PROFILE

2009
Official Driver for BMW Sauber F1 Team
2009
Test driver for Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Third driver + testing President of the GPDA, Grand Prix Drivers Association
2008
Test driver for Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Third driver + testing President of the GPDA, Grand Prix Drivers Association
2007
Test driver for Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Third driver + testing
2006
Formula One World Championship – McLaren Mercedes Team Third driver + testing 8 races: 2nd in the Hungarian GP – Hungaroring 6/8/06 (his first podium in F1) 5th in the Turkish GP – Istanbul 27/8/06 5th in the Chinese GP – Shanghai 1/10/06 7th in the French GP– Magny-Cours 16/7/06 8th in the Brazilian GP – Interlagos 22/10/06 11th in the Drivers' Championship with 19 points Third driver + testingcarreras
2005
Test driver for Team McLaren Mercedes 1 race: Bahrain GP, 5 th position. Fastest lap Third driver + testing 20th in the Drivers’ Championship with 4 points
2004
Test driver for Team McLaren Mercedes Testing
2003
Test driver for Team McLaren Mercedes Testing
2002
Official Driver for Jaguar Racing
2001
Official Driver for Jaguar Racing Debut at round 5: Spanish Grand Prix-Circuit de Catalunya, 27 to 29th of April. 1 fifth position at the Italian GP –Monza 16/9/01; 1 sixth position at the Canadian GP –Canada 10/5/01
2000
Formula One World Championship – Team Orange Arrows Grand Prix 17 races + testing 2 sixth positions (Europan GP –Nürburgring 21/5/00- and German GP –Hockenheim 30/7/00) 15th in the World Championship (with 2 points)
1999
Formula One World Championship – Team Arrows Grand Prix 16 races + testing One 6th position at his first G.P. (Australian G.P.) 17th in the World Championship (with 1 point)
1998
Reserve and Test Driver – Benson & Hedges Jordan Grand Prix More than 4.500 kms. Of testing at Silverstone, Magny-Cours, Catalunya and Monza circuits.
1997
Formula Nippon Championship (Japanese Championship of F-3000) - Team Shionogi-Nova 10 races + testing 6 wins, 3 seconds and 1 third place. 4 Poles, 3 fastest laps. '97 CHAMPION (well before the end) All-Japan GT Championship – Toyota Team Tom's. Co-driving with Michael Krumm 6 races + testing 2 wins, one second and one third. 2 Poles, 1 fastest lap. '97 CHAMPION
1996
Formula Nippon Championship (Japanese Championship of F-3000), - Team Shionogi-Nova 10 races + testing One 2nd position and 6 top-six finishes. 8th in the Championship All-Japan GT Championship – Toyota Team Tom's. Co-driving with Masanori Sekiya 6 races + testing 2 third positions 8th in the Championship Macau G.P. (F.I.A. F-3 World Cup) – Paul Stewart Racing Team 7th Overall
1995
All-Japan Formula 3 Championship (Formula 3 Japanese Championship) - Toyota Team Tom's 9 races + testing 8 wins + one second position '95 CHAMPION (well before the end) Macau G.P. (F.I.A. F-3 World Cup) - Toyota Team Tom's 3rd Overall
1994
British Formula 3 Championship – “Racing for Spain” (West Surrey Racing) with the Spanish Automobile Federation Works Renault development programme. 17 races + testing No results in the Championship International Formula 3 Challenge (Donington) – West Surrey Racing Team Pole position
1993
British Formula 3 Championship – “Racing for Spain” (West Surrey Racing) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 17 races + testing 3 podium finishes 6th in the Championship
1992
British Formula Renault Championship – “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 14 races 3 wins + 4 podium finishes '92 CHAMPION European Formula Renault Series - “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 3 races 2 wins '92 CHAMPION Privilege Formula 3 Festival Winner
1991
Spanish Formula Renault Championship – “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 10 races 3 podium finishes 4th in the Championship
1990
Spanish Formula Ford 1600 Championship – “Racing for Spain” (Minister Internationl) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 10 races 8 wins + 1 podium '90 CHAMPION Races in the F-Ford 1600 British Championship (RAC, Brands Hatch,..) – “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 6 races 2 podium finishes Finalist in the Formula Ford Festival (Brands Hatch) - “Racing for Spain” (Minister International) with the Spanish Automobile Federation
1989
Spanish Formula Fiat Uno Championship – “Ofensiva Uno” (Meycom) with the Spanish Automobile Federation 7 races 2 wins + 3 podiums '89 CHAMPION
1988
Karting at local Championships (Catalonian Championship) Immediately recruited by the Spanish Automobile Federation to benefit from a Scholarship-type single-seater programme called “Ofensiva Uno”.
1983 a 1987
Two times European Champion of Radio-Control Off-Road Cars Runner up at the Radio-Control Off-Road Cars World Champion