Félix Serrallés

Félix Juan Serrallés IV (born June 24, 1992) is a Puerto Rican racing driver. After gathering two second-place finishes in the Caribbean Karting Championship, Serrallés joined the Skip Barber National Championship and finished third. Afterwards, he was recruited by Fortec Motorsport and moved to Europe, where he debuted in the Formula Renault. By 2012, Serrallés had fully adapted to formula racing, remaining in the run for the British Formula 3 Championship until the final race of the season and eventually finishing third. After being sidelined by a back injury for most of 2013, he joined Team West-Tec for the 2014 season of the European Formula 3 Championship.

Félix Juan Serrallés
NationalityPuerto Rico Puerto Rican
Born (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Blancpain GT Series career
Debut season2017
Current teamAKKA ASP
Car number87
Starts12
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2017
Previous series
2017
2015-16
2013-14
2012-13
2012
2011
2011
2010-11
2009–10		Blancpain GT Series
Indy Lights
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Toyota Racing Series
British Formula 3 Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault UK
Formula Renault UK Winter Cup
Skip Barber National Championship
Awards
2010Team USA Scholarship

Early years

Félix Juan Serrallés IV was born on 24 June 1992 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He is the grandson of Puerto Rican Don Q rum magnate Félix Juan Serrallés Jr., the president of Destilería Serrallés headquartered in the same town and grandson of the late Puerto Rican entrepreneur, industrialist and inventor Efraín D. Vassallo Ruíz of Industrias Vassallo fame.

Career

Karting

Serrallés began his racing career in karting at the age of ten and was runner-up in the Caribbean Championship in both 2004 and 2005.[1]

Skip Barber National Championship

After winning a scholarship in 2009 Skip Barber Shootout, Serrallés became a Mazdaspeed Development Driver and had a season in Skip Barber National Championship, where he finished third with two wins.[2]

Formula Renault

In 2010, Serrallés raced in Europe, taking part in the Formula Renault UK Winter Cup for Fortec Motorsport as a guest driver. He continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2011 and the Formula Renault Eurocup, scoring eight points-scoring finishes on his way to twelfth place in the series standings. He also appeared in Formula Renault UK in twelve of the season's twenty races as a guest driver and the Formula Renault UK Finals Series, where he claimed two podiums and finished eighth overall.[3]

Toyota Racing Series

Serrallés contested the Toyota Racing Series in January and February 2012 with Giles Motorsport, finishing ninth in the championship with a win at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfield.[4]

Formula Three
Felix Serralles in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014

On 4 January 2012, it was announced that Serrallés had rejoined Fortec Motorsports for a season in the British Formula 3 Championship.[5] At the opening round of the season at Oulton Park, Serrallés qualified on the front row for the third race of the meeting, and after beating Carlin's Jack Harvey off the grid, Serrallés held his own in the lead and eventually claimed victory, becoming the first Puerto Rican to win in the series.[6] He added a second victory a week later at Monza, winning the second race of the meeting in torrential rain.[7]

Indy Lights

In 2015 Serallés drives for Belardi Auto Racing in the Indy Lights Series.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2009 Skip Barber National Championship 4 0 0 0 0 40 10th
2010 Skip Barber National Championship 14 2 0 5 8 376 3rd
U.S. F2000 National Championship Liberty Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
F2000 Championship Series GTP Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Fortec Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 14 0 0 0 0 41 12th
Formula Renault UK 12 0 0 0 2 N/A NC†
Formula Renault UK Finals Series 6 0 0 0 2 68 8th
2012 British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports 28 5 3 5 13 299 3rd
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 12 1 0 0 2 547 8th
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 29 0 0 1 2 104 11th
British Formula 3 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 15 10th
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Team West-Tec 33 0 0 0 0 82 12th
2015 Indy Lights Belardi Auto Racing 16 1 0 2 2 225 7th
Masters of Formula 3 Jo Zeller Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2016 Indy Lights Carlin 18 2 0 2 5 311 6th
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup AKKA ASP Team 4 0 0 0 0 19 11th

† As Serrallés was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2013 Fortec Motorsports Mercedes MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
15		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
DNS		 SIL
3
4		 HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
5		 HOC
3
2		 BRH
1
16		 BRH
2
15		 BRH
3
16		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
22		 RBR
3
13		 NOR
1
4		 NOR
2
6		 NOR
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
8		 NÜR
2
8		 NÜR
3
12		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ZAN
3
15		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
Ret		 VAL
3
Ret		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
DSQ		 HOC
3
Ret		 11th 104
2014 Team West-Tec F3 Mercedes SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
10		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
8		 HOC
3
Ret		 PAU
1
6		 PAU
2
8		 PAU
3
13		 HUN
1
7		 HUN
2
8		 HUN
3
7		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
4		 NOR
1
8		 NOR
2
11		 NOR
3
13		 MSC
1
9		 MSC
2
10		 MSC
3
Ret		 RBR
1
14		 RBR
2
Ret		 RBR
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
Ret		 NÜR
3
7		 IMO
1
8		 IMO
2
8		 IMO
3
9		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
11		 HOC
3
Ret		 12th 82
2015 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NOR
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 ALG
1		 ALG
2		 ALG
3		 NÜR
1
18		 NÜR
2
Ret		 NÜR
3
15		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 33rd 0

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2015 Belardi Auto Racing STP
13		 STP
8		 LBH
3		 ALA
6		 ALA
4		 IMS
9		 IMS
11		 INDY
11		 TOR
DSQ		 TOR
7		 MIL
1		 IOW
10		 MDO
10		 MDO
5		 LAG
13		 LAG
8		 7th 225
2016 Carlin STP
1		 STP
4		 PHX
7		 ALA
2		 ALA
15		 IMS
7		 IMS
5		 INDY
6		 RDA
3		 RDA
14		 IOW
1		 TOR
2		 TOR
10		 MDO
4		 MDO
10		 WGL
7		 LAG
8		 LAG
5		 6th 311

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MIS
QR
5		 MIS
CR
4		 BRH
QR
4		 BRH
CR
27		 ZOL
QR
5		 ZOL
CR
24		 HUN
QR
15		 HUN
CR
Ret		 NÜR
QR
Ret		 NÜR
CR
19		 15th 19
2018 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro ZOL
1
9		 ZOL
2
4		 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
6		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 11th 19

References
  1. "Bio". felixserralles.com. Felix Serralles. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  2. "BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. "Protyre Formula Renault UK Finals Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  4. "2012 Toyota Racing Series Manfield Race 2" (PDF). Toyota Racing Series. Toyota Racing Management. February 14, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  5. Hornsby, Tom (January 4, 2012). "Serralles signs for Fortec". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  6. "Serralles impresses with victory on Oulton Park debut". Motorsport.com. Top Motorsport. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  7. Carter, Nick (April 15, 2012). "Serralles scores British F3 win number two at Monza". British Formula 3 Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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