Borja García (racing driver)
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| Borja García | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Born | 15 December 1982 |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Starts | 44 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 7 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2017 |
| Finished last season | 35th in 2018 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–2018 2008, 2010 2006, 2008 2005, 2007 2003–2004 2001–2002 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Superleague Formula Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Series Spanish F3 Championship World Series by Nissan |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 | Spanish F3 Champion |
Borja García Menéndez (born 15 December 1982 in Valencia) is a Spanish racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, having last driven for Alex Caffi Motorsport in a part-time effort in 2018. He was the 2004 Spanish Formula Three champion, and raced in the inaugural GP2 Series season.
García was born in Valencia. His career started in karting in 1993, where he stayed until 1999. He moved up to Spanish Formula Toyota in 2000, comfortably winning the title, before moving to Formula Nissan 2000 in 2001 with the Campos team, who now raced in the GP2 Series. He stayed in Nissan 2000 for 2002, driving for both the Esuela Lois and Venturini teams, whilst also racing some of the Spanish Formula Three season for the GTA team.
García raced the full Spanish F3 season in 2003 with the same team, before moving to the Racing Engineering outfit in 2004 with whom he won the title. Due to his success he stayed with the team as they moved to GP2 Series for 2005, where he partnered with Neel Jani.
In 2006, García raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship for the RC Motorsport team, finishing second overall behind Alx Danielsson. He returned to GP2 in 2007, driving for Durango. He moved back to FR3.5 for 2008.
García was the driver of the Sevilla FC entry in the Superleague Formula for the 2008 season. He was the driver for all the rounds and Sevilla finished tenth in points with one win at the 2008 Donington round.
In 2009, García moved to the Atlantic Championship, where he would finish in seventh in the championship having scored three podium finishes.
García made his stock car racing debut in 2013, when he entered the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season finale round at Le Mans for Ford Autolix Competition and would score a podium finish in his very first race in the series. He made his full season debut the following year, finishing fifth in the championship and scoring a victory at Nürburgring after García overtook pole sitter Ander Vilariño in the opening lap.[1] After competing part-time in 2015, García returned to full-time competition in 2016 with SPV Racing and later Double T by MRT Nocentini, finishing 11th overall in the standings with 4 podium finishes.[2]
In 2017, García began the season by sweeping both races in his home race in Valencia.[3] He followed it up with two more victories at Venray and Hockenheim before ended up finishing third in the standings.[4][5]