Marta García (racing driver)

Marta García Lopez
Nationality Spain Spanish
Born (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000
Denia, Spain
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team MP Motorsport
Former teams Drivex
Starts 11
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 8th in 2016

Marta García Lopez (born 9 August 2000 in Denia) is a Spanish racing driver

Career

Karting

García began her karting career in 2009 at the age of nine. A year later, she began competing internationally, claiming major titles throughout, both in national and international level. In 2015, she was selected by the FIA Women in Motor Sport Commission to participate in the 2015 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, which she won.[1] In 2016, she finished 4th at the European CIK-FIA OK Championship. In December 2016, Garcia was ranked fourth on Motorsport.com's list of ten karting stars with a future in motor racing.[2]

Lower Formulae

In 2016, García made her single-seaters debut in the last four rounds of the Spanish F4 Championship with Drivex.[3] She was consistently in the points and finished ninth overall. In March 2017, it was confirmed García would contest the series full-time with MP Motorsport.[4]

Formula One

In March 2017, García was named as one of the 2017 recruits to the Renault Sport Academy.[5]

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 73 9th
2017 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 13 8th
SMP F4 Championship MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 8 15th

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cikfia.com/newsroom/view/article/2015-cik-fia-best-of-marta-garcia-lopez-simply-t.html
  2. ↑ "The Top 10 most exciting karting talents of 2016". 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marta Garcia gets single-seater chance in Spanish F4". 20 September 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "MARTA GARCIA, RENAULT SPORT ACADEMY DRIVER IN 2017 SPANISH F4". March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Garcia and Lundgaard announced to Renault Sport Academy". March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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