Marta García (racing driver)
Marta García López | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 2000 Dénia, Spain |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Known for | First-ever F1 Academy champion (2023) |
Marta García López (born 9 August 2000) is a Spanish racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 Le Mans Cup with the Iron Dames team in the GT3 category. Most recently, she participated in the 2023 F1 Academy season, where she secured the first-ever championship title with two races remaining. García has also claimed victories in the W Series and holds prestigious karting titles such as the 2015 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and the Trofeo delle Industrie, recognized as the oldest kart race worldwide.
Personal life
Born on 9 August 2000, Marta García López hails from Dénia, Spain.
Career
García launched her motorsport journey in kart racing, capturing significant honors including the 2015 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and the Trofeo delle Industrie—a historic karting event previously won by renowned Formula 1 drivers like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel.
F4 Spanish Championship
In 2016, García made her debut in single-seater racing as a guest competitor for Drivex during the latter stages of the F4 Spanish Championship. The following year, she competed full-time with MP Motorsport, achieving a top result of fifth place at Circuito de Jerez and finishing ninth in the overall standings. Additionally, she took part in one round of the SMP F4 Championship.
Formula One
García became a member of the Renault Sport Academy in 2017 but parted ways with the program after one season.
W Series
In 2019, García took part in the inaugural season of the W Series, concluding fourth in the championship with one win and one pole position earned at the Norisring. She was set to compete again in 2020; however, that season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she engaged in a ten-event virtual racing series on iRacing, where she finished as runner-up.
During the 2021 season, García raced for the newly established Puma team. Although she qualified seventh at the opening round held at the Red Bull Ring, technical difficulties forced her to retire. With only a single podium finish and four races without points, she ended up twelfth overall.
She returned to competition in 2022 representing CortDAO W Series Team, securing one pole position and one podium before the series was cut short due to financial challenges.
After it was announced that W Series would cease operations following 2023, García transitioned to compete in F1 Academy. Her W Series career concluded with one victory, four podiums, and two pole positions.
F1 Academy
On 21 March 2023, García joined the newly established all-female F1 Academy series with Prema Racing. She kicked off her campaign at the Red Bull Ring, where she earned pole positions and victories in races one and three. At Circuit Ricardo Tormo, she initially secured pole for both races one and two but was stripped of pole for race one due to track limit violations.
In the final round at Circuit of the Americas, García clinched the inaugural F1 Academy title, finishing with seven wins and five poles—the most of any driver that season.
Formula Regional European Championship
After her triumph in the F1 Academy, García secured a fully sponsored drive for the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Racing.[1] In April, she transitioned to Iron Dames to join forces with Mercedes junior driver Doriane Pin, marking Iron Dames' inaugural entry into the championship.[2]
Formula E
García made her initial appearance in Formula E during the Berlin rookie test representing the ERT Formula E Team in May 2024. Subsequently, she took part in the 2024-25 pre-season women's evaluation with the Porsche Formula E Team, where she achieved 8th place.
GT racing
On August 19, 2024, it was announced by Iron Dames that García would make her GT racing debut in the Ligier European Series. She originally finished runner-up in race 1 but was relegated to fifth due to a penalty. García went on to claim victory in race 2, also recording the fastest lap times in both contests. During the season finale, she qualified third for both races; although she was taken out while battling for a podium spot in race 1, she triumphed in race 2.
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Copa de Campeones — Alevín | NC | |
| 2011 | WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | AV Racers | |
| Spanish Championship — Alevín | 8th | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 40th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | AV Racers | NC | |
| Copa de Campeones — Alevín | 3rd | ||
| 2012 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 10th | |
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Luxor Racing Team | 4th | |
| Copa de Campeones — Cadete | 17th | ||
| 2013 | 42° Trofeo delle Industrie — KF3 | 34th | |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ | NC | ||
| WSK Master Series — KFJ | Garcia Pino | 31st | |
| WSK Euro Series — KFJ | M2 Racing Karts | NC | |
| Spanish Championship — KF3 | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | AV Racers Intnal | 25th | |
| 2014
... [Remaining karting summary continues unchanged] ... |
Summary of racing career
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points scored | Final standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2017 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9th |
| SMP F4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th | ||
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 4th |
| 2021 | W Series | Puma W Series Team | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12th |
| 2022 | W Series | CortDAO W Series Team | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6th |
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 21 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 278 | 1st |
† García participated as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to earn points.
Full results: F4 Spanish Championship
((key)) (bold denotes pole position; italics indicates fastest lap)
2016 || Drivex || NC† || 0 2017 || MP Motorsport || 9th || 70| Year | Team | Standing | Points |
|---|
† Competed as a guest driver, points were not awarded.
Complete SMP F4 Championship results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Bold marks pole positions; italics signify fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MP Motorsport | SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
SOC 3 |
SMO 1 |
SMO 2 |
SMO 3 |
AHV 1 |
AHV 2 |
AHV 3 |
AUD 1 |
AUD 2 |
AUD 3 |
MSC1 1 17 |
MSC1 2 Ret |
MSC1 3 6 |
MSC2 1 |
MSC2 2 |
MSC2 3 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
ASS 3 |
17th | 8 |
Comprehensive W Series results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics represent fastest lap)
[ [2022 W Series#2022 season ] ]| Year | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Final position (DC) | Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 W Series | Hitech Grand Prix | 2019 W Series Hockenheim round 3 |
2019 W Series Zolder round 4 |
2019 W Series Misano round 6 |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" 2019 W Series Nuremberg round 1 |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" 2019 W Series Assen round 9 |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round 8 colspan=2| |
4th | 66 | ||
| 2021 W Series | nowrap Puma W Series Team
|"Ret" style="background:#EFCFFF;" 2021 W Series Spielberg round |
12th | 21 | ||||||||
nowrap CortDAO W Series Team
"11" "9" "6" "18" "6" "4" "3" |
6th | 45 |
Full F1 Academy Results
(key) (Entries shown in bold denote pole position; italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 1 |
CRT 1 6 |
CRT 2 5 |
CRT 3 1 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 3 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 2 |
ZAN 3 4 |
MON 1 1 |
MON 2 6 |
MON 3 5 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 1 |
USA 1 1 |
USA 2 Ret |
USA 3 3 |
1st | 278 |
Full Formula Regional European Championship Results
(key) (Pole positions are in bold; fastest laps appear in italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iron Dames | HOC 1 24 |
HOC 2 25 |
SPA 1 21 |
SPA 2 15 |
ZAN 1 24 |
ZAN 2 22 |
HUN 1 20 |
HUN 2 Ret |
MUG 1 31 |
MUG 2 27 |
Full Le Mans Cup results
(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Championship position | Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iron Dames | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | GT3 | BAR Retired |
LEC 4th |
LMS |
LMS |
SPA |
SIL |
ALG |
6th* | 12* |