Rodolfo Lavín Martínez (born July 30, 1977) is a Mexican racing driver from San Luis Potosí. 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, with whom his father is on the board, Lavin raced in Indy Lights from 1996 to 2000 and Toyota Atlantics from 2001 to 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 start a record 58 races in Indy Lights.
Regardless, he moved up to the Champ Car series in 2003, driving a disadvantaged Reynard chassis for Walker Racing. He had a mediocre rookie season, but managed to sign with Forsythe Championship Racing, 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 teammates Paul Tracy and Patrick Carpentier. Lavín found himself out of a ride at the start of the 2005 season, but he joined the HVM team halfway through the season with respectable results.
He tried to get sponsorship from Corona for the 2007 Champ Car season but no deal was made.
He is currently living in San Luis Potosí and he is one of the owners of the Santa Ursula Camp.
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Leading Edge Motorsport | MIA | LBH | NAZ | MIS | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | TRO | VAN | LS | 25th | 2 | |||
| 1997 | Indy Regency Racing | MIA | LBH | NAZ | SAV | STL | MIL | DET | POR | TOR | TRO | VAN | LS | FON | 30th | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Indy Regency Racing | MIA | LBH | NAZ | STL | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | TRO | VAN | LS | FON | 27th | 5 | |
| 1999 | Brian Stewart Racing | MIA | LBH | NAZ | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | DET | CHI | LS | FON | 17th | 19 | |||
| 2000 | Brian Stewart Racing | LBH | MIL | DET | POR | MIS | CHI | MDO | VAN | LS | STL | HOU | FON | 11th | 48 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Michael Shank Racing | LBH 7 | NAZ 3 | MIL Ret | MTL Ret | CLE 11 | TOR 8 | CHI 4 | TRR 7 | ROA 8 | VAN 5 | HOU Ret | LS 6 | 7th | 69 | |
| 2002 | Michael Shank Racing | MTY 7 | LBH 11 | MIL 2 | LS 7 | POR 12 | CHI 9 | TOR 8 | CLE 11 | TRR 8 | ROA Ret | MTL 11 | DEN Wth | 9th | 76 |
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Walker Racing | Reynard 02i | Ford XFE V8t | STP 18 | MTY 15 | LBH 18 | BRH 15 | LAU 9 | MIL 14 | LS 19 | POR 11 | CLE 14 | TOR 15 | VAN 8 | ROA 19 | MDO 12 | MTL 15 | DEN 19 | MIA 18 | MXC 18 | SRF 8 | FON NH | 18th | 17 | [1] | |
| 2004 | Forsythe Championship Racing | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE V8t | LBH 10 | MTY 13 | MIL 9 | POR 18 | CLE 9 | TOR 14 | VAN 15 | ROA 2 | DEN 11 | MTL 11 | LS 12 | LVS 4 | SRF 15 | MXC 13 | 14th | 156^ | [2] | ||||||
| 2005 | CTE-HVM Racing | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE V8t | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | EDM | SJO 13 | DEN 5 | MTL 14 | LVS 5 | SRF 13 | MXC 15 | 18th | 72 | [3] |