Félix Porteiro Pérez (born 26 August 1983 in Castellón,

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) is a Spanish racing driver. He competed in

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in 2006, his best finish was 6th (was second on the road at

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, but a steering rack irregularity caused him to be disqualified).

Racing career

Single-seaters

In 2001 Porteiro drove in the

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, finishing fourth in the standings, with one win. In 2002 he began racing in the

World Series by Nissan The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...

. He finished 18th in the standings in 2002, 14th in 2003 and seventh in 2004. He finished fifth in 2005, when the series became Formula Renault 3.5. In 2006 he raced in the

with

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, finishing 22nd in the standings.

Touring cars

Porteiro made his

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debut near the end of 2006, driving a BMW 320si for ROAL Motorsport at the European Touring Car Cup, finishing fifth. He impressed the team enough to earn a full-time drive in their

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team, BMW Team Italy-Spain, in 2007. He scored his first ever win at

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, and finished twelfth in the final standings. In

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, he got his second win at

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, ending the year tenth overall. For

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he was replaced by fellow Spaniard Sergio Hernández. Porteiro switched teams with him, moving to the independent Proteam Motorsport. Félix Porteiro joins Proteam Motorsport He finished second in the Independent's Trophy. Porteiro was left without a drive for the 2010 season, as Hernández returned to Proteam after ROAL's departure from the WTCC.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porteiro, Felix 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Castellón de la Plana Spanish racing drivers GP2 Series drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers European Touring Car Cup drivers Epsilon Euskadi drivers Campos Racing drivers Keerbergs Transport Racing drivers BMW M drivers Sports car racing team owners