Tommy Pintos
| Tommy Pintos | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 22 December 2005 Cabanillas del Campo, Spain |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Greystone GT |
| Categorisation | |
| Car number | 44 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023–2024 2022 2020 | McLaren Trophy Europe Iberian Supercars Endurance Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | McLaren Trophy Europe – Artura Trophy |
Tomás "Tommy" Pintos Aragonés (born 22 December 2005) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Greystone GT and McLaren Trophy America for RWE Motorsport.
Career
[edit]Pintos began karting at the age of 3 and competed until 2018.[1][2][3] Starting out in micro karts, Pintos won the 2014 Madrid Karting Championship in the Micro Max class,[4][5] earning an invitation to the RMC Grand Finals, in which he finished fourth.[6] Moving to Mini karts in 2016,[7] Pintos most notably finished tenth in the Andrea Margutti Trophy in 2017,[8] before stepping up to junior karts.[9]
Pintos moved to autocross in 2019, placing third in the Junior Car Cross standings of the Spanish Autocross Championship.[10][11][12] Focusing on circuit racing for 2020, Pintos joined Elite Motorsport to compete in the Ginetta Junior Championship.[13][14] In his debut season in the series, Pintos scored a lone podium at Snetterton en route to seventh in points.[15][16] Pintos was set to return to the team for 2021,[17] but was unable to re-enter the United Kingdom after the COVID-19 pandemic and spent the year testing and sim racing for DUX Gaming.[18][19]
Returning to competition in 2022, Pintos joined McLaren-affiliated SMC Motorsport in Iberian Supercars.[20] Racing in the GT4 Pro class alongside Guillermo Aso, Pintos took class wins at Algarve and Estoril to secure third in points.[21] In 2023, Pintos remained with SMC to contest the new McLaren Trophy Europe.[22] Sharing a McLaren Artura with Gonzalo de Andrés, the pair took four wins and five other podiums to secure the inaugural series title.[23][24][25] Staying at SMC for his title defence in 2024,[26] Pintos scored three wins to end the year runner-up in the Artura Trophy standings with Adalberto Baptista.[27]
In 2025, Pintos joined Skip Barber Racing to move to the newly-created McLaren Trophy America,[28] as a McLaren Graduate Driver.[29] In his rookie season in the series, Pintos won both races at Road America and the finale at Indianapolis to secure runner-up honours in the Pro standings.[30][31] In 2026, Pintos switched to RWE Motorsport for his second season in the series,[32] as well as graduating to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Greystone GT as a member of the McLaren GT3 Junior Driver roster.[33][34]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | RMC Grand Finals – Micro Max | 4th | |
| 2017 | Andrea Margutti Trophy – 60 Mini | Gamoto ASD | 10th |
| 2018 | IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior | 14th | |
| Sources:[35][36][37] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 269 | 7th |
| 2022 | Iberian Supercars Endurance Championship – GT4 Pro | SMC Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 134 | 3rd |
| 2023 | McLaren Trophy Europe – Artura Trophy | SMC Motorsport | 9 | 4 | ? | ? | 9 | 1st | |
| 2024 | McLaren Trophy Europe – Artura Trophy | SMC Motorsport | 10 | 3 | ? | ? | 7 | 2nd | |
| 2025 | McLaren Trophy America – Pro | Skip Barber Racing | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 119.5 | 2nd |
| GT Cup Open Europe – Pro-Am | SMC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12th | |
| 2026 | McLaren Trophy America – Pro-Am | RWE Motorsport | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34* | 4th* |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Greystone GT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2* | 26th* | |||
| Sources:[38][35] | |||||||||
† As Pintos was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Ginetta Junior 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Elite Motorsport | DON 1 (12) |
DON 2 11 |
DON 3 4 |
BHGP 1 8 |
BHGP 2 7 |
BHGP 3 10 |
KNO 1 11 |
KNO 2 10 |
KNO 3 10 |
THR 1 (19) |
THR 2 7 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 10 |
SIL 3 11 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 10 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 3 |
SNE 3 5 |
BHI 1 Ret |
BHI 2 8 |
7th | 269 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit](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. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Greystone GT | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC Ret |
MNZ 42† |
SPA 6H 34 |
SPA 12H 52 |
SPA 24H 37 |
NÜR Ret |
ALG |
