Rodrigo Sales

Rodrigo Sales
Nationality	American Mexican via dual nationality
Born	(1973-11-02) November 2, 1973 (age 51) Sonoma, California, United States
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]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	Pirelli World Challenge - TC	Stephen Cameron Racing	11	0	0	0	0	62	14th
2018	IMSA SportsCar Challenge - TC	Compass Racing [2]	10	3	0	0	7	305	2nd
2019	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	eEuroparts.com Rowe Racing [3]	5	0	0	0	0	62	40th
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE	JMW Motorsport [4]	4	0	0	0	0	26	11th
	Le Mans Cup - GT3	Spirit of Race [5]	1	0	0	0	0	3	16th
2021	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3	Nielsen Racing [6]	4	0	0	0	2	39	5th
	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE	JMW Motorsport [7]	6	0	0	0	0	52	8th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am	Compass Racing [8] [9]	5	0	1	0	1	37	17th
	GT America Series - GT3		2	0	0	0	2	0	NC†
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	WIN Autosport [10]	1	0	0	0	0	274	30th
	24H TCE Series - TCR	Simpson Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2022	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Nielsen Racing [11] [12] [13]	4	2	0	0	4	104	1st
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2		6	0	0	0	0	15	16th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	16th
2023	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Nielsen Racing [14] [15]	4	0	0	0	1	39	6th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am		6	0	0	0	3	75	4th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	Tower Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	600	20th
		TDS Racing	1	0	0	0	0
2024	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Richard Mille by TDS	6	2	1	0	4	94	4th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Panis Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	TDS Racing

^† As Sales was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(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
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 5	4th	94

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
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

References

1. "Abu Dhabi Race 1: United Autosports Take The Win, Nielsen Racing Take The Championship | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
2. "Compass Launches Audi TCR Program; Wittmer Confirmed". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
3. Dagys, John (January 17, 2019). "eEuroparts Adds Second Audi GT4 for Jeannette, Sales". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
4. "40 Car Field Confirmed for Spa ELMS Race". Dailysportscar. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
5. "2020 Michelin Le Mans Cup – Road to Le Mans – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Michelin Le Mans Cup. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
6. "Nielsen Reveal Driver Line-Ups And New Livery For 2021 Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
7. "Entry-List" . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
8. Dagys, John (February 11, 2021). "Compass to Run Acura GT3 with IMSA Champion McMurry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
9. "Sebring Invitational Set for Sprint Showdown in the South". gtamerica.us. SRO Motorsports Group. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
10. Dagys, John (March 16, 2021). "WIN Autosport Adds LMP3 Entry; 37 Cars for Sebring". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
11. Goodwin, Graham (January 6, 2022). "Nielsen Racing Confirm LMP2 & LMP3 Crews For Asian Le Mans Series". Dailysportscar. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
12. Bristol, David (February 8, 2022). "Nielsen Racing dévoile son programme 2022 et sa livrée !". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2022.
13. "Algarve's Masterful Recovery". Autosport : 40. June 16, 2022. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022– via PressReader.
14. Euwema, Davey (December 2, 2022). "Increased Prototype Field In Record 48-Car Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
15. Goodwin, Graham (February 6, 2023). "European Le Mans Series Confirm 42 Car Full Season Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

External links

• Rodrigo Sales career summary at DriverDB.com