Memo Rojas

For the footballer, see Guillermo Rojas.

Memo Rojas
Nationality	Mexican
Born	August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) (age 30) Mexico City, Mexico
2011 Rolex Sports Car Series
Debut season	2007
Current team	Chip Ganassi Racing
Car no.	01
Starts	64
Wins	23
Poles	8
Best finish	1st in 2008, 2010, 2011
Previous series
2004 2002-2003 2000-2001 1997-1998	Formula Renault Barber Dodge Pro Series Formula Ford 2000 Formula 3 Mexico
Championship titles
2008, 2010, 2011	Rolex Sports Car Series

Guillermo "Memo" Rojas, Jr. (born August 18, 1981) is a Mexican professional race car driver. Successful in American sports car racing, Rojas is a two-time series champion in the Rolex Sports Car Series and a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He is the first Mexican driver to win a major American racing championship.^[1]

Personal life

Rojas was born in 1981 in Mexico City, Mexico.^[1]

Career

Early career

Rojas began his racing career in 1993, racing karts; in 1996 he moved up to professional racing in the Mexican Formula Two series. Heading to the United States in 1997, he joined the Barber Dodge series, before returning to Mexico in 1998 to race for two years in the national Formula Three series.^[2]

Returning to the United States in 2000, he spent two years racing in the American Formula Ford 2000 series, before moving up to the Barber Dodge Pro Series for the 2002 and 2003 seasons, claiming two wins during his time in the series, and finishing second in the series championship in 2003.^[2] He then graduated to the European Formula Renault series with DAMS Racing in 2004, scoring two top-five finishes over the course of the year.^[2] In 2005 he returned to the United States, racing in the Toyota Atlantic championship series for a single race at the Fundidora Park circuit in Monterrey.^[2]

Grand-Am

Switching from open-wheel racing to sports cars in 2007, Rojas joined Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in the Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series, as a teammate to Scott Pruett. Claiming his first win in the series in 2007,^[1] Rojas won his first 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race the following year with co-drivers Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti.^[1][3] The victory propelled Rojas and Pruett to the Rolex Sports Car Series championship that year,^[4] setting a series record for the most victories in a season with six wins over the course of the year.^[1]

In 2009, Rojas would finish second in the Rolex Sports Car Series championship standings, only six points out of first place at the end of the year, before returning in 2010 to once again win the series championship partnered with Pruett.^[1] Over the course of the year Rojas set another series record for most victories in a season with nine, and finished on the podium eleven times in twelve races.^[1][5]

Rojas' 2011 season started with a co-victory, parnered with Pruett, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand, in the 24 Hours of Daytona, his second win in the event.^[6]

Grand Am Results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2007	TELMEX Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates	R24 21	MEX 4	MIA 3	VIR 8	MRY 2	S6H 2	MID 2	DAY 6	IOW 1	BAR 5	MON 5	WGI 3	SON 3	MIL 9	4	381
2008	Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates	R24 1	MIA 1	MEX 2	VIR 1	MRY 3	S6H 1	MID 8	DAY 1	BAR 1	MON 5	WGI 13	SON 6	NJP 9	MIL 9	1	408
2009	Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates	R24 2	VIR 12	NJP 9	LAG 2	S6H 1	LEX 1	DAY 7	BAR 2	WGI 2	MON 10	MIL 3	MIA 2			2	331
2010	Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates	R24 2	MIA 1	BAR 1	VIR 1	LIM 26	S6H 1	LEX 1	DAY 1	NJP 2	WGI 1	MON 1	MIL 1			1	372
2011	Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates	R24 1	MIA 1	BAR 1	VIR 2	LIM 7	S6H 2	ELK 1	LAG 2	NJP 1	WGI 2	MON 5	LEX 2			1	385

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Memo Rojas". Grand American Road Racing. http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1831. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Memo Rojas joins field for Monterrey race". Motorsport.com. May 17, 2005. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=185333. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
3. ^ Garrow, Mark (February 15, 2008). "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Daytona 500". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/nascar/story?page=gbu0215. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
4. ^ Grand-Am Communications (September 21, 2008). "GRAND-AM: Shank Team Claims Miller Finale". SPEED Channel. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-shank-team-claims-miller-finale/P1/. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
5. ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 20, 2010). "GRAND-AM: The Year Of Ganassi". SPEED Channel. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/grand-am-the-year-of-chip-ganassi/. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
6. ^ Dagys, John (January 30, 2011). "ROLEX 24: Ganassi Goes Big With Rolex 1-2". SPEED Channel. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/rolex-24-ganassi-goes-big-with-rolex-1-2/. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 

External links

• Official website
• Memo Rojas at Driver Database
• Memo Rojas at Racing Reference

Persondata
Name	Rojas, Memo
Alternative names	Rojas, Guillermo
Short description	Professional race car driver
Date of birth	August 18th, 1981
Place of birth	Mexico City
Date of death
Place of death