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Marta García López (born 9 August 2000) is a
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professional racing driver
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She is not related to the Spanish racing driver Belén García
Belén García Espinar (born 26 July 1999 in L'Ametlla del Vallès) is a Spanish female racing driver and pole vaulter. She is a Spanish F4 race winner, and came fifth in the W Series in 2022. She currently competes in the Asian Le Mans Ser ...
.
Career
Marta García started her motorsports career in kart racing, where she won titles including the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2015 and the Trofeo delle Industrie of 2015, the oldest kart race in the world, which has previously been won by many Formula 1 champions, such asFernando Alonso
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, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel
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.
W Series
In 2019, she took part in the inaugural W Series, finishing 4th in the championship. She started from pole position and won the race at the Norisring event. Marta was set to contest the 2020 championship before it was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A 10-eventeSports
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series was held on '' iRacing'' in its place, with Garcia taking second place in the championship.
García participated in the 2021 W Series
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season, driving for the newly formed Puma
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W Series Team. She initially qualified in 7th place for the opening round of the season at the Red Bull Ring
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, but retired on lap 12 with when her car developed mechanical problems. Four non-points finishes and only a single podium followed, which left García 12th in the standings at the end of the season.
She returned for the 2022 W Series
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, racing for the CortDAO W Series Team.
Racing record
Career summary
† As García was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As García was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points.
Complete W Series results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
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