| Marta García | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Marta Garcia.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Spanish
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| Date of Birth | 9 August 2000 | |
| Experience | F1 Academy Formula Regional European Championship | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 2 | |
| Début |  2024 Rookie Test
| |
| Teams |  ERT Formula E Team
| |
Marta García López (born 9 August 2000 in Dénia, Alicante, Spain) is a Spanish racing driver who served as a test driver for the Porsche Formula E Team during the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] The inaugural F1 Academy Champion, García would initially get her first taste of FE with the ERT Formula E Team at the 2024 Rookie Test, before making her second appearance for Porsche at the 2024 Jarama Test.[1]
Background[]
García began her career in karting, before graduating to single-seaters in 2016 with a seat in the F4 Spanish Championship, although the Spanish youth would not be eligible for points as she was a wildcard entry.[2] Returning for a full campaign in 2017, García would end the season in ninth in the Championship having been a regular point scorer, while also making a cameo in the SMP F4 Championship.[2] Sitting out 2018 and returning to karting, García would enter the inaugural season of the W Series for 2019, claiming one win en-route to fourth in the Championship.[2]
Again missing a season, this time the result of the Covid-19 Pandemic, García returned to racing in 2021 when the W Series resumed, although she slipped to twelfth, before entering her third W Series campaign in 2022, jumping back to sixth but without adding to her win tally.[2] 2023 saw García secure a seat in F1 Academy which subsequently saw the Spanish racer complete her best season to date, claiming seven victories and the inaugural F1 Academy title.[2] For 2024 García would be rewarded with a funded seat in Formula Regional European Championship, although would end the season without points, while also claiming two victories in the Ligier European Series in the JS2 R class.[2]
Formula E History[]
García earned her first call up to drive an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship car ahead of the 2024 Rookie Test, when ERT signed her to test for them at the Tempelhofring for the all day test alongside compatriot Mikel Azcona.[3] Driving Sérgio Sette Câmara's #3 ERT X24 for the day, García would end her FE test debut a couple of tenths down on her test teammate, 1.2 seconds off the ultimate pace.[4] García would return to her other 2024 commitments, before being called up by the Porsche Formula E Team ahead of the 2024/25 pre-season test at Jarama, where the young Spaniard worked alongside Gabriela Jílková for a session specifically for women drivers.[1]
García would end the Jarama Test as the eighth fastest driver in the field, 1.7 seconds off the ultimate pace, but as the fastest of the drivers using a Porsche powertrain at the Spanish circuit.[5]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Marta García's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Marta García's Formula E Test Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2023/24 | ERT Formula E Team[3]
|
3 | ERT X24 | Test Driver |
| 2024/25 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[1]
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13 | Porsche 99X Electric Gen 3 Evo | Test Driver |
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'Porsche pick Gabriela Jilkova and Marta Garcia to represent team in Women's Test', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 17/10/2024), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/510708, (Accessed 25/10/2024)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 'Marta García', driverdb.com, (The Race Media, 2025), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/marta-garcia-lopez, (Accessed 11/01/2025)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 'ERT announce F1 Academy Champion Marta García for their Berlin Rookie Test', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 24/04/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/495968, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 'Shwartzman doubles up in the DS to top Rookie Test afternoon running in Berlin', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 13/05/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/498550, (Accessed 23/09/2024)
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