Rodolfo Lavín is a Mexican

Mexican people

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 racing driver

Auto racing

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 from San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

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. He most notably raced in the Champ Car World Series.

In Mexico, Lavín raced in Formula Azteca and Formula 3. With funding in the form of sponsorship from Corona

Corona (beer)

Corona Extra, better known as Corona and labeled as Coronita in Spain, is a brand of pale lager owned and produced by Cerveceria Modelo at a number of breweries in Mexico. It is one of the best-selling beers in Mexico and is one of the top-selling beers worldwide...

, with whom his father is on the board, Lavin raced in Indy Lights from 1996–2000 and Toyota Atlantics from 2001-2002. Lavín was not particularly successful in either series, with no wins, but a best finish of 6th in Indy Lights and 2nd in Toyota Atlantics. However, he did manage to set the record for most starts in Indy Lights, with 58.

Regardless, he moved up to the Champ Car series in 2003, driving a disadvantaged Reynard

Reynard Motorsport

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 chassis for Walker Racing

Walker Racing

Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

. He had a mediocre rookie season, but managed to sign with Forsythe Championship Racing

Forsythe Championship Racing

Forsythe/Pettit Racing is a racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing.-History:...

, a top Champ Car team, for the 2004 season. In 2004, Lavín notched one front row start and one podium; however, he was not a consistent front-runner, and was usually behind team-mates Paul Tracy

Paul Tracy

Paul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who has competed in CART, the ChampCar World Series and the IndyCar Series...

 and Patrick Carpentier

Patrick Carpentier

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. Lavín found himself out of a ride at the start of the 2005 season, but he joined the HVM

CTE-HVM Racing

HVM Racing is an auto racing team owned by Keith Wiggins that competes in the IndyCar Series. It competed in the Champ Car World Series in 2007 as Minardi Team USA when it was co-owned by Paul Stoddart...

 team halfway through the season, and posted several respectable results.

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2001	Michael Shank Racing Mike Shank Mike Shank is an American racecar team owner and former racecar driver born in Columbus, Ohio. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the 1996-1997 Indy Racing League season, the 1997 Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He started racing in 1989,...	LBH 7	NAZ Firestone Indy 225 The Firestone Indy 225 was an IndyCar racing event held at Nazareth Speedway from 1987-2004. From 1987-2001, the event was sanctioned by CART. In 2002, the race switched to the Indy Racing League.... 3	MIL Ret	MTL Grand Prix of Montreal The Grand Prix of Montreal was an annual auto race in Montreal, Quebec on the Champ Car World Series circuit.-History:Originally known as the Molson Indy Montreal, it was first held at Sanair Super Speedway, an oval track, from 1984 through 1986... Ret	CLE Grand Prix of Cleveland The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an open wheel automobile racing event in the Champ Car World Series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The 2006 race, held on June 25, marked the 25th anniversary of the event... 11	TOR Honda Indy Toronto The Honda Indy Toronto is an annual IndyCar Series race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was a Champ Car World Series race held annually from 1986 to 2007... 8	CHI 4	TRR Circuit Trois-Rivières The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has hosted American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Rolex Series, Trans-Am series and Formula Atlantic races in the past... 7	ROA Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America The Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America was an open wheel car race held on the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It was a round of the Champ Car World Series for most of Champ Car's existence, the first race being held in 1982... 8	VAN Molson Indy Vancouver Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual Champ Car race held in a street circuit near B.C. Place and running past Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada held in July or August from 1990 to 2004.... 5	HOU Grand Prix of Houston The Grand Prix of Houston was an annual auto race on the Champ Car World Series circuit. It was held in a street circuit located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States of America for four years, then returned for two years on a course laid out in the parking lot of the Reliant Park Complex... Ret	LS Monterey Grand Prix The Monterey Grand Prix was an auto race held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The race was first held as a USAC Road Racing Championship event, following the success of the SCCA's Pebble Beach Road Races. After USAC's road racing series disbanded in 1962, the race became a non-championship race for... 6	7th	69
2002	Michael Shank Racing Mike Shank Mike Shank is an American racecar team owner and former racecar driver born in Columbus, Ohio. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the 1996-1997 Indy Racing League season, the 1997 Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He started racing in 1989,...	MTY Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey The Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was a round of the Champ Car World Series held on a street circuit at Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. It was first held in 2001, and it was held for the last time in 2006.-Results:-External links:*... 7	LBH 11	MIL 2	LS Monterey Grand Prix The Monterey Grand Prix was an auto race held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The race was first held as a USAC Road Racing Championship event, following the success of the SCCA's Pebble Beach Road Races. After USAC's road racing series disbanded in 1962, the race became a non-championship race for... 7	POR Grand Prix of Portland The Grand Prix of Portland was a Champ Car World Series race held at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. The race has not been highly considered as an addition to the Indy Car Series, but is a likely candidate should the league desire a Pacific Northwest venue.For nearly its entire... 12	CHI 9	TOR Honda Indy Toronto The Honda Indy Toronto is an annual IndyCar Series race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was a Champ Car World Series race held annually from 1986 to 2007... 8	CLE Grand Prix of Cleveland The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an open wheel automobile racing event in the Champ Car World Series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The 2006 race, held on June 25, marked the 25th anniversary of the event... 11	TRR Circuit Trois-Rivières The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has hosted American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Rolex Series, Trans-Am series and Formula Atlantic races in the past... 8	ROA Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America The Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America was an open wheel car race held on the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It was a round of the Champ Car World Series for most of Champ Car's existence, the first race being held in 1982... Ret	MTL Grand Prix of Montreal The Grand Prix of Montreal was an annual auto race in Montreal, Quebec on the Champ Car World Series circuit.-History:Originally known as the Molson Indy Montreal, it was first held at Sanair Super Speedway, an oval track, from 1984 through 1986... 11	DEN Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver The Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver is a former Champ Car race held on a street circuit in Denver, Colorado. A Champ Car race was first held in Denver at Centennial Park dirt oval in 1951 and 1952 under AAA sanctioning. 38 years later Champ Cars returned to Denver with a downtown... Wth	9th	76

