Javier Villa
| Javier Villa | |
|---|---|
| File:JAVI VILLA.JPG Villa in 2008. | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Born | 5 October 1987 Colunga, Asturias (Spain) |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | Proteam Racing |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–09, 2009–10 2008 2007 2006–09 2004–06 2010-11 2011 | GP2 Asia Series International GT Open Formula One testing GP2 Series Spanish Formula Three Spanish Mini Challenge World Touring Car Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2010 | Spanish Mini Challenge |
Javier Villa García (born 5 October 1987 in Colunga, Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series. In 2010 he switched to touring cars, driving at the Spanish Mini Challenge and later the World Touring Car Championship. Villa finished third at the 2012 Racecar Euro Series stock car championship.
Career
Before driving in the GP2 Series in 2006, he raced in the Spanish F3 Championship, where he finished 4th overall in the 2005 season, with the Racing Engineering team.
Graduating to GP2 with Racing Engineering the next year, his first season was pointless, but 2007 was a significant improvement. He took his first GP2 victory in 2007 at the sprint race at Magny-Cours. He started from second on the grid by dint of finishing seventh in the previous day's feature race.[1] He then won the sprint races at the Nürburgring[2] and Hungaroring[3] from pole position. He stayed with Racing Engineering for a third season of GP2 in 2008. This season was disappointing as he slipped back to seventeenth in the championship, whereas team-mate Giorgio Pantano won it.
Villa drove for Super Nova Racing in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season, and also drove for the team in the 2009 GP2 Series season. He was linked with a race seat at Formula One team Campos Grand Prix for 2010 but when they turned into Hispania Racing Team he wasn't linked anymore.[4]
The 2010 season he forged links with BMW driving in the Spanish Mini Challenge Championship. He won that title and was rewarded with a drive in the final round of the 2010 Australian Mini Challenge in Sydney finishing seventh.[5] [6]
In 2011 Villa will move to the World Touring Car Championship with Proteam Motorsport BMW team, where he scored his first podium in Hungary. He had a disappointing end to the season falling out of the top ten finishing 12th for the season. He was voted best rookie in the World Touring Car Championship for the 2011 season. [7]
He was linked with the Formula One team Hispania Racing with a view to replace Vitantonio Liuzzi.[8] He again competed in the Spanish Mini Challenge in 2011 and despite missing three races, still finished in fifth position for the championship.
Villa moved for 2012 to the Racecar Euro Series, a NASCAR-sanctioned stock car championship, where he finished third with a win and six podiums
Racing record
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spanish F3 Championship | Elide Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9th |
| 2005 | Spanish F3 Championship | Racing Engineering | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 96 | 4th |
| 2006 | GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| Spanish F3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15th | ||
| 2007 | GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 21 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 5th |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th |
| International GT Open | Roger Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Super Nova Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | Super Nova Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 10th |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Arden International | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4th |
| 2010 | Spanish Mini Challenge | BMW Spain | 6 | ? | 4 | 6 | 214 | 1st |
| 2011 | World Touring Car Championship | Proteam Racing | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 12th |
| Spanish Mini Challenge | BMW Spain | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 217 | 5th |
Complete GP2 Series 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Racing Engineering | VAL FEA 18 |
VAL SPR 9 |
SMR FEA 13 |
SMR SPR 18 |
EUR FEA 9 |
EUR SPR 20 |
ESP FEA 14 |
ESP SPR 15 |
MON FEA Ret |
GBR FEA 14 |
GBR SPR 13 |
FRA FEA 17 |
FRA SPR 16 |
GER FEA 11 |
GER SPR 13 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 15 |
TUR FEA 15 |
TUR SPR 16 |
ITA FEA 9 |
ITA SPR Ret |
26th | 0 |
| 2007 | Racing Engineering | BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 10 |
ESP FEA 8 |
ESP SPR 2 |
MON FEA Ret |
FRA FEA 7 |
FRA SPR 1 |
GBR FEA 13 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA 8 |
GER SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 1 |
TUR FEA 12 |
TUR SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 6 |
ITA SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 4 |
BEL SPR 15 |
VAL FEA 8 |
VAL SPR 2 |
5th | 42 |
| 2008 | Racing Engineering | ESP FEA 14 |
ESP SPR 6 |
TUR FEA 7 |
TUR SPR 15 |
MON FEA 14 |
MON SPR 13 |
FRA FEA 14 |
FRA SPR 10 |
GBR FEA 13 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA 10 |
GER SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 6 |
EUR FEA Ret |
EUR SPR 5 |
BEL FEA 17 |
BEL SPR 8 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR EX |
17th | 8 | |
| 2009 | Super Nova Racing | ESP FEA 10 |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA 10 |
MON SPR 8 |
TUR FEA 7 |
TUR SPR 2 |
GBR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR 15 |
GER FEA 5 |
GER SPR 6 |
HUN FEA 3 |
HUN SPR 5 |
VAL FEA 18 |
VAL SPR 9 |
BEL FEA 13 |
BEL SPR 10 |
ITA FEA 7 |
ITA SPR 10 |
POR FEA 13 |
POR SPR 2 |
10th | 27 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series 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 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Super Nova Racing | CHN FEA 4 |
CHN SPR 3 |
DUB FEA 9 |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA 9 |
BHR1 SPR 5 |
QAT FEA 13 |
QAT SPR 10 |
MYS FEA 19 |
MYS SPR 18 |
BHR2 FEA 15 |
BHR2 SPR 12 |
10th | 12 |
| 2009–10 | Arden International | ABU1 FEA |
ABU1 SPR |
ABU2 FEA 4 |
ABU2 SPR 11 |
BHR1 FEA 3 |
BHR1 SPR 3 |
BHR2 FEA 7 |
BHR2 SPR 6 |
4th | 19 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Proteam Racing | BMW 320 TC | BRA 1 14 |
BRA 2 8 |
BEL 1 9 |
BEL 2 10 |
ITA 1 8 |
ITA 2 8 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 7 |
CZE 1 9 |
CZE 2 7 |
POR 1 Ret |
POR 2 17 |
GBR 1 17 |
GBR 2 16 |
GER 1 12 |
GER 2 10 |
ESP 1 6 |
ESP 2 19 |
JPN 1 12 |
JPN 2 8 |
CHN 1 10 |
CHN 2 Ret |
MAC 1 11 |
MAC 2 10 |
12th | 59 |
† Season in progress
References
- ^ "GP2 France sprint race: Villa's maiden win". Maximummotorsport.co.uk. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "GP2 Nürburgring sprint race: Villa dominates". Maximummotorsport.co.uk. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07. [dead link]
- ^ "GP2 Hungary sprint race: Who else but Villa?". Maximummotorsport.co.uk. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "De la Rosa for Campos?". grandprix.com. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ http://www.mini.com.au/mini/john_cooper_works_challenge/index.html 2011 Australian Mini Challenge Rd 7, retrieved Mini Challenge Official site 17/4/2011
- ^ http://www.speedcafe.com.au/2010/11/24/spanish-invasion-at-homebush-mini-challenge/ retrieved from Speedcafe 17/4/2011
- ^ http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7236 Readers vote Javier Villa as the best rookie in 2011
- ^ http://italiaracing.net/translatenews.asp?id=32352&cat=1&lang=en