Marta García (racing driver)

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

Marta García
Marta García in 2019
Nationality Spanish
Born (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000[1]
Denia, Spain
W Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamHitech Grand Prix
Car number19
EngineAlfa Romeo
Starts7
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish4th in 2019
Finished last season4th
Previous series
2016–2017
2017		F4 Spain
F4 NEZ

Racing record

Marta García started her motorsports career in kart racing, where she won prestigious 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]


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 SMP F4 Championship MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 8 17th
F4 Spanish Championship 20 0 0 0 0 70 9th
2019 W Series Hitech Racing 6 1 1 0 2 66 4th

† As Marta 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points
2019 HOC
3		 ZOL
4		 MIS
6		 NRM
1		 ASS
9		 BRH
8		 4th 66

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.
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