Félix Serrallés
| Félix Juan Serrallés | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Born |
June 24, 1992 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Indy Lights career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Belardi Auto Racing |
| Car no. | 4 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2012–13 2012 2011 2011 2010–11 2009–10 |
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Toyota Racing Series British Formula Three Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault UK Formula Renault UK Winter Cup Skip Barber National Championship |
Félix Juan Serrallés IV (born June 24, 1992) is a Puerto Rican racing driver. After gathering two second-place finishes in the Caribbean Karting Championship, Serrallés joined the Skip Barber National Championship and finished third. Afterwards, he was recruited by Fortec Motorsport and moved to Europe, where he debuted in the Formula Renault. By 2012, Serrallés had fully adapted to formula racing, remaining in the run for the British Formula Three Championship until the final race of the season and eventually finishing third. After being sidelined by a back injury for most of 2013, he joined Team West-Tec for the 2014 season of the European Formula 3 Championship.
Early years
Félix Juan Serrallés IV was born on 24 June 1992 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is the grandson of Puerto Rican Don Q rum magnate Félix Juan Serrallés, Jr., the president of Destilería Serrallés headquartered in the same town.
Career
Karting
Serrallés began his racing career in karting at the age of ten and was runner-up in the Caribbean Championship in both 2004 and 2005.[1]
Skip Barber National Championship
After winning a scholarship in 2009 Skip Barber Shootout, Serrallés became a Mazdaspeed Development Driver and had a season in Skip Barber National Championship, where he finished third with two wins.[2]
Formula Renault
In 2010, Serrallés raced in Europe, taking part in the Formula Renault UK Winter Cup for Fortec Motorsport as a guest driver. He continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2011 and the Formula Renault Eurocup, scoring eight points-scoring finishes on his way to twelfth place in the series standings. He also appeared in Formula Renault UK in twelve of the season's twenty races as a guest driver and the Formula Renault UK Finals Series, where he claimed two podiums and finished eighth overall.[3]
Toyota Racing Series
Serrallés contested the Toyota Racing Series in January and February 2012 with Giles Motorsport, finishing ninth in the championship with a win at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfield.[4]
Formula Three
On 4 January 2012, it was announced that Serrallés had rejoined Fortec Motorsports for a season in the British Formula Three Championship.[5] At the opening round of the season at Oulton Park, Serrallés qualified on the front row for the third race of the meeting, and after beating Carlin's Jack Harvey off the grid, Serrallés held his own in the lead and eventually claimed victory, becoming the first Puerto Rican to win in the series.[6] He added a second victory a week later at Monza, winning the second race of the meeting in torrential rain.[7]
Indy Lights
In 2015 Serallés drives for Belardi Auto Racing in the Indy Lights Series.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Skip Barber National Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10th | |
| 2010 | Skip Barber National Championship | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 376 | 3rd | |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Liberty Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | |
| F2000 Championship Series | GTP Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | |
| Formula Renault UK Winter Series | Fortec Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12th |
| Formula Renault UK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | NC† | ||
| Formula Renault UK Finals Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 8th | ||
| 2012 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 547 | 8th |
| British Formula Three | Fortec Motorsports | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 299 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 11th |
| British Formula Three | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10th | ||
| 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Team West-Tec | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12th |
| 2015 | Indy Lights | Belardi Auto Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 5th* |
* Season in progress.
† As Serrallés was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Belardi Auto Racing | STP 13 |
STP 8 |
LBH 3 |
ALA 6 |
ALA 4 |
IMS |
IMS |
INDY |
TOR |
TOR |
MIL |
IOW |
MDO |
MDO |
LAG |
LAG |
5th* | 78* |
* Season in progress.
References
- ↑ "Bio". felixserralles.com. Felix Serralles. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "Protyre Formula Renault UK Finals Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Toyota Racing Series Manfield Race 2" (PDF). Toyota Racing Series (Toyota Racing Management). 14 February 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ Hornsby, Tom (4 January 2012). "Serralles signs for Fortec". motorstv.com (Motors TV). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "Serralles impresses with victory on Oulton Park debut". Motorsport.com (Top Motorsport). 7 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ Carter, Nick (15 April 2012). "Serralles scores British F3 win number two at Monza". British Formula Three Championship (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
External links
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