Diego Menchaca
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| Diego Menchaca | |
|---|---|
 Menchaca in April 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Born | 20 October 1994 Mexico City, Mexico |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Algarve Pro Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 24 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| 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
[edit]Karting
[edit]Menchaca began karting in 2006 at the age of eight, competing in championships across Mexico and the United States.
Lower Formulae
[edit]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
[edit]In December 2016, Menchaca partook in the post-season collective Test with Teo Martín Motorsport.[1]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]* Season still in progress.
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
[edit](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
[edit](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
[edit](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
[edit](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
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 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 3 |
HUN 2 11 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 Ret |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 Ret |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 6 |
MNZ 9 |
8th | 81 |
*Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Today is tomorrow, teams in prep for 2017". 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Diego Menchaca career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Mexico City
- Mexican racing drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- Mexican GP3 Series drivers
- LATAM Challenge Series drivers
- Formula Renault BARC drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Algarve Pro Racing drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Motopark Academy drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers