Sergio Hernández (racing driver)

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Sergio Hernández
2010
WTCC Independents Trophy
WTCC Independents Trophy

Sergio Hernández von Rekowski (born 6 December 1983,

2010
.

Career

Early years

Hernández's career started in

karting in 1998,[1] lasting until 2001 when he moved up to formula racing with Portuguese Formula BMW and Spanish Formula Toyota.[2]

In 2002 he debuted in

World Series by Nissan, driving part of the season for the Saulnier team.[citation needed
]

GP2 Series

In

Trident Racing team, replacing Ricardo Risatti who had himself replaced the injured Pastor Maldonado
for three race meetings.

World Touring Car Championship

Proteam Motorsport (2007–2008; 2010)

Hernández switched to touring cars in 2007, racing a

He finished 20th in the drivers' standings that season after participating in nine of the eleven rounds.

He continued to race for Proteam in

2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, finishing third behind Tom Coronel and Augusto Farfus in the drying conditions of race one.[6]
That year he won the Independents' Trophy for the first time.

He rejoined Proteam in

2010 after BMW reduced their involvement in the series.[7]

BMW Team Italy–Spain (2009)

In

Hernández driving for BMW Team Italy-Spain at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.

He failed to get through to Q2 for the

SEAT Sport driver Jordi Gené during race two of the Race of Italy spun Hernández and dropped him down the order and he eventually finished eleventh. He finished the season eleventh in the drivers' championship as the fourth best BMW factory driver and one place ahead of his teammate. In December 2009, BMW announced it was to reduce its involvement in the WTCC from five cars to two. ROAL Motorsport would no longer be involved with the German manufacturer, leaving Hernández to find a seat himself for 2010.[13]

Racing record

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2005
Campos Racing
IMO
FEA

11
IMO
SPR

8
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

18
MON
FEA

8
NÜR
FEA

15
NÜR
SPR

5
MAG
FEA

13
MAG
SPR

14
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

12
HOC
FEA

Ret
HOC
SPR

19
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

18
IST
FEA

Ret
IST
SPR

NC
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

20
BHR
FEA

15
BHR
SPR

18
20th 3
2006
Durango
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

Ret
IMO
FEA

Ret
IMO
SPR

13
NÜR
FEA

12
NÜR
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

13
MON
FEA

8
SIL
FEA

10
SIL
SPR

EX
MAG
FEA

14
MAG
SPR

11
HOC
FEA

10
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

Ret
IST
FEA

11
IST
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

13
MNZ
SPR

Ret
23rd 1
2007
Trident Racing
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

19
36th 0

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2007
Proteam Motorsport
BMW 320si
BRA
1

14
BRA
2

Ret
NED
1
NED
2
ESP
1

10
ESP
2

8
FRA
1

14
FRA
2

Ret
CZE
1
CZE
2
POR
1

Ret
POR
2

DNS
SWE
1

Ret
SWE
2

22
GER
1

14
GER
2

17
GBR
1

18
GBR
2

16
ITA
1

19
ITA
2

17
MAC
1

21
MAC
2

15
20th 1
2008
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport
BMW 320si
BRA
1

14
BRA
2

15
MEX
1

17
MEX
2

15
ESP
1

23
ESP
2

12
FRA
1

17
FRA
2

17
CZE
1

15
CZE
2

13
POR
1

Ret
POR
2

15
GBR
1

13
GBR
2

8
GER
1

10
GER
2

7
EUR
1

9
EUR
2

10
ITA
1

14
ITA
2

13
JPN
1

12
JPN
2

3
MAC
1

12
MAC
2

Ret
16th 9
2009
BMW Team Italy-Spain
BMW 320si
BRA
1

6
BRA
2

10
MEX
1

9
MEX
2

5
MAR
1

14
MAR
2

Ret
FRA
1

5
FRA
2

Ret
ESP
1

8
ESP
2

6
CZE
1

5
CZE
2

1
POR
1

Ret
POR
2

DNS
GBR
1

16
GBR
2

9
GER
1

8
GER
2

5
ITA
1

7
ITA
2

11
JPN
1

Ret
JPN
2

12
MAC
1

10
MAC
2

11
11th 36
2010
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport
BMW 320si
BRA
1

13
BRA
2

10
MAR
1

14
MAR
2

Ret
ITA
1

12
ITA
2

16
BEL
1

13
BEL
2

9
POR
1

9
POR
2

17
GBR
1

16
GBR
2

12
CZE
1

11
CZE
2

11
GER
1

10
GER
2

13
ESP
1

19
ESP
2

15
JPN
1

11
JPN
2

Ret
MAC
1

11
MAC
2

9
16th 9

Complete International Superstars Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2011
Campos Racing BMW M3 (E92)
MNZ
R1

Ret
MNZ
R2

Ret
VNC
R1
VNC
R2
ALG
R1

9
ALG
R2

Ret
DON
R1
DON
R2
MIS
R1
MIS
R2
SPA
R1
SPA
R2
MUG
R1
MUG
R2
VAL
R1
VAL
R2
27th 2

References

  1. ^ Ribes, I. (13 February 2009). "El piloto de coches Sergio Hernández se "desnuda" en Xàbia". Las Provincias. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ Ziegler, Stefan (11 June 2008). "Privatier-Weltmeister Sergio Hernández im Porträt". Motorsport Total. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ van de Burgt, Andrew (17 February 2006). "Hernandez secures Durango seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ Freeman, Glenn (8 February 2007). "Hernandez switches to touring cars". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ^ Meissner, Johan (10 January 2008). "Proteam confirms D'Aste and Hernández". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ^ Glendenning, Mark (26 October 2008). "Tyre gamble helps Coronel to first win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ Meissner, Johan (18 February 2010). "Sergio Hernández returns to Proteam". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. ^ Hernandez joins BMW Team Italy-Spain Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, touringcartimes.com; accessed 17 July 2015.
  9. ^ "ROUNDS 7 & 8 – PAU, FRANCE QUALIFYING UPDATE" (PDF). fiawtcc.com. Eurosport. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Veltman, Rob (17 May 2009). "Menu wins chaotic second race at Pau". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  11. ^ "ROUNDS 11 & 12 – BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC RACE REPORT" (PDF). fiawtcc.com. Eurosport. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ English, Steven (5 July 2009). "Tarquini eases to victory at Porto". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  13. ^ Beer, Matt (5 December 2009). "BMW cuts factory line-up to two cars". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

External links

Media related to Sergio Hernández at Wikimedia Commons

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