| Roberto La Rocca | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Born | 9 July 1988 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Previous series | |
| 2012-13 2011–12 2009 | European F3 Open Championship F2000 Championship Series Skip Barber National Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | F2000 Championship Series |
Roberto La Rocca (born 9 July 1988) is a Venezuelan racing driver.
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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 he 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 in Europe and debuted in European F3 Open Championship with Team West-Tec F3.[5] Finishing tenth with six point-scoring finishes.[6] La Rocca will 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 La Rocca finished 7th 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)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Comtec by Virtuosi | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 7 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 7 |
BRN 1 8 |
BRN 2 7 |
15th | 20 |
References
- ^ "Skip Barber Southern Regional Series 2008–09". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "F2000 Championship Series 2012". driverdatabase.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Weeks, James (13 April 2012). "West-Tec add La Rocca to F3 Open squad". motorstv.cpm. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "European F3 Open 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Roberto La Rocca Returns to Team West-Tec F3". teamwest-tec.com. Team West-Tec. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Roberto La Rocca joins Bamboo Engineering". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ "Bamboo Engineering GP3 announce signing of Carmen Jorda". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Roberto La Rocca career summary at DriverDB.com
This page was last edited on 2 August 2022, at 21:11