CART/Champ Car

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points
2003	Walker Racing Walker Racing Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...	STP 2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg The 2003 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the first round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on February 23, 2003 at Albert Whitted Airport and the surrounding streets of St... 18	MTY 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix The 2003 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the second round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on March 23, 2003 on the streets of Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.-Qualifying results:... 15	LBH 2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach The 2003 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on April 13, 2003 on the streets of Long Beach, California.-Qualifying results:... 18	BRH 2003 London Champ Car Trophy The 2003 London Champ Car Trophy was the fourth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 5, 2003 on the Indy Circuit at Brands Hatch in Longfield, Kent, England... 15	LAU 2003 German 500 The 2003 German 500 was the fifth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 11, 2003 on the oval track at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Klettwitz, Brandenburg, Germany... 9	MIL 2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 The 2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 was the sixth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 31, 2003 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was the first night race in CART history.-Qualifying results:... 14	LS 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey The 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventh round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on June 15, 2003 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.-Qualifying results:... 19	POR 2003 G.I. Joe's 200 The 2003 G.I. Joe's 200 was the eighth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on June 22, 2003 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.-Qualifying results:... 11	CLE 2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix The 2003 U.S. Bank Cleveland Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on July 5, 2003 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio... 14	TOR 2003 Molson Indy Toronto The 2003 Molson Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on July 13, 2003 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Qualifying results:-Race:-Caution flags:-Notes:... 15	VAN 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver The 2003 Molson Indy Vancouver was the eleventh round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on July 27, 2003 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Qualifying results:-Race:-Caution flags:-Notes:... 8	ROA 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America The 2003 Mario Andretti Grand Prix at Road America was the twelfth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 3, 2003 at the Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.... 19	MDO 2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio The 2003 Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio was the thirteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 10, 2003 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio... 12	MTL 2003 Molson Indy Montreal The 2003 Molson Indy Montreal was the fourteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 24, 2003 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Qualifying results:- Race :- Caution flags :- Notes :... 15	DEN 2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver The 2003 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the fifteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on August 31, 2003 on the streets of Denver, Colorado.-Qualifying results:- Race :- Caution flags :- Notes :... 19	MIA 2003 Grand Prix Americas (Champ Car race) The 2003 Grand Prix Americas was the sixteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on September 28, 2003 on the streets of downtown Miami, Florida.-Qualifying results:- Race :- Caution flags :- Notes :... 18	MXC 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante The 2003 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante was the seventeenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on October 12, 2003 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico.-Qualifying results:- Race :- Caution flags :- Notes :... 18	SRF 2003 Lexmark Indy 300 The 2003 Lexmark Indy 300 was the eighteenth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on 26 October 2003 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia... 8	FON 2003 King Taco 500 The 2003 King Taco 500 was to have been the nineteenth and final round of the 2003 CART World Series season on November 9, 2003 at the California Speedway in Fontana, California... NH	18th	17
2004	Forsythe Championship Racing Forsythe Championship Racing Forsythe/Pettit Racing is a racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing.-History:...	LBH 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach The 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 18, 2004 on the streets of Long Beach, California... 10	MTY 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey The 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey was the second round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 23, 2004 on the streets of Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico.-Qualifying results:-Race:... 13	MIL 2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 The 2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 was the third round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 5, 2004 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin.-Qualifying results:-Race:... 9	POR 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland The 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland was the fourth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 20, 2004 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.-Qualifying results:- Race :... 