Marta García (racing driver)
| Marta García | |
|---|---|
 Marta García in 2019 | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | Marta García López |
| Born | 9 August 2000 Denia, Spain |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 15 |
| Engine | Autotecnica |
| Starts | 19 (19 entries) |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019–2022 2017 2016–2017 | W Series SMP F4 Championship Spanish F4 Championship |
Marta García López (born 9 August 2000)[1][2] is a Spanish professional racing driver currently competing in F1 Academy for Prema Racing.[3] She is the 2023 F1 Academy champion with two races to spare. She is a race winner in the W Series and won titles including the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and the Trofeo delle Industrie in 2015, the oldest kart race in the world.
Personal life
Marta García López was born in Dénia, Spain on 9 August 2000.
She is not related to fellow Spanish racing driver Belén García.[citation needed]
Career
Marta García started her motorsports career in kart racing, where she won titles including the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2015 and the Trofeo delle Industrie of 2015, the oldest kart race in the world, which has previously been won by many Formula 1 champions, such as Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.[4]
W Series
In 2019, she took part in the inaugural W Series, finishing 4th in the championship. She started from pole position and won the race at the Norisring event.[5]
Marta was set to contest the 2020 championship before it was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] A 10-event eSports series was held on iRacing in its place, with Garcia taking second place in the championship.[7]
García participated in the 2021 W Series season, driving for the newly formed Puma W Series Team.[8] She initially qualified in 7th place for the opening round of the season at the Red Bull Ring, but retired on lap 12 with when her car developed mechanical problems. Four non-points finishes and only a single podium followed, which left García 12th in the standings at the end of the season.
She returned for the 2022 W Series, racing for the CortDAO W Series Team.
F1 Academy
On 21 March 2023, Garcia was confirmed to be driving in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series, for the Prema Racing team.[9]
On 5 May 2023, at circuit Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Garcia qualified in pole position for races 1 and 2; however, she was later judged to have track limit infringements during the first qualifying session and lost pole position for race 1.[10]
On 21 October 2023, at the Circuit of the Americas in race 1 of 3 of the weekend Garcia secured the inaugral F1 Academy championship.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2017 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9th |
| SMP F4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th | ||
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 4th |
| 2021 | W Series | Puma W Series Team | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12th |
| 2022 | W Series | CortDAO W Series Team | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6th |
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 235 | 1st* |
† As García was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drivex | NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
ALC 3 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
ALG 3 |
VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 5 |
VAL 3 6 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 6 |
JAR 1 8 |
JAR 2 8 |
JAR 3 7 |
JER 1 5 |
JER 2 7 |
JER 3 5 |
NC† | 0 |
| 2017 | MP Motorsport | ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 6 |
ALC 3 6 |
NAV1 1 9 |
NAV1 2 12 |
NAV1 3 7 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 9 |
JER 1 6 |
JER 2 5 |
JER 3 13† |
NAV2 1 7 |
NAV2 2 10 |
NAV2 3 6 |
NOG 1 8 |
NOG 2 10 |
NOG 3 7 |
EST 1 11 |
EST 2 9 |
EST 3 8 |
9th | 70 |
† As García was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete W Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 3 |
ZOL 4 |
MIS 6 |
NOR 1 |
ASS 9 |
BRH 8 |
4th | 66 | ||
| 2021 | Puma W Series Team | RBR1 Ret |
RBR2 12 |
SIL 12 |
HUN 7 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 18 |
COA1 15 |
COA2 DNS |
12th | 21 |
| 2022 | CortDAO W Series Team | MIA1 11 |
MIA2 9 |
CAT 6 |
SIL 18 |
LEC 6 |
HUN 4 |
SIN 3 |
6th | 45 |
Complete F1 Academy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 1 |
CRT 1 6 |
CRT 2 5 |
CRT 3 1 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 3 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 2 |
ZAN 3 4 |
MON 1 1 |
MON 2 6 |
MON 3 5 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 1 |
USA 1 1 |
USA 2 Ret |
USA 3 |
1st | 263 |
References
- ^ "Marta Garcia Profile - Bio, News, High-Res Photos & High Quality Videos". www.motorsport.com. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Marta Garcia". Prema Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Marta Garcia, a girl from the cover of HelloMonaco, takes P3 in W-Series race". HelloMonaco. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Trofeo delle Industrie: the oldest race in the world". Vroomkart.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "W Series: Marta Garcia wins in Norisring with Jamie Chadwick third". BBC. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "W Series cancels 2020 season but reveals plans for F1 support races in 2021 | Formula 1®".
- ^ "W Series Esports League Ends On A High At Silverstone". W Series. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "W Series introduces new team structure from this season".
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-03-21). "Prema adds W Series race-winner Marta Garcia to F1 Academy line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Round 2 qualifying results amended". F1 Academy. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
External links
- Official website
- Marta García career summary at DriverDB.com
- Marta García on Twitter