Miguel Molina González (born 17 February 1989) is a professional racing driver from Spain. 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]
Career[]
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.
Early career[]
In 2004, Molina began his single-seater career in the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 series, where he finished the season in 6th 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 6th in the standings.
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.
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 4th 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.
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.
DTM[]
Molina made his DTM début at Hockenheim in 2010.
Molina drives his Audi RS5 DTM at Zandvoort in 2013.
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]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spanish Formula Junior 1600 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 52 | 6th |
| 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Pons Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28th |
| 2006 | Spanish Formula 3 Championship | Racing Engineering | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 6th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | GD Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd | |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 7th |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Prema Powerteam | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 4th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Ultimate Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 8th |
| Superleague Formula | Al Ain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135† | 19th† | |
| 2010 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Abt Sportsline | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10th |
| 2011 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Abt Sportsline | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11th |
| 2012 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Phoenix Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2013 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Phoenix Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17th |
| 2014 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17th |
| Stock Car Brasil | Mobil Super Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ | |
| 2015 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 17th |
| 2016 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 13th |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Spirit of Race | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 97 | 5th |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | 13th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | JMW Motorsport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 2nd |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20th | |
| Pirelli World Challenge | R. Ferri Motorsport | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 224 | 8th | |
| SprintX GT Championship Series | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 224 | 1st | ||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Risi Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 62nd | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25th | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |
| 2018-19 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge America | R. Ferri Motorsport | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 181 | 4th |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 2nd | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | HubAuto Corsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15th | |
| SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CarGuy Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Risi Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23rd | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2019-20 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 8th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 4th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10th | ||
| European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Iron Lynx | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 1st | |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 3rd |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Iron Lynx | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Iron Lynx | ||||||||
| AF Corse - Francorchamps | |||||||||
| European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | JMW Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19th |
† Team standings. ‡ Ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GD Racing | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
MON 1 |
IST 1 |
IST 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
DON 1 18 |
DON 2 22 |
LMS 1 13 |
LMS 2 15 |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 10 |
32nd | 1 |
| 2007 | Pons Racing | MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 3 |
MON 1 13 |
HUN 1 20 |
HUN 2 15 |
SPA 1 DNS |
SPA 2 11 |
DON 1 12 |
DON 2 11 |
MAG 1 8 |
MAG 2 2 |
EST 1 1 |
EST 2 Ret |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 15 |
7th | 66 |
| 2008 | Prema Powerteam | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 6 |
MON 1 9 |
SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 Ret |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 3 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 1 |
BUG 1 2 |
BUG 2 5 |
EST 1 7 |
EST 2 1 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 7 |
4th | 79 |
| 2009 | Ultimate Motorsport | CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 14 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 3 |
MON 1 4 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 Ret |
BUG 1 9 |
BUG 2 2 |
ALG 1 7 |
ALG 2 4 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
8th | 64 |
Superleague Formula[]
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Al Ain Ultimate Motorsport |
MAG 9 |
MAG 4 |
ZOL | ZOL | DON | DON | EST | EST | MOZ | MOZ | JAR | JAR | 19th | 135 |
Super Final Results[]
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Al Ain Ultimate Motorsport |
MAG DNQ |
ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2008 | HOC 8 |
VAL 8 |
LAU 13 |
NOR Ret |
NÜR 14 |
ZAN 5 |
BRH 4 |
OSC Ret |
HOC Ret |
ADR 17 |
SHA 5 |
10th | 15 | |||||||
| 2011 | Abt Sportsline | Audi A4 DTM 2008 | HOC 16 |
ZAN 14 |
SPL 11 |
LAU 16 |
NOR 12 |
NÜR 12 |
BRH Ret |
OSC 8 |
VAL 5 |
HOC 3 |
11th | 11 | ||||||||
| 2012 | Phoenix Racing | Audi A5 DTM | HOC 9 |
LAU 15 |
BRH 7 |
SPL Ret |
NOR 12 |
NÜR 15 |
ZAN Ret |
OSC 15 |
VAL Ret |
HOC Ret |
18th | 8 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Phoenix Racing | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 15 |
BRH 11 |
SPL 14 |
LAU 16 |
NOR 14 |
MSC Ret |
NÜR 8 |
OSC 8 |
ZAN 10 |
HOC 5 |
17th | 19 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 13 |
OSC 6 |
HUN 2 |
NOR 22† |
MSC 12 |
SPL 11 |
NÜR Ret |
LAU 9 |
ZAN 18† |
HOC 8 |
17th | 32 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 18 |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 3 |
NOR 1 20 |
NOR 2 17 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 12 |
SPL 1 18 |
SPL 2 13 |
MSC 1 Ret |
MSC 2 14 |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 1 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 11 |
17th | 54 |
| 2016 | Audi Sport Team Abt | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 Ret |
SPL 1 19 |
SPL 2 14 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 19 |
NOR 1 17 |
NOR 2 14 |
ZAN 1 18 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
MSC 1 17 |
MSC 2 11 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 20 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 18 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 14 |
13th | 66 |
† Driver did not finish, but completed 75% of the race distance.
