Miguel Molina (racing driver)
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Spanish17 February 1989
| Miguel Molina | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Molina in 2014 | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | Miguel Molina González 17 February 1989 Girona, Spain |
| DTM career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Abt Sportsline |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 17 |
| Former teams | Phoenix Racing |
| Starts | 87 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2010 |
| Finished last season | 13th (66 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–09 2009 2006 2005 2004 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series Superleague Formula Spanish Formula Three Eurocup FR2.0 Spanish FJunior 1600 |
Miguel Molina González (born 17 February 1989) is a Spanish racing driver. He currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and other selected GT races for AF Corse. He was a member of the Circuit de Catalunya Young Drivers Programme.[1]
Karting
Like many racing drivers, Molina started his early motorsport career in karting, winning successive Spanish Cadet Championships in 1999 and 2000, as well as the Catalan Junior Championship in 2001 and Spanish Junior Championship in 2003.[citation needed]
Early career
In 2004, Molina began his single-seater career in the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 series, where he finished the season in sixth place. The following year he stepped up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Pons Racing, scoring three points to finish the season 28th overall. In 2006, he switched to the Spanish Formula Three Championship with the Racing Engineering team, taking one race win and a further five podium finishes to end the season sixth in the standings.[citation needed]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Towards the end of 2006, Molina joined the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with GD Racing, competing in the final six races of the season, scoring a point in the final race of the season at Barcelona.[citation needed]
For 2007, Molina moved up to the series full-time with Pons Racing, scoring two race wins (at Estoril and Barcelona) and two further podium places on his way to 7th in the final standings. In 2008 he once again competed in the championship, teaming up with fellow Spanish driver Álvaro Barba at Prema Powerteam.[2] He claimed four podiums during the season, including race wins at the Nürburgring and Estoril, to finish fourth in the championship. After testing for Prema, Epsilon Euskadi and KTR during the off-season, Molina was signed by Ultimate Motorsport for the 2009 season.[3] Despite the team pulling out of the final two rounds, Molina finished eighth in the championship.[citation needed]
Superleague Formula
In June 2009, Molina made his debut in the Superleague Formula series, taking part in the opening round of the season at Magny-Cours for Al Ain.[4] He finished the first race in ninth before taking fourth place in the second event.[citation needed]
DTM
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Molina moved from single-seaters to touring cars in 2010, joining the works Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline squad in the DTM series, where he raced a 2008-spec Audi A4.[5]
WEC
In 2024, Molina, along with Nicklas Nielsen and Antonio Fuoco of the number 50 Ferrari AF Corse team, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar category.[6]
