Andrés Méndez

Andrés Méndez
Born	(1992-07-30) July 30, 1992 Colombia
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2008–present

Andrés Méndez (born July 30, 1992) is a professional racing driver from Colombia.

Racing career

Méndez initiated his karting journey in 2008, motivated by the legacy of his father and grandfather, both of whom were professional racers. In 2009, he achieved fourth place in the Easykart Colombia Junior category and secured second place in the KZ2 Class Open Colombia, earning the title of "Rookie of the Year." That same year, he competed on the international stage at the Industry Cup held in Pomposa and at the Easykart World Grand Final in Siena, Italy.

Following his training at the Jim Russell Racing Driver School, Méndez claimed victory twice in the FL2000 category of the Six Hours of Bogotá by 2010. During that year, he also took part in the Florida Winter Tour within the Tag Senior class and was chosen to participate in Jim Russell's Future Drive evaluation overseen by Allan McNish.

In 2011, Méndez finished fourth in the overall standings of the Florida Winter Tour and progressed to the third round of the Regional Rotax Max Challenge USA. He became a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and conducted a test drive in a Formula Abarth vehicle at Fiorano, where he gained valuable experience with turbocharged engines and Tatuus chassis. Subsequently, he tested a Formula Renault 2.0 car with Koiranen Brothers Motorsport at Estoril and earned his third win at the Six Hours of Bogotá.

During 2012, Méndez signed with Team GDT to compete in the Star Mazda Championship, concluding the season 14th overall with his best finish being seventh place at Circuit Trois-Rivières. The next year, he participated in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup driving for Mark Burdett Motorsport, ending up 35th with a highest placement of 13th at Silverstone.

In 2014, Méndez raced with German Formula Three Championship's Team Lotus Motopark. For the 2015 season, he joined Zele Racing to compete in the Auto GP World Series.

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2012	Team GDT	STP 15	STP 14	BAR 14	BAR 17	IND 12	IOW 11	TOR 18	TOR 10	EDM 11	EDM DSQ	TRO 13	TRO 7	BAL 12	BAL 18	LAG 15	LAG 15	ATL 15	14th	128

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

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Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Total Points
2013	Mark Burdett Racing	HOC 1 27	HOC 2 Ret	HOC 3 27	NÜR 1 22	NÜR 2 29	SIL 1 13	SIL 2 16	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 15	ASS 1 20	ASS 2 20	MST 1 28

Comprehensive Auto GP Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position) (Entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team Name	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Overall Position	Points Accumulated
2015	Zele Racing	HUN 1 8	HUN 2 9	SIL 1 6	SIL 2 6	9th‡	20‡

^‡ Standing at the time of season cancellation.