| Roberto La Rocca | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1988 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Previous series | |
| 2012-13 2011–12 2009 | European F3 Open Championship F2000 Championship Series Skip Barber National Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | F2000 Championship Series |
Roberto La Rocca (born 9 July 1988) is a Venezuelan racing driver.
Born in Caracas, La Rocca started his racing career in Skip Barber Southern Regional Series in 2008, finishing fourth. [1] Also he spent ten races in Skip Barber National Championship in 2009. [2]
After one-year absence he switched to F2000 Championship Series. He joined HP-Tech team and finished on the fifth place in the championship. [3] He remained in the series for 2012 with the same team, winning eleven from fourteen races on his way to the championship title. [4]
Also in 2012 La Rocca moved to Europe and debuted in European F3 Open Championship with Team West-Tec F3. [5] Finishing tenth with six point-scoring finishes. [6] La Rocca will continue with Team West-Tec in 2013 European F3 Open Championship. [7]
La Rocca was supposed to make his GP3 Series debut with Bamboo Engineering in 2013. [8] However, two months before the start of the season, he was replaced by Carmen Jordá due to uncertainty from his sponsors. [9]
In August 2013 La Rocca Signed on a short-term deal with Virtuosi Racing by Comtec. In the first round La Rocca finished 7th beating the drivers in the main team Virtuosi Racing. <Comtec Racing> are looking into the possibility of a main assault in Auto GP next season alongside there Renault 3.5 campaign, a series which may interest La Rocca.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | F2000 Championship Series | HP-Tech | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 5th |
| 2012 | F2000 Championship Series | HP-Tech | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 626 | 1st |
| European F3 Open | Team West-Tec F3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10th | |
| Formula 3 Brazil Open | Hitech Racing Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2013 | Formula 3 Brazil Open | Hitech Racing Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| Auto GP Series | Comtec by Virtuosi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15th | |
| European F3 Open Championship | Team West-Tec F3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14th | |
| 2017 | IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3 | HP-Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17th |
(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Comtec by Virtuosi | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 7 | DON 1 11 | DON 2 7 | BRN 1 8 | BRN 2 7 | 15th | 20 |