team's headquarters were located in Vitoria ( Alava). It was the second major motorsport team from the Basque Country, (Euskadi). Epsilon Euskadi was the big ...

in the

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. Additionally, Vallés has begun a sportscar career in 2008 with Epsilon Euskadi by driving in the

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and the 2008 1000km of Silverstone. He moved on to team management in 2013 with his

AV Formula AVF formerly AV Formula, was a Spanish motor racing team, ran by former racing driver Adrián Vallés. History After retiring from racing, Vallés formed his own team at the end of 2012, under the name Av Formula. In October 2012 the team began by ...

team entering the

2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season The 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in 3.5 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that c ...

with

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and Yann Cunha as their drivers.

Formula One

Adrian took part in testing at Silverstone in September 2006 testing for team

although at the time they were Midland F1. He was then confirmed at test driver for Midland for . He tested for

in 2007. On 3 February 2010, the Spanish press said that Adrián Vallés could be the partner of Argentine driver

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in the

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team. Later, the Spaniard would not reach an agreement when the American team went bankrupt even before it was created.

Superleague Formula

On 8 November 2009, Valles clinched the 2009 title with a solid fourth place for

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in the final race of the season in

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Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Superleague Formula

( key)

2008–2009

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

2009 Super Final results

*Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valles, Adrian 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Alicante Spanish racing drivers Motorsport team owners Euroformula Open Championship drivers GP2 Series drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Superleague Formula drivers GP2 Asia Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Pons Racing drivers Campos Racing drivers Epsilon Euskadi drivers Trident Racing drivers De Villota Motorsport drivers Scuderia Coloni drivers