Timeline

Career year by year

Roldán Rodríguez's sporting and media milestones, from karting to television.

  1. Karting

    1995 · First steps in karting

    Aged 11, I get into a kart for the first time. The start of a sporting career devoted to motorsport.

  2. Karting

    1999 · 3rd in the Spanish Junior Karting Championship

    Third place in the Spanish Junior Karting Championship.

  3. Single-seaters

    2002 · Move to single-seaters in Formula Junior 1600

    Single-seater debut in the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 Championship.

  4. Single-seaters

    2002 — 2003 · Formula Renault runner-up

    Formula Renault runner-up in 2002 and 2003.

  5. Single-seaters

    2006 · Formula 3: runner-up and Iberian F3 champion in 2006

    In 2006, Formula 3 runner-up and Iberian Formula 3 champion.

  6. Formula 1

    2007 · Formula 1 test with Spyker at Silverstone

    Official Formula 1 tests driving the Spyker-Ferrari at Silverstone.

  7. Formula 1

    Winter 2007 · Formula 1 test with Force India

    First Formula 1 test with Force India.

  8. F3000 & GP2

    2007 — 2010 · International F3000 and GP2 Series

    Racing one step below F1 at circuits such as Spa-Francorchamps, Monaco, Hungaroring, Silverstone and Zandvoort.

  9. GP2

    2008 · Win in Shanghai and 3rd in the GP2 Asia Series

    Race win in Shanghai and 3rd place in the GP2 Asia Series championship.

  10. GP2

    2009 · GP2 podium at the Nürburgring and racing in Belgium

    GP2 podium at the Nürburgring and on the grid at the Belgian Grand Prix.

  11. GT racing

    2010+ · International GT Open with BMW and Toyota

    Move to GT racing in GT3 and GT4 with manufacturers such as BMW and Toyota in the International GT Open, at circuits like Spa-Francorchamps, Monza and Barcelona, with a podium at Spa.

  12. Media

    2016 · Debut as F1 journalist and TV host

    From the track to the studio: Formula 1 journalist and TV host at Movistar F1 and Cadena COPE, also covering Formula 2, Formula 3, Porsche Supercup and IndyCar.

  13. Media

    2021 · Reporter and TV host at DAZN F1

    Formula 1 reporter and TV host at DAZN F1: pit lane, grid, driver interviews and technical analysis.