Memo Rojas

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Guillermo "Memo" Rojas Jr. (born August 18, 1981) is a Mexican former race car driver. Successful in American sports car racing, Rojas is a four-time series champion in the Rolex Sports Car Series, a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, and a two-time European Le Mans Series champion. He is the first Mexican driver to win a major American racing championship.[1]

Personal life

Rojas was born in 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] He is son of the Mexican driver Guillermo Rojas, Sr.

Career

Early career

Rojas began his racing career in 1993, racing karts; in 1996 he moved up to professional racing in the Mexican Formula Two series. Heading to the United States in 1997, he joined the Barber Dodge series, before returning to Mexico in 1998 to race for two years in the national Formula Three series.[2]

Returning to the United States in 2000, he spent two years racing in the American Formula Ford 2000 series, before moving up to the Barber Dodge Pro Series for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, claiming two wins during his time in the series, and finishing second in the series championship in 2003.[2] He then graduated to the European Formula Renault series with DAMS in 2004, scoring two top-five finishes over the course of the year.[2] In 2005 he returned to the United States, racing in the Toyota Atlantic championship series for a single race at the Fundidora park circuit in Monterrey.[2]

Grand-Am

File:DP01 Scott Pruett Memo Rojas 2011 Road America.jpg
2011 Grand-Am Daytona Prototype with Scott Pruett

Switching from open-wheel racing to sports cars in 2007, Rojas joined Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in the Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series, as a teammate to Scott Pruett. Claiming his first win in the series in 2007,[1] Rojas won his first 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race the following year with co-drivers Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti.[1][3] The victory propelled Rojas and Pruett to the Rolex Sports Car Series championship that year,[4] setting a series record for the most victories in a season with six wins over the course of the year.[1]

In 2009, Rojas would finish second in the Rolex Sports Car Series championship standings, only six points out of first place at the end of the year, before returning in 2010 to once again win the series championship partnered with Pruett.[1] Over the course of the year Rojas set another series record for most victories in a season with nine, and finished on the podium eleven times in twelve races.[1][5]

Rojas' 2011 season started with a co-victory, partnered with Pruett, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand, in the 24 Hours of Daytona, his second win in the event.[6]

On the 51st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 26–27, 2013 Memo Rojas got the first place, winning his third 24 Hours of Daytona, along with his co-drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Charlie Kimball.[7][8]

12 Hours of Sebring

On the 62nd edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 15, 2014, Memo Rojas Jr., from Telmex Ganassi Riley Mk XXVI-Ford EcoBoost DP team won the second round of the new United SportsCar Championship by just under five seconds as nine cars in the Prototype class finished on the lead lap. Along with his co-drivers Scott Pruett and Marino Franchitti, Rojas Jr., become the first Mexican to achieve a victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring.[9][10][11]

