Memo Rojas

Guillermo "Memo" Rojas Jr.
Born	(1981-08-18) August 18, 1981 Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1993–2023
Known for	Four-time Rolex Sports Car Series champion; three-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner; two-time European Le Mans Series champion; first Mexican to win a major racing championship in the United States

Guillermo "Memo" Rojas Jr. (born August 18, 1981) is a retired Mexican racing driver distinguished for his achievements in American sports car competitions. He boasts four titles in the Rolex Sports Car Series, three victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, and two championships in the European Le Mans Series. Rojas holds the distinction of being the first Mexican to win a major racing championship in the United States.

Personal life

Rojas was born in Mexico City in 1981 and is the son of Guillermo Rojas, Sr., who was also involved in racing.

Early career

Starting his motorsport journey in karting during 1993, Rojas advanced to professional racing by entering the Mexican Formula Two circuit in 1996. The following year, he relocated to the U.S. to compete in the Barber Dodge series before returning to Mexico for two seasons in the national Formula Three championship.

From 2000, he spent two years competing in the American Formula Ford 2000 series, then rejoined the Barber Dodge Pro Series from 2002 to 2003. During this period, he earned two victories and finished as runner-up in the 2003 season standings. In 2004, Rojas took part in the European Formula Renault championship with DAMS, achieving two top-five results. He made a brief appearance in the Toyota Atlantic series with a single race at Monterrey’s Fundidora Park in 2005.

Grand-Am

Making a shift from open-wheel cars to sports car racing in 2007, Rojas signed with Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in the Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series, teaming up with Scott Pruett. That year marked his inaugural series win, followed by his first triumph at the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race in 2008 alongside Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Dario Franchitti. This victory contributed to Rojas and Pruett securing the Rolex Sports Car Series championship, setting a new record with six wins during that season.

In 2009, he narrowly missed defending his title by six points but regained the championship in 2010 with Pruett. That season, he established a new benchmark by winning nine races and reaching eleven podiums out of twelve events.

Rojas started 2011 by capturing another 24 Hours of Daytona victory with teammates Pruett, Graham Rahal, and Joey Hand. On January 26–27, 2013, he achieved his third Daytona win alongside Montoya, Pruett, and Charlie Kimball, further solidifying his reputation as an elite endurance racer.

12 Hours of Sebring

During the 62nd running of the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring on March 15, 2014, Memo Rojas Jr., representing Telmex Ganassi in a Riley Mk XXVI powered by a Ford EcoBoost DP, claimed victory in the second event of the newly formed United SportsCar Championship. Teaming with Scott Pruett and Marino Franchitti, Rojas became the first Mexican driver to win this prestigious endurance contest, finishing just under five seconds ahead as nine Prototype class vehicles crossed on the lead lap.

Retirement

After dedicating 31 years to professional racing, Memo Rojas Jr. officially announced his retirement from motorsports on December 11, 2023.

