Ian Geoffrey Rodríguez Wright (born 28 July 2000) is a Guatemalan racing driver who is currently driving in the Formula Regional Americas Championship for Newman Wachs Racing.
| Ian Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Guatemala |
| Born | 28 July 2000 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | DR Formula RP Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 45 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2016-19 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Career
editKarting
editBorn in Guatemala City, Rodríguez started his karting career in 2010. He competed in karts for four years and won the 2012 Easykart International Grand Finals.
Lower formulae
editIn 2016 Rodríguez made his single-seater racing debut in the Italian F4 Championship with DRZ Benelli. In 2017, the Guatemalan won a race at Vallelunga, and after another podium in the final race of the season at Monza Rodríguez finished seventh in the drivers' standings.[1] He stayed on with the team for another year of Italian F4. Rodríguez fell back in the championship, with ninth in the standings, however he did finish on the podium thrice that season.
In 2019 Rodríguez made a one-off appearance in the Italian series, finishing in the points in two of the three races he competed in.
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
editRodríguez made his Indy Pro 2000 Championship debut at Indianapolis with RP Motorsport Racing. He raced in four weekends and scored two podiums. The Guatemalan finished 13th in the standings.
Formula Regional European Championship
editIn 2020 Rodríguez made his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship for DP Formula RP Motorsport in a cameo appearance at Imola.[2] He managed to surprise everyone, winning the first race of the weekend and getting second place in race two.[3] At the end of the year Rodríguez had scored 45 points and finished 13th in the championship.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Italian F4 Championship | DRZ Benelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2016 | Italian F4 Championship | DRZ Benelli | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 17th |
| 2017 | Italian F4 Championship | DRZ Benelli | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 7th |
| 2018 | Italian F4 Championship | DRZ Benelli | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 9th |
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | DRZ Benelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21st |
| Indy Pro 2000 Championship | RP Motorsport Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 13th | |
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | DR Formula RP Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 13th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Newman Wachs Racing | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 8th |
| 2022 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Team Virage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am | Team Virage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16th |
| 2024 | GT Cup Open Europe - Pro-Am | SP Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th* |
| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am Division 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | NC‡ |
* Season still in progress.
‡ Not eligible due to championship rules.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DRZ Benelli | VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO1 2 |
IMO1 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 |
ADR 3 |
IMO2 1 16 |
IMO2 2 10 |
IMO2 3 22 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
28th | 0 | ||
| 2016 | DRZ Benelli | MIS 1 22 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 8 |
MIS 4 25 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 6 |
ADR 3 5 |
ADR 4 14 |
IMO1 1 14 |
IMO1 2 Ret |
IMO1 3 22 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 Ret |
MUG 3 21 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
IMO2 1 24 |
IMO2 2 Ret |
IMO2 3 12 |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MNZ 3 3 |
17th | 43 |
| 2017 | DRZ Benelli | MIS 1 7 |
MIS 2 18 |
MIS 3 7 |
ADR 1 8 |
ADR 2 10 |
ADR 3 8 |
VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 8 |
VLL 3 6 |
MUG1 1 16 |
MUG1 2 10 |
MUG1 3 9 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 8 |
IMO 3 19 |
MUG2 1 12 |
MUG2 2 5 |
MUG2 3 Ret |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 13 |
MNZ 3 2 |
7th | 115 | ||
| 2018 | DRZ Benelli | ADR 1 6 |
ADR 2 6 |
ADR 3 Ret |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 DNS |
MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 3 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
MIS 1 3 |
MIS 2 3 |
MIS 3 Ret |
IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 9 |
IMO 3 12 |
VLL 1 WD |
VLL 2 WD |
VLL 3 WD |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
9th | 78 | ||
| 2019 | DRZ Benelli | VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
IMO 4 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 10 |
MNZ 3 4 |
21st | 13 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DR Formula RP Motorsport | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 2 |
IMO 3 9 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
13th | 45 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Virage | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC | IMO | MNZ | CAT 14 |
SPA 14 |
ALG NC |
29th | 0 |
| 2023 | Team Virage | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 9 |
LEC NC |
ARA 6 |
SPA 5 |
ALG 9 |
ALG 10 |
16th | 24 |
References
edit- ^ "Ian Rodriguez wins Italian F4 race one at Vallelunga". June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ian Rodriguez joins DR Formula for FREC round at Imola". November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Rodriguez wins on FREC debut at Imola after Rasmussen fails to start". November 21, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
External links
edit- Ian Rodríguez career summary at DriverDB.com