Filip Salaquarda (born January 11, 1984 in

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) is a professional

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from the

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Career

Early career

After an early career in

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, Salaquarda began his racing career in 2000 in his native Czech Republic, competing in the Ford Puma Cup where he finished in third place. A year later he stepped up to the

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Cup, finishing the year 13th in the standings. In 2002, he made his single–seater debut in the Formula BMW ADAC series in

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. In his first season in the category he was classified in 21st place. The following year he improved to 13th overall, taking a podium place in the final round at

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Formula Three

In 2004, Salaquarda graduated to

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, racing in the German championship with the family

ISR Racing ISR Racing (also known as Coca-Cola Racing Team in FIA GT) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in ADAC GT Masters. History The company was created to develop the Peugeot 30 ...

team. He finished the season in 11th place with 42 points.

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saw him move up to the

Formula 3 Euro Series The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...

, the first of three seasons in the category. He failed to score a point in his first two seasons, whilst in

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a switch to HBR Motorsport saw him score three points. In 2005, he contested the famous end–of–season

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whilst in

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and

he also took part in the

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non–championship races.

F3000 International Masters

In June 2006, Salaquarda made an appearance at the

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round of the F3000 International Masters season. Driving for the

Charouz Racing System Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by . History In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600&nbs ...

team, he finished both races in second place. Despite only taking part in those two races, he scored enough points to finish 12th in the standings.

A1 Grand Prix

In April 2007, Salaquarda made his

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debut for

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, taking over the seat from

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. After finishing 17th in the sprint race he took the final points–paying position in the main event by finishing tenth. The following season, Salaquarda took part in the final six races of the campaign, taking a best race result of 11th place, also in Shanghai.

International Formula Master

Towards the end of 2007, Salaquarda took part in the final round of the International Formula Master season at

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with ISR Racing. The following year he took part in a full season in the series, taking a best result of sixth in the opening race of the year at

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to finish in 24th position.

Le Mans Series

In May 2009, Salaquarda made a one–off appearance in the

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, taking part in the Spa–Francorchamps 1000km event. He was entered in the GT1 class for IPB Spartak Racing, racing alongside

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and countryman

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. They finished the race second in class, behind the winning

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Aventures

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, and 15th overall.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Later the same month, Salaquarda made his debut in the

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, joining the

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team at the third round of the season in

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. After the race, in which he finished 21st, he left the team to join

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, who he remained with for the rest of the season. His best race result came in the sprint event at

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, where he finished in tenth place. He finished the season in 27th place overall. Salaquarda continued in the series in

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, competing for ISR Racing who took over the entry of RC Motorsport. He finished the season classified in 11th place, taking a double–

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at his home round in

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and podium places at Brno and Magny–Cours.

Other series

In 2008, Salaquarda originally signed to race for

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in the

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in the

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, but the deal fell through at the last minute when the driver funding fell through Salaquarda also made his GP2 test debut in October 2009, driving two days for

Trident Racing Trident Racing is a motor racing team that competes in single-seater formula racing. It was founded in 2006 in order to compete in the GP2 championship, which was Europe's second highest-ranking single-seater formula below Formula One. Trident is ...

at the Jerez circuit in

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Racing record

Career summary

† – Team standings.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete Superleague Formula results

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

FIA GT competition results

GT1 World Championship results

FIA GT Series results

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salaquarda, Filip 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Prague Czech racing drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers A1 Team Czech Republic drivers International Formula Master drivers Formula BMW ADAC drivers European Le Mans Series drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Bhaitech drivers ISR Racing drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers Charouz Racing System drivers RC Motorsport drivers Pons Racing drivers AF Corse drivers Audi Sport drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers