Juan Pablo García (racing driver)
Juan Pablo García (born October 4, 1987) is a Mexican racing driver.
| Juan Pablo García | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | October 4, 1987 Mexico City |
| Firestone Indy Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| Car number | 10 |
| Former teams | Belardi Auto Racing HVM Racing Michael Crawford Motorsports Jensen MotorSport Jeffrey Mark Motorsports Team Moore Racing |
| Starts | 31 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2008 2007 2006–07 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 British Formula 3 A1 Grand Prix Formula Renault 2000 de America |
Racing career
Early career
Garcia began his professional career in Formula Renault 2000 de America in 2006. He made two A1 Grand Prix starts for A1 Team Mexico that winter and then drove in the British Formula 3 Championship National Class, finishing 7th. In 2008 he drove in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, finishing 16th, and Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup where he failed to score.
Indy Lights
In August 2009 he signed on to make his Indy Lights debut for HVM Racing at Infineon Raceway after being inactive for much of the year.[1] He returned to the team in 2010 and made two late-season road course starts, finishing 6th at Infineon. For 2011 he signed to drive full-time in the series for Jensen MotorSport.[2] However, he left the team and the series after the fourth race of the season, the Freedom 100, with a best finish of eighth. He returned to Indy Lights in 2012 racing with the Jeffrey Mark Motorsports team. Garcia finished 9th in points with a best finish of 7th (twice). He returned to the series in 2013 with Team Moore Racing for ten races, switching to Belardi Auto Racing for the final two races of the season. He finished eighth in points with a best finish of fourth in the season opener at St. Petersburg.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | HVM Racing | STP1 | STP2 | LBH | KAN | INDY | MIL | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | KTY | MDO | SNM 18 |
CHI | HMS | 31st | 12 |
| 2010 | Michael Crawford Motorsports | STP | ALA | LBH | INDY | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | MDO 11 |
SNM 6 |
CHI | KTY | HMS | 20th | 47 | ||
| 2011 | Jensen MotorSport | STP 12 |
ALA 8 |
LBH 15 |
INDY 16 |
MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM1 | EDM2 | TRO | NHM | BAL | KTY | LVS | 20th | 71 | |
| 2012 | Jeffrey Mark Motorsport | STP 7 |
ALA 8 |
LBH 7 |
INDY 11 |
DET 9 |
MIL 11 |
IOW 14 |
TOR 8 |
EDM 9 |
TRO 10 |
BAL 9 |
FON 10 |
9th | 260 | |||
| 2013 | Team Moore Racing | STP 4 |
ALA 8 |
LBH 6 |
INDY 9 |
MIL 5 |
IOW 6 |
POC 6 |
TOR 5 |
MDO 6 |
BAL DNS |
8th | 312 | |||||
| Belardi Auto Racing | HOU 8 |
FON 6 |
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| 2014 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | STP 7 |
LBH 8 |
ALA 7 |
ALA 6 |
IND 6 |
IND 6 |
INDY 6 |
POC 4 |
TOR 8 |
MDO 10 |
MDO 6 |
MIL 7 |
SNM 4 |
SNM 9 |
6th | 372 |
References
- HVM Racing to Make Firestone Indy Lights Debut With Garcia , IndyCar PR via 1070 the Fan, August 17, 2009, retrieved August 18, 2009
- "Jensen MotorSport confirms Mexican Driver Juan Pablo Garcia for Indy Lights". jensenmotorsport.com. Jensen MotorSport. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
- Juan Pablo Garcia career summary at DriverDB.com