Matías Zagazeta

Matías Zagazeta (born 8 September 2003) is a Peruvian racing driver who last raced in the Formula Regional European Championship with R-ace GP. He is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up.[1][2]

Matías Zagazeta
Zagazeta racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.
NationalityPeru Peruvian
Born (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003
Lima, Peru
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamG4 Racing
Car number8
Starts19 (20 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish22nd in 2023
Previous series
2021
2020–2021		Formula 4 UAE
F4 British Championship

Career

Karting

A three-time national karting champion having begun his career at the age of eight, Zagazeta quickly switched to international competition, primarily in America.[3] He crossed the pond in 2017, competing in various IAME and WSK events, as well as the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. He finished 14th in the X30 Senior class of the IAME Winter Cup in 2019, his last year of karting, beating the likes of Lorenzo Fluxá, Léna Bühler and Zdeněk Chovanec.[4][5]

2020

After testing Formula 4 machinery for the first time in late 2019, Zagazeta signed with British F4 giants Carlin for his single-seater debut the following year.[6][7] Having left behind all his family in Lima and racing in tracks he did not know, the Peruvian endured a difficult season, eventually only scoring 34 points. He finished a lowly 12th in the championship, as the second last full-time driver, far from his teammates Zak O'Sullivan and Christian Mansell, second and seventh respectively.[8]

2021

Zagazeta started 2021 by racing part-time in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport. He got a best finish of 4th from eight races, and finished 14th in the standings.[9] Switching to Phinsys by Argenti for his second British F4 campaign,[10] Zagazeta's results improved drastically, as he got a maiden single-seater podium in the season opener at Thruxton. He would win four races throughout the year, including double victory at Knockhill,[11] and sat at the top of the standings with just two rounds to go.[12][13] He would eventually lose out on the title to JHR's Matthew Rees by 25 points.[14][15]

2022
Zagazeta racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2022 Zagazeta joined G4 Racing to progress into the Formula Regional European Championship.[16][17] He immediately impressed in pre-season testing, leading the final session of the Barcelona collective test.[18]

2023

Zagazeta partook in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP during the first three rounds.[19]

For his main campaign, Zagazeta remained in the Formula Regional European Championship, but moved to R-ace GP.[20]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Zagazeta took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in 2022, driving for Charouz Racing System during the final two days.[21][22]

The following year, he partook in post-season testing at Jerez with Jenzer Motorsport.[23][24]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 F4 British Championship Carlin 26 0 0 0 0 34 12th
2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 32 14th
F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti 30 4 4 3 11 306 2nd
2022 Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing 19 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship R-ace GP 9 0 0 0 1 28 17th
Formula Regional European Championship 20 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
Macau Grand Prix Jenzer Motorsport

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in 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 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2020 Carlin DON
1
13		 DON
2
9		 DON
3
5		 BHGP
1
10		 BHGP
2
8		 BHGP
3
11		 OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
13		 OUL
3
11		 KNO
1
13		 KNO
2
9		 KNO
3
13		 THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
9		 THR
3
11		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
11		 SIL
3
10		 CRO
1
12		 CRO
2
9		 SNE
1
12		 SNE
2
11		 SNE
3
11		 BHI
1
9		 BHI
2
Ret		 BHI
3
11		 12th 34
2021 Phinsys by Argenti THR1
1
3		 THR1
2
9		 THR1
3
Ret		 SNE
1
9		 SNE
2
13		 SNE
3
6		 BHI
1
125		 BHI
2
4		 BHI
3
1		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
2		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
97		 KNO
3
1		 THR2
1
2		 THR2
2
123		 THR2
3
2		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
75		 CRO
3
2		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
116		 SIL
3
Ret		 DON
1
6		 DON
2
63		 DON
3
2		 BHGP
1
Ret		 BHGP
2
93		 BHGP
3
2		 2nd 306

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in 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 DC Points
2022 G4 Racing MNZ
1
20		 MNZ
2
28		 IMO
1
26		 IMO
2
28		 MCO
1
DNQ		 MCO
2
21		 LEC
1
19		 LEC
2
22		 ZAN
1
20		 ZAN
2
20		 HUN
1
25		 HUN
2
21		 SPA
1
24		 SPA
2
25		 RBR
1
31		 RBR
2
26		 CAT
1
24		 CAT
2
18		 MUG
1
30		 MUG
2
29		 32nd 0
2023 R-ace GP IMO
1
13		 IMO
2
5		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
23		 HUN
1
27		 HUN
2
Ret		 SPA
1
20		 SPA
2
23		 MUG
1
20		 MUG
2
24†		 LEC
1
24		 LEC
2
19		 RBR
1
22		 RBR
2
21		 MNZ
1
21		 MNZ
2
27		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
10		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
23		 22nd 12

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 R-ace GP DUB1
1
2		 DUB1
2
12		 DUB1
3
Ret		 KUW1
1
9		 KUW1
2
13		 KUW1
3
7		 KUW2
1
23		 KUW2
2
Ret		 KUW2
3
9		 DUB2
1		 DUB2
2		 DUB2
3		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 17th 28

* Season still in progress.

References
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