Nerea Martí (born 2 January 2002 in

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) is a

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female racing driver. She currently competes in

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Career

Karting

Martí began karting aged nine through her father's rental kart track. Late in her karting career, she was contracted to Fórmula de Campeones in an attempt to step up into professional racing.

Lower formulae

Martí made her single-seater debut in Spanish Formula 4 in

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, scoring a podium in her first event. A pair of seventh places late in the season would see her finish 16th in the standings and 2nd in the female trophy behind Belén García.

W Series

In 2020, Martí qualified for the second edition of the W Series, a Formula 3 championship exclusively for women. The season was eventually cancelled as a result of the

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, after which she opted to race in the Spanish Karting Championship, where she finished 8th in the KZ category.

2021

Martí would eventually make her W Series debut in

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. She achieved her first and only podium of the season at the

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, but finished 4th in the standings—as the best rookie—having scored points in all eight rounds.

2022

Martí qualified on pole position for the first race of the 2022 season, at the

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. It was her first W Series pole position.

FIA Formula 3

Martí was selected to take part in a one-day

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test at

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in November 2021, alongside fellow W Series driver

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and Iron Dames racers Maya Weug and

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Racing record

Career summary

Complete W Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Winter Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete F1 Academy results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martí, Nerea Spanish racing drivers Spanish female racing drivers 2002 births Living people Spanish F4 Championship drivers W Series drivers F1 Academy drivers People from Horta Nord Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia Campos Racing drivers