Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (born 7 May 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the

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. He is son of Xavier Juncadella and nephew of José María Juncadella,

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and

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, also racecar drivers.

Career

Karting

Juncadella began his

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career in

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in 2004, finishing 21st in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior. He also finished 32nd in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.

Master Junior Formula

Juncadella began his formula racing career in the 2007 Master Junior Formula season. He finished as runner-up in the championship, with seven wins and 359 points; losing out to Isaac Lopez by nine points.

Formula BMW

After six races at the end of the

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, the following season, Juncadella competed in the new-for-2008 Formula BMW Europe series for

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. He finished fourth in the standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races, including two wins at the

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. For

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, Juncadella remained in the series, staying with EuroInternational. He finished as runner-up behind

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ian team-mate

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in the championship with one win at

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. Juncadella finished every race in the points, but was not enough to keep his backing from the

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Formula Three

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Juncadella has stepped up to the

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for the 2010 season, joining

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at Prema Powerteam, supported by professional

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. At his first event at

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, Juncadella took his first pole position before finishing fourth in the first race.

DTM

For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. His best result in the series is a victory at the first race of the 2018 Brands Hatch Weekend.

Formula One

He tested with

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during the Young Drivers test at Silverstone, setting the fifth best time on the first day. On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joined

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as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions.

Personal life

Juncadella list his hobbies as cross-country skiing, padel tennis,

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, going out, while his favourite circuit is

, where he won once during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season. His favorite drivers are

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and

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. He is the nephew of

, who drove for the

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team in and and was team principal of the Spanish HRT F1 in .

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

( key)

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Formula One participations

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

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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