Ian Aguilera (born 14 March 2007 in

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) is a Mexican racing driver currently racing in the LMP3 class of the

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for

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. Aguilera is the 2019 Radical World Finals champion in the Pro1500 class and has been a member of Escudería Telmex since 2019.

Early career

Racing in karts from 2016 to 2019, Aguilera most notably won the 2019 Nacional Formula Karts title in the X30 Junior category and represented Mexico in that year's IAME International Final. Stepping up to cars in 2021, Aguilera spent two years in the Ginetta Junior Championship for R Racing, where he scored a lone win at Thruxton in 2022. In early 2023, Aguilera joined RLR MSport to compete in the JS P4 class of the

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, alongside Haytham Qarajouli. On his series debut, Aguilera took his maiden podium, finishing third in race one at

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and followed that up with another third-place finish at

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, which helped him to end the season fourth in the standings. Aguilera returned to

and RLR MSport for 2024, albeit driving solo for his sophomore season in the series. Having scored one podium in the first five races, Aguilera won three times in the second half, at

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, Mugello, and

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which enabled him to finish runner-up in points at season's end.

Endurance racing

Having made his LMP3 debut with RLR MSport at the

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where he scored a best result of ninth in race one, Aguilera stayed with the British team to race in the LMP3 class of the

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. He took his first LMP3 win in race two at

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, and at

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won race one and finished second in race two to end the season runner-up in points. On February 13, 2025, it was announced that Aguilera would join

for his debut in the

, alongside Sebastian Gravlund and Fabien Michal.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

Complete Ligier European Series results

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

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilera, Ian 2007 births Living people Mexican racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers EuroInternational drivers Racing drivers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Ligier European Series drivers