Miguel Molina González (born 17 February 1989) is a professional
racing driver
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from
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. He currently competes in the
FIA World Endurance Championship
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and other selected GT races for
AF Corse
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. He was a member of the
Circuit de Catalunya
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Young Drivers Programme.
Career
Karting
Like many racing drivers, Molina started his early
motorsport
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career in
karting
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, winning successive Spanish Cadet Championships in 1999 and 2000, as well as the
Catalan
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Junior Championship in 2001 and Spanish Junior Championship in 2003.
Early career
In 2004, Molina began his
single-seater
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career in the
Spanish
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Formula Junior 1600 series, where he finished the season in 6th place. The
following year he stepped up to the
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with
Pons Racing
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, scoring three points to finish the season 28th overall. In 2006, he switched to the
Spanish Formula Three Championship
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with the
Racing Engineering
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team, taking one race win and a further five podium finishes to end the season 6th in the standings.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Towards the end of 2006, Molina joined the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
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with GD Racing, competing in the final six races of
the season, scoring a point in the final race of the season at
Barcelona
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.
For
2007
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, Molina moved up to the series full-time with Pons Racing, scoring two race wins (at
Estoril
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and
Barcelona
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) and two further podium places on his way to 7th in the final standings. In
2008
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he once again competed in the championship, teaming up with fellow Spanish driver
Álvaro Barba
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Career
Formula Junior and Spanish Formula Three
Barba began his single seater career in 2002 driving in the Spanish For ...
at
Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
. He claimed four podiums during the season, including race wins at the
Nürburgring
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and Estoril, to finish 4th in the championship. After testing for Prema,
Epsilon Euskadi
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and
KTR during the off-season, Molina was signed by
Ultimate Motorsport
Ultimate Motorsport was a British racing team who completed in the British Formula 3 Championship and the World Series by Renault Championship. The team closed near the end of the 2009 season.
History
The team were formed in 2007 and was heade ...
for the
2009 season. Despite the team pulling out of the final two rounds, Molina finished eighth in the championship.
Superleague Formula
In June 2009, Molina made his debut in the
Superleague Formula series, taking part in the opening round of
the season at
Magny-Cours
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for
Al Ain
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. He finished the first race in ninth before taking fourth place in the second event.
DTM
Molina moved from single-seaters to
touring cars
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While the cars do not mo ...
in
2010
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, joining the
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Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline squad in the
DTM series, where he raced a 2008-spec
Audi A4
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The A4 has been built in five generations and is based on the Volkswagen Group B platform. The first ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
† Team standings.
‡ Ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Superleague Formula
(
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)
Super Final Results
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but completed 75% of the race distance.
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
† Ineligible for championship points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in
''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References
External links
Official SiteCareer details from Driver Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molina, Miguel
1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Girona
Spanish racing drivers
Catalan racing drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Superleague Formula drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Stock Car Brasil drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
Prema Powerteam drivers
GT World Challenge America drivers
Motorsport team owners
AF Corse drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Audi Sport drivers
Abt Sportsline drivers
Phoenix Racing drivers
Pons Racing drivers
Racing Engineering drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
Australian Endurance Championship drivers
SMP Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Saintéloc Racing drivers
Ferrari Competizioni GT drivers
Iron Lynx drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers