Carlos Palau
{{Short description|Spanish racing driver}}
Carlos Palau (born March 4, 1959) is a Spanish former racing driver.
He started racing in motorbikes switching to cars in 1986 racing at Spanish Renault Turbo Cup.
He had a long term relation with Ford working in the development of the Mondeo 4x4 FIA II supertourer.
He joined Ford UK team in 1994 FIA Supertouring World Championship at Donington.
He raced 3 times in 24 Hours of Le Mans winning GT Class in 1994 with Porsche.
In GT Class he raced with big brands as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Lister and Saleen.
With Saleen he won the Spanish GT2 Championship in 1999 and Spanish GT Championship in 2001.
Racing highlights
- 24 Hour of Le Mans in 1994, 1995, 1997
- 1992 Spanish Touring Car Vice Champion
- 1993 Spanish Touring Car Championship − Third
- 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans GT2 Winner
- 1999 Spanish GT Championship GT2 Winner
- 2000 Spanish GT Championship Vice Champion
- 2001 Spanish GT Championship Winner, 24 Hours of Barcelona Winner
Racing results
=24 Hours of Le Mans results=
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| Year
! Team ! Co-drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
|---|
| 1994
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition | align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Dupuy | align="left"| Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GT2 | 308 | 8th | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
| 1995
| align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pilot Aldix Racing | align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Ferté | align="left"| Ferrari F40 LM | GT1 | 270 | 12th | 6th |
| 1997
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Saleen/Allen Speedlab | align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Price Cobb | align="left"| Saleen Mustang SR | GT2 | 133 | DNF | DNF |
See also
References
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- {{DriverDB driver|carlos-palau}}
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Category:Spanish racing drivers
Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers