1. Josep "Pepe" Oriola Vila was born on 9 July 1994 and is a Spanish racing driver.
17 Facts About Pepe Oriola
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Pepe Oriola became the youngest driver to race in the World Touring Car Championship when he competed in the 2011 season.
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Pepe Oriola won the 1st ever 24h race of only TCR Cars in Spa Francorchamps in 2019 with the team Red Camel-Jordans.
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Pepe Oriola is part of the team Changan Ford in China Touring Car Championship CTCC where in 2019 won 3 races.
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Pepe Oriola switched to touring cars at the end of 2009 at the age of 15 when he competed in the final round of the SEAT Leon Supercopa Spain, finishing on the podium.
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Pepe Oriola took his first victory at the second Eurocup race at Brands Hatch, which was shortened due to a heavy accident involving Francisco Carvalho.
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Pepe Oriola then took a double victory at the season finale at Valencia to move up to fourth in the final Eurocup standings.
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In 2011 Pepe Oriola raced a SEAT Leon in the World Touring Car Championship for Sunred Engineering.
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Pepe Oriola became the youngest ever driver in the series when he made his debut, aged 16 years, 8 months and 11 days at the 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil.
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Pepe Oriola scored his first points in the second race of the season at Curitiba.
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Pepe Oriola will continue in the WTCC in 2012, staying with Sunred but now racing under the Tuenti Racing Team banner.
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Pepe Oriola left the first round in Italy in a three way tie for first place in the Yokohama Trophy with Stefano D'Aste and Alex MacDowall, having started from the class pole position in race one.
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Pepe Oriola took his first overall podium finish in race two of the Race of Portugal.
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Pepe Oriola spent much of the season at the top of the Yokohama Trophy but dropped behind Norbert Michelisz in the standings after the Race of Brazil.
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Pepe Oriola took his second podium finish of the season in race two of the Race of Japan with second place behind Stefano D'Aste having started from that position on the reversed grid.
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Pepe Oriola stayed in the WTCC for the 2013 season driving for the Tuenti Racing Team.
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Pepe Oriola retired from race one with a puncture having been running fifth and finished sixth in race two.