Ian Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Wright.
Ian Rodríguez
NationalityGuatemala Guatemala
Born (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamDR Formula RP Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number45
Starts3
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2020
Previous series
2019
2016–19		Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Ian Geoffrey Rodríguez Wright (born 28 July 2000) is a Guatemalan racing driver who is currently driving in the Formula Regional Americas Championship for Newman Wachs Racing.

Career

Karting

Born in Guatemala City, Rodríguez started his karting career in 2010. He competed in karts for four years and won the 2012 Easykart International Grand Finals.

Lower formulae

In 2016 Rodríguez made his single-seater racing debut in the Italian F4 Championship with DRZ Benelli. In 2017, the Guatemalan won a race at Vallelunga, and after another podium in the final race of the season at Monza Rodríguez finished seventh in the drivers' standings.[1] He stayed on with the team for another year of Italian F4. Rodríguez fell back in the championship, with ninth in the standings, however he did finish on the podium thrice that season.

In 2019 Rodríguez made a one-off appearance in the Italian series, finishing in the points in two of the three races he competed in.

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Rodríguez made his Indy Pro 2000 Championship debut at Indianapolis with RP Motorsport Racing. He raced in four weekends and scored two podiums. The Guatemalan finished 13th in the standings.

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2020 Rodríguez made his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship for DP Formula RP Motorsport in a cameo appearance at Imola.[2] He managed to surprise everyone, winning the first race of the weekend and getting second place in race two.[3] At the end of the year Rodríguez had scored 45 points and finished 13th in the championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2016 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 18 0 0 0 1 43 17th
2017 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 21 1 0 0 2 115 7th
2018 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 14 0 0 0 3 78 9th
2019 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 3 0 0 0 0 13 21st
Indy Pro 2000 Championship RP Motorsport Racing 8 0 0 1 2 132 13th
2020 Formula Regional European Championship DR Formula RP Motorsport 3 1 0 0 2 45 13th
2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship Newman Wachs Racing 10 1 0 0 3 92 8th
2022 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Team Virage 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 3 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro/Am Team Virage 6 0 1 1 0 24 16th
2024 GT Cup Open Europe - Pro-Am SP Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 27th*
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am Division 2 4 0 1 0 2 32 NC‡

* Season still in progress.
‡ Not eligible due to championship rules.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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 22 23 Pos Points
2015 DRZ Benelli VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		IMO1
1 		IMO1
2 		IMO1
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		ADR
1 		ADR
2 		ADR
3 		IMO2
1
16 		IMO2
2
10 		IMO2
3
22 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		28th 0
2016 DRZ Benelli MIS
1
22 		MIS
2 		MIS
3
8 		MIS
4
25 		ADR
1 		ADR
2
6 		ADR
3
5 		ADR
4
14 		IMO1
1
14 		IMO1
2
Ret 		IMO1
3
22 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
Ret 		MUG
3
21 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		IMO2
1
24 		IMO2
2
Ret 		IMO2
3
12 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
6 		MNZ
3
3 		17th 43
2017 DRZ Benelli MIS
1
7 		MIS
2
18 		MIS
3
7 		ADR
1
8 		ADR
2
10 		ADR
3
8 		VLL
1
1 		VLL
2
8 		VLL
3
6 		MUG1
1
16 		MUG1
2
10 		MUG1
3
9 		IMO
1
6 		IMO
2
8 		IMO
3
19 		MUG2
1
12 		MUG2
2
5 		MUG2
3
Ret 		MNZ
1
4 		MNZ
2
13 		MNZ
3
2 		7th 115
2018 DRZ Benelli ADR
1
6 		ADR
2
6 		ADR
3
Ret 		LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
7 		LEC
3
DNS 		MNZ
1
15 		MNZ
2
3 		MNZ
3
Ret 		MIS
1
3 		MIS
2
3 		MIS
3
Ret 		IMO
1
10 		IMO
2
9 		IMO
3
12 		VLL
1
WD 		VLL
2
WD 		VLL
3
WD 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		9th 78
2019 DRZ Benelli VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		IMO
4 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		MNZ
1
16 		MNZ
2
10 		MNZ
3
4 		21st 13

Complete Indy Pro 2000 Championship results

(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 DC Points
2019 RP Motorsport Racing STP STP IMS
14 		IMS
12 		LOR ROA
2 		ROA
4 		TOR
5 		TOR
6 		MOH
3 		MOH
5 		GMP POR POR LAG LAG 13th 132

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(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 22 23 24 DC Points
2020 DR Formula RP Motorsport MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		IMO
1
1 		IMO
2
2 		IMO
3
9 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		13th 45

Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results

(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 DC Points
2021 Newman Wachs Racing ATL
1
Ret 		ATL
2
DNS 		ATL
3
DNS 		ROA
1
2 		ROA
2
10 		ROA
3
2 		MOH
1
11 		MOH
2
6 		MOH
3
5 		BRA
1
1 		BRA
2
4 		BRA
3
Ret 		VIR
1 		VIR
2 		VIR
3 		COA
1 		COA
2 		COA
3 		8th 92

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 Team Virage LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT
14 		SPA
14 		ALG
NC 		29th 0
2023 Team Virage LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
9 		LEC
NC 		ARA
6 		SPA
5 		ALG
9 		ALG
10 		16th 24

References

  1. ^ "Ian Rodriguez wins Italian F4 race one at Vallelunga". June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ian Rodriguez joins DR Formula for FREC round at Imola". November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Rodriguez wins on FREC debut at Imola after Rasmussen fails to start". November 21, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.