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Matías Zagazeta
Matías Zagazeta (born 8 September 2003) is a Peruvian racing driver who competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for DAMS.
Zagazeta is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up, and debuted in FIA Formula 3 in 2024 with Jenzer.
Matías Zagazeta was born on 8 September 2003 in Lima, where he grew up. He moved to England at the end of 2019 just before his single-seater debut in the 2020 F4 British Championship.
Away from racing, Zagazeta is an Arsenal F.C. supporter.
A three-time national karting champion having begun his career at the age of eight, Zagazeta quickly switched to international competition, primarily in America. 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.
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. Having left behind all his family in Lima and racing in unfamiliar tracks, 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.
Zagazeta started 2021 by racing part-time in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport, for the opening two rounds. He got a best finish of fourth from eight races, and finished 14th in the standings with 32 points. Switching to Phinsys by Argenti for his second British F4 campaign, Zagazeta's results improved drastically, as he got a maiden single-seater podium in the season opener at Thruxton. Two rounds later, Zagazeta earned his maiden single-seater victory during the final race in Brands Hatch. His best weekend came in Knockhill with a double victory. A double rostrum followed in the second Thruxton round, although he lost the victory in the first race after a corner cut inflicted a one-second penalty. Zagazeta took a double pole in Silverstone and won the opening race, and sat at the top of the standings with just two rounds to go despite a race retirement in the third race. He would eventually lose out on the title to JHR's Matthew Rees by 25 points, after only two further podiums in the remaining two podiums.
In 2022 Zagazeta joined G4 Racing to progress into the Formula Regional European Championship. He immediately impressed in pre-season testing, leading the final session of the Barcelona collective test. However, this was a false dawn, as Zagazeta struggled throughout the season; he finished 32nd in the standings with no points scored, his best finish being a 19th in Paul Ricard.
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Matías Zagazeta
Matías Zagazeta (born 8 September 2003) is a Peruvian racing driver who competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for DAMS.
Zagazeta is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up, and debuted in FIA Formula 3 in 2024 with Jenzer.
Matías Zagazeta was born on 8 September 2003 in Lima, where he grew up. He moved to England at the end of 2019 just before his single-seater debut in the 2020 F4 British Championship.
Away from racing, Zagazeta is an Arsenal F.C. supporter.
A three-time national karting champion having begun his career at the age of eight, Zagazeta quickly switched to international competition, primarily in America. 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.
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. Having left behind all his family in Lima and racing in unfamiliar tracks, 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.
Zagazeta started 2021 by racing part-time in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport, for the opening two rounds. He got a best finish of fourth from eight races, and finished 14th in the standings with 32 points. Switching to Phinsys by Argenti for his second British F4 campaign, Zagazeta's results improved drastically, as he got a maiden single-seater podium in the season opener at Thruxton. Two rounds later, Zagazeta earned his maiden single-seater victory during the final race in Brands Hatch. His best weekend came in Knockhill with a double victory. A double rostrum followed in the second Thruxton round, although he lost the victory in the first race after a corner cut inflicted a one-second penalty. Zagazeta took a double pole in Silverstone and won the opening race, and sat at the top of the standings with just two rounds to go despite a race retirement in the third race. He would eventually lose out on the title to JHR's Matthew Rees by 25 points, after only two further podiums in the remaining two podiums.
In 2022 Zagazeta joined G4 Racing to progress into the Formula Regional European Championship. He immediately impressed in pre-season testing, leading the final session of the Barcelona collective test. However, this was a false dawn, as Zagazeta struggled throughout the season; he finished 32nd in the standings with no points scored, his best finish being a 19th in Paul Ricard.
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