Bruno Méndez López (born 16 April 1990 in

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) is a Spanish former racing driver.

Career

Master Junior Formula

After a short

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career, Méndez begun his single–seater career in the Master Junior Formula in 2006, winning six races to finish as series runner–up behind fellow Spaniard Daniel Campos-Hull.

Formula Three

In 2007, Méndez graduated to

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, racing in the

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for the emiliodevillota.com team. He finished his maiden season seventh in the standings after taking podium places at

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and

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. He remained in the series for a second season in

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, this time switching to the Escuderia TEC-Auto team. After winning at the season–opener in

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, he took a further three podiums to be classified in fifth place. 2009 saw Méndez stay in the series, now known as the

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, for a third season. Driving for

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, he won four races and took a further seven podiums to win the title by just two points after a season–long duel with countryman

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saw Méndez return to the category after a year's absence, racing in the British series for

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. However, he left the team after a poor first round at

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where he picked up just one point from the three races.

Euroseries 3000

In October 2008, Méndez made his debut in the

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, driving for Bull Racing at Jerez where he finished fourth and sixth in the two races. He missed the next event in

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before appearing at the final round of the season in

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with the Sighinolfi Autoracing team. A fifth-place finish in the last race of the year saw him classified in 16th place overall with eight points.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2009, Méndez stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining

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for the final round of the season at

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. After taking part in FR3.5 Series winter testing with

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and Interwetten.com, Méndez signed with the newly named FHV Interwetten.com team to compete in the 2010 season, racing alongside fellow European F3 Open graduate

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. During the season he took one points finish, a sixth place in a weather–affected race at Magny–Cours, to be classified 23rd in the championship. He was replaced by

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for the final round in

after sustaining an injury during the previous weekends'

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round in

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Superleague Formula

In October 2010, Méndez made his debut in the Superleague Formula series, replacing the injured

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for the round at the new

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. He was due to race at the following round in

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too, but was replaced by Dutchman

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after he fractured his thumb during the second race of the Ordos event.

Racing record

Career summary

† – Team standings

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Bruno 1990 births Living people Spanish racing drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Auto GP drivers Superleague Formula drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers De Villota Motorsport drivers Campos Racing drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers RC Motorsport drivers Alan Docking Racing drivers