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Pedro de la Rosa

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Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Spanish Formula One driver who has participated in 107 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren, Sauber and HRT F1 teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race. He has scored a total of 35 championship points, which includes a podium finish at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.

On 21 November 2011, De la Rosa signed a two-year contract to drive for the HRT F1 team, but he only remained with the team for one season, after HRT withdrew from the 2013 team list, leaving him without a drive for the 2013 season. On 16 January 2013, De la Rosa was announced as the Ferrari development driver for the 2013 Formula One season. De la Rosa, along with Michael Schumacher was the last F1 driver that had raced in the sport in the 1990s.
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Father of three girls named Georgina (b. January 21, 2003), Olivia (b. November 10, 2004) and Luna (b. March 25, 2008).
Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Arrows (1999 (16 GPs)-2000 (17 GPs)), Jaguar (2001 (13 GPs)-2002 (17 GPs)), McLaren (2005 (1 GP)-2006 (8 GPs)), Sauber (2010 (13 GPs)-2011 (1 GP)) and Hispania (2012 (19 GPs)). He started 105 Grands Prix, 1 Fastest Lap, 1 Podium and 35 Points. Best ranked in the World Championship: 11th in 2006.
Teammates in Formula One were: Toranosuke Takagi, Jos Verstappen, Eddie Irvine, Kimi Räikkönen, Kamui Kobayashi and Narain Karthikeyan.
Champion: All-Japan GT Championship - GT500 (1997), Formula Nippon (1997), Formula 3 Japanese (1995), Rencontres Internationales de Formule Renault (1992), Formula Renault UK (1992), Campeonato Marlboro Formula Ford (1990), Formula Fiat Uno Spanish (1989).

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