Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Spanish former Formula One driver who has participated in 107 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren, Sauber and HRT teams. He made his Formula One debut on 7 March 1999, becoming one of 79 drivers to score a point in his first race. He has scored a total of 35 championship points, which includes a podium finish at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.
De la Rosa at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
De la Rosa driving for Arrows at the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix
De la Rosa driving for Jaguar at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix
De la Rosa at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix, as a third driver
Formula One drivers from Spain
There have been fifteen Formula One drivers from Spain, the most successful of them being Fernando Alonso who won the World Drivers' Championship twice. Alonso is the only Spanish champion and one of only two Spanish drivers to win a Grand Prix, the other being Carlos Sainz Jr. Two other Spanish drivers have achieved a podium with Pedro de la Rosa and Alfonso de Portago having taken one a piece.
Fernando Alonso in a McLaren at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz Jr. 2024 season position: 5th
Fernando Alonso 2024 season position: 8th
De la Rosa driving for Sauber at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix