Daniel la Rosa

Daniel la Rosa
Daniel driving his 2006 DTM car at Brands Hatch
NationalityGermany German
Born (1985-10-10) 10 October 1985 (age 39)
Hanau, (West Germany)
Previous series
2006–07

2005
2004
2003–04
2002
2001		Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Italian Formula Three Championship
Formula Three Euroseries
Formula Volkswagen Germany
Formula König

Daniel la Rosa (born 10 October 1985 in Hanau, West Germany) is a former German racing driver.

Motor Racing

Following several years in kart racing, la Rosa moved to the open wheel Formula König series in 2001. He finished third in the championship, winning one race, five podiums and a fastest lap. The following season, la Rosa joined Formula Volkswagen where he won one race, finishing the season in 8th place. He would move to the Formula 3 Euroseries in 2003, racing for MB Racing in the Opel powered Dallara. After scoring one point that season, for 2004 la Rosa moved teams and scored 15 points with one podium, in a season where he also competed in one race of the Masters of Formula 3, and two in the Italian Formula 3 series.

For 2005, la Rosa stepped up to Formula Renault 3.5 with Interwetten Racing. His season started poorly, when he opted not to start the first two rounds at Zolder.[1] However, a podium at Le Mans was a highlight of a season where he would ultimately finish 18th.[2]

His open wheel racing career stalled, and la Rosa moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Mücke Motorsport, racing for Mercedes.[3] He would finish the season in 15th. For 2007, la Rosa continued racing for Mercedes but now with TrekStor AMG, for whom he scored a podium at the opening round of the season at the Hockenheimring.[4] [5] He was released from the team at the end of the season.[6]

In 2008, la Rosa tested for the Superleague Formula series.[7] He wouldn't race competitively until 2010, winning the one race he entered in the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Germany. His last competitive race came in the same series in 2011.

After Racing

Following racing, la Rosa works as a sales consultant for Porsche Centre Aschaffenburg.[8]

Racing record

Complete Formula Three Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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 20 DC Points
2003 MB Racing Performance Dallara F302/083 Opel HOC
1
18 		HOC
2
19 		ADR
1
17 		ADR
2
14 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
12 		NOR
1
18 		NOR
2
8 		LMS
1
21 		LMS
2
16† 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
16 		A1R
1
14 		A1R
2
18 		ZAN
1
12 		ZAN
2
20 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
11 		MAG
1
16 		MAG
2
15 		26th 1
2004 HBR Motorsport Dallara F304/012 Opel HOC
1
25† 		HOC
2
9 		EST
1
11 		EST
2
11 		ADR
1
18 		ADR
1
3 		PAU
1
DNS 		PAU
2
DNS 		NOR
1
10 		NOR
1
Ret 		MAG
1
15 		MAG
2
15 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
7 		ZAN
2
7 		BRN
1
Ret 		BRN
2
15 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
12 		14th 15
Sources:[9][10]

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2005 Interwetten.com ZOL
1
DNS 		ZOL
2
DNS 		MON
1
8 		VAL
1
13 		VAL
2
13 		LMS
1
2 		LMS
2
Ret 		BIL
1
12 		BIL
2
Ret 		OSC
1
8 		OSC
2
Ret 		DON
1
24 		DON
2
Ret 		EST
1
 EST
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 18th 18
Sources:[9][10]

Complete DTM results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
2006 Mücke Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HOC
14 		LAU
Ret 		OSC
11 		BRH
12 		NOR
Ret 		NÜR
16 		ZAN
10 		CAT
7 		BUG
Ret 		HOC
Ret 		15th 2
2007 Mücke Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 HOC
3 		OSC
14 		LAU
16 		BRH
Ret 		NOR
12 		MUG
5 		ZAN
DNS 		NÜR
14 		CAT
DSQ 		HOC
10 		13th 10
Sources:[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Stefano Proetto squalificato, Daniel La Rosa se ne va". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Race result: Formula Renault 3.5 World Series, Race 6 of season 2005 in Le Mans (Bugatti)". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Mercedes confirm 2006 driver line-up". Autosport. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Mercedes presents their 10 d". touringcartimes.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ "HOCKENHEIM: MERCEDES RACE REPORT". motorsport.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Daniel la Rosa out from Mercedes". Touring Car Times. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. ^ "Doornbos tops first Superleague test". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  8. ^ "team". www.porsche-aschaffenburg.de (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Daniel La Rosa Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Daniel la Rosa". Motor Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Daniel La Rosa race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 15 December 2023.