Diego Menchaca
Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in Mexico City) is a Mexican racing driver.
| Diego Menchaca | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 20 October 1994 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Euroformula Open Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 32 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2012-13 2011 | BRDC Formula 4 British Formula Renault LATAM Challenge Series |
Career
Karting
Menchaca began karting in 2006 at the age of eight, competing in championships across Mexico and the United States.
Lower Formulae
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
In December 2016, Menchaca partook in the post-season collective Test with Teo Martín Motorsport.[1]
Racing record
Career summary
| 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 | 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 |
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
(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
(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
(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 |
References
- "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
- Diego Menchaca career summary at DriverDB.com