Alejandro García González (born 17 July 2003) is a Mexican racing driver who last competed in the in the LMP2 category of the 2024 European Le Mans Series for Cool Racing. He was the 2023 European Le Mans Series champion in the LMP3 category.
| Alex García | |
|---|---|
.jpg) García driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Born | 17 July 2003 Mexico City, Mexico |
| ELMS career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Cool Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 47 |
| Starts | 8 (8 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 (LMP3) |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2020–21 2021 2019 2019 2018–19 | FIA Formula 3 Championship Euroformula Open Championship F4 Spanish Championship Super Touring 2 Light Mexico Fórmula México Fast Racing Series Mexico NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
He previously competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Jenzer Motorsport, and previously raced in the Euroformula Open Championship.[1]
Early career
editKarting
editGarcía competed in karting over 2018 and 2019, and finished 2nd in the FIA Mexico National Karting Championship in 2018.
Formula 4
editGarcía made his racing debut in the 2018-19 NACAM Formula 4 Championship, where he finished 5th in the overall standings.
In 2020, he competed in the F4 Spanish Championship with Global Racing Service,[2] where he came 22nd in the standings. He switched to Campos Racing for the 2021 season, where he finished 24th.[3]
Euroformula Open
editThe following year, García competed in the Euroformula Open Championship with Team Motopark.[4][5] He scored a podium at Monza and ended up seventh in the standings, behind his teammates Oliver Goethe and Frederick Lubin.[6]
FIA Formula 3
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García drove for Jenzer Motorsport in the 3-day post-season test of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, teaming up with fellow rookies Nikita Bedrin and Taylor Barnard.[7] On 27 January 2023, he was signed by the Swiss team for the 2023 season.[1] García spent most of the season fighting outside the top 20, although in the Silverstone sprint race a late charge by him on slick tyres at a damp track saw him charge to 11th.[8] His only points came in the Spa-Francorchamps feature race where a right gamble to remain on wet tyres saw him jump all the way to fourth place, as Barnard won and Bedrin made the podium.[9] This put García 20th in the standings with 12 points.[10]
Sportscar career
edit2023
editAlong with his FIA Formula 3 campaign, García competed in the 2023 European Le Mans Series with Cool Racing in the LMP3 category, alongside Adrien Chila and Marcos Siebert.[11] He started the year strongly, with a victory at the opening in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[12] Further wins at MotorLand Aragón and Spa-Francorchamps saw them clinch the title.[13]
2024
editGarcía participated in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series with Nielsen Racing during the 2024 pre-season.[14]
For his 2024 campaign, García left FIA Formula 3 and moved to endurance racing full-time, joining Isotta Fraschini in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category.[15] He was however dropped before the start of the season and replaced with Carl Bennett.
That year, García also returned to the European Le Mans Series, remaining with Cool Racing but moved up to the LMP2 category.[16] Following two races, the latter of which García and his teammates scored a podium in, the Mexican was once again replaced by Bennett.[17]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXII - X30 Junior | HR Motorsports | 47th |
| FIA México National Karting Championship | 2nd | ||
| 2019 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - X30 Senior | ? |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 5th |
| 2019 | Fórmula México | Garcia Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 11th |
| Fast Racing Series Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ||
| 2019–20 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15th |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | Global Racing Service | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
| 2021 | Super Touring 2 Light Mexico | HDI Seguros | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 192 | 16th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Campos Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th | |
| 2022 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 7th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Cool Racing | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 1st |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20th | |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Nielsen Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Cool Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Ram Racing | AHR1 1 11 |
