Alex Soler-Roig

Born	Alex Soler-Roig i Janer (1931-10-29)29 October 1931 (age 94) Barcelona,Catalonia, Spain
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Spanish
Active years	1970–1972
Teams	Lotus,March,BRM
Entries	10 (6 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Careerpoints	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1970 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry	1972 Spanish Grand Prix

Alex Soler-Roig i Janer (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈaləkssuˈleˈrɔtʃ]; born 29 October 1931)^[1] is a formerracing driver fromBarcelona,Spain. He participated in 10Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 April 1970, and scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.

Son of Dr. Soler-Roig, Alex began his career with motorcycles before entering the world of car racing, participating in rallies with Fiat and Porsche. His first victories came in 1958 at the Nuvolari trophy in Barcelona and the Rally Catalunya. This allowed him some sponsorship to enter the Monte Carlo Rally. In 1968 raced the24 Hours of Le Mans with team Porsche driving a 907/6 Langheck and a year later in the24 Hours of Daytona, where he led his class until his co-driver Rudy Lins had an accident. In the same year he finished 4th in the12 Hours of Sebring with a Porsche 907. That same year enters the F2 championship driving a Lola, and in 1969 placed seventh in Barcelona Grand Prix in a Lotus F2 from Roy Winckelman Team led byBernie Ecclestone. Achieved victories in several races withJochen Rindt on the 6 Hours of Jarama and second in the 1000 km of Buenos Aires.

His first race in Formula 1 was at the1970 Spanish Grand Prix with aLotus 49. Race organisers limited the race to 16 starters, resulting in Soler-Roig failing to qualify, despite lapping only a tenth of a second slower thanMario Andretti. However, on race morning there was a suggestion that the non-qualifiers might be allowed to start after all, so their cars were placed on the grid, only for the organisers to stick to their original decision, removing Soler-Roig's car from the grid as well as those ofJo Siffert andAndrea de Adamich.^[2] He subsequently participated at theBelgian Grand Prix, driving the Lotus 72 that was meant forJochen Rindt. However, the car was not ready for Friday's practice and he only managed to complete three laps in Saturday's qualifying, and was therefore not allowed to start the race. His final Formula One outing for the season was another non-qualification at theFrench Grand Prix in a 49. He won the Spanish GT-Sport Championship that same year.

He started the 1971 season driving for the worksMarch team, combining the Formula 1 Championship with the Spanish and German Touring Car Championships with Ford Capri. He won the Spanish Championship and finished fourth in Germany, but failed to finish any races in Formula 1.

Soler-Roig joined the MarlboroBRM F1 team for the 1972 season, but after a few races with problems in the car and the team, decided to spend the rest of the year racing the European Touring Car Championship with Ford, getting great results and victories in the24 Hours of Spa, the 24 Hours of Paul Ricard, the 4 Hours of Zandvoort, 4 Hours of Jarama and the 3 Hours of Montjuich. His withdrawal from the world of competition occurred at the end of 1972, before his 41st birthday, to pursue his family business.

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Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1968	Porsche System	Rudi Lins	Porsche 907 LH	P 3.0	145	DNF	DNF
1972	Ford Deutschland	Dieter Glemser	Ford Capri 2600RS	TS 3.0	289	11th	2nd

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• Spanish Formula One drivers
• Catalan Formula One drivers
• 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
• 24 Hours of Spa drivers
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• BRM Formula One drivers
• World Sportscar Championship drivers
• Racing drivers from Barcelona

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