31st* | 2* |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tommy Pintos, el joven campeón de karts que ya se codea con Alonso, Gené y Sainz". encastillalamancha.es (in Spanish). 29 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "TOMMY PINTOS". forteracing.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos, piloto de karting Cabanillas". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "El cabanillero Tommy Pintos se proclama campeón en el Madrileño de Karting y vuelve a brillar en las series Rotax Nacionales". guadanews.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Un joven piloto de Cabanillas, Tommy Pintos, campeón madrileño de Karting". guadalajaradiario.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "El cabanillero Tommy Pintos logra con tan solo 8 años el cuarto puesto en el Mundial de Karting". guadanews.es (in Spanish). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "El piloto de karts cabanillero Tommy Pintos arranca la temporada con doble pódium". aytocabanillas.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos muestra su talento en el Trofeo Andrea Margutti". nuevaalcarria.com (in Spanish). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos se estrena este fin de semana en el Campeonato de España de Karting". nuevaalcarria.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos logra su primer podio en el Campeonato de España". nuevaalcarria.com (in Spanish). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos listo para la ronda final del CEAX en Cerro Negro". revistascratch.com (in Spanish). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Manchón, Felipe (29 December 2019). ""Quiero ser el piloto 360º"". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "El cabanillero Tommy Pintos se podrá por primera vez a mandos de un coche de competición". nuevaalcarria.com (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos: nuevos retos para el joven español". revistacar.es (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos debuta con un octavo puesto en la general". nuevaalcarria.com (in Spanish). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Lebbon Seals Junior Rookie Title With Snetterton Hat-Trick". ginetta.com. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Quality Six Car Junior Line-up for Elite Motorsports 2021 Campagin [sic]". elitemotorsport.co.uk. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Rubio, Javier (10 June 2022). "Tommy Pintos, el español de 16 años avalado por Alpine que sueña con las 24 Horas de Le Mans". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Pacheco, Jorge (17 October 2020). "Marta García, la piloto total que une las W Series y los eSports: "Quiero ganar en lo que haga"". elespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Pastor, Kike (12 May 2022). "El piloto de Cabanillas Tommy Pintos da el salto a los Super Cars con un McLaren de 570 Cv". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Mendes, Pedro André (16 November 2022). "Supercars Endurance, Estoril: 16 pilotos em luta pelos títulos na derradeira prova do ano". autosport.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Pastor, Kike (19 May 2023). "Tommy Pintos correrá el McLaren Trophy Europe 2023". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Triunfo internacional para el piloto cabanillero Tommy Pintos". aytocabanillas.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos se proclama campeón del McLaren Trophy Europe 2023". nuevaalcarria.com (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Asprón, Javier (21 November 2023). "Otro volante español de oro: a 250 km/h con los campeones del McLaren Trophy". abc.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ León, Rafa (8 May 2024). "McLaren Barcelona – SMC Motorsport confirma a Tommy Pintos y Adalberto Baptista como su primera dupla de 2024". automovilismocanario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "McLaren Trophy Europe champions crowned at Barcelona finale". lulop.com. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Grace, Jonathan (25 April 2025). "McLaren Trophy America "New Challenge" For Pintos". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (10 March 2025). "McLaren Confirm 2025 Factory Driver Roster". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Blancafort, Raymond (18 August 2025). "Tommy Pintos está haciendo 'las Américas'". soymotor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Dagys, John (17 October 2025). "Broll, Pintos Win Race 2 as Inaugural Champions Crowned". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Dagys, John (26 March 2026). "Holton Tops Opening Sonoma Practice". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Gustavo (6 February 2026). "Tommy Pintos da el salto al GT World Challenge". autohebdosport.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (20 January 2026). "McLaren Motorsport Confirms 16 Driver GT Factory Roster". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Tommy Pintos | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Pintos Tommy". kartcom.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Pintos Tomas". kartcom.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tommy Pintos Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Tommy Pintos career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Spanish racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Castilla–La Mancha
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Ginetta Junior Championship drivers
- Elite Motorsport drivers
- McLaren Trophy Europe drivers
- McLaren Trophy America drivers
- GT Cup Open Europe drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers