Daniel la Rosa

Daniel la Rosa
Born	(1985-10-10) October 10, 1985 Hanau, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Racing driver (retired), sales consultant
Years active	2001–2011 (racing)
Known for	German racing driver

Daniel la Rosa (born 10 October 1985 in Hanau, West Germany) is a retired German racing driver.

Motor Racing

Beginning his career in karting, la Rosa progressed to the open-wheel Formula König championship in 2001, where he concluded the season third overall, achieving one victory, five podium finishes, and recording the fastest lap. The following year, 2002, he competed in Formula Volkswagen, attaining a single win and placing eighth in the championship standings. In 2003, he advanced to the Formula 3 Euroseries with MB Racing, earning one championship point. After changing teams in 2004, la Rosa accumulated 15 points and secured one podium finish; he also took part in select rounds of the Masters of Formula 3 and Italian Formula 3 championships.

In 2005, la Rosa stepped up to Formula Renault 3.5 driving for Interwetten Racing. Although he missed the initial two events at Zolder, he managed to achieve a podium finish at Le Mans and concluded the season ranked 18th overall.

Shifting focus to touring car racing, la Rosa joined the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters circuit with Mücke Motorsport representing Mercedes in 2006, finishing the year in 15th place. In 2007, racing for TrekStor AMG Mercedes, he earned a podium at the opening round held at Hockenheimring, but was released from the team at season’s end.

In 2008, la Rosa participated in testing for the 2008 Superleague Formula season but did not compete officially until 2010, when he won his only race entry in the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup Germany. His last competitive outing occurred in this series during the 2011 season.

After Racing

Upon retiring from professional motorsport, la Rosa transitioned into a sales consultant position at the Porsche Centre Aschaffenburg.

Complete Formula Three Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Position	Points
2003	MB Racing Performance	Dallara F302/083	Opel	HOC 1 18	HOC 2 19	ADR 1 17	ADR 2 14	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 12	NOR 1 18	NOR 2 8	LMS 1 21	LMS 2 16†	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 16	A1R 1 14	A1R 2 18	ZAN 1 12	ZAN 2 20	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 11	MAG 1 16	MAG 2 15	26th	1
2004	HBR Motorsport	Dallara F304/012	Opel	HOC 1 25† </ small >	style = " background: # CFCFFF; " > HOC < br />2 < br />< small >9 </ small >	style = " background: # CFCFFF; " > EST < br />1 < br />< small >11 </ small >	style = " background: # CFCFFF; " > EST < br />2 < br />< small >11 </ small >	style = " background: # CFCFFF; " > ADR < br >1 < br />< small >18 </ small >	style = " background: # FFDF9F; " > ADR < br >1 < br />< small >3 </ small >	style = " background: # FFFFFF; " > PAU < br >1 < br />< small >DNS </ small >	style = " background: # FFFFFF; " > PAU < br >2 < br />< small >DNS </ small >	style = " background: # CFCFFF; " > NOR < br />1 < br />< small >10 </ small >	...	14th	15

† Indicates driver did not finish but was classified as over 90% distance completed.

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Points
2005	Interwetten.com	ZOL 1 DNS	ZOL 2 DNS	MON 1 8	VAL 1 13	VAL 2 13	LMS 1 2	LMS 2 Ret	BIL 1 12	BIL 2 Ret	OSC 1 8	OSC 2 Ret	DON 1 24	DON 2 Ret	EST 1	EST 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	18th	18

Full DTM results

(key)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Standing	Points Earned
2006	Mücke Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005	HOC 14	LAU Ret	OSC 11	BRH 12	NOR Ret	NÜR 16	ZAN 10	CAT 7	BUG Ret	HOC Ret	15th	2

|- | 2007 ! nowrap | Mücke Motorsport ! nowrap | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006

|style="background:#ffdf9f;" |  HOC < br /> < small >3 </ small >
| style = "background: #CFCFFF;" | OSC  < br /> < small >14 </ small >
| style = "background: #CFCFFF;" | LAU  < br /> < small >16 </ small >
| style = "background: #efcfff;" | BRH  < br /> < small >Ret </ small >
| style = "background: #CFCFFF;" | NOR  < br /> < small >12 </ small >
| style = "background: #DFFFDF;" | MUG  < br /> < small >5 </ small >
| style = "background: #FFFFFF;" | ZAN  < br /> < small >DNS </ small >
| style = "background: #CFCFFF;" | NÜR  < br /> < small >14 </ small >
| style = "background: #000000; color:white" | CAT  < br /> < small >DSQ </ small >
| style = "background: #CFCFFF;" | HOC  < br /> < small >10 </ small >
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