Marta García (racing driver)

Marta García López (born 9 August 2000) is a Spanish professional racing driver.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is López.
Marta García
Marta García in 2019
Nationality Spanish
Full nameMarta García López
Born (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000[1]
Denia, Spain
W Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamPuma W Series Team
Car number19
EngineAlfa Romeo
Starts13
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish4th in 2019
Finished last season12th
Previous series
2016–2017
2017		Spanish F4 Championship
SMP F4 Championship

Racing record

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 been won by many Formula 1 racers, such as Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.[3]

W Series

In 2019, she took part in the inaugural W Series, finishing 4th after winning the race and starting from pole position at the Norisring event.[4]

Marta was set to contest the 2020 championship before it was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] A 10-event eSports series was held on iRacing in its place, with Garcia taking second place in the championship.[6]

García participated in the 2021 W Series season driving for the newly formed Puma W Series Team.[7] She initially qualified in 7th place for the opening round of the season at the Red Bull Ring, but retired on lap 12 with mechanical issues. Four non-points finishes and only a single podium followed, which left García 12th in the standings at the end of the season.

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

† As García was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Marta García competing in W Series in Austin, Texas in October of 2021.

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

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. Marta García career summary at DriverDB.com
  2. "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.
  3. "Trofeo delle Industrie: the oldest race in the world". Vroomkart.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. "W Series: Marta Garcia wins in Norisring with Jamie Chadwick third". BBC. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. "W Series cancels 2020 season but reveals plans for F1 support races in 2021 | Formula 1®".
  6. "W Series Esports League Ends On A High At Silverstone". W Series. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. "W Series introduces new team structure from this season".
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