Salvador Durán
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| Salvador Durán Sánchez | |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Date of Birth | May 6, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | Mexico City |
| 2008 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Interwetten |
| Car No. | 1 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2003 2003 2004-2006 2005-06-2007-08 |
Italian Formula Renault Formula Renault Eurocup British F3 Championship A1 Grand Prix |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | British F3 Scholarship Class |
Salvador Durán Sánchez (born 6 May 1985 in Mexico City) is a Mexican race car driver currently racing in the World Series by Renault championship with the Interwetten.com team.
Salvador started his career in 2002 with a 2nd place in the Skip Barber National and winning the Midwestern Champion trophy. In 2003 he finished 8th in Italian Formula Renault and 15th in the Formula Renault Eurocup. In 2004 and 2005, he drove in the with the British F3 International Series National Class with P1 Motorsport, becoming class winner in 2005.
On the back of this success, he signed up for the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season, contesting some of the race weekends for Team Mexico, winning both races of the USA round at Laguna Seca.
For the 2006 British F3 International Series, Salvador moved up to the Championship Class, with HiTech Racing, finishing tenth in the championship, scoring 54 points, with his best result a fourth place at Silverstone.
He then went on to commit to the second season of A1 Grand Prix. He also was a member of the winning team for Chip Ganassi Racing in the 2007 24 Hours of Daytona, along with teammates Juan Pablo Montoya and Scott Pruett.
[edit] Career results
| Season | Series | Team | Races | wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16th (1) |
| 2006-07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Mexico | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 10th (1) |
| 2005-06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Mexico | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 10th (1) |
- (1) = Team standings.
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ryan Lewis |
British Formula Three National Class Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Rodolfo González |
| Preceded by Scott Dixon Dan Wheldon Casey Mears |
24 Hours of Daytona winner 2007 With: Juan Pablo Montoya Scott Pruett |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
