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Sergio Hernández (racing driver)

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Sergio Hernández von Rekowski (born 6 December 1983, Xàbia) is a Spanish racing driver, best known for having competed in the World Touring Car Championship. He won the WTCC Independents' Trophy in 2008 and 2010.

Sergio Hernández
Hernández at the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
NationalitySpanish
Full nameSergio Hernández von Rekowski
Born (1983-12-06) 6 December 1983 (age 40)
Xàbia, Spain
Previous series
2011
2007–2010
2007
2006–08
2005–07
2004
2003
2003
2002–04
2001		Superstars Series
WTCC
Le Mans Series
Spanish GT Championship
GP2 Series
World Series by Nissan
British Formula 3
World Series Light
Spanish Formula Three
Formula BMW Iberia
Championship titles
2008
2010		WTCC Independents Trophy
WTCC Independents Trophy

Career

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Early years

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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 Spanish Formula Three, driving for the Azteca team, where he would stay for 2003. In 2003 he also drove for Azteca in British Formula 3, driving some races. He also drove part of the World Series Light season. He remained in Spanish F3 for 2004, only moving to the Campos team. He got a taste of World Series by Nissan, driving part of the season for the Saulnier team.[citation needed]

GP2 Series

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In 2005 he drove in the GP2 Series, partnered with Juan Cruz Álvarez, although Campos struggled throughout the season. He moved to Durango for 2006,[3] partnering Lucas di Grassi, but results were even more sparse. During the GP2 season finale at Valencia, he drove for the Trident Racing team, replacing Ricardo Risatti who had himself replaced the injured Pastor Maldonado for three race meetings.

World Touring Car Championship

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Proteam Motorsport (2007–2008; 2010)

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Hernández switched to touring cars in 2007, racing a BMW 320si for Proteam Motorsport in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship season.[4] 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 alongside Stefano D'Aste.[5] He took his first outright podium finish at the 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)

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In 2009 he joined the works BMW Team Italy-Spain, replacing Félix Porteiro as teammate to Alessandro Zanardi.[8]

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

He failed to get through to Q2 for the Race of Brazil but started ahead of his teammate. He finished in the points in his first race as a works driver. While letting his teammate pass during qualifying for the Race of Morocco, Hernández clashed with fellow BMW driver Andy Priaulx and finished the session nineteenth. Hernández retired from race two on the opening lap and his stranded car brought out the safety car. After qualifying for the Race of France, he was one of seven drivers who had their times from Q2 deleted for exceeding the engine rev limit on theirs cars.[9] He finished fifth in race one but a collision with Porteiro on the first lap put Hernández out of the race and his BMW 320si caught fire, Porteiro was issued with a drive–through penalty for his involvement.[10] He started on pole position for the reversed grid race at the Race of Spain but dropped down to sixth by the end of the race. Hernández took his first overall WTCC victory in race two of the Race of the Czech Republic, having started on the second row and passed pole sitter Yvan Muller on the third lap.[11] Race one of the Race of Portugal saw Hernandez and the Lada of Jaap van Lagen, who started 17th and 18th respectively tangle after the rolling start, pitching Hernandez in the concrete barrier. He was subsequently taken to hospital for checks on his ankle and was unable to start race two.[12] Contact from 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

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Complete GP2 Series results

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(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

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(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

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(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

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  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.
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