Rodolfo González (racing driver)
Venezuelan racing driver
| Rodolfo González | |
|---|---|
 González at the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma | |
| Nationality |  Venezuelan |
| Born | (1986-05-14) 14 May 1986 (age 38) Caracas, Venezuela |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Murphy Prototypes |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 48 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–2012 2008–09–2011 2008–09 2008 2006–07 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 | |
| 2006 | British F3 National Class |
Rodolfo González (born 14 May 1986 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan racing driver.[1]
Career
Formula Renault
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Career summary
| 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 GP2 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 | 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
(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
(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
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Murphy Prototypes |  Nathanaël Berthon Karun Chandhok | Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 73 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Formula Acceleration 1 results
(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
| 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
(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
Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1
(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
- ^ Gonzalez, Rodolfo. "Rodolfo Gonzalez's Instagram page". Instagram.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
Former racing driver
- ^ "Gonzalez joins Fisichella for GP2 Asia". Autosport. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "2009 GP2 Series – Round 5". GP2 Series. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Arabadzhiev, Gonzalez to test for Lotus". Autosport. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "In Reserve". marussiaf1team.com. Marussia F1. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "F1 2013 Korea FP1 González Crashes". "Seba boi Motosport" on YouTube. 16 October 2020.
- ^ DeZinno, Tony. Rodolfo Gonzalez set for IndyCar debut with Coyne at Barber, NBC Sports, 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015
- ^ "Rodolfo González and Ruben Stanislaus sign-up for full season with Idola Motorsport". Praga Cup. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Rodolfo González – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
External links
- Rodolfo González on X
- Rodolfo González career summary at DriverDB.com
