Diego Menchaca González-Quintanilla (born 20 October 1994 in Mexico City) is a Mexican racing driver and manager.
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.
Manager From 2025, Menchaca focused on driver management. In the same year, he became manager of Yuki Tsunoda and Leonardo Fornaroli.
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 Formula Renault BARC Fortec Motorsports 14 0 0 0 0 130 11th 2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship MGR Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 243 10th Protyre Formula Renault Championship Jamun Racing Services 11 0 0 0 0 78 18th 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Douglas Motorsport 24 1 0 0 6 327 7th 2015 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 16 0 0 0 1 94 8th Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 1 42 6th 2016 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 16 0 0 1 4 145 4th Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 1 57 5th 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 Fortec Motorsports 17 0 0 0 1 94 9th 2018 GP3 Series Campos Racing 18 0 0 0 0 3 19th 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Orange1 FFF Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 0.5 24th Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver Cup 9 0 0 1 0 42 8th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 1 34th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 4 0 0 1 1 28 12th 2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 5 0 0 0 0 12.5 22nd 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 MS7 by Team WRT 2023 International GT Open Team Motopark 13 1 0 2 7 111 3rd2024 International GT Open Team Motopark140015818th * Season still in progress.
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results (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 Pos Points 2017 Fortec Motorsports SIL1 SIL2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JER1 JER2 ALC1 ALC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MEX1 MEX2 COA1 COA2 BHR1 BHR2 9th 94
Complete GP3 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2018 Campos Racing CATFEA CATSPR LECFEA LECSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 19th 3
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points2019Orange 1 FFF Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo SilverMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HCAT 12th 28 2022Team WRTAudi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT 14th 24
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2019 Orange1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 8th 42
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2021 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 22nd 12.5
Complete International GT Open results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2023 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro PRT1 PRT2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 2nd 2024 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro PRT1 PRT2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 8th 81 *Season still in progress.
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