Daniel "Dani" Sardo Castillo ( Spanish: Daniel Sordo Castillo , born May 2, 1983 , Torrelavega , Cantabria ) - Spanish race car driver , participant in the World Rally Championship . Sordo is known for the fact that for a very long time, despite regular hits on the podium at the stages of the World Rally Championship, he could not win. The first victory finally came to Dani at the German Rally 2013 (he climbed the podium more than 35 times).
| Daniel Sordo | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | May 2, 1983 (36 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Torrelavega , Cantabria , Spain |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| World Rally Championship | |
| Years in the rally | 2003 - present time |
| Teams | Citroën Mini |
| Stages | 128 |
| Championship titles | 0 |
| Wins | one |
| Catwalks | 38 |
| Won Dopov | 148 |
| Points | 739 |
| First rally | 2003 Catalunya |
| First victory | Rally Germany 2013 |
| Last victory | Rally Germany 2013 |
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Career
Sordo first took part in WRC competitions in 2003 : at the wheel of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII in the Catalunya Rally, he finished in 18th place overall. In 2004, he became the winner of the Spanish Junior Championship. In 2005 , having won four victories, the Spaniard won the World Junior Rally Championship, and later, in the same year, he excelled in the Spanish Championship.
In 2006, the pilot transferred to the WRC team Citroën . As a result, he finished the season in 5th place in the overall standings, finishing four times on the podium. At the first rally of the 2007 season - Monte Carlo Rally - Sordo took second place. During the year he finished 6 more times on the podium, and as a result, gaining 65 points, took fourth place in the championship. In 2008, Sordo continued to play for Citroën.
According to the results of the world rally championships of 2008 and 2009, Sordo took the third place. In 2010, Dani played for both the Citroën factory team and the Citroën Junior Team . This year, Dani finished the championship in 5th place.
In May 2011, Sordo moved to Mini [1] , where Chris Mick became his partner. The team participated in six rallies, Sordo became the eighth, gaining 59 points [2] , while Dani twice climbed the podium: in France he became the second, and in Germany - the third.
In 2012, Dani continued to play for the Mini.
On November 15, 2012, it became known that Dani was returning to the Citroën team in 2013 .
The list of victories in the World Rally Championship
| # | Official name | Season | Navigator | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 31. ADAC Rallye Deutschland | 2013 | Carlos del Barrio | Citroën DS3 WRC |
Notes
- ↑ Sordo moves to Mini, officially . (inaccessible link)
- ↑ WRC Championship Standings , wrc.
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Sordo
- Official site