Nerea Martí (born 2 January 2002 in Albalat dels Sorells, Valencia) is a Spanish racing driver. She currently competes in F1 Academy for Campos Racing. She previously raced in GT CER (Spanish Championship) with BMW Promotion Motorsport and W Series.[1]

Nerea Martí
Martí in 2022
NationalitySpain Spanish
Born (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)
Albalat dels Sorells, Valencia, Spain
F1 Academy career
Debut season2023
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number30
Starts27 (27 entries)
Wins1
Podiums8
Poles1
Fastest laps3
Best finish4th in 2023
Previous series
202122
2021–22
2019
W Series
GT Winter Series
F4 Spanish Championship

Career

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Karting

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Martí began karting aged nine through her father's rental kart track.[2] Late in her karting career, she was contracted to Fórmula de Campeones in an attempt to step up into professional racing.[3]

Lower formulae

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Martí made her single-seater debut in Spanish Formula 4 in 2019, scoring a podium in her first event.[4] A pair of seventh places late in the season would see her finish 16th in the standings and 2nd in the female trophy behind Belén García.[5][6]

W Series

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Martí competing in the W Series in Austin, Texas in 2021.

In 2020, Martí qualified for the second edition of the W Series, a Formula 3 championship exclusively for women.[7] The season was eventually cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,[8] after which she opted to race in the Spanish Karting Championship, where she finished 8th in the KZ category.[9]

2021

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Martí would eventually make her W Series debut in 2021. She achieved her first and only podium of the season at the Hungaroring, but finished 4th in the standings—as the best rookie—having scored points in all eight rounds.[10]

2022

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Martí qualified on pole position for the first race of the 2022 season, at the Miami International Autodrome. It was her first W Series pole position.[11]

FIA Formula 3

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Martí was selected to take part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test at Magny-Cours in November 2021, alongside fellow W Series driver Irina Sidorkova and Iron Dames racers Maya Weug and Doriane Pin.[12]

F1 Academy

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Martí competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

Martí was announced as a driver for Campos Racing for the inaugural F1 Academy season.[1] She was disqualified in the first race of the first round at Spielberg, but for the second and third race at the same round she managed a P4 and P5 finish respectively, earning her 15 points and taking her to 8th in the championship standings.

Martí remained in Campos Racing for 2024 with support from Tommy Hilfiger.[13] At the first round at Jeddah in Race 1, Martí was running in fourth but was tagged by Lola Lovinfosse in the final lap and finished in 14th.[14] In Race 2, she finished the race in fourth but was promoted to third after race winner Doriane Pin was given a post-race 20-second time penalty for crossing the finishing line twice.[15][16]

Formula E

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Martí drove for Andretti in the 2024 Formula E women's test, alongside F1 Academy teammate Chloe Chambers.[17] She placed 13th in the test.[18]

Personal life

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Martí is married to footballer Hugo Duro.[19][20]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2017 Spanish Championship Karting - Junior 7th
2019 IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior Praga Espana Motorsport 12th
2020 LeCont Trophy - KZ Praga España 2nd

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 F4 Spanish Championship Fórmula de Campeones Praga F4 21 0 0 0 1 35 16th
2021 W Series W Series Academy 8 0 0 0 1 61 4th
2021–22 GT Winter Series BMW España Motorsport 12 5 ? ? ? 234 2nd
2022 W Series Quantfury W Series Team 7 0 1 0 2 44 7th
CER - D1 BMW España Promotion Motorsport 8 6 ? ? 8 245.2 2nd
2023 Formula Winter Series Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 7 14th
F1 Academy 21 1 1 1 6 181 4th
Spanish GT Championship BMW España Promotion Motorsport 8 0 0 0 1 155 9th
2024 F1 Academy Campos Racing 10 0 0 0 3 101* 5th*
F4 Spanish Championship GRS Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
Spanish GT Championship - GT4 Pro [es] BMW España Promotion Motorsport 6 0 0 0 3 77* 2nd*

* Season still in progress.

Complete W Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2021 W Series Academy RBR1
7
RBR2
7
SIL
5
HUN
3
SPA
8
ZAN
4
COA1
8
COA2
8
4th 61
2022 Quantfury W Series Team MIA1
6
MIA2
3
CAT
8
SIL
9
LEC
3
HUN
12
SIN
12
7th 44

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2023 Campos Racing JER
1

JER
2

CRT
1

7
CRT
2

10
NAV
1

NAV
2

CAT
2

CAT
2

14th 7

Complete F1 Academy results

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(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
2023 Campos Racing RBR
1

DSQ
RBR
2

4
RBR
3

5
CRT
1

2
CRT
2

NC
CRT
3

2
CAT
1

6
CAT
2

6
CAT
3

7
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

6
ZAN
3

6
MON
1

7
MON
2

11
MON
3

3
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

5
LEC
3

4
USA
1

9
USA
2

5
USA
3

2
4th 181
2024 Campos Racing JED
1

14†
JED
2

3
MIA
1

4
MIA
2

7
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

4
ZAN
1

2
ZAN
2

8
SIN
1

7
SIN
2

5
LSL
1

LSL
2

ABU
1

ABU
2

5th* 101*

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(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
2024 GRS Team JAR
1
JAR
2
JAR
3
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
ARA
1

26
ARA
2

32
ARA
3

27
CRT
1

22
CRT
2

28
CRT
3

33
JER
1

JER
2

JER
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

43rd* 0*

References

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  1. ^ a b Sanz, Miguel (2023-02-10). "Nerea Martí ficha por Campos Racing para la nueva F1 Academy". Marca (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Nerea Martí, Piloto (in Spanish)". Nerea Martí. 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Nerea Martí, la piloto que deslumbra en el mundo del karting (in Spanish)". Yo Soy Noticia. 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Nerea Martí age 17 and Spanish Female F4 Champion". 24/7 Motorsport. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Tres podios en Portimao para el Fórmula de Campeones Praga (in Spanish)". Plaza Deportiva. 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Nerea Marti and Belen Garcia battle hard for Female Trophy win in Barcelona race 1". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 10 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Belen Garcia and Nerea Marti will participate in the W Series 2020". Time 24 News. 23 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "W Series announces cancellation of 2020 season". Motorsport.com. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Resultados - Campeonato KZ - CEK 2020" (PDF). Karting - RFEDA (in European Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  10. ^ Edwards, Jordan (31 July 2021). "Chadwick reclaims W Series points lead with controlled Hungaroring win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ "W Series Miami: Marti snatches pole in red-flagged qualifying". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (27 October 2021). "F3 organises private test for W Series stars and Iron Dames racers". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. ^ Jogia, Saajan (2024-02-28). "F1 Academy Teams Up with Iconic Brand Linked to Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  14. ^ "F1 Academy: Mercedes junior Doriane Pin holds off Abbi Pulling to win first race of 2024 season in Saudi Arabia". Sky Sports. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  15. ^ "F1 Academy: Doriane Pin wins Race 2 in Saudi Arabia to complete opening round double in all-female series". Sky Sports. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Pin, Al Qubaisi and Lovinfosse penalised following Jeddah Race 2". F1 Academy. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Marti and Chambers to drive for Andretti in Valencia test". The Official Home of Formula E. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  18. ^ "Pulling Fastest In Formula E's First Women's Test". Formula E. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  19. ^ "Hugo Duro y Nerea Martí se casan" (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 8 February 2024.
  20. ^ Lita, Jaume (1 June 2024). "Los dos lugares elegidos por Hugo Duro y Nerea Martí para sus primeras fotos de casados" (in Spanish). Las Provincias.
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