Fermín Vélez

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Fermín Vélez Bisbe (April 3, 1959 – March 31, 2003)[1] was a Spanish sports car racing driver, two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring and two-time World Sportscar Championship Group C2 champion.

Vélez was a driver in the Indy Racing League, racing in the 19961997 seasons with six career starts, including two at the Indianapolis 500.[2] Born in Barcelona, Spain, Vélez died there of cancer.

Vélez is honoured by the 24H Series sportscar race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, where the race is called the Fermin Vélez Trophy.

Motorsports career results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1986   John Fitzpatrick Racing   Emilio de Villota
  George Fouché
Porsche 956B Gr.C1 349 4th 4th
1987   Spice Engineering   Gordon Spice
  Philippe de Henning
Spice-Fiero SE86C - Cosworth Gr.C2 321 6th 1st
1989   Chamberlain Engineering   Nick Adams
  Luigi Taverna
Spice SE89C - Cosworth Gr.C2 244 DNF DNF
1990   Spice Engineering   Tim Harvey
  Chris Hodgetts
Spice SE90C - Cosworth Gr.C1 308 18th 18th
1996   Rocketsports   Yvan Muller
  Andy Evans
Ferrari 333 SP WSC 31 DNF DNF
1998   Doyle-Risi Racing   Eric van de Poele
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP LMP1 332 8th 1st

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(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 DC Points
1988 Repsol Silk Cut Racing JER
DNQ
VAL
13
PAU
DNQ
SIL
DNQ
MNZ
PER
14
BRH
DNQ
BIR
12
BUG
15
ZOL
DIJ
NC 0

American open wheel

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(key)

IndyCar Series

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points Ref
1996 Team Scandia WDW PHX
19
INDY
21
22nd 60 [3]
1996–1997 Team Scandia NHM LVS WDW
9
PHX
14
INDY
10
TXS
25
PPIR CLT NH2 LV2 26th 82 [4]
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(non-win)
Top 10s
(non-podium)
Indianapolis 500
wins
Championships
2 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0

Indianapolis 500 results

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Year[5] Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1996 Lola Ford-Cosworth 28 21 Scandia
1997 Dallara Oldsmobile 29 10 Scandia

References

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  1. ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Fermín Vélez". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  3. ^ "Fermín Vélez – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fermín Vélez – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.