Pedro de la Rosa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pedro de la Rosa
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1971(1971-02-24)
Age	53
Birthplace	Barcelona
Country	Spain
Birth City	Catalonia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Pedro de la Rosa Biography

Pedro de la Rosa is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on February 24, 1971 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Spanish Formula Ford 1600 champion in 1990. He started racing on Formula One in 1999, winning sixth place in his debut race which was at the Australian Grand Prix.

He was racing with He raced alongside Eddie Irvine on Jaguar Racing from 2001 to 2002. on Jaguar Racing from 2001 to 2002.

De la Rosa was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and unlike most drivers, he started his career in radio-controlled cars, specialising in 1:8 off-road. He not just won three consecutive domestic championship titles between 1983 and 1985, he became the first multiple European radio controlled off-road championship twice in 1983 and 1984 and was runner up in the inaugural world championship in 1986. It was only after that when he started karting in a local Spanish championship in 1988 when he was 17. He then joined the Spanish Formula Fiat Uno and became champion in 1989.

In 1990, De la Rosa raced in Spanish Formula Ford 1600 and became champion. He later drove in British Formula Ford 1600 and got two podiums out of six races. In 1991, De la Rosa achieved fourth place in the Spanish Formula Renault Championship with three podium finishes. In 1992 he was both European and British Formula Renault champion. He slipped down the order in the next two years. In 1995, he was champion of the Japanese Formula Three series and third in the Macau Grand Prix. In 1996, he finished 8th in both the Formula Nippon and All Japan GT Championship. The next year he was champion in Formula Nippon. He was also the All Japan GT Champion with Michael Krumm.

He was born within Barcelona, Spain.

Pedro de la Rosa Net Worth

Pedro de la Rosa is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pedro de la Rosa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He raced remote-controlled vehicles, and won at the European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles World Championship in 1983 and 1984.

He placed 5th in 2005’s Bahrain Grand Prix but recorded the fastest lap of the race.

Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ðe la ˈrosa] ; born 24 February 1971) is a Spanish former Formula One driver who has participated in 107 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren, Sauber and HRT teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race. He has scored a total of 35 championship points, which includes a podium finish at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Pedro de la Rosa height 5 ft 10 in Pedro weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Pedro de la Rosa Dating?

According to our records, Pedro de la Rosa married to Maria Reyes Ventos. As of December 1, 2023, Pedro de la Rosa’s is not dating anyone.

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He became a test driver for McLaren but raced at the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix when Juan Pablo Montoya injured his shoulder. He finished fifth and set the fastest lap in the race.

Facts & Trivia

Pedro Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Pedro de la Rosa celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

On 11 July 2006 it was announced that De la Rosa would take over the second McLaren race seat with immediate effect following Juan Pablo Montoya’s departure to NASCAR. It was initially unclear whether he would remain in the seat until the end of the season, but some successful results led to him being retained.