Complete Stock Car Brasil results[]
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mobil Super Pioneer Racing | Chevrolet Sonic | INT 1 13 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
GOI 1 |
GOI 2 |
GOI 1 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
CUR 1 |
NC† | 0† |
† Ineligible for championship points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL Ret |
SPA 4 |
NÜR 2 |
MEX 4 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 3 |
5th | 97 | |
| AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | LMS 4 |
13th | 32.5 | |||||||||||
| 2018–19 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | LMS 6 |
SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB 6 |
SPA | LMS Ret |
20th | 22 | |
| 2019–20 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL Ret |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 6 |
BHR 2 |
COA 5 |
SPA 6 |
LMS NC |
BHR 3 |
8th | 86 | |
| 2021 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA 3 |
ALG 2 |
MNZ 4 |
LMS 10 |
BHR 4 |
BHR 3 |
4th | 92 | |||
| 2022 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SEB 6 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 3 |
MNZ 2 |
FUJ 2 |
BHR 1 |
3rd | 131 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  AF Corse
|
Davide Rigon Sam Bird
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Pro |
339 | 21st | 5th |
| 2018 | AF Corse
|
Davide Rigon Sam Bird
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
338 | 24th | 9th |
| 2019 | AF Corse
|
Davide Rigon Sam Bird
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
140 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | AF Corse
|
Davide Rigon Sam Bird
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
340 | NC | NC |
| 2021 | AF Corse
|
 Daniel Serra Sam Bird
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
331 | 37th | 5th |
| 2022 | AF Corse
|
Antonio Fuoco Davide Rigon
|
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
349 | 30th | 3rd |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Risi Competizione | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 17 |
SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | 62nd | 14 | ||
| GTLM | Ferrari 488 GTE | LBH | PET 9 |
25th | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Risi Competizione | GTLM | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB | LBH | MDO | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 23rd | 32 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results[]
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JMW Motorsport | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 1 |
MNZ 4 |
RBR Ret |
SIL 1 |
SPA 4‡ |
ALG 2 |
2nd | 88 |
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT 1 |
RBR 3 |
LEC 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 2 |
ALG 1 |
1st | 126 |
| 2022 | JMW Motorsport | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC | IMO | MNZ | CAT 3 |
SPA | ALG | 19th | 15 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References[]
- ↑ "Miguel Molina completes all-Spanish line-up for Prema". driverdb.com (Driver Database). 2008-02-05. http://www.driverdb.com/press-releases/miguel-molina-completes-all-spanish-lineup.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ "Miguel Molina and Prema together in the 2008 World Series by Renault Championship". formula3.cc. 2008-02-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706215643/http://www.formula3.cc/content/view/22575/1/. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Molina moves to Ultimate for 2009". autosport.com. 2009-03-06. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73587. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ↑ Gill, Jonathan (2009-06-25). "Entry List for 2009 SF 2009 Championship". automobilsport.com (MaP). http://www.automobilsport.com/superleague-formula-entry-list-championships-2009---65538.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ↑ Anderson, Ben (2010-02-18). "Molina moves to DTM with Audi". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81570. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
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