Miguel Molina González (born 17 February 1989) is a professional

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from

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. He currently competes in the

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and other selected GT races for

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. He was a member of the

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Young Drivers Programme.

Career

Karting

Like many racing drivers, Molina started his early

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career in

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, winning successive Spanish Cadet Championships in 1999 and 2000, as well as the

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Junior Championship in 2001 and Spanish Junior Championship in 2003.

Early career

In 2004, Molina began his

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career in the

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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

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, scoring three points to finish the season 28th overall. In 2006, he switched to the

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with the

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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

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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

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. For

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, Molina moved up to the series full-time with Pons Racing, scoring two race wins (at

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and

) and two further podium places on his way to 7th in the final standings. In

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he once again competed in the championship, teaming up with fellow Spanish driver

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. He claimed four podiums during the season, including race wins at the

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and Estoril, to finish 4th in the championship. After testing for Prema,

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and KTR during the off-season, Molina was signed by

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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

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for

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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

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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

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Racing record

Career summary

^† Team standings. ^‡ Ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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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

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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

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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

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) (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 Site

Career details from Driver Database
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