Antonio García (racing driver)
Antonio García | |
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![]() García in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers parade | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Antonio García Navarro 5 June 1980 Madrid, Spain |
Racing licence | ![]() |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 2006–2019 |
Teams | Russian Age Racing, Team Modena, Aston Martin Racing, Corvette Racing |
Best finish | 9th (2006) |
Class wins | 3 (2008, 2009, 2011) |
Antonio García Navarro (born June 5, 1980) is a Spanish professional racing driver. He has three class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning GT1 with Aston Martin Racing in 2008 and with Corvette Racing in 2009 (GT1) and 2011 (GTE-Pro).
Single-seater career[edit]
After a childhood in karting, Madrid-born García began racing cars in Formula Renault Campus in 1997. In 1998 he moved to the new Open Fortuna by Nissan series. The series changed its name to World Series by Nissan in 1999 and in 2000, García was the series champion with Campos Motorsport. This success saw García have a part-time opportunity to race in International Formula 3000 in 2001 and make his sports car debut in the FIA GT Championship. In 2002 he returned full-time to World Series by Nissan, was a test driver for Minardi, and finished 12th in FIA GT. In 2003 he moved full-time to the European Touring Car Championship driving a Ravaglia Motorsport BMW to 8th place in points. He improved to 7th place with the same team in 2004. The series became the World Touring Car Championship in 2005 and he finished 9th in points.
In December 2014 it was announced that García would drive for China Racing in the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the third round of the 2014–15 Formula E season. He replaced Ho-Pin Tung who participated in the Abu Dhabi Gulf 12-hour race.[1]
Sportscar career[edit]
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García made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in 2006 but did not participate in any racing full-time. He returned to full-time action in 2007 competing in the Le Mans Series in the Team Modena Aston Martin DBR9, finishing 6th in points. García signed on with the Cheever Racing team in the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2008, but the team struggled with their new Coyote/Fabcar and García only finished 21st in points. He also participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the factory Aston Martin Racing DBR9 which won the GT1 class. He drove for Brumos Racing in the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona, winning with teammates David Donohue, Darren Law, and Buddy Rice. He signed on with Corvette Racing to compete in the full season of the American Le Mans Series starting in 2009.[2]
Beginning in 2012, García competed in some Rolex Sports Car Series events with Spirit of Daytona Racing.
García is a good friend of Formula One champion Fernando Alonso from their days together in karting. Alonso attended the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans as a guest of García.
Racing record[edit]
Career summary[edit]
* Season still in progress.
Complete International Formula 3000 results[edit]
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Red Bull Junior Team F3000 | INT Ret |
IMO 16 |
CAT 10 |
A1R Ret |
MON | NÜR | MAG | SIL | HOC | 26th | 0 | |||
Durango Formula | HUN 10 |
SPA 16 |
MNZ 11 |
Complete European Touring Car Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | VAL 1 3 |
VAL 2 7 |
MAG 1 14 |
MAG 2 8 |
PER 1 9 |
PER 2 7 |
BRN 1 2 |
BRN 2 7 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 DNS |
SPA 1 17† |
SPA 2 12 |
AND 1 2 |
AND 2 5 |
OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 2 |
EST 1 19† |
EST 2 DNS |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 DNS |
8th | 46 |
2004 | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320i | MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 6 |
VAL 1 7 |
VAL 2 15 |
MAG 1 4 |
MAG 2 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 2 |
BRN 1 3 |
BRN 2 6 |
DON 1 10 |
DON 2 5 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 3 |
IMO 1 9 |
IMO 2 Ret |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 Ret |
DUB 1 9 |
DUB 2 DNS |
7th | 43 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results[edit]
(key)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | BMW Team-Italy Spain | BMW 320i | ITA 1 5 |
ITA 2 3 |
FRA 1 5 |
FRA 2 4 |
GBR 1 15 |
GBR 2 Ret |
SMR 1 2 |
SMR 2 9 |
MEX 1 5 |
MEX 2 2 |
BEL 1 6 |
BEL 2 8 |
GER 1 14 |
GER 2 9 |
TUR 1 4 |
TUR 2 Ret |
ESP 1 14 |
ESP 2 6 |
MAC 1 9 |
MAC 2 DNS |
9th | 51 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]
24 Hours of Daytona results[edit]
American Le Mans Series results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
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2007 | Team Modena | GT1 | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | SEB 3 |
STP | LNB | TEX | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | DET | PET | MON | 10th | 19 | [4] |
2008 | Bell Motorsports | GT1 | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | SEB 3 |
STP | LBH | UTA | LRP | MDO | ELK | MOS | DET | PET | LAG | 9th | 23 | [5] | |
2009 | Corvette Racing | GT1 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | SEB 1 |
STP | LBH | UTA | LRP | NC | - | [6] | |||||||
GT2 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | MDO | ELK | MOS | PET 6 |
LAG | 36th | 16 | ||||||||||
2010 | Corvette Racing | GT | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | SEB 8 |
LBH | LAG | UTA | LRP | MDO | ELK | MOS | PET 6 |
20th | 29 | [7] | |||
2011 | Corvette Racing | GT | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | SEB 3 |
LBH | LRP | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | LAG | PET DNF |
NC | 0 | [8] | |||
2012 | Corvette Racing | GT | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | SEB 2 |
LBH 4 |
LAG 2 |
LRP 2 |
MOS 2 |
MDO 13 |
ELK 6 |
BAL 6 |
VIR 8 |
PET 2 |
3rd | 121 | [9] | ||
2013 | Corvette Racing | GT | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | SEB DNF |
LBH 5 |
LAG 1 |
LRP 2 |
MOS 4 |
ELK 2 |
BAL 1 |
COA 1 |
VIR 3 |
PET 6 |
1st | 135 | [10] |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Non-points event. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula E results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | China Racing / NEXTEV TCR | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI | PUT | PDE 11 |
BUE | MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC 19 |
LDN | LDN | 28th | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Garcia joins China Racing in Uruguay". Formula E Operations. FIA Formula E Championship. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Corvette Racing 2009 lineup announced, GM Racing PR via Motorsport.com, February 4, 2009
- ^ a b c "Antonio García Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2007 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2008 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2009 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCA Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2010 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Antonio García – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Antonio García on X
- Antonio García career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Madrid
- Spanish racing drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- European Touring Car Championship drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Formula E drivers
- Corvette Racing drivers
- NIO 333 FE Team drivers
- Aston Martin Racing drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- BMW M drivers
- Audi Sport drivers
- CRS Racing drivers
- RSM Marko drivers
- Cheever Racing drivers
- Durango drivers