Ander Vilarino
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Ander Vilariño Facal is a Spanish
professional racecar driver who competed in several national formula championships from 1996 to 2004. Vilariño competed in karting events from 1990 until his 1996 debut in French Formula Campus. In 1997 Vilariño would move to the more prestigious French Formula Renault, staying there for two years. Vilariño would then spend 1999 competing in rally events in Spain.
In 2000 Vilariño made his major breakthrough, winning the Spanish Formula SuperToyota championship. This landed him a drive in one race of the 2001 European Le Mans Series
. In 2001 he also won his second championship, winning the Spanish Formula Three
title. Vilariño moved to World Series by Nissan in 2002, driving for the Graff team until 2004, when he left the series.After that, Vilariño moved to the European Hill Climb Championship where he won the FIA European Hill Climb Cup in 2005 and won the FIA European Hill Climb Championship in 2007. Finally Vilariño moved back to circuit racing to the VdeV Series where finished 7th in the Sport Prototipe European Endurance Challenge in 2008 and finished 3rd in the same championship in 2009 after racing in only half of the season.
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professional racecar driver who competed in several national formula championships from 1996 to 2004. Vilariño competed in karting events from 1990 until his 1996 debut in French Formula Campus. In 1997 Vilariño would move to the more prestigious French Formula Renault, staying there for two years. Vilariño would then spend 1999 competing in rally events in Spain.
In 2000 Vilariño made his major breakthrough, winning the Spanish Formula SuperToyota championship. This landed him a drive in one race of the 2001 European Le Mans Series
European Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series was a sports car endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans that was created in 2000 and ran its only season in 2001 before being cancelled. It was created by Don Panoz as an expansion on his successful American Le Mans Series run by IMSA...
. In 2001 he also won his second championship, winning the Spanish Formula Three
Spanish Formula Three
The European F3 Open Championship is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It is one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe and Scandinavia that together form an important part of the established "career ladder" below Formula One. The championship's first...
title. Vilariño moved to World Series by Nissan in 2002, driving for the Graff team until 2004, when he left the series.After that, Vilariño moved to the European Hill Climb Championship where he won the FIA European Hill Climb Cup in 2005 and won the FIA European Hill Climb Championship in 2007. Finally Vilariño moved back to circuit racing to the VdeV Series where finished 7th in the Sport Prototipe European Endurance Challenge in 2008 and finished 3rd in the same championship in 2009 after racing in only half of the season.