Rodrigo Sales

Rodrigo Sales
Rodrigo Sales
Nationality	American; Mexican; via dual nationality
Born	November 2, 1973 (age 51); Sonoma, California, United States
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Nielsen Racing
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	24
Starts	16 (16 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th (LMGTE) in 2020

Rodrigo Sales (born November 2, 1973) is an American-Mexican businessman and part-time racing driver.

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He became the Asian Le Mans Series champion in 2022 alongside Matt Bell and Ben Hanley.^[1]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	Pirelli World Challenge - TC	Stephen Cameron Racing	11	0	0	0	62	14th
2018	IMSA SportsCar Challenge - TC	Compass Racing^[2]	10	3	0	7	305	2nd
2019	Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS	eEuroparts.com Rowe Racing^[3]	5	0	0	0	62	40th
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE	JMW Motorsport^[4]	4	0	0	0	26	11th
2020	Le Mans Cup - GT3	Spirit of Race^[5]	1	0	0	0	3	16th
2021	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3	Nielsen Racing^[6]	4	0	0	2	39	5th
	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE	JMW Motorsport^[7]	6	0	0	0	52	8th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am	JMW Motorsport^[7]	1	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am	Compass Racing^[8]^[9]	5	0	1	1	37	17th
	GT America Series - GT3	Compass Racing^[8]^[9]	2	0	0	2	0	NC†
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	WIN Autosport^[10]	1	0	0	0	274	30th
	24H TCE Series - TCR	Simpson Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	NC†
2022	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Nielsen Racing^[11]^[12]^[13]	4	2	0	4	104	1st
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2		6	0	0	0	15	16th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	N/A	16th
2023	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Nielsen Racing^[14]^[15]	4	0	0	1	39	6th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am		6	0	0	3	75	4th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	Tower Motorsports	1	0	0	0	600	20th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	TDS Racing	1	0	0	0	600	20th
2024	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Richard Mille by TDS	6	2	1	4	94	4th
2024	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Panis Racing	1	0	0	0	N/A	9th

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2020	JMW Motorsport	LMGTE	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	LEC	SPA 9	LEC 7	MNZ 6	ALG 7		11th	26
2021	JMW Motorsport	LMGTE	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	CAT 7	RBR 5	LEC 6	MNZ 4	SPA 6	ALG 6	8th	52
2022	Nielsen Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 13	IMO 12	MNZ 6	CAT 7	SPA 11	ALG 10	16th	15
2023	Nielsen Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 4	LEC 4	ARA 2	SPA Ret	PRT 2	ALG 3	4th	75
2024	Richard Mille by TDS	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 2	LEC 1	IMO 3	SPA Ret	MUG 1	ALG 5	4th	94

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	JMW Motorsport	Jody Fannin Thomas Neubauer	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	117	DNF	DNF
2022	Nielsen Racing	Matt Bell Ben Hanley	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	362	20th	16th
2022	Nielsen Racing	Matt Bell Ben Hanley	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	362	20th	2nd
2023	Nielsen Racing	Mathias Beche Ben Hanley	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	18	DNF	DNF
2023	Nielsen Racing	Mathias Beche Ben Hanley	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	18	DNF	DNF
2024	Panis Racing	Mathias Beche Scott Huffaker	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	293	23rd	9th
2024	Panis Racing	Mathias Beche Scott Huffaker	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	293	23rd	4th

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