| Daniel la Rosa | |
|---|---|
 Daniel driving his 2006 DTM car at Brands Hatch | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 10 October 1985 Hanau, (West Germany) |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–07 2005 2004 2003–04 2002 2001 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Formula Renault 3.5 Series Italian Formula Three Championship Formula Three Euroseries Formula Volkswagen Germany Formula König |
Daniel la Rosa (born 10 October 1985 in Hanau, West Germany) is a former German racing driver.
Following several years in kart racing, la Rosa moved to the open wheel Formula König series in 2001. He finished third in the championship, winning one race, five podiums and a fastest lap. The following season, la Rosa joined Formula Volkswagen where he won one race, finishing the season in 8th place. He would move to the Formula 3 Euroseries in 2003, racing for MB Racing in the Opel powered Dallara. After scoring one point that season, for 2004 la Rosa moved teams and scored 15 points with one podium, in a season where he also competed in one race of the Masters of Formula 3, and two in the Italian Formula 3 series.
For 2005, la Rosa stepped up to Formula Renault 3.5 with Interwetten Racing. His season started poorly, when he opted not to start the first two rounds at Zolder. [1] However, a podium at Le Mans was a highlight of a season where he would ultimately finish 18th. [2]
His open wheel racing career stalled, and la Rosa moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Mücke Motorsport, racing for Mercedes. [3] He would finish the season in 15th. For 2007, la Rosa continued racing for Mercedes but now with TrekStor AMG, for whom he scored a podium at the opening round of the season at the Hockenheimring. [4] [5] He was released from the team at the end of the season. [6]
In 2008, la Rosa tested for the Superleague Formula series. [7] He wouldn't race competitively until 2010, winning the one race he entered in the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Germany. His last competitive race came in the same series in 2011.
Following racing, la Rosa works as a sales consultant for Porsche Centre Aschaffenburg. [8]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MB Racing Performance | Dallara F302/083 | Opel | HOC 1 18 | HOC 2 19 | ADR 1 17 | ADR 2 14 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 12 | NOR 1 18 | NOR 2 8 | LMS 1 21 | LMS 2 16† | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 16 | A1R 1 14 | A1R 2 18 | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 20 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 11 | MAG 1 16 | MAG 2 15 | 26th | 1 |
| 2004 | HBR Motorsport | Dallara F304/012 | Opel | HOC 1 25† | HOC 2 9 | EST 1 11 | EST 2 11 | ADR 1 18 | ADR 1 3 | PAU 1 DNS | PAU 2 DNS | NOR 1 10 | NOR 1 Ret | MAG 1 15 | MAG 2 15 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 7 | BRN 1 Ret | BRN 2 15 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 12 | 14th | 15 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Interwetten.com | ZOL 1 DNS | ZOL 2 DNS | MON 1 8 | VAL 1 13 | VAL 2 13 | LMS 1 2 | LMS 2 Ret | BIL 1 12 | BIL 2 Ret | OSC 1 8 | OSC 2 Ret | DON 1 24 | DON 2 Ret | EST 1 | EST 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 18th | 18 |
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 | HOC 14 | LAU Ret | OSC 11 | BRH 12 | NOR Ret | NÜR 16 | ZAN 10 | CAT 7 | BUG Ret | HOC Ret | 15th | 2 |
| 2007 | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 | HOC 3 | OSC 14 | LAU 16 | BRH Ret | NOR 12 | MUG 5 | ZAN DNS | NÜR 14 | CAT DSQ | HOC 10 | 13th | 10 |
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