Nerea Martí

Nerea Martí (born 2 January 2002 in Albalat dels Sorells, Valencia) is a Spanish racing driver. She most recently competed in F1 Academy for Campos Racing and GT CER (Spanish Championship) with BMW Promotion Motorsport.[1]

Nerea Martí
Martí in 2022
NationalitySpain Spanish
Born (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002
Albalat dels Sorells, Valencia, Spain
F1 Academy career
Debut season2023
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number1
Starts21 (21 entries)
Wins1
Podiums6
Poles1
Fastest laps3
Best finish4th in 2023
Previous series
2021–22
2021–22
2019		W Series
GT Winter Series
F4 Spanish Championship

Career

Karting

Martí began karting aged nine through her father's rental kart track.[2] Late in her karting career, she was contracted to Fórmula de Campeones in an attempt to step up into professional racing.[3]

Lower formulae

Martí made her single-seater debut in Spanish Formula 4 in 2019, scoring a podium in her first event.[4] 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.[5][6]

W Series
Martí competing in the W Series in Austin, Texas in 2021.

In 2020, Martí qualified for the second edition of the W Series, a Formula 3 championship exclusively for women.[7] The season was eventually cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,[8] after which she opted to race in the Spanish Karting Championship, where she finished 8th in the KZ category.[9]

2021

Martí would eventually make her W Series debut in 2021. She achieved her first and only podium of the season at the Hungaroring, but finished 4th in the standings—as the best rookie—having scored points in all eight rounds.[10]

2022

Martí qualified on pole position for the first race of the 2022 season, at the Miami International Autodrome. It was her first W Series pole position.[11]

FIA Formula 3

Martí was selected to take part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test at Magny-Cours in November 2021, alongside fellow W Series driver Irina Sidorkova and Iron Dames racers Maya Weug and Doriane Pin.[12]

F1 Academy

Martí was announced as a driver for Campos Racing for the inaugural F1 Academy season.[1] She was disqualified in the first race of the first round at Spielberg, but for the second and third race at the same round she managed a P4 and P5 finish respectively, earning her 15 points and taking her to 8th in the championship standings.

Personal life

Martí is in a relationship with footballer Hugo Duro.[13]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 F4 Spanish Championship Fórmula de Campeones Praga F4 21 0 0 0 1 35 16th
2021 W Series W Series Academy 8 0 0 0 1 61 4th
2021-22 GT Winter Series BMW España Motorsport 12 5 ? ? ? 234 2nd
2022 W Series Quantfury W Series Team 7 0 1 0 2 44 7th
GT CER - D1 BMW España Promotion Motorsport 8 6  ?  ? 8 245.2 2nd
2023 Formula Winter Series Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 7 14th
F1 Academy 21 1 1 1 6 181 4th
GT CER - GPR Promotion Motorsport 5 2 0 0 4 74 5th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete W Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2021 W Series Academy RBR1
7		 RBR2
7		 SIL
5		 HUN
3		 SPA
8		 ZAN
4		 COA1
8		 COA2
8		 4th 61
2022 Quantfury W Series Team MIA1
6		 MIA2
3		 CAT
8		 SIL
9		 LEC
3		 HUN
12		 SIN
12		 7th 44

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2023 Campos Racing JER
1
 JER
2
 CRT
1
7		 CRT
2
10		 NAV
1
 NAV
2
 CAT
2
 CAT
2
 14th 7

Complete F1 Academy 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 DC Points
2023 Campos Racing RBR
1
DSQ		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
5		 CRT
1
2		 CRT
2
NC		 CRT
3
2		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
6		 CAT
3
7		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
6		 ZAN
3
6		 MON
1
7		 MON
2
11		 MON
3
3		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
5		 LEC
3
5		 USA
1
4		 USA
2
5		 USA
3
2		 4th 181

References
  1. Sanz, Miguel (2023-02-10). "Nerea Martí ficha por Campos Racing para la nueva F1 Academy". Marca (in Spanish).
  2. "Nerea Martí, Piloto (in Spanish)". Nerea Martí. 2 February 2019.
  3. "Nerea Martí, la piloto que deslumbra en el mundo del karting (in Spanish)". Yo Soy Noticia. 21 February 2018.
  4. "Nerea Martí age 17 and Spanish Female F4 Champion". 24/7 Motorsport. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. "Tres podios en Portimao para el Fórmula de Campeones Praga (in Spanish)". Plaza Deportiva. 27 October 2019.
  6. "Nerea Marti and Belen Garcia battle hard for Female Trophy win in Barcelona race 1". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 10 November 2019.
  7. "Belen Garcia and Nerea Marti will participate in the W Series 2020". Time 24 News. 23 October 2019.
  8. "W Series announces cancellation of 2020 season". Motorsport.com. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. "Resultados - Campeonato KZ - CEK 2020" (PDF). Karting - RFEDA (in European Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  10. Edwards, Jordan (31 July 2021). "Chadwick reclaims W Series points lead with controlled Hungaroring win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. "W Series Miami: Marti snatches pole in red-flagged qualifying". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  12. Wood, Ida (27 October 2021). "F3 organises private test for W Series stars and Iron Dames racers". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. "Hugo Duro le roba el corazón a una deportista valenciana" (in Spanish). El Des Marque. 16 March 2023.
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