18	CLE 2004 U.S. Bank Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland The 2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland was the fifth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 3, 2004 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio.-Qualifying results:-Race:... 9	TOR 2004 Molson Indy Toronto The 2004 Molson Indy Toronto was the sixth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 11, 2004 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Qualifying results:-Race:... 14	VAN 2004 Molson Indy Vancouver The 2004 Molson Indy Vancouver was the seventh round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 25, 2004 on the streets of Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... 15	ROA 2004 Grand Prix of Road America The 2004 Grand Prix of Road America was the eighth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presented the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 8, 2004 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.-Qualifying results:-Race:-Caution flags:... 2	DEN 2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver The 2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the ninth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 15, 2004 on the streets of Denver, Colorado near the Pepsi Center.-Qualifying results:... 11	MTL 2004 Molson Indy Montreal The 2004 Molson Indy Montreal was the tenth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 29, 2004 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec.-Qualifying results:-Race:-Caution flags:... 11	LS 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey The 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the eleventh round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 12, 2004 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.-Qualifying results:... 12	LVS 2004 Bridgestone 400 The 2004 Bridgestone 400 was the twelfth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 25, 2004 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Qualifying results:-Race:... 4	SRF 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 The 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on October 24, 2004 on the Streets of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.-Qualifying results:... 15	MXC 2004 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate The 2004 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate was the fourteenth and final round of the2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 7, 2004 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico... 13						14th	156^
2005	CTE-HVM Racing	LBH 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach The 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 10, 2005 on the streets of Long Beach, California...	MTY 2005 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey The 2005 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the second round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 22, 2005 on the streets of Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais was the polesitter and the race winner was Bruno...	MIL 2005 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 The 2005 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 was the third round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 4, 2005 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Jimmy Vasser was the pole sitter while Paul Tracy won the race...	POR 2005 G.I. Joe's Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland The 2005 G.I. Joe's Presents the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland was the fourth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 19, 2005 at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. The pole sitter was Justin Wilson and the race...	CLE 2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland The 2005 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland was the fifth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 26, 2005 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. Due to the controversy at the 2005 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, any...	TOR 2005 Molson Indy Toronto The 2005 Molson Indy Toronto was the sixth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 10, 2005 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais was the pole sitter and Justin Wilson won the race...	EDM 2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton The 2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton was the seventh round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 17, 2005 at Finning International Speedway, a temporary course laid out at Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta,...	SJO 2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose The 2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose was the eighth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 31, 2005 on the streets of San Jose, California. Sébastien Bourdais swept both the pole and the race win... 13	DEN 2005 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver The 2005 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the ninth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 14, 2005 on the streets of Denver, Colorado near the Pepsi Center... 5	MTL 2005 Molson Indy Montreal The 2005 Molson Indy Montreal was the tenth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 28, 2005 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais was the polesitter and Oriol Servià won the race... 14	LVS 2005 Hurricane Relief 400 The 2005 Hurricane Relief 400 was the eleventh round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 24, 2005 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race victory... 5	SRF 2005 Lexmark Indy 300 The 2005 Lexmark Indy 300 was the twelfth and penultimate round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on 22 October 2005 on the Streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia. Sébastien Bourdais won the race and also clinched his second consecutive Champ... 13	MXC 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate The 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate was the thirteenth and final round of the2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 6, 2005 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico... 15							18th	72

• ^ New points system introduced in 2004.

External links

• Rodolfo Lavín's biography