Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in
Mexico City
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) is a Mexican racing driver.
Career
Karting
Menchaca began karting in 2006 at the age of eight, competing in championships across Mexico and the
United States
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.
Lower Formulae
In 2011, Menchaca graduated to single-seaters in the
LATAM Challenge Series
LATAM Challenge Series is an open-wheel racing series based in Latin America. LATAM is the replacement for Formula Renault 2000 de America.
Venues
In the 7 seasons, 20 venues were used, all road courses. The races were mostly held in Mexico unti ...
. 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 Motorsport
Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton.
Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, Jame ...
s and Jamun Racing Services in the
British Formula Renault Championship
British Formula Renault Championship referred to one of two Formula Renault championships that were held in the United Kingdom. The main series was Renault Sport, Renault Sport UK's Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship which ...
, where he finished eleventh in
2012
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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
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and finished seventh in the overall standings.
In 2015, Menchaca joined
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 19 ...
for the
Euroformula Open Championship
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...
, 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
Teo Martín Motorsport formerly EV Racing, Emilio de Villota Motorsport, is a Spanish motor racing team, run by Teo Martín and former racing driver Emilio de Villota.
History E.V. Racing
After retiring from racing, Emilio de Villota formed his o ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
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Complete GP3 Series results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
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key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete International GT Open results
*Season still in progress.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Racing drivers from Mexico City
Mexican racing drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Mexican GP3 Series drivers
LATAM Challenge Series drivers
Formula Renault BARC drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
Campos Racing drivers
W Racing Team drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers
24H Series drivers
International GT Open drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers