Pepe Martí

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martí and the second or maternal family name is Sobrepera.
Pepe Martí
Martí in 2023.
NationalitySpain Spanish
Full nameJosep Maria Martí Sobrepera
Born (2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 19)
Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number21
Starts12 (12 entries)
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2022
2022–2023
2022
2021
2021		FR Middle East Championship
Masters Endurance Legends
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR Asian Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2022FR Asian Rookie Cup

Josep Maria "Pepe" Martí Sobrepera (Catalan: [ˈpepə məɾˈti], Spanish: [ˈpepe maɾˈti]; born 13 June 2005) is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Campos Racing. He most recently competed in the FIA Formula 3 championship for Campos, finishing fifth in the standings with three wins. He is also a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[1][2]

He is a race winner in the UAE and Spanish Formula 4 championships, having placed third in the latter, as well as the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship runner-up and rookie cup champion.

Career

Karting

Martí started karting competitively in late 2016 at the age of eleven. In 2018 he was signed by Tony Kart, and the following year he won the Spanish Karting Championship in the Junior category, driving for Fernando Alonso's team.[3][4] He then went on to finish 7th in the OK class of the CIK-FIA Karting World Championship in 2020, his last year of karting, with Kart Republic.[5]

Formula 4

Martí made his single-seater debut in January 2021, driving for Xcel Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship.[6] He won a single race at the Yas Marina Circuit and came 7th in the standings, 184 points behind champion Enzo Trulli.[7] For the main season, he competed in Spanish F4 with Campos Racing, as the Valencian team made its debut in the championship.[8] He won two races at MotorLand Aragón and held a season-long fight for runner-up spot with teammate Sebastian Øgaard, ultimately finishing 3rd behind eventual champion Dilano van 't Hoff and Øgaard.[9]

Formula Regional

2022

Martí started 2022 racing in the rebranded Formula Regional Asian Championship for Irish-Filipino team Pinnacle Motorsport, alongside Formula 4 rival Van 't Hoff.[10][11] He got five podiums and 158 points from 15 races to claim second place in the overall standings, while also winning the rookie cup.[12]

2023

During 2023 pre-season, Martí returned to the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Pinnacle Van Amersfoort Racing.[13]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2022

Martí driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round

After testing for the team in 2021 post-season, Martí made the step up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2022 with Campos Racing.[14][15] Martí had a disappointing season, but in Imola during the feature race, he made a strategy gamble to stay on the wets on a drying track, and led the race for a number of laps before pitting for slicks. He finished the race in 15th. He scored his first points finish in the final round at Monza in the Sprint Race, where he finished 9th. He ended the season 26th in the standings with 2 points, ahead of teammate Hunter Yeany but far from other teammate and fellow countryman David Vidales. At the end of the season, Martí took part in the post-season test, remaining with Campos.[16]

2023

Martí driving for Campos Racing during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

Martí continued with Campos Racing for the 2023 Formula 3 season.[17] He would finish fifth in the Drivers' Championship, taking two sprint race wins in Bahrain and Monaco, as well as a feature race win in his home GP in Spain.

Martí also competed in the Macau Grand Prix with Campos.[18] He ended his debut Macau race in fifth position, the highest Campos driver.[19]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Martí driving the Dallara F2 2024 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round

Martí graduated to Formula 2 for his 2024 campaign, continuing his relationship with Campos Racing alongside fellow Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar.[20] He debuted in the category with a double podium in the Sakhir round.[21] Martí is the third driver in the category to debut with a double podium, behind Charles Leclerc (2017) and Liam Lawson (2021). He also scored a second place in the Austrian sprint race.

Sportscar racing

Martí made his sportscar and prototype debut at the 2022 Historic Zandvoort Grand Prix competing in the Masters Endurance Legends, organised by Masters Historic Racing, in a Duqueine-run Norma M30. He won both races in his G2/P3 class and finished on the overall podium against higher class machinery in race 1.[22]

Formula One

In September 2022, Martí was announced to join two time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso's management team.[23]

In August 2023, Martí was announced to join the Red Bull Junior Team.[24]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2018 Spanish Championship — Junior 10th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ Tony Kart Racing Team 32nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 19th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior 31st
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 12th
2019 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior FA Racing Spain 16th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Tony Kart Racing Team 17th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 11th
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 24th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 17th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 4th
Spanish Championship — Junior 1st
IAME International Final — X30 Senior NC
WSK Open Cup — OK Tony Kart Racing Team 17th
WSK Final Cup — OK 13th
2020 South Garda Winter Cup — OK KR Motorsport Srl 14th
WSK Champions Cup — OK 34th
WSK Euro Series — OK 30th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 25th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 39th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 7th
Sources:[25][26]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2018 Tony Kart Racing Team OKJ SAR
QH
12 		SAR
R
12 		PFI
QH
22 		PFI
R
27 		AMP
QH
41 		AMP
R
DNQ 		AUB
QH
38 		AUB
R
DNQ 		32nd 4
2019 Tony Kart Racing Team OKJ ANG
QH
10 		ANG
R
4 		GEN
QH
24 		GEN
R
14 		KRI
QH
24 		KRI
R
16 		LEM
QH
34 		LEM
R
22 		17th 16
2020 KR Motorsport Srl OK ZUE
QH
33 		ZUE
R
23 		SAR
QH
18 		SAR
R
29 		WAC
QH
 WAC
R
 39th 0

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 19 1 1 0 4 135 7th
F4 Spanish Championship Campos Racing 21 2 3 4 9 196 3rd
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 2 5 158 2nd
FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 18 0 0 0 0 2 26th
Masters Endurance Legends - Prototype Duqueine 2 2 2 2 2 15 20th
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Pinnacle VAR 12 2 0 0 2 79 7th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 18 3 2 2 4 105 5th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 24 0 0 0 3 43* 16th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 Pos Points
2021 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1
Ret 		DUB1
2
DNS 		DUB1
3
Ret 		DUB1
4
Ret 		YMC1
1
3 		YMC1
2
4 		YMC1
3
11 		YMC1
4
8 		DUB2
1
6 		DUB2
2
2 		DUB2
3
5 		DUB2
4
8 		YMC2
1
3 		YMC2
2
1 		YMC2
3
4 		YMC2
4
Ret 		DUB3
1
Ret 		DUB3
2
4 		DUB3
3
11 		DUB3
4
Ret 		7th 135

Complete F4 Spanish 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 Pos Points
2021 Campos Racing SPA
1
5 		SPA
2
6 		SPA
3
2 		NAV
1
12 		NAV
2
10 		NAV
3
9 		ALG
1
Ret 		ALG
2
3 		ALG
3
12 		ARA
1
3 		ARA
2
1 		ARA
3
1 		CRT
1
2 		CRT
2
11 		CRT
3
7 		JER
1
5 		JER
2
3 		JER
3
3 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
11 		CAT
3
4 		3rd 196

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 Pinnacle Motorsport ABU
1
Ret 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
4 		DUB
1
2 		DUB
2
7 		DUB
3
2 		DUB
1
4 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
3
2 		DUB
1
3 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
3
3 		ABU
1
12 		ABU
2
4 		ABU
3
6 		2nd 158

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 Pinnacle VAR DUB1
1
14 		DUB1
2
9 		DUB1
3
6 		KUW1
1
Ret 		KUW1
2
10 		KUW1
3
6 		KUW2
1 		KUW2
2 		KUW2
3 		DUB2
1
10 		DUB2
2
1 		DUB2
3
11 		ABU
1
6 		ABU
2
1 		ABU
3
11 		8th 78

* Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2023 Spain Campos Racing Dallara F3 2019 11th 8th 5th

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 Campos Racing BHR
SPR
Ret 		BHR
FEA
13 		IMO
SPR
Ret 		IMO
FEA
15 		CAT
SPR
13 		CAT
FEA
20 		SIL
SPR
20 		SIL
FEA
23 		RBR
SPR
13 		RBR
FEA
Ret 		HUN
SPR
14 		HUN
FEA
29 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
22 		ZAN
SPR
19 		ZAN
FEA
14 		MNZ
SPR
9 		MNZ
FEA
26 		26th 2
2023 Campos Racing BHR
SPR
1 		BHR
FEA
6 		MEL
SPR
13 		MEL
FEA
7 		MON
SPR
1 		MON
FEA
9 		CAT
SPR
8 		CAT
FEA
1 		RBR
SPR
6 		RBR
FEA
9 		SIL
SPR
10 		SIL
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
20 		HUN
FEA
6 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
9 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		5th 105

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points
2024 Campos Racing BHR
SPR
3 		BHR
FEA
2 		JED
SPR
7 		JED
FEA
Ret 		MEL
SPR
Ret 		MEL
FEA
13 		IMO
SPR
16 		IMO
FEA
Ret 		MON
SPR
Ret 		MON
FEA
14 		CAT
SPR
11 		CAT
FEA
9 		RBR
SPR
2 		RBR
FEA
15 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
10 		HUN
SPR
17 		HUN
FEA
12 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
12 		BAK
SPR
19 		BAK
FEA
Ret 		LSL
SPR
 LSL
FEA
 YMC
SPR
 YMC
FEA
 16th* 43*

* Season still in progress

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