Mans. This would be de Villota's last trip to Le Mans 24 hours. The opening two races of the 1987 World Sport-Prototype Championship was held in Spain, Kremer Racing paired two local drivers for these races. Paco Romero joined de Villota in the Marlboro-sponsored Porsche 962C. The pair finished 10th at Jarama and then 8th at Jerez. De Villota stepped away from Group C racing, to race to 8th overall in the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup. By 1988, de Villota had retired from International racing, although he still won three Spanish Porsche Carrera Cup Championships in four years (1993, 1995 and 1996) at national level. However, in 1996 he raced in Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo in the Gran Premio Repsol Resistencia Del Jarama, a round of the BRP Global GT series, alongside Pablo de Villota and Fulvio Ballabio. It would be five more years before he reappears, this time at Estoril, racing a Porsche 911 GT2, in a Spanish GT race. De Villota still races, albeit mostly in Spain. After retiring He currently heads the team and racing school, Emilio de Villota Motorsport. His son Emilio de Villota Jr. has raced in Formula Three and Formula 3000. His daughter María de Villota was a test driver for Marussia F1; a major crash in a test in July 2012 left her with serious injuries; she died in October 2013. Racing record Career highlights Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Non-Championship Formula One results (key) Complete Shellsport International Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete British Formula One Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete World Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) References External links 1946 births Living people Spanish racing drivers Sportspeople from Madrid Spanish Formula One drivers British Formula One Championship drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Porsche Supercup drivers RAM Racing Formula One drivers March Formula One drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Sports car racing team owners