Roberto La Rocca
Venezuelan racing driver
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Roberto La Rocca (born 9 July 1988) is a Venezuelan racing driver.
2011–12
2009European F3 Open Championship
F2000 Championship Series
Skip Barber National Championship
| Roberto La Rocca | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1988 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012-13 2011–12 2009 | European F3 Open Championship F2000 Championship Series Skip Barber National Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | F2000 Championship Series |
Career
Early career
Born in Caracas, La Rocca started his racing career in Skip Barber Southern Regional Series in 2008, finishing fourth.[1] Also he spent ten races in Skip Barber National Championship in 2009.[2]
After one-year absence, La Rocca switched to F2000 Championship Series. He joined HP-Tech team and finished on the fifth place in the championship.[3] He remained in the series for 2012 with the same team, winning eleven from fourteen races on his way to the championship title.[4]
European F3 Open
Also in 2012, La Rocca moved to Europe and debuted in European F3 Open Championship with Team West-Tec F3.[5] He finished in tenth with six point-scoring finishes.[6] La Rocca would continue with Team West-Tec in 2013 European F3 Open Championship.[7]
GP3 Series
La Rocca was supposed to make his GP3 Series debut with Bamboo Engineering in 2013.[8] However, two months before the start of the season, he was replaced by Carmen Jordá due to uncertainty from his sponsors.[9]
Auto GP
In August 2013, La Rocca Signed on a short-term deal with Virtuosi Racing by Comtec. In the first round, he finished seventh beating the drivers in the main team Virtuosi Racing. <Comtec Racing> are looking into the possibility of a main assault in Auto GP next season alongside there Renault 3.5 campaign, a series which may interest La Rocca.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | F2000 Championship Series | HP-Tech | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 5th |
| 2012 | F2000 Championship Series | HP-Tech | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 626 | 1st |
| European F3 Open | Team West-Tec F3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10th | |
| Formula 3 Brazil Open | Hitech Racing Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2013 | Formula 3 Brazil Open | Hitech Racing Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| Auto GP Series | Comtec by Virtuosi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15th | |
| European F3 Open Championship | Team West-Tec F3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14th | |
| 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3 | HP-Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17th |
Complete Auto GP results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)