# Filip Salaquarda

Filip Salaquarda (born January 11, 1984, in Prague) is a professional racing driver from the Czech Republic.

## Career
### Early career

After an early career in karting, Salaquarda began his racing career in 2000 in his native Czech Republic, competing in the Ford Puma Cup where he finished in third place. A year later he stepped up to the Škoda Octavia Cup, finishing the year 13th in the standings.
In 2002, he made his single–seater debut in the Formula BMW ADAC series in Germany. In his first season in the category he was classified in 21st place. The following year he improved to 13th overall, taking a podium place in the final round at Hockenheim.

### Formula Three

In 2004, Salaquarda graduated to Formula Three, racing in the German championship with the family ISR Racing team. He finished the season in 11th place with 42 points. 2005 saw him move up to the Formula 3 Euro Series, the first of three seasons in the category. He failed to score a point in his first two seasons, whilst in 2007 a switch to HBR Motorsport saw him score three points.
In 2005, he contested the famous end–of–season Macau Grand Prix whilst in 2006 and 2007 he also took part in the Masters of Formula 3 non–championship races.

### F3000 International Masters

In June 2006, Salaquarda made an appearance at the Oschersleben round of the F3000 International Masters season. Driving for the Charouz Racing System team, he finished both races in second place. Despite only taking part in those two races, he scored enough points to finish 12th in the standings.

### A1 Grand Prix

In April 2007, Salaquarda made his A1 Grand Prix debut for A1 Team Czech Republic in Shanghai, taking over the seat from Jaroslav Janiš. After finishing 17th in the sprint race he took the final points–paying position in the main event by finishing tenth. The following season, Salaquarda took part in the final six races of the campaign, taking a best race result of 11th place, also in Shanghai.

### International Formula Master

Towards the end of 2007, Salaquarda took part in the final round of the International Formula Master season at Monza with ISR Racing. The following year he took part in a full season in the series, taking a best result of sixth in the opening race of the year at Valencia to finish in 24th position.

### Le Mans Series

In May 2009, Salaquarda made a one–off appearance in the Le Mans Series, taking part in the Spa–Francorchamps 1000km event. He was entered in the GT1 class for IPB Spartak Racing, racing alongside Peter Kox and countryman Erik Janiš. They finished the race second in class, behind the winning Luc Alphand Aventures Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, and 15th overall.

### Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Later the same month, Salaquarda made his debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining the RC Motorsport team at the third round of the season in Monaco. After the race, in which he finished 21st, he left the team to join Prema Powerteam, who he remained with for the rest of the season. His best race result came in the sprint event at Portimão, where he finished in tenth place. He finished the season in 27th place overall.
Salaquarda continued in the series in 2010, competing for ISR Racing who took over the entry of RC Motorsport. He finished the season classified in 11th place, taking a double–pole position at his home round in Brno and podium places at Brno and Magny–Cours.

### Other series

In 2008, Salaquarda originally signed to race for Brooks Associates Racing in the Atlantic Championship in the United States, but the deal fell through at the last minute when the driver funding fell through
Salaquarda also made his GP2 test debut in October 2009, driving two days for Trident Racing at the Jerez circuit in Spain.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2000 | Ford Puma Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd |
| 2001 | Škoda Octavia Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 13th |
| 2002 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team ISR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21st |
| 2003 | Formula BMW ADAC | SONAX-ISR-Charouz | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 13th |
| 2004 | German Formula Three Championship | Team ISR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11th |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Team ISR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 2005 | Macau Grand Prix | HBR Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Team ISR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2006 | Masters of Formula 3 | Team ISR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 27th |
| 2006 | F3000 International Masters | Charouz Racing System | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 16 | 12th |
| 2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27† | 12th† |
| 2007 | Formula 3 Euro Series | HBR Motorsport | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th |
| 2007 | Masters of Formula 3 | HBR Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2007 | International Formula Master | Team ISR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2007–08 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Czech Republic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10† | 19th† |
| 2008 | International Formula Master | Team ISR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th |
| 2009 | Le Mans Series - GT1 | IPB Spartak Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | RC Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Prema Powerteam | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th |
| 2010 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | ISR Racing | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 11th |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| 2011 | Superleague Formula | Pons Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 9th |
| 2011 | German Formula Three Championship | Brandl Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th |
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Scuderia Vittoria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 26th |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | Vita4One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18th |
| 2012 | GT1 World Championship | AF Corse | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 7th |
| 2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | Vita4One Team Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2013 | FIA GT Series | AF Corse | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 13th |
| 2013 | International GT Open - GTS | AF Corse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24th |
| 2013 | Gulf 12 Hours - GT3 Pro-Am | Kessel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
| 2014 | Blancpain GT Series | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35th |
| 2014 | Blancpain GT Series | ISR Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2014 | Blancpain GT Series | Bhaitech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2015 | Blancpain GT Series | ISR Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21st |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series | ISR Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series | ISR Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 24th |
| 2017 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team ISR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | ADAC GT Masters | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28th |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Team ISR | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 9th |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | Team ISR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16th |
| 2020 | ADAC GT Masters | Team ISR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32nd |
| 2021 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 | Audi Sport Italia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10th |
| 2023 | ESET Cup Endurance - GT3 | ISR Racing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 1st* |
| 2023 | ESET Cup Sprint - GT3 | ISR Racing | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 1st* |
| 2024 | International GT Open | ISR Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
† – Team standings.

### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2005 | Team ISR | Dallara F305/046 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 Ret | PAU 1 17 | PAU 2 Ret | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 Ret | MON 1 19† | MON 2 13 | OSC 1 14 | OSC 2 19 | NOR 1 14 | NOR 2 15 | NÜR 1 22 | NÜR 2 19† | ZAN 1 13 | ZAN 2 14 | LAU 1 19 | LAU 2 17 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 16 | 23rd | 0 |
| 2006 | Team ISR | Dallara F306/009 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 15 | LAU 1 14 | LAU 2 Ret | OSC 1 14 | OSC 2 10 | BRH 1 20 | BRH 2 18 | NOR 1 14 | NOR 2 17† | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 7 | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 10 | CAT 1 15 | CAT 2 Ret | LMS 1 16 | LMS 2 18 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 11 | 22nd | 0 |
| 2007 | HBR Motorsport | Dallara F306/009 | Mercedes | HOC 1 20 | HOC 2 12 | BRH 1 14 | BRH 2 17 | NOR 1 DSQ | NOR 2 DSQ | MAG 1 17 | MAG 2 15 | MUG 1 13 | MUG 2 Ret | ZAN 1 10 | ZAN 2 10 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 18 | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 5 | NOG 1 13 | NOG 2 15 | HOC 1 20 | HOC 2 18 | 17th | 3 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2006–07 | Czech Republic | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR | CZE FEA | BEI SPR | BEI FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | IDN SPR | IDN FEA | NZL SPR | NZL FEA | AUS SPR | AUS FEA | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR 17 | SHA FEA 10 | GBR SPR | GBR SPR | 12th | 27 |
| 2007–08 | Czech Republic | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR | CZE FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | ZHU SPR | ZHU FEA | NZL SPR | NZL FEA | AUS SPR | AUS FEA | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR Ret | MEX FEA 16 | SHA SPR 13 | SHA FEA 11 | GBR SPR 12 | GBR SPR 15 | | | 19th | 10 |

### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
| 2009 | RC Motorsport | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MON 1 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 1 |
| 2009 | Prema Powerteam | | | | | | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 NC | SIL 1 19 | SIL 2 17 | BUG 1 Ret | BUG 2 16 | ALG 1 10 | ALG 2 12 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 Ret | ALC 1 12 | ALC 2 15 | 27th | 1 |
| 2010 | ISR Racing | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 DNS | SPA 2 15 | MON 1 8 | BRN 1 15 | BRN 2 3 | MAG 1 15 | MAG 2 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 7 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 4 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 19 | 11th | 44 |
| 2011 | Pons Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 15 | MNZ 2 18 | MON 1 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 34th | 0 |

### Complete Superleague Formula results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Position | Points |
| 2011 | Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague | Atech Reid Grand Prix | HOL | HOL | HOL | BEL | BEL | BEL | 9th | 95 |
| 2011 | Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague | Atech Reid Grand Prix | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | X | 9th | 95 |

### FIA GT competition results
#### GT1 World Championship results

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2012 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | NOG QR 5 | NOG CR 6 | ZOL QR 13 | ZOL CR 3 | NAV QR 10 | NAV QR 9 | SVK QR 1 | SVK CR 4 | ALG QR 12 | ALG CR Ret | SVK QR 7 | SVK CR 6 | MOS QR 9 | MOS CR Ret | NUR QR 8 | NUR CR 1 | DON QR Ret | DON CR 8 | 7th | 84 |

#### FIA GT Series results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
| 2013 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Pro-Am | NOG QR DNS | NOG CR DNS | ZOL QR 9 | ZOL CR 12 | ZAN QR Ret | ZAN QR Ret | SVK QR 13 | SVK CR 9 | NAV QR | NAV CR | TBA QR | TBA CR | 13th | 34 |

### Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
| 2014 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Pro | NOG QR 8 | NOG CR 10 | BRH QR 7 | BRH CR 7 | ZAN QR 17 | ZAN CR DNS | SVK QR Ret | SVK CR DNS | ALG QR | ALG CR | ZOL QR 9 | ZOL CR 7 | | | 22nd | 13 |
| 2014 | Bhaitech | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | Pro | | | | | | | | | | | | | BAK QR 20 | BAK CR 16 | 22nd | 13 |
| 2015 | ISR | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 6 | NOG CR 7 | BRH QR 12 | BRH CR 11 | ZOL QR 10 | ZOL CR 7 | MOS QR 14 | MOS CR Ret | ALG QR 9 | ALG CR 11 | MIS QR 13 | MIS CR 10 | ZAN QR 11 | ZAN CR 4 | 16th | 26 |
| 2016 | ISR | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 8 | MIS CR 5 | BRH QR 17 | BRH CR 20 | NÜR QR Ret | NÜR CR 20 | HUN QR 7 | HUN CR 21 | CAT QR 21 | CAT CR 12 | | | | | 19th | 10 |
| 2017 | ISR | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 10 | MIS CR 15 | BRH QR 12 | BRH CR Ret | ZOL QR 4 | ZOL CR 2 | HUN QR 17 | HUN CR DNS | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | | | | | 12th | 21 |