Sergio Hernández

Sergio Hernández von Reckowski (born 6 December 1983 in Xàbia, Valencian Community, Spain) is a Spanish racing driver, who competed in the FIA GP2 Series between 2005 and 2007. A future race winner in the World Touring Car Championship, Hernández would complete two full seasons in GP2, before making a final appearance at the end of the 2007 campaign.

Hernández would be signed by Campos Racing for the inaugural GP2 Series season in 2005, partnering Juan Cruz Álvarez for the campaign. The Spaniard would go on to have a difficult rookie campaign, scoring three points to be outscored by his teammate by 1.5 points come the end of the campaign.

For 2006 Hernández secured a move to Durango for the campaign, partnering Lucas di Grassi as the senior driver in the team. The Brazilian youth would go on to out-score Hernández across the campaign, with the Spanish racer losing his seat in GP2 at the end of the season having scored just a single point in 2006.

After switching to the WTCC for 2007, Hernández would be called up to replace Ricardo Risatti for the GP2 finale at his home race in Valencia. The Spaniard would fail to score in either race, before ending his single-seater career at the end of the season.

Hernández's career would continue in the WTCC until the end of the 2010 season, the Spaniard claiming one win in his four full seasons as well as two Independents' Trophy titles. In 2011 the Spaniard completed a partial season in the International Superstars Series, before retiring from racing at the end of the season.

Background
Hernández's career began in karting, racing from his mid-to-late teens before signing up to claim his first single-seater role in 2001. Joining the Formula BMW Iberia, Hernández would claim eighth in his rookie season of single-seaters, earning him a seat in Formula 3 Spain for 2002. Ninth would result for Hernández in his first season in F3, which was enough for the young Spaniard to secure a sophomore campaign in 2003.

Expanded Horizons: 2003 - 2004
Hernández's second season in Spanish F3 saw him claim seventh, while the Spaniard also entered races in the World Series Light and British Formula 3. A handful of points in both series would follow, although Hernández would only return to Spanish F3 for 2004, alongside a partial campaign in World Series by Nissan. Sixth in his third campaign in Spanish F3, which would result from a move to Campos Racing for the season, as well as thirteenth in World Series, would be Hernández's reward for his fourth season in single-seaters.

GP2 Series History
Hernández was signed by Campos Racing for the inaugural 2005 FIA GP2 Series, partnering Juan Cruz Álvarez for the season.

Post GP2 Series Career
Hernández moved on to the FIA World Touring Car Championship for the 2007 season, driving a customer BMW for the season. The following season saw Hernández win the Independents' Trophy in the WTCC with ten wins, earning him a factory seat with BMW for 2009. After claiming one out-right win Hernández would drop back to the Independents' class for 2010, and would again win the title with five further wins in class.

For 2011 Hernández secured a drive in the Superstars Championship, completing a partial campaign before ending his racing career at the end of the season.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.


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