Juan Cruz Álvarez

Juan Cruz Álvarez
Juan Cruz Álvarez
Born	November 20, 1985 (age 40); Arrecifes, Argentina
Occupation(s)	Racing driver, DJ (retired racing driver)
Years active	2003–2019 (racing)
Known for	Winning the 2003 World Series Lights title; competing in GP2 Series 2005

Juan Cruz Álvarez (born November 20, 1985, in Arrecifes, Argentina) is a retired race car competitor.

Career

In 2003, Álvarez secured the World Series Lights title while driving for the Meycom team. The following year, he progressed to the World Series by Nissan championship. In 2005, he participated in the first season of the GP2 Series with Campos Racing, accumulating a total of 4.5 points.

After not being contracted for the 2006 season and taking a break from racing, he made a comeback in 2007 by returning to Argentina to compete in the Top Race V6 series, where he continued through the 2008 season. Additionally, Álvarez took part in competitions within TC2000 and the International GT Open.

In 2019, Álvarez decided to retire from professional racing in order to dedicate himself fully to his career as a DJ.

Complete World Series Lights results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Points
2003	Meycom	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 5	LAU 1 2	LAU 2 6	MAG 1 2	MAG 2 1	A1R 1 6	A1R 2 3	CAT 1 3	CAT 2 1	VAL 1 1	VAL 2 1	ALB 1 1	ALB 2 1	JAR 1 1	JAR 2 1	1st	244

Complete World Series by Nissan results

(key) (Pole positions shown in bold) (Fastest laps marked in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Position	Points Scored
2004	Gabord Reyco	JAR 1 3	JAR 2 2	ZOL 1 17	ZOL 2 6	MAG 1 6	MAG 2 7	VAL 1 12	VAL 2 Ret	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 7	EST 1 8	EST 2 4	CAT 1 7	CAT 2 5	VAL 1 Ret	VAL 2 8
" JER 1	"10"	" JER 2	"2"	7th	77

Full GP2 Series results

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics signify fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Final position	Points scored

|- | 2005 ! nowrap | Campos Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  IMO FEA  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  IMO SPR  

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  CAT FEA  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  CAT SPR  

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  MON FEA  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  NÜR FEA  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  NÜR SPR  

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  MAG FEA  

|style="background:#000000; color:white" |  MAG SPR  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  SIL FEA  

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  SIL SPR  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  HOC FEA  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  HOC SPR  

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  HUN FEA  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  HUN SPR  

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  IST FEA  

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 2005 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round#Sprint race  IST SPR

|| style=“background:#CFCFFF;” || 2005 Monza GP2 Series round#Feature race MNZ FEA || || style=“background:#CFCFFF;” || 2005 Monza GP2 Series round#Sprint race MNZ SPR || || style=“background:#DFFFDF;” || 2005 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round#Feature race SPA FEA || || style=“background:#DFFFDF;” || 2005 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round#Sprint race SPA SPR || || style=“background:#CFCFFF;” || 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round#Feature race BHR FEA || || style=“background:#CFCFFF;” || 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round#Sprint race BHR SPR || !18th !4.5 |}

References

External links

Official Website