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Rodolfo González (racing driver)

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Rodolfo González
Nationality Venezuelan
Born (1986-05-14) 14 May 1986 (age 38)
Caracas, Venezuela
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2014
Current teamMurphy Prototypes
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number48
Starts3
Wins0
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2014
Previous series
20092012
2008–092011
200809
2008
200607
2005
2004–05
2003–05
2002
GP2 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Euroseries 3000
Formula 3 Euro Series
British Formula 3
FR2.0 Netherlands
Formula Renault UK
FRUK Winter Series
Formula Ford UK Winter Series
Championship titles
2006British F3 National Class

Rodolfo González (born 14 May 1986 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan racing driver.[1]

Career

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Formula Renault

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After previously competing in karting, González raced in the 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series, before racing in the main series in 2004 and 2005 while attending City College Norwich.

Formula Three

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He won the British F3 International Series National Class in 2006 for T-Sport. In 2007 he continued to show promise by finishing 11th in the 2007 British Formula 3 season with T-Sport.

In 2008, he moved to Carlin Motorsport and the Formula Three Euroseries and endured a miserable season, amassing just half a point in the rain-shortened sprint race at Le Mans.

GP2 Series

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González driving for Trident at the Monza round of the 2011 GP2 Series season.

He replaced Andreas Zuber[2] for the third round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season at Sakhir, and finished 16th in his first race. He eventually wound up 23rd in the championship, with a best finish of eighth in the sprint race at Sepang.

González entered the main GP2 Series for the first time as a replacement for Davide Rigon at Trident Racing for the German rounds.[3]

He also competed in Euroseries 3000 in 2009, finishing in fifth position.

González raced for Arden International in the first round of the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season before being replaced by Javier Villa.[4] He returned at the final round in Bahrain, replacing Sergio Pérez at Barwa Addax.[5]

González returned to Arden for the 2010 GP2 Series season alongside Charles Pic. He scored four points and finished 21st in the drivers' championship. For 2011, he moved to Trident Racing, where he competed alongside Stefano Coletti. He finished seventeenth in the Asia series and 26th in the main series. He was then signed by Caterham Racing alongside Giedo van der Garde for the 2012 season, in which he finished 22nd in the championship.

Formula One

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González testing at the 2013 Italian Grand Prix.

In 2010 González was given a drive in the Lotus T127 at the end-of-season young driver test in Abu Dhabi, alongside Bulgarian Vladimir Arabadzhiev.[6]

On 14 March 2013 Marussia F1 announced that González would be the team's reserve driver for the 2013 Formula One season.[7] He drove in the practice sessions at the Hungarian, Italian and Korean Grands Prix for Marussia, notably crashing in the latter.[8]

Endurance racing

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González competed in the 2014 ELMS Championship with the Murphy Prototypes Endurance Racing Team in the LMP2 category, and the 2014 Le Mans Classic.

IndyCar

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González tested IndyCar Series cars in the 2014–2015 off-season with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Dale Coyne Racing. He was a surprise addition to the IndyCar Series entry list in the fourth round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season at Barber Motorsports Park in the Dale Coyne No. 18 entry.[9]

