Lucas Ordóñez
Spanish racing driver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucas Ordóñez Martín-Esperanza (born May 1, 1985) is a Spanish former racecar driver, who entered professional racing by winning a spot in a PlayStation 3 Gran Turismo competition.[1][2] Racing for Nissan in the 2009 GT4 European Cup season, he secured a podium finish in his first event.[3] Two race wins towards the end of the season secured him joint second place overall.
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Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||
Full name | Lucas Ordóñez Martín-Esperanza | ||||||||||
Born | May 1, 1985 (1985-05) (age 39) | ||||||||||
Racing licence | FIA Gold | ||||||||||
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In 2011 he and his team came in 2nd in their class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[4]
Ordonez began 2012 by taking the role of lead driver in Nissan's 'all-gamer car' at the Dubai 24 Hours.[5] The team finished on the podium.[6] He competed in the European Le Mans Series and Le Mans 24 Hours for Greaves Motorsport.
For the 2012 24 Hours Nürburgring race, driving the #123 car with Kazunori Yamauchi, he finished 1st in the SP 8T class, and 30th overall.[7]