Matías Zagazeta

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 still in progress.

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season still in progress.

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2023	Jenzer Motorsport	Dallara F3 2019	25th	24th	17th

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

• Matías Zagazeta career summary at DriverDB.com