Return to racing

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González was announced to drive for Idola Motorsport in the Britcar Prototype Cup in a Praga R1 with Ruben Stanislau.[10] He won the opening race of the season at Silverstone.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2003 British Formula Ford Winter Series 4 0 0 ? 0 0 NC
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Manor Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 6 19th
2004 Formula Renault UK Paston Racing 7 0 0 0 0 72 21st
Mark Burdett Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0
Formula Renault UK Winter Series 4 0 0 0 0 41 10th
2005 Formula Renault UK Manor Motorsport 20 0 0 0 1 235 9th
Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands 4 0 0 ? 0 18 23rd
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Mark Burdett Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 32 13th
2006 British Formula 3 Championship – National Class T-Sport 22 13 12 16 18 355 1st
2007 British Formula 3 Championship T-Sport 22 0 0 1 1 77 11th
2008 Formula 3 Euro Series Carlin Motorsport 18 0 0 1 0 0.5 24th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
Euroseries 3000 Sighinolfi Autoracing 2 0 0 0 0 3 20th
2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Fisichella Motor Sport 8 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2009 GP2 Series Trident Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
Euroseries 3000 Fisichella Motor Sport 13 1 1 1 4 44 5th
2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Arden International 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
Barwa Addax Team 2 0 0 0 0
2010 GP2 Series Arden International 20 0 0 0 0 4 21st
Formula One Lotus F1 Racing Test driver
2011 GP2 Series Trident Racing 18 0 0 0 0 0 26th
GP2 Asia Series 4 0 0 0 0 0 17th
2012 GP2 Series Caterham Racing 24 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
2013 Formula One Marussia F1 Team Test driver
2014 Formula Acceleration 1 Acceleration Team Venezuela 4 0 0 0 0 10 17th
European Le Mans Series Murphy Prototypes 3 0 1 0 1 20 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2015 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing 6 0 0 0 0 94 26th
2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Alex Caffi Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 187 22nd
2023 Britcar Prototype Cup - Praga Idola Motorsport 3 1 0 0 1 31 5th
Sports Prototype Cup - Open Class 4 0 0 0 2 N/A 3rd
Prototype Challenge - CN 4 1 1 1 2 59 3rd

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship results

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(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 18 19 20 DC Points
2004 Paston Racing THR
1

19
THR
2

Ret
BRH1
1

16
BRH1
2

DNS
SIL
1

25
SIL
2

15
OUL
1
OUL
2
THR
1

20
THR
2

19
21st 72
Mark Burdett Motorsport CRO
1

16
CRO
2

16
KNO
1

12
KNO
2

14
BRH2
1

DNS
BRH2
2

10
SNE
1

9
SNE
2

14
DON
1

Ret
DON
2

DNS
2005 Manor Motorsport DON
1

13
DON
2

9
THR
1

5
THR
2

7
BRH1
1

6
BRH1
2

7
OUL
1

3
OUL
2

18
CRO
1

5
CRO
2

8
SNE
1

10
SNE
2

9
KNO
1

9
KNO
2

10
DON
1

DSQ
DON
2

18
SIL
1

10
SIL
2

10
BRH2
1

8
BRH2
2

Ret
9th 334

Complete British Formula Three Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2006 T-Sport Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda National OUL
1

11
OUL
2

8
DON
1

13
DON
2

7
PAU
1

12
PAU
2

Ret
MON
1

14
MON
2

13
SNE
1

11
SNE
2

14
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

13
SIL
1

19
SIL
2

14
BRH
1

13
BRH
2

16
MUG
1

9
MUG
2

13
SIL
1

18
SIL
2

Ret
THR
1

10
THR
2

Ret
1st 355
2007 T-Sport Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda Championship OUL
1

7
OUL
2

9
DON
1

12
DON
2

6
BUC
1

10
BUC
2

10
SNE
1

5
SNE
2

Ret
MNZ
1

18
MNZ
2

Ret
BRH
1

4
BRH
2

18
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

10
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

7
THR
1

7
THR
2

3
CRO
1

8
CRO
2

9
ROC
1

4
ROC
2

11
11th 77

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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(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
2008 Carlin Motorsport Dallara F308/074 Mercedes HOC
1

15
HOC
2

12
MUG
1

18
MUG
2

13
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

21
NOR
1

12
NOR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

24
ZAN
2

20
NÜR
1

21
NÜR
2

25
BRH
1

17
BRH
2

15
CAT
1

20
CAT
2

19
LMS
1

17
LMS
2

6
HOC
1
HOC
2
24th 0.5

Complete Euroseries 3000 results

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(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 DC Points
2008 Sighinolfi Autoracing VLL
1
VLL
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
JER
1
JER
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MAG
1

Ret
MAG
2

4
19th 3
2009 FMS International ALG
1

Ret
ALG
2

11
MAG
1

10
MAG
2

6
DON
1

C
DON
2

C
ZOL
1

1
ZOL
2

6
VAL
1

5
VAL
2

4
VAL
3

4
VLL
1

8
VLL
2

2
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

3
5th 44

Complete GP2 Series results

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(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 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2009 Trident Racing CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA

15
NÜR
SPR

19
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
ALG
FEA
ALG
SPR
29th 0
2010 Arden International CAT
FEA

