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Diego Menchaca

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Diego Menchaca
Menchaca in April 2015
NationalityMexico Mexican
Born (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 (age 29)
Mexico City, Mexico
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamAlgarve Pro Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number24
Starts5
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2016
2014
2012-13
2011
Euroformula Open Championship
BRDC Formula 4
British Formula Renault
LATAM Challenge Series

Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in Mexico City) is a Mexican racing driver.

Career

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Karting

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Menchaca began karting in 2006 at the age of eight, competing in championships across Mexico and the United States.

Lower Formulae

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In 2011, Menchaca graduated to single-seaters in the LATAM Challenge Series. There he took a pole position at the round in Houston and finished fourth in the overall standings.

For the next two years, Menchaca raced with Fortec Motorsports and Jamun Racing Services in the British Formula Renault Championship, where he finished eleventh in 2012 and eighteenth the following year.

In 2014, Menchaca switched to BRDC Formula 4 with Douglas Motorsport. He claimed a victory in the third race at Donington Park and finished seventh in the overall standings.

In 2015, Menchaca joined Campos Racing for the Euroformula Open Championship, where he finished eighth in the Euroformula standings and sixth in the Spanish F3 standings. He remained with Campos for the following season, finishing fourth and fifth in the respective championship standings.

Formula V8 3.5

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In December 2016, Menchaca partook in the post-season collective Test with Teo Martín Motorsport.[1]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 LATAM Challenge Series Re Racing 15 0 1 0 3 132 4th
2012 Formula Renault BARC Fortec Motorsports 14 0 0 0 0 130 11th
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship MGR Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 243 10th
Protyre Formula Renault Championship Jamun Racing Services 11 0 0 0 0 78 18th
2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Douglas Motorsport 24 1 0 0 6 327 7th
2015 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 16 0 0 0 1 94 8th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 1 42 6th
2016 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 16 0 0 1 4 145 4th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 1 57 5th
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 Fortec Motorsports 17 0 0 0 1 94 9th
2018 GP3 Series Campos Racing 18 0 0 0 0 3 19th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Orange1 FFF Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 0.5 24th
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver Cup 9 0 0 1 0 42 8th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 1 34th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 4 0 0 1 1 28 12th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 5 0 0 0 0 12.5 22nd
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 MS7 by Team WRT
2023 International GT Open Team Motopark 13 1 0 2 7 111 3rd
2024 International GT Open Team Motopark 2 0 0 0 1 10* 6th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

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(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 Pos Points
2017 Fortec Motorsports SIL
1

9
SIL
2

7
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

5
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

DNS
JER
1

9
JER
2

9
ALC
1

9
ALC
2

7
NÜR
1

8
NÜR
2

10
MEX
1

8
MEX
2

5
COA
1

9
COA
2

3
BHR
1

8
BHR
2

7
9th 94

Complete GP3 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2018 Campos Racing CAT
FEA

10
CAT
SPR

12
LEC
FEA

14
LEC
SPR

Ret
RBR
FEA

14
RBR
SPR

16
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

11
HUN
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

10
SPA
FEA

19
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

14
SOC
FEA

Ret
SOC
SPR

15
YMC
FEA

18
YMC
SPR

16
19th 3

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver BRH
1

19
BRH
2

DNS
MIS
1

23
MIS
2

10
ZAN
1

22
ZAN
2

16
NÜR
1

22
NÜR
2

16
HUN
1

24
HUN
2

23
8th 42

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2021 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
11
RBR
8
LEC
7
MNZ
10
SPA
Ret
ALG 22nd 12.5

Complete International GT Open results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Points
2023 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro PRT
1

3
PRT
2

1
SPA
3
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

2
LEC
1

2
LEC
2

3
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

11
MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

7
CAT
1

13
CAT
2

4
2nd 109
2024 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro PRT
1

Ret
PRT
2

3
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

2
SPA
6
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
3rd* 44*

*Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Today is tomorrow, teams in prep for 2017". 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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