| Daniel Juncadella | |
|---|---|
Juncadella at the2025 6 Hours of São Paulo | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (1991-05-07)7 May 1991 (age 34) Barcelona, Spain |
| Relatives | Luis Pérez-Sala (uncle) |
| DTM career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 8 |
| Former teams | Mücke Motorsport,HWA Team,R-Motorsport II |
| Starts | 110 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 9th in2021 |
| Finished last season | 9th (77 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2012 2010–2012 2010 2008–2009 2008 2007 2007 | Euroformula Open FIA European Formula 3 Championship Formula 3 Euro Series GP3 Series Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW Americas Formula BMW ADAC Master Junior Formula |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2022 2022 2012 2012 2012 2011 | Michelin Endurance Cup – GTD Pro GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Intercontinental GT Challenge Formula 3 Euro Series FIA European Formula 3 Championship Masters of Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix |
Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (born 7 May 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in theFIA World Endurance Championship forGenesis Magma Racing. He is son of Xavier Juncadella and nephew of José María Juncadella,Alex Soler-Roig andLuis Pérez-Sala, also racecar drivers.
Juncadella began hismotorsport career inkarting in 2004, finishing 21st in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior. He also finished 32nd in theAndrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
After six races at the end of the2007 Formula BMW ADAC season, thefollowing season, Juncadella competed in the new-for-2008Formula BMW Europe series forEuroInternational. He finished fourth in the standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races, including two wins at theHungaroring.[1] For2009, Juncadella remained in the series, staying with EuroInternational. He finished as runner-up behindBrazilian team-mateFelipe Nasr in the championship with one win atMonza Circuit.[2] Juncadella finished every race in the points, but was not enough to keep his backing from theRed Bull Junior Team.[citation needed]
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Juncadella stepped up to theFormula 3 Euro Series for the2010 season, joiningNicolas Marroc atPrema Powerteam, supported by professionalroad bicycle racingteamAstana. At his first event atCircuit Paul Ricard, Juncadella took his first pole position before finishing fourth in the first race.
Juncadella tested withWilliams F1 during the Young Drivers test at Silverstone, setting the fifth best time on the first day.[3]
On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joinedForce India as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions.[4]
In December 2024, Juncadella joinedAston Martin (the successor of Force India) as a simulation driver for the2025 season.[5]
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For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. Following three seasons withMücke Motorsport, the Spaniard left the series for a year to race for AKKA ASP in theBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup andSprint Cup championships. Juncadella returned to the DTM in2018, where he scored three pole positions and two podiums, including a victory atBrands Hatch, on his way to 15th in the standings.[6] The following year, Juncadella joined theAston Martin Vantage DTM project withR-Motorsport, and although he beat teammatesPaul di Resta,Jake Dennis, andFerdinand Habsburg in the overall classifications, the Spanish driver only finished 14th in points.[7]
In 2021, Juncadella returned after a year of absence to pilot GruppeM Racing's Mercedes during the series'sfirst season under GT3 regulations.[8] He was able to finish in the points more often than not, which yielded ninth position in the standings with one podium at theNürburgring.[citation needed]
Following multiple years of incomplete campaigns in the series, Juncadella would partake in a full season of theGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2022, driving at AKKodis ASP with fellow factory driversRaffaele Marciello andJules Gounon.[9] The trio shone throughout the year, notably winning the24 Hours of Spa, and secured the Endurance Cup title thanks to another victory at theBarcelona season finale.[10][11] During 2022, Juncadella also drove in all four events of theIntercontinental GT Challenge, adding a victory atIndianapolis to the aforementioned one at Spa and finishing second at theBathurst 12 Hours to win the IGTC drivers' championship.[12][13]
The 2023 season saw Juncadella compete forWeatherTech Racing in the GTD Pro category of theIMSA SportsCar Championship, where he paired up with Jules Gounon.[14] Together withMaro Engel, the duo shone at the designated endurance races, winning their class at the24 Hours of Daytona as well as at the season-endingPetit Le Mans race, wins which helped them towards a Michelin Endurance Cup title.[15][16] Two further wins in sprint events helped them towards second place in the overall classification, as Lexus'sJack Hawksworth andBen Barnicoat dominated the year.[citation needed]
Juncadella list his hobbies as cross-country skiing,padel tennis,golf,music, going out, while his favourite circuit isMonza Circuit, where he won once during the2009 Formula BMW Europe season. His favorite drivers areMika Häkkinen andMichael Schumacher.[17]
Juncadella is the nephew ofLuis Pérez-Sala, who drove for theMinardiFormula One team in1988 and1989 and was team principal of the SpanishHRT F1 in2012.[18]
† As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | OSC1 1 | OSC1 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | OSC2 1 9 | OSC2 2 Ret | NÜR2 1 12 | NÜR2 2 21† | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 9 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 23rd | 86 |
