Frédéric Da Rocha (racing driver)
Frédéric Da Rocha , in some publications also Frédérique Da Rocha , (born December 31, 1953 in Barcelos ) is a French racing driver .
Career in motorsport
Born in Portugal , da Rocha started racing in 2008 at the age of 55. For a professional racing driver, starting a career at this age would be impossible or impossible. But not for a wealthy gentleman driver . Da Rocha didn't have to make a living from his racing activities; on the contrary, his money was welcome sponsorship payments from the racing teams.
One of his first races was the Dubai 24-hour race , where he competed for the first time in 2008 . In 2009 he finished second in the LMP2 overall ranking of the Asian Le Mans Series . Partners at Ibanéz Racing (the car was a Courage LC70 ) were team principal Jose Ibanéz and compatriot Damien Toulemonde .
In the following years there were races in the European and American Le Mans Series . In 2010 , at the age of 57, he made a late Le Mans debut and started working with Jacques Nicolet and OAK Racing just before the end of the season with ninth place at the Petit Le Mans . In 2011 he had his second outing at Le Mans and this year he also competed in the Sebring 12-hour race .
In recent years he has been involved in historic motorsport in the V de V Challenge Endurance Proto .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2010 | Pegasus Racing | Norma M200 | Julien Schell | David Zollinger | failure | accident |
2011 | OAK Racing | Pescarolo 01 | Andrea Barlesi | Patrice Lafargue | Rank 25 |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2011 | OAK Racing | Pescarolo 01 | Andrea Barlesi | Patrice Lafargue | Rank 31st |
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Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rocha, Frédéric Da |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rocha, Frédérique Da |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelos |