Nationality Spanish Starts 44 Car no. 7 | Current team Koiranen GP Debut season 2012 Name Carmen Jorda | |
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Born 28 May 1988 (age 36) Alcoy (Spain) ( 1988-05-28 ) Former teams Ocean Racing TechnologyBamboo Engineering | ||
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Carmen Jordá Buades (born 28 May 1988) is a Spanish race car driver, who is currently a development driver for the Renault F1 Team. She was born in Alcoy, Spain. She currently resides in Valencia, Spain and Miami, Florida.
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- Skyf1 carmen jorda
- Gp3 vicky piria alice powell and carmen jorda
- Firestone Indy Lights Series 2010
- GP3
- Formula 1
- Criticism
- American open wheel racing results
- Complete GP3 Series results
- References
On 19 January 2010, Jordá tested an Indy Lights car for Walker Racing at Sebring International Raceway and later tested an Indy Lights car for Andersen Racing at Barber Motorsports Park. Almost two months later, on March 8, 2010, it was announced that Jordá had signed with Andersen Racing full-time to drive in the Firestone Indy Lights Series for the 2010 season.
Gp3 vicky piria alice powell and carmen jorda
Firestone Indy Lights Series (2010)
Jordá made her first career start in the Firestone Indy Lights Series on March 28, 2010 at the Firestone Indy Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the Streets of St. Petersburg, finishing in 11th position after starting in 15th. After completing only one lap before retiring at Barber Motorsports Park, Jordá had her best career finish in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and attained her first top–10 finish on April 18, 2010 at the Streets of Long Beach. After a three-race hiatus, missing races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Iowa Speedway, and Watkins Glen International, Jordá made her return to competition at the Exhibition Place in Toronto on July 18, 2010. However, the race did not fare well for her, as she finished in last place. The next weekend, at Edmonton City Centre Airport for the Edmonton Indy 100, Jordá completed only six laps in the race before encountering gearbox problems. She finished in last place for the second straight race. Jordá did not make another start for the remainder of the season and missed races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Infineon Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, and Homestead–Miami Speedway.
GP3
Jordá made her debut in GP3 with Ocean Racing Technology in 2012. Jordá finished the season 28th in the driver's championship failing to score any points. In 2013 Jordá signed with Bamboo Engineering and finished the season 30th in the driver's championship, again failing to score any points. For 2014 season Jordá signed with Koiranen GP, again failing to score any points.
Formula 1
On 6 February 2015, it was announced that Jordá had joined Lotus F1 as a development driver. For 2016, Jorda remained with the team, now known as Renault Sport Formula One Team, after Lotus was bought out by the French manufacturer.
Criticism
Jorda's signing as Lotus test development driver has repeatedly come under criticism. Former rally driver and head of the FIA's Women & Motor Sport Commission, Michèle Mouton, described her as a "marketing gimmick", citing "Simona de Silvestro, Danica Patrick, Susie Wolff or even Beitske Visser" as better choices. Writing for Vice, James Newbold commented that the signing of Jorda had been "the wrong message", suggesting she got the position based on her looks rather than her performances in GP3, where she finished 29th in 2014 while only the series winner Alex Lynn also secured a spot with a Formula One team for 2015. F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone defended Jorda however, saying: "She is very good. We asked Lotus to see and she has done a good job for them. She wants to be in F1. We have to try to find the right way, but she is not alone. There are plenty of other people." In early 2016, former Lotus test driver Marco Sørensen denounced Jorda's qualities, saying that she had been as much as twelve seconds off his pace in simulator runs.
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
