Fermín Vélez

Fermín Vélez (April 3, 1959 – March 31, 2003) was a Spanish sports car racing driver, two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring and two-time World Sportscar Championship Group C2 champion.

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Vélez died there as well, after suffering from cancer for a long time. He was also a driver in the Indy Racing League, racing in the 1996–1997 seasons with 6 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500.

Vélez is honoured by the 24-hour sportscar race at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmélo, where the race is called the Fermin Vélez Trophy.

Motorsports career results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1986	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Emilio de Villota George Fouché	Porsche 956 C	Gr.C1	48	4th	4th
1987	Spice Engineering	George Fouché John Graham	Spice SE86C - Ford	Gr.C2	321	6th	1st
1989	Chamberlain Engineering	Jesús Pareja Hervé Regout	Spice SE88C - Ford	Gr.C2	244	DNF	DNF
1990	Spice Engineering	Tim Harvey Chris Hodgetts	Spice SE90C - Ford	Gr.C1	308	18th	18th
1996	Rocketsports	Yvan Muller Andy Evans	Ferrari 333 SP	WSC	31	DNF	DNF
1998	Doyle-Risi Racing	Eric van de Poele Wayne Taylor	Ferrari 333 SP	WSC	332	12nd	1st

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

American open wheel

(key)

IndyCar Series

Indy 500 results^[1]

References