Fermín Vélez
Fermín Vélez was a Spanish sports car racing driver, two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring and two-time World Sportscar Championship Group C2 champion.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Vélez died there as well, after suffering from cancer for a long time. He was also a driver in the Indy Racing League, racing in the 1996–1997 seasons with six career starts, including two at the Indianapolis 500.
Vélez is honoured by the 24-hour sportscar race at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmélo, where the race is called the Fermin Vélez Trophy.
Motorsports career results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
| 1986 |  John Fitzpatrick Racing |  Emilio de Villota George Fouché | Porsche 956 C | Gr.C1 | 48 | 4th | 4th |
| 1987 | Spice Engineering | Gordon Spice Philippe de Henning | Spice SE86C - Ford | Gr.C2 | 321 | 6th | 1st |
| 1989 | Chamberlain Engineering | Jesús Pareja Hervé Regout | Spice SE88C - Ford | Gr.C2 | 244 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Spice Engineering | Tim Harvey Chris Hodgetts | Spice SE90C - Ford | Gr.C1 | 308 | 18th | 18th |
| 1996 |  Rocketsports | Yvan Muller Andy Evans | Ferrari 333 SP | WSC | 31 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Eric van de Poele Wayne Taylor | Ferrari 333 SP | WSC | 332 | 12th | 1st |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 1988 | Barcelona Motorsport | JER DNQ | VAL 13 | PAU DNQ | SIL DNQ | MNZ | PER 14 | BRH DNQ | BIR 12 | BUG 15 | ZOL | DIJ | NC | 0 |
American open wheel
IndyCar Series
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Top 10s | Indianapolis 500 wins | Championships |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |