Esteban García (racing driver)
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| Esteban Garcia | |
|---|---|
 Garcia in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Full name | Esteban Garcia de Rontero |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 2019–2021 2019 2018 2013, 2015–2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship Le Mans Cup European Le Mans Series Ultimate Cup Series V de V Endurance Series V de V Challenge Monoplace |
Esteban Garcia de Rontero (born 7 December 1970) is a Spanish-Swiss entrepreneur, sailor, racing stable owner and car racing driver.
Entrepreneur
[edit]Garcia was the founder of the Realstone real estate fund. He currently serves as a board member for the company, which was founded in Lausanne in 2004.[1][2]
Sailing
[edit]Garcia is passionate about sailing and in 2009, as skipper of the Realstone TP52 Matador, he won the TP class of the Royal Regatta of Palma de Mallorca.[3] Since 2013, he has managed Realtime Sailing, a professional sailing team that participates in ocean racing. He also organizes the Realstone Cup on Lake Geneva, launched in 2010.[4]
Racing career
[edit]In addition to the sailing team, Garcia also runs a motorsport racing team. His driving career began in 2013 in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. With the switch to sports car and GT racing, his first successes came. He finished the 2018 Gulf 12 Hours in the Ligier JS P3 in third place in the prototype class[5] and the 2020 European Le Mans Series in fifth place in the LMP3 classification. In 2021, he made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Together with Loïc Duval and Norman Nato, he finished 17th in the final standings in the Oreca 07.[6][7]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Sports Promotion | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 38th |
| 2015 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Sports Promotion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41st |
| 2016 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Sports Promotion | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 18th |
| 2018 | V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 | Graff | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 12th |
| Gulf 12 Hours - Prototype | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Realteam Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.5 | 7th |
| Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3 | RealTeam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 16th | |
| Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3-U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3rd | ||
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Realteam Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 5th |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Realteam Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10th |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
† As he was a guest driver, Garcia was ineligible to score points.
References
[edit]- ^ "REALSTONE". realstone.ch. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Realstone kauft in der Romandie weiter zu". Handelszeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "El "Realstone Matador" recupera el liderato en la clase TP52". as.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "From the Realstone Cup to Realteam Sailing: 10 fascinating years aboard the D35". realteamsailing.ch. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Gulf 12 Hours". racingsportscars.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "All Results of Esteban Garcia". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Filip Cleeren (22 August 2021). "Full 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours race results". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Esteban Garcia career summary at DriverDB.com
- Esteban Garcia at RacingSportsCars.com