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Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Spanish former racing driver, motorsport executive and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One between 1999 and 2012. In Japanese motorsport, De la Rosa won the Formula Nippon Championship and the All-Japan GT Championship, both in 1997.
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sports · Spanish racing driver (born 1971) · racing automobile driver · sports commentator · Formula One driver · also Pedro de la Rosa, Pedro Martínez de la Rosa, Rosa
Born 24 February 1971 · Q82924
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Clarín: Pedro de la Rosa, expiloto de Fórmula 1: “La primera vez que vi pilotar a Alonso, giré la cabeza, le miré a 300 km/h y pensé: ¿dónde vas? te estás jugando la vida”
De la Rosa drove for the newly resurrected Sauber team
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And was duly replaced in the role by Nick Heidfeld at the Australian Grand Prix
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And as of January 2010 was the fifth most experienced test driver in history, in terms of test days
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Consistently linked De la Rosa to a return to F1 racing with the new Prodrive team, which was set to make its debut in the 2008 season
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And served as technical and sporting director of Techeetah in Formula E during the 2018–19 season, winning the Formula E Teams' Championship
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De la Rosa founded feeder series outfit Drivex with Miguel Ángel de Castro
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Remained at Arrows alongside Dutchman Jos Verstappen
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De la Rosa was a test driver for Jordan
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Finished eighth in both the Formula Nippon and All Japan GT Championship
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Was champion of the Japanese Formula Three series and third in the Macau Grand Prix
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Was both European and British Formula Renault champion
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De la Rosa achieved fourth place in the Spanish Formula Renault Championship with three podium finishes
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De la Rosa raced in Spanish Formula Ford 1600 and became champion
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And 1984 and was runner up in the inaugural world championship in 1986
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Born 1971-02-24.
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