Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (born 7 May 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the

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for TF Sport. He is son of Xavier Juncadella and nephew of José María Juncadella, Alex Soler-Roig and

Luis Pérez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born 15 May 1959) is a Spanish retired racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars. He was also the team principal of HRT Formula 1 Team during the 2012 F1 season. Pér ...

, also racecar drivers.

Early career

Karting

Juncadella began his

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career in karting in 2004, finishing 21st in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior. He also finished 32nd in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.

Master Junior Formula

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.

Formula BMW

After six races at the end of the 2007 Formula BMW ADAC season, the following season, Juncadella competed in the new-for-2008 Formula BMW Europe series for EuroInternational. He finished fourth in the standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races, including two wins at the

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. For

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, Juncadella remained in the series, staying with EuroInternational. He finished as runner-up behind

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ian team-mate Felipe Nasr in the championship with one win at

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. Juncadella finished every race in the points, but was not enough to keep his backing from the Red Bull Junior Team.

Formula Three

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Juncadella has stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series for the 2010 season, joining Nicolas Marroc at

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, supported by professional

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. At his first event at

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, Juncadella took his first pole position before finishing fourth in the first race.

Formula One

He tested with

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during the Young Drivers test at Silverstone, setting the fifth best time on the first day. On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joined Force India as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions. In December 2024, Juncadella joined

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(the successor of Force India) as a simulation driver for the 2025 season.

Sportscar career

DTM

For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. Following three seasons with Mücke Motorsport, the Spaniard left the series for a year to race for AKKA ASP in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup championships. Juncadella returned to the DTM in

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, where he scored three pole positions and two podiums, including a victory at

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, on his way to 15th in the standings. The following year, Juncadella joined the

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project with

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, and although he beat teammates Paul di Resta,

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, and Ferdinand Habsburg in the overall classifications, the Spanish driver only finished 14th in points. In 2021, Juncadella returned after a year of absence to pilot GruppeM Racing's Mercedes during the series's first season under GT3 regulations. He was able to finish in the points more often than not, which yielded ninth position in the standings with one podium at the

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Focus on GTWC

Following multiple years of incomplete campaigns in the series, Juncadella would partake in a full season of the

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in 2022, driving at AKKodis ASP with fellow factory drivers Raffaele Marciello and Jules Gounon. The trio shone throughout the year, notably winning the 24 Hours of Spa, and secured the Endurance Cup title thanks to another victory at the

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season finale. During 2022, Juncadella also drove in all four events of the

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, adding a victory at

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to the aforementioned one at Spa and finishing second at the Bathurst 12 Hours to win the IGTC drivers' championship.

IMSA

The 2023 season saw Juncadella compete for WeatherTech Racing in the GTD Pro category of the

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, where he paired up with Jules Gounon. Together with Maro Engel, the duo shone at the designated endurance races, winning their class at the

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as well as at the season-ending

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race, wins which helped them towards a Michelin Endurance Cup title. Two further wins in sprint events helped them towards second place in the overall classification, as Lexus's Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat dominated the year.

Personal life

Juncadella list his hobbies as cross-country skiing, padel tennis,

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, going out, while his favourite circuit is

, where he won once during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season. His favorite drivers are Mika Häkkinen and

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. He is the nephew of

, who drove for the

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team in and and was team principal of the Spanish HRT F1 in .

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula BMW ADAC results

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Complete Formula BMW Europe results

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Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Formula One participations

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

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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