Memo Rojas has announced his plans to retire from international motorsport following an illustrious sportscar career which was headlined by three wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
The 42-year-old Mexican driver has won four Rolex Sportscar Series titles for Chip Ganassi Racing, and two European Le Mans Series titles in addition to his Daytona 24 success.
His motorsport career saw him take on sportscar racing for over a quarter of a century, having begun the chapter in the 2007 Grand American Rolex Series with a Chip Ganassi Daytona Prototype (DP), and concluded at the recent World Endurance Championship season-finale in Bahrain.
In an Instagram post, he said: Today is a very special day. One of the most important stages of my life in international motorsports comes to an end.
“This is not goodbye, it’s ‘I’ll see you later.’
“I will continue to be involved in this sport that I love in different ways and new projects.
“Thank you so much everyone.”
Rojas was joined by Scott Pruett, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti when he first won the Daytona 24 in 2008.
In 2011, his second was accomplished with teammates Pruett, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand, as the third win followed two years later at the 51st running with Montoya, Pruett and Charlie Kimball.
After 30 wins over seven seasons in the Sportscar Series, plus the 2014 season when the championship was renamed the United Sportscar Championship under IMSA, he departed Chip Ganassi in 2015 to drive in the unique Deltawing endurance prototype project.
His most recent Daytona 24 entry was at the 2016 race, when he was part of the Scuderia Corsa GTLM effort, finishing 10th overall in the #68 Ferrari 488 GTE with Alessandro Pier Guidi, Alexandre Premat, and Daniel Serra.
Rojas participated in the European Le Mans Series in LMP2 machinery, winning the title in 2017 with G-Drive Racing, and in 2019 with IDEC Sport.
Furthermore, he competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans behind the wheel of LMP2 cars, from 2016 to his final at the Centenary race earlier this year with Alpine.
It was also Rojas’ only WEC season as part of Alpine’s LMP2 effort, who are now entering next year with a pair of A424 Hypercars.
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