Miguel Molina has been blisteringly fast throughout his career in a range of cars, winning races in the World Endurance Championship and the DTM, so here’s everything you need to know about the Spaniard.
Molina began his career on the ladder below Formula 1, racing in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Spanish Formula 3 and the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
He also competed in two races in the unique Superleague Formula championship, representing the Al Ain football club from the UAE in a series that saw cars painted in the colours of a football team.
Molina then switched to endurance racing later in his career, winning the European Le Mans Series and taking victories in WEC.
Miguel Molina won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2024
The Spaniard made his debut in the World Endurance Championship in 2017 after a mixed stint in the DTM, failing to battle for a championship.
Molina drove the Ferrari 488 GTE in the LMGTE Am class for much of the season. However, the year started on the wrong foot with a retirement at the season opener at Silverstone.
After a lacklustre round in Britain, alongside Francesco Castellacci and Swiss driver Thomas Flohr, Molina drove to fourth place next time out at Spa-Francorchamps.
On his first visit to Le Mans, Molina moved to the LMGTE Pro class, sticking with the Ferrari 488 GTE to finish in fourth place at the only 24-hour race on the calendar.
The final six rounds of the 2017 season in WEC were incredibly competitive for Molina, who returned to the LMGTE Am class for the rest of the season.
He stood on the podium four times, beginning with a second place at Nurburgring. The only class victory of the year for the No. 54 Spirit of Race entrant was taken at Fuji Speedway in Japan.
After four more seasons of competing in GTE cars in WEC and winning just one race in that time, Molina joined the all-new Hypercar class with Ferrari for 2023.
The Spaniard teamed up with Nicklas Nielsen and Italian driver Antonio Fuoco, driving the Ferrari 499P in the championship’s top class.
Molina’s career in Hypercar kicked off with third place at Sebring which was improved upon next time out in Portugal, with a second place at the undulating Algarve International Circuit in Portimao.
After retiring at Spa-Francorchamps, the No. 50 Ferrari’s strong run of two podiums in four races ended a competitive first season at the highest level of endurance racing.
The trio finished the three opening rounds the following year, taking third place at Spa-Francorchamps just before the series went to Le Mans.
As the World Endurance Championship arrived in France, Ferrari had yet to take victory despite have three cars entered into the Hypercar class.
Molina and his teammates qualified in fifth place, just under a second slower than the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport car that took pole position.
The No. 50 car led the first lap of the 24-hour race before the No. 51 entry passed the Porsche that started on pole position early in the event to make it a Ferrari 1-2.
Molina and his teammates kept out of trouble as the customer Ferrari operated by AF Corse retired with electrical issues.
Both Alpines failed to finish on a disastrous day for the French team. A record nine cars finished on the lead lap, and the No. 51 car triumphed over their nearest rivals, the No. 7 Toyota.
Miguel Molina won the European Le Mans Series in 2021
After transitioning to endurance racing from the DTM ahead of the 2017 season, Molina balanced racing in the World Endurance Championship with a campaign in the European Le Mans Series.
The Spaniard competed in ELMS for two full seasons in 2018 and 2021 while racing in the LMGTE class for Ferrari.
Molina won his first race in the series at Paul Ricard in France at the start of a very short six-round campaign.
After the highs of Paul Ricard, the Spaniard and his teammates Liam Griffin and Alex MacDowall drove to fourth place at Monza.
They retired at the Red Bull Ring in Austria before taking their second victory of the season at Silverstone. They were competitive in the final two rounds, scoring fourth place at Spa-Francorchamps and second place at the Algarve International Circuit.
This blistering speed wasn’t enough to clinch the class championship, which the No. 88 Proton Competition Porsche entry won.
After narrowly missing out on the title in LMGTE, Molina returned for a second campaign three years later in 2021.
The season started with a victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. This sparked an incredible season where Molina, alongside his teammates the Italian duo of Matteo Cressoni and Rino Mastronardi, stood on the podium at every event.
The Red Bull Ring yielded third place for Molina before victory at Paul Ricard kept up their title challenge. The final three rounds saw the No. 80 car drive to second place at Monza and Spa-Francorchamps before winning in Portugal, which was enough to win the championship.
So, with that in mind, here is everything you need to know about Molina…
How old is Miguel Molina? Where was he born?
Molina is 35 years old and was born on the 17th of February 1989 in Girona, Spain.
How tall is Miguel Molina? What is his height in feet?
Molina is 1.75m which measures at 5’7 in feet.
Miguel Molina’s WEC career stats
As of the end of the 2024 World Endurance Championship season, Molina is yet to win an overall or class title. But the Spaniard has competed for regular overall and class podiums and wins since making his debut in 2017.
WEC titles: 0
WEC race entries: 47
WEC Hypercar wins: 1
WEC LMGTE Am wins: 1
WEC LMGTE Pro wins: 1
WEC Hypercar poles: 3
WEC LMGTE Am poles: 0
WEC LMGTE Pro poles: 0
WEC Hypercar podiums: 6
WEC LMGTE Am podiums: 2
WEC LMGTE Pro podiums: 10