AHR1 2 10 |
PUE1 1 5 |
PUE1 2 5 |
PUE1 3 3 |
SLP 1 7 |
SLP 2 8 |
SLP 3 6 |
MTY 1 5 |
MTY 2 7 |
MTY 3 4 |
AGS 1 5 |
AGS 2 3 |
AGS 3 2 |
PUE2 1 8 |
PUE2 2 6 |
PUE2 3 8 |
AHR2 1 8 |
AHR2 2 4 |
AHR2 3 4 |
5th | 169 |
| 2019–20 | Ram Racing | AHR 1 8 |
AHR 2 5 |
AGS 1 Ret |
AGS 2 8 |
AGS 3 7 |
PUE 1 8 |
PUE 2 8 |
PUE 3 11† |
MER 1 |
MER 2 |
MER 3 |
QUE1 1 |
QUE1 2 |
QUE1 3 |
QUE2 1 |
QUE2 2 |
QUE2 3 |
MTY 1 |
MTY 2 |
MTY 3 |
15th | 32 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Global Racing Service | NAV 1 DSQ |
NAV 2 DSQ |
NAV 3 DSQ |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 14 |
LEC 3 16 |
JER 1 9 |
JER 2 9 |
JER 3 11 |
CRT 1 11 |
CRT 2 12 |
CRT 3 9 |
ARA 1 12 |
ARA 2 16 |
ARA 3 11 |
JAR 1 13 |
JAR 2 13 |
JAR 3 Ret |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 17 |
CAT 3 11 |
22nd | 4 |
| 2021 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 15 |
SPA 3 24† |
NAV 1 19 |
NAV 2 Ret |
NAV 3 Ret |
ALG 1 12 |
ALG 2 14 |
ALG 3 21† |
ARA 1 19 |
ARA 2 8 |
ARA 3 19 |
CRT 1 10 |
CRT 2 10 |
CRT 3 Ret |
JER 1 15 |
JER 2 15 |
JER 3 15 |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 22 |
CAT 3 Ret |
24th | 2 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Motopark | EST 1 11 |
EST 2 10 |
EST 3 12 |
PAU 1 6 |
PAU 2 9 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 9 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 4 |
SPA 3 9† |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 8 |
HUN 3 8 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 7 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 Ret |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 3* |
MNZ 3 4 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 7 |
CAT 3 5 |
7th | 116 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR 27 |
BHR FEA 29† |
MEL SPR Ret |
MEL FEA 20 |
MON SPR 26 |
MON FEA 21 |
CAT SPR 22 |
CAT FEA 22 |
RBR SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 23 |
SIL SPR 11 |
SIL FEA 26 |
HUN SPR 27† |
HUN FEA 26 |
SPA SPR 18 |
SPA FEA 4 |
MNZ SPR 17 |
MNZ FEA 21 |
20th | 12 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | CAT 1 |
LEC 3 |
ARA 1 |
SPA 1 |
PRT 4 |
ALG 2 |
1st | 121 |
| 2024 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 12 |
LEC 2 |
IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 18th | 18 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Nielsen Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 9 |
SEP 2 Ret |
DUB 9 |
ABU 1 9 |
ABU 2 7 |
12th | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jenzer Motorsport signs Alejandro Garcia for 2023 campaign". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 27 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Santos, Adrià (7 February 2020). "Global Racing Service confirms their drivers line-up". FormulaRapida.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Campos Racing". www.camposracing.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Alex García signs with Team Motopark for 2022 step to Euroformula". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Series, F1 Feeder (27 April 2022). "Your season guide to the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mason takes Race 2 at Monza, Mansell unscathed after flip-over". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Formula 3 returns to action with post-season testing in Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Barnard with podium chance in Silverstone". Jenzer Motorsport. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Barnard wins at Spa, Bedrin with podium and Garcia with 4th place in the feature race". Jenzer Motorsport. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 3 2023 Championship". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Cool Racing Confirm New Look ELMS LMP3 Squad". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Racing Team Turkey score dramatic first overakk ELMS victory in Barcelona". europeanlemansseries.com. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "The road to victory: LMP3 – Cool Racing". europeanlemansseries.com. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Habsburg, Loggie and Garcia with Nielsen Racing (LMP2)". 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "2024 FIA WEC Entry List Revealed". Daily Sportscar. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "43 Car Entry Confirmed For 2024 European Le Mans Series". Daily Sportscar. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Duforest, Michaël (24 June 2024). "COOL Racing recrute un pilote Hypercar pour son programme LMP2". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links
edit- Alex García career summary at DriverDB.com