David Martínez (racing driver)
| David Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Born |
December 8, 1981 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Previous series | |
| 1991–2002 1996 1997 1999–2001 2002 2002, 05–06, 08 2003 2004 2005–06, 2007–08 2006–2007 2008 2009 2010 |
Karting Formula 2 Neon Mexicana Formula 3000 Mexico Mexican Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 Mexico Atlantic Championship Barber Dodge Pro Series Formula Renault V6 Eurocup A1 Grand Prix Champ Car World Series IndyCar Series Rolex Sports Car Series Indy Lights |
| Championship titles | |
| 1996 2002 |
Formula 2 Neon Mexicana Formula Renault 2.0 Mexico |
David Martínez (born December 8, 1981 in Monterrey) is a Mexican racing driver. He holds the record for the best debut ever by a Mexican driver in a premiere open-wheel series (IndyCar and Champ Car World Series) with his 9th place finish at the 2006 Gran Premio Telmex.
Starting at the age of seven through his early twenties, Martínez raced in Mexico in karts, Mexican Formula 2/Formula 3000, Formula 3, and Formula Renault 2000 de America. At the age of 14 he won his first formula championship (Mexican Formula 2 Neon), in 1997 Martínez was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award in Mexican Marlboro Cup Formula 3000 and in 2002 won the Mexican Formula Renault 2000. Martínez eventually expanded his racing territory, which included a year in the Barber Dodge Pro Series (2003) winning the first race he participated in (at Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico).
In 2004 Martínez migrated to Europe and produced five top-five results in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Series. The 25-year-old missed the first race of the year in the 2005 Champ Car Atlantic Championship but still managed to claim fifth in his rookie season. He finished third in his first race in Monterrey, Mexico, captured his first career pole and scored a total of four podiums and seven top-five finishes.
Also during 2005, Martínez contested some rounds of the A1 Grand Prix Series.
In 2006 Martínez returned to Atlantics with the US RaceTronics Team, and repeated his fifth place in the championship despite a challenging season in which he switched teams halfway through the year, but still managed to continue his success on Mexican soil by finishing third at the Monterrey, Mexico event.
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