Josep Lluis Cunill Gomez (born October 20, 1990 in

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) is an Anglo-Spanish professional

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, who races professionally under the name "Siso" Cunill. Cunill began his racing career in 2006, driving in the Copa de España class of the

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. In the six races he competed in, he took three class podiums to finish 6th in the standings. He also participated in selected races of the

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championship, scoring a single championship point. For

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, Cunill took part in a full Spanish F3 season, driving for GTA Motor Competicion. Over the course of the year, he took one podium place (in the final round at

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) and three further points scoring positions to finish 14th in the championship. In

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, Cunill entered both the

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and Italian Formula Renault 2.0 championships, driving for

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team Jenzer Motorsport. In the six Eurocup races he contested his best result was a 6th place at

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, whilst in the Italian series he finished in the points in eight of his ten races, with his best result also being a 6th-place finish. In August 2008, he made his debut in the

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with the KTR team after both of their regular drivers,

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and

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, left the team. Despite only qualifying 23rd, he scored points in his debut race at the

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, finishing in 10th place after post-race penalties were handed to both

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and

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. In 2009 sings for a season with the

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team, scoring the most runs. In 2010, the team offers renewal to continue for another year

Career results

Karting

(1999) * 3rd Classified Catalan Championship, Category Youngsters. (2000) * Champion Championship Catalunya, Category Youngsters. * Champion Arisco Championship Trophy, Category Youngsters. * Resistance Catalan Cup Finalist, Category Youngsters. (2001) * Runner Up Championship Catalunya cadet category. * Champion Trophy Championship Arisco, cadet category. * 5th Championship in Spain, Category Cadet. (2002) * Runner Up Championship Catalunya cadet category. * 4th Championship of Spain, Category Cadet. (2003) * 4th Championship of Catalunya, Category Junior.

Formula

Racing record

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 2 points awarded 2008 onwards in all races) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Notes

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunill, Siso 1990 births Living people Spanish racing drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers British GT Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Sportspeople from Mountain View, California American emigrants to Spain KTR drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers Racing drivers from California