15
CAT
SPR

14
MON
FEA

10
MON
SPR

Ret
IST
FEA

16
IST
SPR

16
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

20
HOC
FEA

18
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

15
SPA
FEA

8
SPA
SPR

4
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

Ret
YMC
FEA

10
YMC
SPR

16
21st 4
2011 Trident Racing IST
FEA

Ret
IST
SPR

22
CAT
FEA

20
CAT
SPR

10
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

14
VAL
FEA

15
VAL
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

18
SIL
SPR

13
NÜR
FEA

9
NÜR
SPR

15
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

9
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

17
MNZ
FEA

19
MNZ
SPR

16
26th 0
2012 Caterham Racing SEP
FEA

Ret
SEP
SPR

18
BHR1
FEA

15
BHR1
SPR

20
BHR2
FEA

18
BHR2
SPR

15
CAT
FEA

15
CAT
SPR

14
MON
FEA

13
MON
SPR

5
VAL
FEA

15
VAL
SPR

15
SIL
FEA

23
SIL
SPR

Ret
HOC
FEA

23
HOC
SPR

20
HUN
FEA

23
HUN
SPR

16
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

14
MNZ
FEA

22
MNZ
SPR

20
MRN
FEA

Ret
MRN
SPR

18
22nd 6

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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(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 DC Points
2008–09 FMS International SHI
FEA
SHI
SPR
DUB
FEA
DUB
SPR
BHR1
FEA

16
BHR1
SPR

Ret
LSL
FEA

Ret
LSL
SPR

19
SEP
FEA

10
SEP
SPR

8
BHR2
FEA

Ret
BHR2
SPR

Ret
23rd 0
2009–10 Arden International YMC1
FEA

14
YMC1
SPR

16
YMC2
FEA
YMC2
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
29th 0
Barwa Addax Team BHR2
FEA

Ret
BHR2
SPR

Ret
2011 Trident Racing YMC
FEA

11
YMC
SPR

9
IMO
FEA

10
IMO
SPR

Ret
17th 0

Complete Formula One participations

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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
2013 Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR02 Cosworth CA2013 2.4 V8 AUS MAL CHN BHR
TD
ESP
TD
MON CAN GBR GER
TD
HUN
TD
BEL ITA
TD
SIN KOR
TD
JPN IND ABU
TD
USA
TD
BRA
TD
 –  –

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 Republic of Ireland Murphy Prototypes France Nathanaël Berthon
India Karun Chandhok
Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP2 73 DNF DNF

Complete Formula Acceleration 1 results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
2014 Venezuela ALG
1
11
ALG
2
11
NAV
1
5
NAV
2
9
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
17th 10

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2014 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
8
IMO
Ret
RBR LEC
3
EST 14th 20

Complete IndyCar Series results

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(key)

Year Team Chassis # Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
2015 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara DW12 18 Honda STP NLA LBH ALA
20
IMS INDY DET
21
DET
22
TXS TOR
18
FON MIL IOW MDO
20
POC SNM
9
26th 94 [11]

Complete NASCAR results

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Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

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(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2017 Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 Toyota VAL
11
VAL
8
BRH
15
BRH
11
VEN VEN HOC HOC FRA FRA ZOL ZOL 22nd 187

References

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  1. ^ Gonzalez, Rodolfo. "Rodolfo Gonzalez's Instagram page". Instagram.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018. Former racing driver
  2. ^ "Gonzalez joins Fisichella for GP2 Asia". Autosport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  3. ^ "2009 GP2 Series – Round 5". GP2 Series. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. ^ "2009/2010 GP2 Asia Series: Abu Dhabi Drivers List" (PDF). GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. ^ "GP2 Asia Series – Round 4: Bahrain Preview". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Arabadzhiev, Gonzalez to test for Lotus". Autosport. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  7. ^ "In Reserve". marussiaf1team.com. Marussia F1. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  8. ^ "F1 2013 Korea FP1 González Crashes". "Seba boi Motosport" on YouTube. 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ DeZinno, Tony. Rodolfo Gonzalez set for IndyCar debut with Coyne at Barber, NBC Sports, 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015
  10. ^ "Rodolfo González and Ruben Stanislaus sign-up for full season with Idola Motorsport". Praga Cup. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Rodolfo González – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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