Luis Pérez-Sala

Luis Pérez-Sala
Born (1959-05-15) 15 May 1959
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Spain Spanish
Active years 1988–1989
Teams Minardi
Entries 32 (26 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 1
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry 1989 Australian Grand Prix

Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born 15 May 1959 in Barcelona) is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars. He was also the team principal of HRT Formula 1 Team during the 2012 F1 season.

Pérez-Sala contested the 1985 Italian Formula 3 Championship and moved to Formula 3000 to rather more convincing effect, winning races at Birmingham and Enna in 1986. He was runner-up to Stefano Modena in the 1987 F3000 championship. He became famous for his arguments with Alfonso de Vinuesa, caused by political views.

The Minardi Formula One team signed Pérez-Sala for the 1988 season. He made his debut for them on 3 April 1988, at the season's opening race in Brazil, where he qualified 20th but failed to finish the race when his rear wing collapsed. Over the next five rounds, he continually outpaced team-mate and fellow Spaniard Adrián Campos, who was replaced by Pierluigi Martini from round six of the Championship in Detroit.

Martini and Pérez-Sala were team-mates in both 1988 and 1989, with Martini outqualifying, outracing and outscoring Pérez-Sala. Pérez-Sala's only point came from a sixth place in the 1989 British Grand Prix. Along with the two points Martini scored for finishing fifth, the pair scored enough points to keep Minardi out of pre-qualifying for the rest of the season. At the end of the 1989 season, after failing to qualify for the season ending Australian Grand Prix (while Martini qualified a brilliant 3rd behind only the McLaren-Honda's of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost), he left Formula One having started 26 of the 32 Grands Prix that he entered. After his retirement from Formula One, Pérez-Sala became a regular in the Spanish touring car championship.

In July 2011, he was recruited as a consultant for the Hispania F1 team, which was founded by former Minardi team-mate Campos.[1] On 15 December 2011, it was announced that he would become team principal of HRT, replacing Colin Kolles.[2][3]

His nephew, Daniel Juncadella, is also a racing driver, best known for winning the 2011 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three race, and has also competed in the Formula 3 Euro Series.[4]

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 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 Pos. Pts
1986 Pavesi Racing SIL
12		 VAL
Ret		 PAU
5		 SPA
4		 IMO
5		 MUG
DSQ		 PER
1		 ÖST
5		 BIR
1		 BUG
5		 JAR
7		 5th 24.5
1987 Lola Motorsport SIL
Ret		 VAL
2		 SPA
18		 PAU
Ret		 DON
1		 PER
Ret		 BRH
9		 BIR
4		 IMO
3		 BUG
1		 JAR
5		 2nd 33

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
1988 Lois Minardi Team Minardi M188 Cosworth DFZ V8 BRA
Ret		 SMR
11		 MON
Ret		 MEX
11		 CAN
13		 DET
Ret		 FRA
NC		 GBR
Ret		 GER
DNQ		 HUN
10		 BEL
DNQ		 ITA
Ret		 POR
8		 ESP
12		 JPN
15		 AUS
Ret		 NC 0
1989 Lois Minardi Team Minardi M188B Cosworth DFR V8 BRA
Ret		 SMR
Ret		 MON
Ret		 28th 1
Minardi M189 MEX
DNQ		 USA
Ret		 CAN
Ret		 FRA
DNQ		 GBR
6		 GER
DNQ		 HUN
Ret		 BEL
15		 ITA
8		 POR
12		 ESP
Ret		 JPN
Ret		 AUS
DNQ

References

  1. ↑ Mills, Peter (2011-07-21). "Former GP driver Luis Perez Sala joins HRT as advisor". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Luis Pérez-Sala, appointed as new Team Principal of HRT F1 Team". hispaniaracing.com. HRT F1. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Luis Perez-Sala appointed HRT team principal". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mortara takes pole in Spain". gpupdate.net. GPUpdate.net. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
None		 Formula One Indoor Trophy
Winner
1988–1989 		Succeeded by
Gianni Morbidelli
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