Ignacio Montenegro
| Ignacio Montenegro | |
|---|---|
Montenegro in 2024 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 23 November 2004 Rada Tilly, Chubut, Argentina |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Squadra Martino |
| Categorisation | |
| Starts | 15 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| F4 Spanish Championship, Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina, Súper TC2000/TC2000 Series | |
Ignacio "Nacho" Montenegro (born 23 November 2004) is an Argentine motor racing driver who currently competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Team WRT. A graduate of the national touring car scene in TC2000, he was TCR South America champion in 2023, won gold medal at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games and came tenth in the 2025 TCR World Tour.[1]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2020-21 | Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina | Croizet Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 9th |
| 2021 | Súper TC2000 | Puma Energy Honda Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| TC2000 | Toyota Young | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 246 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | TC2000 | Axion Energy Sport | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 6th |
| TC2000 Series | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 2nd | ||
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Crown Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 35th | |
| Cobra Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 | Alifraco Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2023 | TC2000 | Axion Energy Sport | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 255 | 3rd |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Squadra Martino | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 468 | 1st | |
| TCR World Tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26th | ||
| TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 261 | 2nd | ||
| 2024 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | ALM Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 342 | 3rd |
| TCR Spain Winter Series | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 169 | 1st | ||
| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Squadra Martino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 54th | |
| TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30th | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2025 | TCR World Tour | GOAT Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 10th |
| TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2026 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Team WRT | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | |||||||||
| Source:[1] | |||||||||
† As Montenegro was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete F4 Spanish 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 | MP Motorsport | NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
JER 1 12 |
JER 2 12 |
JER 3 18 |
CRT 1 19 |
CRT 2 18 |
CRT 3 11 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
JAR 1 |
JAR 2 |
JAR 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
25th | 0 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup results
[edit]| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TCR Touring Car | 6th | 5th | 4th | |
| 2024 | TCR Touring Car | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Complete TCR World Tour results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ELP 1 10 |
ELP 2 Ret |
VIL 1 9 |
VIL 2 14 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 3 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 2 |
BAT 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
26th | 20 | |
| 2025 | GOAT Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | AHR 1 Ret |
AHR 2 7 |
AHR 3 4 |
CRT 1 Ret |
CRT 2 6 |
CRT 3 8 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 5 |
CVR 1 9 |
CVR 2 3 |
BEN 1 C |
BEN 2 7 |
BEN 3 3 |
INJ 1 7 |
INJ 2 11 |
INJ 3 10 |
ZHZ 1 11 |
ZHZ 2 8 |
ZHZ 3 Ret |
MAC 1 15 |
MAC 2 4 |
10th | 253 |
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | VAL 1 34 |
VAL 2 6 |
ZOL 1 75 |
ZOL 2 6 |
SAL 1 22 |
SAL 2 4 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 1 |
BRN 1 84 |
BRN 2 2 |
CRT 1 21 |
CRT 2 15 |
3rd | 342 |
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 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 18 |
MNZ 17 |
SPA 6H 24 |
SPA 12H 20 |
SPA 24H 15 |
NÜR |
ALG |
1st* | 67* |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint 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 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | Silver | BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 8 |
MIS 1 10 |
MIS 2 17 |
MAG 1 13 |
MAG 2 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
1st* | 90.5* |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ignacio Montenegro | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Entry List Touring Car Cup 2022" (PDF). FIA Motorsport Games | Official SRO Motorsport Group. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ignacio Montenegro career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Argentine racing drivers
- Súper TC 2000 drivers
- TC 2000 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Argentina drivers
- TCR South America Touring Car Championship drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- MP Motorsport drivers
- TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers
- TCR Eastern Europe Trophy drivers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- TCR World Tour drivers
- FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup drivers
- TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- TCR Australia Touring Car Series drivers
- TCR Asia Series drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup drivers
- ALM Motorsport drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers