Daniel Juncadella Pérez-Sala (born 7 May 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Genesis Magma Racing. A Macau Grand Prix winner and Formula 3 champion in his youth, he was a test driver in Formula One before moving on to sports car racing. As a Mercedes-AMG factory driver, he won the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, Intercontinental GT Challenge and Spa 24 Hours.
He is the son of Xavier Juncadella and nephew of José María Juncadella, Alex Soler-Roig and Luis Pérez-Sala, also racecar drivers.
Early career
Karting Juncadella began his motorsport career in karting in 2004, finishing 21st in the Copa Campeones Trophy Junior. He also finished 32nd in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.
Master Junior Formula Juncadella began his formula racing career in the 2007 Master Junior Formula season. He finished as runner-up in the championship, with seven wins and 359 points; losing out to Isaac Lopez by nine points.
Formula BMW After six races at the end of the 2007 Formula BMW ADAC season, the following season, Juncadella competed in the new-for-2008 Formula BMW Europe series for EuroInternational. He finished fourth in the standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races, including two wins at the Hungaroring. For 2009, Juncadella remained in the series, staying with EuroInternational. He finished as runner-up behind Brazilian team-mate Felipe Nasr in the championship with one win at Monza Circuit. Juncadella finished every race in the points, but was not enough to keep his backing from the Red Bull Junior Team.
Formula Three
Juncadella stepped up to the Formula 3 Euro Series for the 2010 season, joining Nicolas Marroc at Prema Powerteam, supported by professional road bicycle racing team Astana. At his first event at Circuit Paul Ricard, Juncadella took his first pole position before finishing fourth in the first race.
Formula One Juncadella tested with Williams F1 during the Young Drivers test at Silverstone, setting the fifth best time on the first day.
On 24 January 2014, Juncadella joined Force India as a reserve driver. He attended all races and took part in Friday practice sessions.
In December 2024, Juncadella joined Aston Martin (the successor of Force India) as a simulation driver for the 2025 season.
Sportscar career
DTM For the 2013 season, Juncadella raced with Mercedes in the DTM. Following three seasons with Mücke Motorsport, the Spaniard left the series for a year to race for AKKA ASP in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup championships. Juncadella returned to the DTM in 2018, where he scored three pole positions and two podiums, including a victory at Brands Hatch, on his way to 15th in the standings. The following year, Juncadella joined the Aston Martin Vantage DTM project with R-Motorsport, and although he beat teammates Paul di Resta, Jake Dennis, and Ferdinand Habsburg in the overall classifications, the Spanish driver only finished 14th in points.
In 2021, Juncadella returned after a year of absence to pilot GruppeM Racing's Mercedes during the series's first season under GT3 regulations. He was able to finish in the points more often than not, which yielded ninth position in the standings with one podium at the Nürburgring.
Focus on GTWC Following multiple years of incomplete campaigns in the series, Juncadella would partake in a full season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2022, driving at AKKodis ASP with fellow factory drivers Raffaele Marciello and Jules Gounon. The trio shone throughout the year, notably winning the 24 Hours of Spa, and secured the Endurance Cup title thanks to another victory at the Barcelona season finale. During 2022, Juncadella also drove in all four events of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, adding a victory at Indianapolis to the aforementioned one at Spa and finishing second at the Bathurst 12 Hours to win the IGTC drivers' championship.
IMSA The 2023 season saw Juncadella compete for WeatherTech Racing in the GTD Pro category of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he paired up with Jules Gounon. Together with Maro Engel, the duo shone at the designated endurance races, winning their class at the 24 Hours of Daytona as well as at the season-ending Petit Le Mans race, wins which helped them towards a Michelin Endurance Cup title. Two further wins in sprint events helped them towards second place in the overall classification, as Lexus's Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat dominated the year.
Personal life Juncadella list his hobbies as cross-country skiing, padel tennis, golf, music, going out, while his favourite circuit is Monza Circuit, where he won once during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season. His favorite drivers are Mika Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher.
Juncadella is the nephew of Luis Pérez-Sala, who drove for the Minardi Formula One team in and and was team principal of the Spanish HRT F1 in .
