Roberto González Valdés (born March 31, 1976, in

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) is a Mexican

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driver from

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. He competed in

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in the 2003 season and for all of 2004. In 2003, he made his debut in the race at

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for

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failing to complete the race. His other appearance in 2003 was at home in

where he substituted for veteran

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scoring his 1st Champ Car points in 10th spot. He was given a full-time ride with

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for the 2004 season complete with backing from the Mexican arm of

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. However, he had a disappointing year with a best result of 7th place in

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highlighting a year where he only finished 15th in the points standings. He was not retained for the 2005 season. In 2012 he drove in three races for RSR Racing in the

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. In

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his younger brother

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won the 81st edition of the

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in LMP2. In 2019, Roberto went on to win the

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and the

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, both in the LMP2 class. In the 90th edition of the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Roberto obtains the first position in the LMP2 class after 6 attempts. González teamed up with

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and

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. They would all later win the

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for LMP2. González is also the founder of Mexican investment management company Soliq. González also serves as a board member of EPM, a cannabis-based drug development company, founded by Reshef Swisa, which sought to go public on the Israeli Stock Market, by attempting to raise NIS 44 million (at a pre-money valuation of NIS 381 million) through crowdfunding website Fundit. EPM's offering to sell securities had been accompanied by an aggressive television campaign in Israel. It was published that the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) formed the impression that the television campaign advertisements were not formulated with due care and were misleading investors. On June 1, 2022, it was announced that the board of directors of EPM decided to positively consider accepting alternative offers and to cancel the IPO, noting that all funds transferred by potential IPO investors, totaling NIS 26 million, were to be refunded without interest.

Racing record

Racing career summary

† As González was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete American Open-Wheel Racing results

( key)

CART/Champ Car World Series

* ^ New points system implemented in

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

^* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

References

External links

Roberto Gonzalez Driver Bio from the Champ Car World Series official website
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