Retirement

After 31 years of professional career, on December 11, 2023, Memo Rojas, Jr., announces his retirement from motorsport.[12]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1996 Formula Reynard México N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? 4th
1997 Copa Corona Fórmula 3 Mexicana Motorcraft, Dynamic Motorsports 8 1 0 2 3 87 2nd
1998 Copa Corona Fórmula 3 Mexicana N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? 3rd
1999 Barber Dodge Pro Series N/A 7 0 0 0 1 33 15th
2000 U.S. F2000 National Championship N/A 13 0 0 0 2 158 6th
2001 U.S. F2000 National Championship Roquin Motorsports 13 0 1 0 2 180 6th
2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series N/A 10 0 0 1 3 95 5th
2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series N/A 10 2 2 0 6 128 2nd
2004 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Telmex-DAMS 19 0 0 0 1 62 16th
2005 Atlantic Championship Brooks Associates Racing 1 0 0 0 0 17 18th
2007 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Target Chip Ganassi Racing 14 1 0 0 7 381 4th
2008 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Chip Ganassi Racing 14 6 1 0 8 408 1st
2009 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Chip Ganassi Racing 12 2 3 0 8 331 2nd
2010 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Chip Ganassi Racing 12 9 4 0 11 372 1st
2011 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Chip Ganassi Racing 12 5 0 0 10 385 1st
2012 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Chip Ganassi Racing 13 2 0 0 8 379 1st
2013 Grand American Rolex Series - DP Chip Ganassi Racing 12 2 1 0 7 326 2nd
2014 United Sports Car Championship - Prototype Chip Ganassi Racing 11 3 0 0 6 285 6th
2015 United Sports Car Championship - Prototype DeltaWing Racing Cars w/ Claro/TracFone 9 0 0 0 0 207 8th
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Greaves Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 36 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Scuderia Corsa 1 0 0 0 0 29 24th
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 1 0 0 5 110 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 6 0 0 0 2 64 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 6 1 0 0 4 125 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 3 0 0 0 0 5.5 23rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 6 0 0 0 1 52 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 6 0 0 0 0 20 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 25th
Formula Ford Mexico N/A 3 0 1 0 2 0 NC†
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Alpine Elf Team 7 0 0 0 0 23 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
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† As Rojas was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Atlantic Championship

Rolex Sports Car Series (Grand-Am)

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24 Hours of Daytona

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
2014 Chip Ganassi Racing P Ford EcoBoost Riley DP Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo DAY
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SEB
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LBH
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LGA
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		WGL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOS
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IMS
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ELK
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		COA
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PET
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		6th 285 [28]
2015 DeltaWing Racing Cars w/ Claro/TracFone P DeltaWing DWC13 Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbo DAY
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SEB
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LBH
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LGA
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET WGL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOS
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ELK
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		COA
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PET
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8th 207 [29]
2016 Scuderia Corsa GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 24th 29 [30]
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12 Hours of Sebring

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class
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2016 Template:Flagicon Greaves Motorsport Template:Flagicon Nathanaël Berthon
Template:Flagicon Julien Canal 		Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 348 10th 6th
2017 Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing Template:Flagicon Ryō Hirakawa
Template:Flagicon José Gutiérrez 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 327 39th 17th
2018 Template:Flagicon IDEC Sport Template:Flagicon Paul Lafargue
Template:Flagicon Paul-Loup Chatin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 312 DNF DNF
2019 Template:Flagicon IDEC Sport Template:Flagicon Paul Lafargue
Template:Flagicon Paul-Loup Chatin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 10th 5th
2020 Template:Flagicon DragonSpeed USA Template:Flagicon Timothé Buret
Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 192 DNF DNF
2021 Template:Flagicon Duqueine Team Template:Flagicon Tristan Gommendy
Template:Flagicon René Binder 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 14th 9th
2022 Template:Flagicon Duqueine Team Template:Flagicon Richard Bradley
Template:Flagicon Reshad de Gerus 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 326 52nd 25th
2023 Template:Flagicon Alpine Elf Team Template:Flagicon Olli Caldwell
Template:Flagicon André Negrão 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 323 19th 9th
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European Le Mans Series Results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2016 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IMO
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RBR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LEC
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		EST
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		10th 36
2017 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MON
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RBR
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LEC
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		EST
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1st 110
2018 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RBR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SIL
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
4‡Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ALG
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		4th 64
2019 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAT
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SIL
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ALG
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1st 105
2020 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LEC
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ ALG 23rd 5.5
2021 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RBR
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LEC
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ALG
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		7th 52
2022 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IMO
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAT
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ALG
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14th 20
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‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2023 Alpine Elf Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ALG
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPA
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LMS
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FUJ
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BHR
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		18th 23
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* Season still in progress.

References

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External links

Sporting positions
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champion
2008
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Grand-Am Daytona Prototype
champion
2010, 2011, 2012
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check European Le Mans Series
LMP2 Champion
2017
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check European Le Mans Series
LMP2 Champion
2019
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