José Juncadella

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José Maria Juncadella Salisachs (born January 15, 1947 in Barcelona ) is a former Spanish racing car driver and entrepreneur.

family

José Juncadella is a member of a very wealthy Catalan family. He is one of five children of the textile industrialist José Maria Juncadella and the well-known Spanish writer Mercedes Salisachs . He founded the Escuderia Montjuich racing team in 1968 and held a leading position in the family empire for many decades. His brother Javier was also a racing driver, his brother-in-law Àlex Soler-Roig even made it into Formula 1 , nephew Daniel into the DTM . Juan Antonio Samaranch , long-time President of the International Olympic Committee , was his cousin.

Career in motorsport

Juncadella sporadically competed in car races as early as the 1960s. However, these missions were limited to national Spanish GT races . The career gained momentum with the establishment of his own racing team. In 1969, activities were largely restricted to the Spanish sports car scene. In a Ford GT40 , he won a race on the Circuito del Jarama , celebrated further podium places in the Spanish sports car championship and, together with Gordon Spice, came third in the Jarama 6-hour race (winner Jochen Rindt and Àlex Soler-Roig in a Porsche 908/02 ).

In 1970 he switched to internationalism. Juncadella acquired two new racing cars, a Porsche 908/02 and a Ferrari 512S . Teammate was his compatriot Juan Fernández . He made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished second overall at the Coupe du Salon (winner Gérard Larrousse ) and at the 1000 km race in Paris (partner Jean-Pierre Jabouille ; winner Jack Brabham and François Cevert in the Matra MS660 ). Both races took place at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry .

In 1971 he went to some races in the sports car world championship ; finished second in the Tour de France for automobiles and third in the 1000 km race in Barcelona . The highlight of the year was the appearance at the 24-hour race in Le Mans , where he and his partner Nino Vaccarella were in the lead in the Ferrari 512M until it failed due to gearbox damage.

In 1972 and 1973 he drove a Chevron B21 and a B23 in the 2-liter sports car class and retired from active racing after the 1000 km race in Spa-Francorchamps in 1974 in order to devote himself exclusively to his business activities.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1970 SpainSpain Escuderia Montjuich Ferrari 512S SpainSpain Juan Fernández failure accident
1971 SpainSpain Escuderia Montjuich Ferrari 512M ItalyItaly Nino Vaccarella failure Gearbox damage
1972 SpainSpain Escuderia Montjuich De Tomaso Pantera SpainSpain Fernando de Baviera failure Cylinder head gasket
1973 SpainSpain Escuderia Montjuich Tergal Chevron B23 SpainSpain Jorge de Bagration failure Gearbox damage

literature

  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About Mercedes Salisachs
  2. ↑ The Juncadella family
  3. ↑ 6-hour race of Jarama 1969
  4. ^ Coupes du Salon 1970
  5. ↑ 1000 km race in Paris 1970
  6. ↑ 1000 km race of Barcelona 1971
personal data
SURNAME Juncadella, José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Juncadella Salisachs, José Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish racing car driver and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona