| Matías Zagazeta | |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
| Current Series: | FIA Formula 3 Championship |
| First Year: | 2024 |
| Current Team: | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Car Number: | 19 |
| Starts: | 16 (16 entries) |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 1 |
| Nationality: |  Peruvian |
| Best Finish: | TBD |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Prev Series: | FR Middle East Championship FR European Championship Formula 4 UAE F4 British Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2023 2022–2023 2021 2020–2021 |
| Caption: | Zagazeta driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round. |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 2003 |
Matías Zagazeta (born 8 September 2003) is a Peruvian racing driver who is racing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up.[1] [2]
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.[4] [5]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In 2024, Jenzer Motorsport signed Zagazeta to participate with them in the full 2024 FIA Formula 3 season.[25] He missed the Monaco round due to appendicitis and was replaced by James Hedley.[26]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Argentine championship - Promocional | 30th | |
| 2015 | SKUSA SuperNationals XIX - TaG Cadet | BBR Karting | 56th |
| 2017 | IAME International Open - X30 Junior | 14th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - X30 Junior | BBR Karting | 12th | |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 13th | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Junior | 18th | ||
| CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 21st | ||
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup - OK | Lennox Racing Team | 24th |
| 23° South Garda Winter Cup - OK | 33rd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | 58th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | 45th | ||
| 2019 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | Fusion Motorsport | |
| IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | 14th | ||
| British Kart Championship - X30 Senior | 39th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | Forza Racing |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th | ||
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 22nd* |
(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 | nowrap | Carlin | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | BHI 3 | 12th | 34 | |||||
| 2021 | nowrap | Phinsys by Argenti | THR1 1 | THR1 2 | THR1 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | BHI 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | THR2 1 | THR2 2 | THR2 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 2nd | 306 |
(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 | nowrap | G4 Racing | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | MCO 1 | MCO 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | 32nd | 0 | |
| 2023 | nowrap | R-ace GP | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 22nd | 12 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)