Rodrigo Sales | |
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Nationality | American Mexican via dual nationality |
Born | Sonoma, California, United States | November 2, 1973
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Nielsen Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Car number | 24 |
Starts | 16 (16 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 11th (LMGTE) in 2020 |
Rodrigo Sales (born November 2, 1973) is an American-Mexican businessman and part-time racing driver.
He became the Asian Le Mans Series champion in 2022 alongside Matt Bell and Ben Hanley. [1]
† As Sales was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2020 | JMW Motorsport | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC | SPA 9 | LEC 7 | MNZ 6 | ALG 7 | 11th | 26 | |
2021 | JMW Motorsport | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT 7 | RBR 5 | LEC 6 | MNZ 4 | SPA 6 | ALG 6 | 8th | 52 |
2022 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 13 | IMO 12 | MNZ 6 | CAT 7 | SPA 11 | ALG 10 | 16th | 15 |
2023 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 | LEC 4 | ARA 2 | SPA Ret | PRT 2 | ALG 3 | 4th | 75 |
2024 | Richard Mille by TDS | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 2 | LEC 1 | IMO 3 | SPA Ret | MUG 1 | ALG | 2nd* | 84* |
* Season still in progress.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2021 | JMW Motorsport | Jody Fannin Thomas Neubauer | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 117 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | Nielsen Racing | Matt Bell Ben Hanley | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 20th | 16th |
LMP2 Pro-Am | 2nd | ||||||
2023 | Nielsen Racing | Mathias Beche Ben Hanley | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 18 | DNF | DNF |
LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||
2024 | Panis Racing | Mathias Beche Scott Huffaker | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 293 | 23rd | 9th |
LMP2 Pro-Am | 4th | ||||||
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