Javier Tarancón

Javier Tarancón
Javier Tarancón
Born	November 23, 1991 (age 34); Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2000–present
Known for	Motorsport competitor in karting, Formula BMW, and Formula Renault

Javier Tarancón (born 23 November 1991) is a Spanish motorsport competitor with a background in karting, Formula BMW, and Formula Renault. He initiated his racing journey in 2000 at the age of eight.

Karting

In the initial phase of his karting career, Tarancón claimed victories in the Social Vendrell Karting Championship during 2000 and 2001, alongside strong performances in regional contests like the Catalonia Karting Championship and Toyota Open. By 2004, while driving for Yamaha, he achieved several podium placements in both Spanish and Catalonian series. The following year, 2005, he participated in four different championships including the European Junior Championship and Spanish Karting Championship, securing 6th and 4th positions respectively.

The year 2006 saw him crowned as the Spanish Karting Champion, with notable rankings in international events such as the Andrea Margutti and August Martins trophies. In 2007, Tarancón finished as runner-up in the WSK Internacional Series and attained podium finishes in the European KF2 and Asia Pacific Championships.

During 2008, representing the Autosport Academy, he consistently finished within the top seven across key European circuits including Ledenon, Pau, Magny-Cours, Spa-Francorchamps, Brno, Le Mans, and Snetterton.

Formula racing

Tarancón progressed to compete in Formula BMW Europe in 2009, concluding the season 12th overall with a total of 92 points. His races took place on prominent tracks such as Barcelona, Budapest, Monza, and he secured a victory at Spa-Francorchamps. In 2010, he made guest appearances in the Eurocup Formula Renault Series at Hockenheim, Silverstone, and Catalunya.

In 2011, Tarancón participated in a full Eurocup Formula Renault campaign, finishing eighth in the championship standings. Key moments included recording the fastest lap at Spa and two fifth-place results in Hungary. Despite some fluctuating outcomes mid-season, he earned his inaugural win at his home event in Catalunya, sharing the podium with future Formula One drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat.

He maintained his involvement in Formula Renault 2.0 through the 2012 season.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
2011	Tech 1 Racing	MNZ 1 8	MNZ 2 9	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 2	PAU 1 1	PAU 2 1	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 4	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 2	LEC 1 2	LEC 2 3	SPA 1 6	SPA 2 4	1st	334

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(Legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position; entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Season

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Final Position

Points Scored

2010

Epsilon Euskadi

style="background:#cfcfff;" |HOC
1
4
style="background:#cfcfff;" |HOC
2
4
style="background:#cfcfff;" |SIL
1
2
style="background:#cfcfff;" |SIL
2
1
style="background:#cfcfff;" |CAT
1
5
style="background:#cfcfff;" |CAT
2
15

NC†

0

2011	Tech 1 Racing	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 6	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 7	NÜR 1 9	NÜR 2 Ret	HUN 1 5	HUN 2 5	SIL 1 14	SIL 2 Ret	LEC 1 10	LEC 2 9	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 4			8th	78

2012	RC Formula	ALC 1 7	ALC 2 Ret	SPA 1 8	SPA 2 Ret	NÜR 1 16	NÜR 2 7	MSC 1 16	MSC 2 18 ...			19th	21

† Tarancón participated as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to earn points

Comprehensive Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Total Points
2010	Epsilon Euskadi	HOC 1	HOC 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	OSC 3	ASS 1	ASS 2	MST 1	MST 2	MST 3	SPA 1 Retired	SPA 2 Finished 3rd	SPA 3 Finished 5th	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	24th overall	36 points
2011	Tech 1 Racing	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	SPA 1 Placed 10th	SPA 2 Placed 7th	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ASS 1	ASS 2	ASS 3	OSC 1	OSC 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	MST 1	MST 2	MST 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	Not Classified†	0 points

† As Tarancón participated as a guest competitor, he was not eligible to accumulate points.

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