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Lucas Ordóñez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ordóñez and the second or maternal family name is Martín-Esperanza.
Lucas Ordóñez
Ordóñez in 2013
NationalitySpain Spanish
Full nameLucas Ordóñez Martín-Esperanza
BornMay 1, 1985 (1985-05) (age 39)
Racing licence FIA Gold
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2011–2015
TeamsSignatech Nissan, Greaves Motorsport
Best finish9th (2011)
Class wins0

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.

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]

Racing record

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2011 France Signatech-Nissan France Soheil Ayari
France Franck Mailleux 		Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 320 9th 2nd
2012 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport United Kingdom Alex Brundle
United Kingdom Martin Brundle 		Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 340 15th 8th
2013 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport Germany Michael Krumm
United Kingdom Jann Mardenborough 		Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 327 9th 3rd
2014 Japan Nissan Motorsports Global Belgium Wolfgang Reip
Japan Satoshi Motoyama 		Nissan ZEOD RC UNC 5 DNF DNF
2015 Japan Nissan Motorsports Japan Tsugio Matsuda
Russia Mark Shulzhitskiy 		Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 115 DNF DNF

FIA GT Series results

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Year Class Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2013 Pro-Am Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan NOG
QR
19
 		NOG
CR
7
 		ZOL
QR
18
 		ZOL
CR
Ret
 		ZAN
QR
13
 		ZAN
QR
8
 		SVK
QR 		SVK
CR 		NAV
QR
13
 		NAV
CR
11
 		TBA
QR 		TBA
CR 		10th 49

* Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Pts
2013 NDDP Racing Nissan GT-R GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SEP SUG SUZ
9 		FUJ FUJ AUT MOT 27th 3
2014 NDDP Racing with B-MAX Nissan GT-R GT3 GT300 OKA
4 		FUJ
5 		AUT
4 		SUG
9 		FUJ
10 		SUZ
19 		BUR
1 		MOT
8 		4th 48
2015 Kondo Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 GT500 OKA
11 		FUJ
11 		BUR
Ret 		FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT NC 0

References

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  1. ^ "GT Academy kicks off". granturismoworld.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
  2. ^ Plunkett, Luke (6 January 2009). "Two Guys Go From Racing Games To Racing Real Cars". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ^ Hanlon, Mike (6 May 2009). "Lucas Ordoñez – the first virtual-to-real race driver". gizmag.com.
  4. ^ Tackie, Penrose (14 June 2011). "GT Academy winner gains podium finish at Le Mans". playstation.com. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. ^ Weeks, James (6 January 2012). "Nissan confirm Dubai 24 Hours line-up". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ^ "GT Academy Winners Earn Podium Finish at Dubai 24H - News - gran-turismo.com". us.gran-turismo.com. January 18, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  7. ^ http://www.24h-rennen.de/uploads/media/24h_RACE_PROVISIONAL_TOTAL.pdf[permanent dead link]
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