Josele Garza

{{short description|Mexican racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver  | name = Josele Garza | image = File:JoseleGarza-1986Indy500.jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = Garza at the 1986 Indianapolis 500 | relatives = | birth_name = Josele Garza Martínez | nationality = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexican | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|15}} | birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico | last_series = IndyCar Series | years_active = 1981 – 1987 | current_team = | car_number = | teams = Garza Racing (22 starts) Machinists Union Racing (66 starts) | starts = 88 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = | best_finish = 2nd Michigan 500 | year = 1986 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = 1981 | award_years = }} '''Josele Garza Martínez'''<ref name="Biography">[http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Josele_Garza Biography],</ref> (born March 15, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional race car driver. He started seven Indianapolis 500 races. Garza was the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after starting sixth, leading 13 laps, and finishing 23rd at the age of nineteen. At nineteen years, two months, and nine days, Garza is the second youngest driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and was not surpassed until 2003 by A. J. Foyt IV. USAC rules at the time required drivers to be 21 years of age, but Garza's racing license listed him as being 22 years old. Garza claims he does not know how the error occurred, but he did not notify officials of the error. He finished tenth in the 1984 Indianapolis 500.

Garza was winless in 88 CART races. His best career finish was a second place at the 1986 Michigan 500. In 1987, he tested a Brabham Formula One car, during free practice of the 1987 Mexican Grand Prix. After he finished his career in CART, he tested with Minardi in F1 during 1987-1988 but never got the required sponsorship to be awarded a race seat and he never made his debut in F1. He came back to Mexico and later he became a team owner in Mexican F2 and F3000 and sometimes raced when his drivers were not up to standard, or absent for some reason.

[[File:1987_Indianapolis_500_(50043378167).jpg|thumb|right|Garza qualifying for the 1987 Indianapolis 500]]

==Racing record==

===Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! Pos ! Points |- | 1980 ! David Psachie |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL 19 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POC 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH 16 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIN1 2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIN2 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT 24 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''''3rd''''' |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''''532''''' |}

===Complete Formula One World Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position / Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Yr ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! WDC ! Points |- | 1986 ! Motor Racing Developments Ltd. ! Brabham BT55 ! BMW Straight-4 (t/c) | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | BEL | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | AUT | ITA | POR |style="background:#F1F8FF;"| MEX PO | AUS ! – ! – |}

===CART===

(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |- | 1981 ! Garza Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX 21 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MIL 14 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ATL 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 23 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL 24 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MEX 18 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX 6 | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''21st''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''30''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1981/R|title=Josele Garza – 1981 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1982 ! Garza Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL 16 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 22 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV 13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ROA 4 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX 18 | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''13th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''56''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1982/R|title=Josele Garza – 1982 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1983 ! Machinists Union Racing | ATL | INDY | MIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POC 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV 20 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH 23 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MCH 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CPL 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAG 12 | PHX | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''22nd''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''9''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1983/R|title=Josele Garza – 1983 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1984 ! Machinists Union Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH 23 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| PHX DNS |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY 10 |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MIL DNS |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEA 23 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE 17 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MCH 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ROA 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 25 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MOH 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SAN 4 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAG 13 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LVS 10 | | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |'''13th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''42''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1984/R|title=Josele Garza – 1984 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1985 ! Machinists Union Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH 28 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY 31 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEA 27 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| CLE 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC 26 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MOH 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SAN 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LAG 7 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIA 9 | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''12th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''46''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1985/R|title=Josele Garza – 1985 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1986 ! Machinists Union Racing |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX 23 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LBH 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INDY 18 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR 17 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MEA 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| CLE 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR 23 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCH 2 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POC 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH 14 | SAN | MCH | ROA | LAG | PHX |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIA 24 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''14th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''45''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1986/R|title=Josele Garza – 1986 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1987 ! Machinists Union Racing |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LBH 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| INDY 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL 22 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEA 24 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CLE 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| POC 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MOH 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| NAZ 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LAG 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MIA 18 | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''11th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''46''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/garzajo01/1987/R|title=Josele Garza – 1987 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref> |}

==Indianapolis 500 results== [[File:JoseleGarzaSVRA2016.jpg|thumb|Josele Garza at the 2016 Brickyard SVRA Pro-Am race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.]] {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish |- | 1981 | Penske | Cosworth | 6th | 23rd |- | 1982 | March | Cosworth | 33rd | 29th |- | 1983 | Penske | Cosworth | 18th | 25th |- | 1984 | March | Cosworth | 24th | 10th |- | 1985 | March | Cosworth | 18th | 31st |- | 1986 | March | Cosworth | 17th | 18th |- | 1987 | March | Cosworth | 25th | 17th |}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | title = Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year| years = 1981 | before = Tim Richmond | after = Jim Hickman}} {{s-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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