Racing record
Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2007 Master Formula Junior Javier Juncadella 21 7 0 13 13 359 2nd Formula BMW ADAC AM-Holzer Rennsport 6 0 0 0 0 86 23rd 2008 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 16 2 4 1 5 237 4th Formula BMW World Final 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th Formula BMW Americas Euro Junior Team 6 1 0 0 3 54 NC† 2009 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 16 1 0 0 7 288 2nd 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series Prema Powerteam 18 1 1 4 3 35 8th GP3 Series Tech 1 Racing 10 0 0 0 1 10 14th British Formula 3 Championship Prema Powerteam 3 1 0 2 2 N/A NC† Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2011 Formula 3 Euro Series Prema Powerteam 27 4 4 3 14 280 3rd FIA Formula 3 International Trophy 8 1 0 0 2 72 3rd Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Macau Grand Prix 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series Prema Powerteam 24 5 5 6 6 240 1st FIA European Formula 3 Championship 20 5 5 5 5 252 1st Masters of Formula 3 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mücke Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 21 16th Formula One Williams F1 TeamTest driver 2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mücke Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 22 18th Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team Test driver 2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mücke Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 26 20th Blancpain Endurance Series Rowe Racing 5 0 0 0 0 42 7th Euroformula Open Championship Emilio de Villota Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† Macau Grand Prix Fortec Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA I 18 0 0 2 0 6 24th British GT Championship Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 18 16th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 2 45th Macau Grand Prix Hitech GP 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup AKKA ASP 10 0 0 0 0 19 15th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 1 1 0 1 41 6th Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC FIA GT World Cup Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Black Falcon10000N/A13th 2017–18 Formula E Mahindra RacingTest driver 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS 20 1 3 4 2 61 15th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 3 0 0 0 1 33 12th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 1 15 16th IMSA SportsCar Championship Jackie Chan DCR JOTA 1 0 0 0 0 20 55th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport10000N/ADNF 2018–19 Formula E HWA RacelabTest driver 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters R-Motorsport II 18 0 0 0 0 23 14th 2019–20 Formula E Mercedes-EQ Formula E TeamReserve driver 2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 10Q Racing Team Hauer & Zabel GbR10000N/ADNF 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 16 0 1 0 1 77 9th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team 3 0 1 0 1 36 9th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Alegra Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 300 47th Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP201011811th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 3 0 0 2 0 809 13th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD1001056938th Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports10001 ADAC GT Masters Mercedes-AMG Team zvo 5 0 0 0 0 105 13th Mann-Filter Team Landgraf60213 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKodis ASP Team 5 1 1 1 3 89 1st Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing2100268 1st Mercedes-AMG Team AKKodis ASP11101 Mercedes-AMG GruppeM Racing10000 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Spain10000N/A9th 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 11 4 1 2 6 3648 2nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 7 20th GT World Challenge Asia – GT3 Craft-Bamboo Racing 8 2 2 1 3 91 7th GT World Challenge Asia – Pro-Am Cup 8 2 2 1 3 92 8th Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing100002317th Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing20001 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 GetSpeed Performance / Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed100000NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed10000N/ADNF FIA GT World Cup Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing10000N/A5th 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 TF Sport 8 0 0 0 1 37 14th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 808 20th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT20200830th Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT10000 Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 1 16 15th Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT10000N/A4th FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Spain 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd FIA GT World Cup Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 TF Sport 8 1 0 0 1 78 6th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 0 0 0 2 937 16th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 6 3 0 0 4 90 3rd Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Red Bull Team ABT 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF Formula One Aston Martin Aramco F1 TeamSimulator driver 2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupMercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 1 2 1 3 59 3rdNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP924 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A19thFIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarGenesis Magma Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 25th*24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar10000N/A13th † As Juncadella was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula BMW ADAC results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2007 AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH OSC11 OSC12 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR11 NÜR12 ZAN1 ZAN2 OSC21 OSC22 NÜR21 NÜR22 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 23rd 86
Complete Formula BMW Europe results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2008 EuroInternational CAT1 CAT2 ZOL1 ZOL2 SIL1 SIL2 HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 VSC1 VSC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 4th 237 2009 EuroInternational CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIL1 SIL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 VSC1 VSC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 2nd 288
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key)