Summary of Racing Career

Year	Championship	Team	Events	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points Accumulated	Final Standing
1996	Formula Reynard México	Not Available	?	?	?	?	?	?	4th Place
1997	Copa Corona Fórmula 3 Mexicana	Motorcraft, Dynamic Motorsports	8	1	0	2	3	87	2nd Place
1998	Copa Corona Fórmula 3 Mexicana	Not Available	?	?	?	?	?	?	3rd Place
1999	Barber Dodge Pro Series	Not Available	7	0	0	0	1	33	15th Place
2000	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Not Available	13	0	0	0	2	158	6th Place
2001	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Roquin Motorsports	13	0	1	0	2	180	6th Place
2002	Barber Dodge Pro Series	Not Available	10	0	0	1	3	95	5th Place
2003	Barber Dodge Pro Series	Not Available	10	2	2	0	6	128	2nd Place
2004	align="left"|2004 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup	align="left"|Telmex-DAMS	19	0	0	0	minimal	minimal	16th Place
2005	align="left"|2005 Atlantic Championship	align="left"|Brooks Associates Racing	1	0	0	0	0	17	18th Place
2007	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Target Chip Ganassi Racing	14	1	0	0	7	381	4th Place
2008	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	14	6	1	0	8	408	style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Champion
2009	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	12	2	3	0	8	331	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |Runner-up
2010	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	12	9	4	0	11	372	style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Champion
2011	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	12	5	0	0	10	385	style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Champion
2012	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	13	2	0	0	8	379	style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Champion
2013	align="left"|Grand American Rolex Series - DP	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	12	2	1	0	7	326	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |Runner-up
2014	align="left"|United Sports Car Championship - Prototype	align="left"|Chip Ganassi Racing	11	3	0	0	6	285	6th Place
2015	align="left"|United Sports Car Championship - Prototype	align="left"|DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro Americas/TracFone Wireless	9	0	0	0	0	207	8th Place
2016	align="left"|European Le Mans Series - LMP2	rowspan=2 align= "left" | Greaves Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	36	10th Place
	align= "left" | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th Place
	align= "left" | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM	align= "left" | Scuderia Corsa	1	0	0	0	0	29	24th Place
2017	align= "left" | European Le Mans Series - LMP2	rowspan= 2 align= "left" | G-Drive Racing	6	1	0	0	5	110	style= "background:#FFFFBF;" | Champion
	align= "left" | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	17th Place
2018	align= "left" | European Le Mans Series - LMP2	rowspan= 2 align= "left" | IDEC Sport Racing	6	0	0	0	2	64	4th Place
	align= "left" | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Did Not Finish
2019	align= "left" | European Le Mans Series - LMP2	rowspan= 2 align= "left" | IDEC Sport Racing	6	1	0	0	4	125	style= "background:#FFFFBF;" | Champion
	align= "left" | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th Place
2020	align= "left" | European Le Mans Series - LMP2	rowspan= 2 align= "left" | DragonSpeed USA	3	0	0	0	0	5.5	23rd Place
	align= "left" | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Did Not Finish
2021	align= "left" | European Le Mans Series - LMP2	rowspan= 2 align= "left" | Duqueine Team	6	0	0	0	1	52	7th Place
	align= "left" | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th Place
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^† Since Rojas participated as a guest competitor, he was not eligible for points.

^* Current season ongoing.

American Open-Wheel Racing Performance

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions, while those in italics denote the fastest lap during the race)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Results in the Barber Dodge Pro Series
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Total Points
1998	SEB 9th	LRP 24th	DET 23rd	WGI 17th	CLE 29th	GRA 13th	MOH	ROA	LS1 20th	ATL 11th	HMS	LS2 17th	26th	15
1999	SEB 11th	NAZ 6th	LRP 2nd	POR 14th	CLE 16th	ROA 22nd	DET 19th						<style="background:#CFCFFF;">15th</style> <style="background:#CFCFFF;">33</style>

Atlantic Championship

Atlantic Championship performance
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2005	Brooks Associates Racing	LBH	MTY 7	POR1	POR2	CLE1	CLE2	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	ROA	MTL	18th	17

Rolex Sports Car Series (Grand-Am)

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Rolex Sports Car Series performance summary
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Rank	Total Points
2007	TELMEX Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates	R24 21st	MEX 4th	MIA 3rd	VIR 8th	MRY 2nd	S6H 2nd	MID 2nd	DAY 6th	IOW 1st	BAR 5th	MON 5th	WGI 3rd	SON 3rd	MIL 9th	4th	381

