Alex Soler-Roig

Alex Soler-Roig, born on October 29, 1931, is the son of a wealthy Catalan surgeon. Alejandro began his racing career in 1966 in hill climbs and won the race held at Montjuïc three times. He then moved on to Formula 2 driving a Lola T100-Ford and also made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Porsche in 1968. The following year, he finished fourth in the 12 Hours of Sebring.

It was his father who took care of Jochen Rindt after his accident during the 1969 Spanish Grand Prix. That’s how we see the Austrian and Alex teammates in 1970, at the wheel of a Porsche 908, during the 1000 km of Buenos Aires, which they finished in second place.

That same year, Alex participated in the Spanish Grand Prix with a semi-works Lotus-Ford, but failed to qualify. He achieved the same result in the Belgian and French rounds.

In 1971, he was hired by the March team, but the results of the five Grand Prix in which he participated were not glorious: four retirements and one non-qualification. Soler-Roig made his return to F1 the following year with a BRM, but retired due to an accident during the two Grand Prix in which he participated.

However, he was more successful in touring cars, winning the Spanish championship twice (in 1971 and 1972), the 1971 24 Hours of Spa (with Dieter Glemser in a Ford Capri 2600 RS) and finishing fourth in the European championship in 1972, with two victories to his name. Alex ended his racing career at the end of 1972 to focus on his transport business.

Picture below: Alex Soler-Roig and Dieter Glemser at the wheel of their works Ford Capri 2600 RS, during the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans.