Daniel Juncadella

Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (born 7 May 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Genesis Magma Racing. A Macau Grand Prix winner and Formula 3 champion in his youth, he was a test driver in Formula One before moving on to sports car racing. As a Mercedes-AMG factory driver, he won the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, Intercontinental GT Challenge and Spa 24 Hours.

He is the son of Xavier Juncadella and nephew of José María Juncadella, Alex Soler-Roig and Luis Pérez-Sala, also racecar drivers.

Early career

Karting Juncadella began his motorsport career in karting in 2004, finishing 21st in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior. He also finished 32nd in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.

Master Junior Formula Juncadella began his formula racing career in the 2007 Master Junior Formula season. He finished as runner-up in the championship, with seven wins and 359 points; losing out to Isaac Lopez by nine points.

Formula BMW After six races at the end of the 2007 Formula BMW ADAC season, the following season, Juncadella competed in the new-for-2008 Formula BMW Europe series for EuroInternational. He finished fourth in the standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races, including two wins at the Hungaroring. For 2009, Juncadella remained in the series, staying with EuroInternational. He finished as runner-up behind Brazilian team-mate Felipe Nasr in the championship with one win at Monza Circuit. Juncadella finished every race in the points, but was not enough to keep his backing from the Red Bull Junior Team.

Formula Three

Juncadella competing at the second round of the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim.

Juncadella stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series for the 2010 season, joining Nicolas Marroc at Prema Powerteam, supported by professional road bicycle racing team Astana. At his first event at Circuit Paul Ricard, Juncadella took his first pole position before finishing fourth in the first race.

Formula One Juncadella tested with Williams F1 during the Young Drivers test at Silverstone, setting the fifth best time on the first day.

On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joined Force India as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions.

In December 2024, Juncadella joined Aston Martin (the successor of Force India) as a simulation driver for the 2025 season.

Sportscar career

DTM For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. Following three seasons with Mücke Motorsport, the Spaniard left the series for a year to race for AKKA ASP in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup championships. Juncadella returned to the DTM in 2018, where he scored three pole positions and two podiums, including a victory at Brands Hatch, on his way to 15th in the standings. The following year, Juncadella joined the Aston Martin Vantage DTM project with R-Motorsport, and although he beat teammates Paul di Resta, Jake Dennis, and Ferdinand Habsburg in the overall classifications, the Spanish driver only finished 14th in points.

In 2021, Juncadella returned after a year of absence to pilot GruppeM Racing's Mercedes during the series's first season under GT3 regulations. He was able to finish in the points more often than not, which yielded ninth position in the standings with one podium at the Nürburgring.

Focus on GTWC Following multiple years of incomplete campaigns in the series, Juncadella would partake in a full season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2022, driving at AKKodis ASP with fellow factory drivers Raffaele Marciello and Jules Gounon. The trio shone throughout the year, notably winning the 24 Hours of Spa, and secured the Endurance Cup title thanks to another victory at the Barcelona season finale. During 2022, Juncadella also drove in all four events of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, adding a victory at Indianapolis to the aforementioned one at Spa and finishing second at the Bathurst 12 Hours to win the IGTC drivers' championship.

IMSA The 2023 season saw Juncadella compete for WeatherTech Racing in the GTD Pro category of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he paired up with Jules Gounon. Together with Maro Engel, the duo shone at the designated endurance races, winning their class at the 24 Hours of Daytona as well as at the season-ending Petit Le Mans race, wins which helped them towards a Michelin Endurance Cup title. Two further wins in sprint events helped them towards second place in the overall classification, as Lexus's Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat dominated the year.

Personal life Juncadella list his hobbies as cross-country skiing, padel tennis, golf, music, going out, while his favourite circuit is Monza Circuit, where he won once during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season. His favorite drivers are Mika Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher.

Juncadella is the nephew of Luis Pérez-Sala, who drove for the Minardi Formula One team in and and was team principal of the Spanish HRT F1 in .

Racing record

Career summary

† As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula BMW ADAC results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2007 AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH OSC11 OSC12 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR11 NÜR12 ZAN1 ZAN2 OSC21 OSC22 NÜR21 NÜR22 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 23rd 86

Complete Formula BMW Europe results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2008 EuroInternational CAT1 CAT2 ZOL1 ZOL2 SIL1 SIL2 HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 VSC1 VSC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 4th 237 2009 EuroInternational CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIL1 SIL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 VSC1 VSC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 2nd 288

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points 2010 Prema Powerteam Mercedes LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRH1 BRH2 OSC1 OSC2 HOC1 HOC2 8th 35 2011 Prema Powerteam Mercedes LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 3rd 280 2012 Prema Powerteam Mercedes HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR2 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 1st 240

Complete GP3 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 DC Points 2010 Tech 1 Racing CATFEA CATSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 14th 10

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 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 Pos Points 2013 Mücke Motorsport DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC BRH SPL LAU NOR MSC NÜR OSC ZAN HOC 16th 21 2014 Mücke Motorsport DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC OSC HUN NOR MSC SPL NÜR LAU ZAN HOC 18th 22 2015 Mücke Motorsport DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPL1 SPL2 MSC1 MSC2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 20th 26 2016 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC1 HOC2 SPL1 SPL2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MSC1 MSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 24th 6 2018 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC1 HOC2 LAU1 LAU2 HUN1 HUN2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPL1 SPL2 HOC1 HOC2 15th 61 2019 R-Motorsport II Aston Martin Vantage DTM HOC1 HOC2 ZOL1 ZOL2 MIS1 MIS2 NOR1 NOR2 ASS1 ASS2 BRH1 BRH2 LAU1 LAU2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 14th 23 2021 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo MNZ1 MNZ2 LAU1 LAU2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 RBR1 RBR2 ASS1 ASS2 HOC1 HOC2 NOR1 NOR2 9th 77 † Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Formula One participations (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicates fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC Points 2014 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM07 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t AUS MAL BHR CHN ESP MON CAN AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN RUS USA BRA ABU – –

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR HUNQR HUNCR NÜRQR NÜRCR 15th 19 2026 Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 3rd* 44.5*

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2018 Jackie Chan DCR JOTA P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 55th 20 2021 Alegra Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 47th 300 2022 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY LGA WGL MOS LIM 13th 809 GTD ELK VIR PET 38th 569 Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports SEB LBH MDO DET 2023 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 2nd 3648 2024 Corvette Racing byPratt Miller Motorsports GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 20th 808 2025 Corvette Racing byPratt Miller Motorsports GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 16th 937Source:

Complete ADAC GT Masters 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 DC Points 2022 Mercedes-AMG Team zvo Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 13th 104 Mann-Filter Team Landgraf LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2024 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 14th 37 2025 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 6th 78 2026 Genesis Magma Racing Hypercar Genesis GMR-001 Genesis G8MR 3.2 L Turbo V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 22nd* 0* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 TF Sport Sébastien Baud Hiroshi Koizumi Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R LMGT3 278 38th 11th 2025 TF Sport Jonny Edgar Ben Keating Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R LMGT3 339 39th 7th 2026 Genesis Magma Racing Paul-Loup Chatin Mathieu Jaminet Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar 372 13th 13th

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2025 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 3rd 90