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Fermín Vélez Bisbe (April 3, 1959 – March 31, 2003) was a Spanish sports car racing driver, two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring and two-time World Sportscar Championship Group C2 champion.
Vélez was a driver in the Indy Racing League, racing in the 1996–1997 seasons with six career starts, including two at the Indianapolis 500. Born in Barcelona, Spain, Vélez died there of cancer.
Vélez is honoured by the 24H Series sportscar race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, where the race is called the Fermin Vélez Trophy.
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1986 | ![]() |
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Porsche 956B | Gr.C1 | 349 | 4th | 4th |
1987 | ![]() |
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Spice-Fiero SE86C - Cosworth | Gr.C2 | 321 | 6th | 1st |
1989 | ![]() |
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Spice SE89C - Cosworth | Gr.C2 | 244 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | ![]() |
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Spice SE90C - Cosworth | Gr.C1 | 308 | 18th | 18th |
1996 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | WSC | 31 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | LMP1 | 332 | 8th | 1st |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
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1988 | Repsol Silk Cut Racing | JER DNQ |
VAL 13 |
PAU DNQ |
SIL DNQ |
MNZ |
PER 14 |
BRH DNQ |
BIR 12 |
BUG 15 |
ZOL |
DIJ |
NC | 0 |
(key)
IndyCar SeriesYear | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1996 | Team Scandia | WDW | PHX 19 |
INDY 21 |
22nd | 60 | ||||||||
1996–1997 | Team Scandia | NHM | LVS | WDW 9 |
PHX 14 |
INDY 10 |
TXS 25 |
PPIR | CLT | NH2 | LV2 | 26th | 82 |
Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (non-win) |
Top 10s (non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 wins |
Championships |
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2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1996 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 28 | 21 | Scandia |
1997 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 29 | 10 | Scandia |
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