Belén García

Belén García Espinar (born 26 July 1999 in Barcelona) is a female racing driver and pole vaulter from Spain. She currently competes in the W Series.[1][2]

Belén García Espinar
Nationality Spanish
Born (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999
L'Ametlla del Vallès, Spain
Previous series
2019Formula 4 Spain

She is of no relation to Marta García.

Biography

García made her professional motorsport debut in 2019, competing in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship. She became the first woman to win a Formula 4 race in Europe at just her second attempt at the Circuito de Navarra, but only managed a best result of seventh after that – completing a full season in the championship and finishing on equal points with Nerea Martí.[3] She received a call up to compete for Team Spain in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games, selected as their representative in the Formula 4 Cup – finishing 6th having qualified 12th.[4]

The Catalan driver qualified for the W Series, a Formula 3 championship for women, in 2020.[5][6] She will twin this with participation in another Formula 3 championship, the Formula Renault Eurocup.[7]

In conjunction with her racing, García is also a competitively-registered pole vaulter with Club Atlètic Granollers.[8]

Career results
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 F4 Spanish Championship Global Racing Service 21 1 0 0 1 35 14th
F4 Spanish Championship - Female Trophy 1st
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Spain 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th

References
  1. "W Series announces 18 drivers for 2020 season". W Series. 19 October 2019.
  2. "Belén García Espinar DATOS DEL ATLETA. - Real Federación Española de Atletismo - RFEA.es (in Spanish)". Real Federación Española de Atletismo. 20 December 2014.
  3. "Belén García, la primera mujer que vence en la F4: "Hay hombres que no les gusta competir ante nosotras" (in Spanish)". El Español. 12 April 2019.
  4. "Belén García acaba sexta en la final de Fórmula 4, a tan sólo dos segundos del bronce (in Spanish)". Marca. 5 November 2019.
  5. "Tres pilotos españolas en las W Series 2020: Belén Garcia y Nerea Martí, junto a Marta García". The Champions Voice. 23 October 2019.
  6. "Belén García Espinar: entrevista exclusiva a la piloto (in Spanish)". Actualidad Motor. 17 January 2020.
  7. "Belen Garcia to race in F.Renault Eurocup as W Series preparation". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 11 March 2020.
  8. "Pole Vault & Racing". Belén García Espinar on YouTube. 22 November 2019.
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