Diego Menchaca
Diego Menchaca | |
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| Born | October 20, 1994 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Racing driver, driver manager |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | Professional racing career in various formula and GT championships |
Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in Mexico City) is a professional racing driver from Mexico.
Karting
Starting his karting journey in 2006 at the age of eight, Menchaca competed in various championships throughout Mexico and the United States.
Lower Formulae
Menchaca made the step into single-seater racing in 2011 by entering the LATAM Challenge Series, where he achieved a pole position in Houston and concluded the season fourth in the overall standings.
During the following two seasons, he competed with Fortec Motorsport and Jamun Racing Services within the British Formula Renault Championship, finishing eleventh in 2012 and dropping to eighteenth in 2013.
In 2014, Menchaca raced in the BRDC Formula 4 series for Douglas Motorsport, securing victory in the third race at Donington Park and ending the year seventh in the championship.
The 2015 season saw him join Campos Racing to contest the Euroformula Open Championship, where he placed eighth overall and sixth within the Spanish F3 classification. He continued with Campos Racing in 2016, improving his results to fourth and fifth respectively.
Formula V8 3.5
Menchaca took part in a post-season test with Teo Martín Motorsport in December 2016.
Manager
Beginning in 2025, he transitioned into driver management, taking on the role of manager for Yuki Tsunoda.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 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 |
* Season ongoing.
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
((key)) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics indicate fastest laps)
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| 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 Template:Small 8 |
"NÜR 2" Template:Small 10 |"MEX Full GP3 Series Results(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)
Full Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Results(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps are in italics)
Complete European Le Mans Series results(key) (Entries shown in bold represent pole positions; results in italics denote fastest laps)
Complete International GT Open results
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| 2023 | Team Motopark | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | PRT 1 |
PRT 2 |
SPA |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
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| 2024 | Team Motopark | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | PRT 1 |
PRT 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
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getHUN 1 |
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- The current season remains underway.
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers originating from Mexico City
- Mexican motorsport competitors
- Euroformula Open Championship participants
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 competitors
- Mexican GP3 Series participants
- LATAM Challenge Series competitors
- Formula Renault BARC participants
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup competitors
- European Le Mans Series participants
- Algarve Pro Racing team members
- Campos Racing team members
- W Racing Team members
- Fortec Motorsport team members
- 24H Series participants
- International GT Open competitors
- Motopark Academy drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa participants
- Formula Renault BARC drivers