Diego Menchaca
Quick Facts
Biography
Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in Mexico City) is a Mexican racing driver.
Career
Karting
Menchaca began karting in 2006 at the age of eight, competing in championships across Mexico and the United States.
Lower Formulae
In 2011, Menchaca graduated to single-seaters in the LATAM Challenge Series. There he took a pole position at the round in Houston and finished fourth in the overall standings.
For the next two years, Menchaca raced with Fortec Motorsports and Jamun Racing Services in the British Formula Renault Championship, where he finished eleventh in 2012 and eighteenth the following year.
In 2014, Menchaca switched to BRDC Formula 4 with Douglas Motorsport. He claimed a victory in the third race at Donington Park and finished seventh in the overall standings.
In 2015, Menchaca joined Campos Racing for the Euroformula Open Championship, where he finished eighth in the Euroformula standings and sixth in the Spanish F3 standings. He remained with Campos for the following season, finishing fourth and fifth in the respective championship standings.
Formula V8 3.5
In December 2016, Menchaca partook in the post-season collective Test with Teo Martín Motorsport.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | LATAM Challenge Series | Re Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 4th |
2012 | British Formula Renault | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 11th |
2013 | British Formula Renault | Jamun Racing Services | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 18th |
2014 | BRDC Formula 4 | Douglas Motorsport | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 327 | 7th |
2015 | Euroformula Open Championship | Campos Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 8th |
Spanish Formula Three Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 6th | ||
2016 | Euroformula Open Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 145 | 4th | |
Spanish Formula Three Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 5th |