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | EuroInternational | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 3 | ZOL 1 2 | ZOL 2 6 | SIL 1 8 | SIL 2 7 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 4 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 1 | VSC 1 Ret | VSC 2 5 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 7 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 17 | 4th | 237 |
| 2009 | EuroInternational | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 3 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 3 | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 7 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 4 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 3 | VSC 1 5 | VSC 2 4 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 3 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 2 | 2nd | 288 |
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 7 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 2 | VAL 1 9 | VAL 2 9 | NOR 1 10 | NOR 2 6 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 10 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 9 | BRH 1 6 | BRH 2 3 | OSC 1 4 | OSC 2 6 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 1 | 8th | 35 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 3 | LEC 3 1 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 1 | HOC 3 4 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 7 | ZAN 3 12 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 6 | RBR 3 1 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 3 | NOR 3 11 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 4 | NÜR 3 1 | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 2 | SIL 3 8 | VAL 1 4 | VAL 2 3 | VAL 3 2 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 6 | HOC 3 3 | 3rd | 280 |
| 2012 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 1 | BRH 1 2 | BRH 2 12 | BRH 3 8 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 8 | RBR 3 1 | NOR 2 DSQ | NOR 2 11 | NOR 3 2 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 8 | NÜR 3 DSQ | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 2 | ZAN 3 1 | VAL 1 2 | VAL 2 7 | VAL 3 2 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 4 | 1st | 240 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tech 1 Racing | CAT FEA 11 | CAT SPR 11 | IST FEA | IST SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR Ret | HOC FEA 8 | HOC SPR 2 | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA 5 | SPA SPR DSQ | MNZ FEA 22 | MNZ SPR Ret | 14th | 10 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the winner's race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicates fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force IndiaVJM07 | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6V6t | AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR TD | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA TD | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA TD | ABU | – | – |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 5 | MIS CR 4 | BRH QR 4 | BRH CR 27 | ZOL QR 5 | ZOL CR 24 | HUN QR 15 | HUN CR Ret | NÜR QR Ret | NÜR CR 19 | 15th | 19 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jackie Chan DCRJOTA | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 11 | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 55th | 20 | ||
| 2021 | Alegra Motorsports | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET 4 | 47th | 300 |
| 2022 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 LV8 | DAY 11 | LGA 6 | WGL | MOS 4 | LIM | 13th | 809 | |||||||
| Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports | GTD | SEB 2 | LBH | MDO | DET | ELK 11 | VIR | PET | 38th | 569 | ||||||||
| 2023 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 LV8 | DAY 1 | SEB 3 | LBH 5 | LGA 1 | WGL 4 | MOS 3 | LIM 5 | ELK 5 | VIR 5 | IMS 1 | PET 1 | 2nd | 3648 | |
| 2024 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | GTD Pro | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | ChevroletLT6 5.5 LV8 | DAY 5 | SEB 10 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 5 | 20th | 808 | ||
| 2025 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | GTD Pro | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | ChevroletLT6 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 | SEB 7 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET 3 | 16th | 937 | ||
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | ChevroletLT6.R 5.5 L V8 | QAT 10 | IMO 8 | SPA 12 | LMS 9 | SÃO Ret | COA 8 | FUJ Ret | BHR 3 | 14th | 37 |
| 2025 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | ChevroletLT6.R 5.5 L V8 | QAT 1 | IMO 7 | SPA 13 | LMS 6 | SÃO 7 | COA Ret | FUJ 11 | BHR 6 | 6th | 78 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 278 | 38th | 11th | ||
| 2025 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 339 | 39th | 7th |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 1 | LEC 1 | IMO 11 | SPA 11 | SIL 1 | ALG 3 | 3rd | 90 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Formula 3 Euro Series Champion 2012 | Succeeded by None (Series ended) |
| Preceded by Ivan Capelli (1984) | FIA Formula 3 European Championship Champion 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Macau Grand Prix Winner 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Masters of Formula 3 Winner 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Champion 2022 With:Raffaele Marciello &Jules Gounon | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Intercontinental GT Challenge Champion 2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Michelin Endurance Cup GTD Pro Champion 2023 With:Jules Gounon | Succeeded by |