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24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona race outcomes
Year	Class Category	Car Number	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Co-Drivers	Completed Laps	Overall Result	Class Result
2007	DP (Daytona Prototype)	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	"Lexus Riley DP"	Template:Country data NZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Dixon Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dan Wheldon	538 laps completed	41st (Did Not Finish)	21st in class (DNF)	-	2008	DP	"01"	" Chip Ganassi Racing"	"Lexus Riley DP"	" Scott Pruett Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Juan Pablo Montoya Template:Country data SCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dario Franchitti"	"695 laps completed"	1st place overall"	1st in class"	-	2009	"DP"	"01"	" Chip Ganassi Racing"	"Lexus Riley DP"	" Scott Pruett Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Juan Pablo Montoya"	"735 laps completed"	2nd overall"	2nd in class"	-	2010	"DP"	"01"	" Chip Ganassi Racing"	"BMW Riley DP"	" Scott Pruett Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Justin Wilson Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Max Papis"	"755 laps completed"	2nd place overall"	2nd in category"	-	2011	"DP"	"01"	" Chip Ganassi Racing"	"BMW Riley DP"	" Scott Pruett Graham Rahal Joey Hand"	"721 laps completed"	Winner (1st overall)"	Class winner (1st)"	-	2012	"DP"	"01"	" Chip Ganassi Racing"	"BMW Riley DP"	" Scott Pruett Graham Rahal Joey Hand"	"757 laps completed"	Finished 6th overall "	Sixth in class "	} WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions, with results listed as overall/class) Year Team Class Vehicle Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Standing Points 2014 Chip Ganassi Racing P Ford EcoBoost Riley DP Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbocharged DAY 11 SEB 1 LBH 1 LGA 3 DET 11 WGL 8 MOS 9 IMS 2 ELK 7 COA 1 PET 3 6th overall 285 points 2015 DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone P DeltaWing DWC13 Élan (Mazda) 1.9 L I4 Turbocharged DAY 15 SEB 12 LBH 9 LGA 8 DET WGL 8 MOS 8 ELK 6 COA 7 PET 8 Ranked 8th Total points: 207 12 Hours of Sebring Results at the 12 Hours of Sebring Year Category No. Team Name Car Model Co-drivers Total Laps Finish Position Class Finish Position 2014 P 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Ford Riley DP Scott Pruett Template:Country data SCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marino Franchitti 291 style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center | 1st overall style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center | 1st in class 2015 align=center | P align=center | 0 DeltaWing Racing Cars with sponsors Claro and TracFone DeltaWing DWC13 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Katherine Legge Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andy Meyrick 60 laps completed style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center | 41st (Did Not Finish) style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center | 12th in class (DNF) 24 Hours of Le Mans outcomes Year Team Co-Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Overall Position Category Position Template:24hLM Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Greaves Motorsport Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathanaël Berthon Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Julien Canal Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 348 10th 6th Template:24hLM Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall G-Drive Racing Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryō Hirakawa Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall José Gutiérrez Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 327 39th 17th Template:24hLM Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall IDEC Sport Racing Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Lafargue Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 312 DNF DNF Template:24hLM Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall IDEC Sport Racing Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Lafargue Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 10th 5th Template:24hLM DragonSpeed USA Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Timothé Buret Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Juan Pablo Montoya Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 192 DNF DNF European Le Mans Series standings Year Team Entry Category Chassis Model Engine Type Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Final Ranking Total Points 2016 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Silverstone 8 Imola 8 Red Bull Ring 6 Paul Ricard 6 Spa 4 Estoril Ret 10th 36 Year Team Entry Category Chassis Model Engine Type Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Final Ranking Total Points 2017 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Silverstone 2 Monza 1 Red Bull Ring 2 Paul Ricard 2 Spa 2 Estoril 4 1st 110 2018 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Paul Ricard 7 style="background:#FFDF9F;" | Monza 3 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Red Bull Ring 4 style="background:#FFDF9F;" | Silverstone 3 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 4‡ style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Algarve 6 4th 64 Year Team Entry Category Chassis Model Engine Type Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Final Ranking Total Points 2019 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 style="background:#DFDFDF;" | Paul Ricard 2 style="background:#DFDFDF;" | Monza 2 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Barcelona 5 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Silverstone 1 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 5 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Algarve 1 1st 105 2020 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Paul Ricard 8 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 14 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Paul Ricard 10 23rd 5.5 2021 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Barcelona 6 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Red Bull Ring 9 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Paul Ricard 4 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Monza 5 style="background:#DFDFDF;"  Spa {{small   │  2  │  }   }        <style background#EFCFFF; > Algarve Template:Small Ret        7th        52 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Full FIA World Endurance Championship results (legend) (Entries shown in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics represent fastest lap) Season Team Category Vehicle Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Overall Position Championship Points 2023 Alpine Elf Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB Retired ALG 10th SPA 8th LMS 7th MNZ 8th FUJ 11th BHR 10th 18th 23 * Current season ongoing. External links