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

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, 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 Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the F ...

with DRZ Benelli. In 2017, the Guatemalan won a race at Vallelunga, and after another podium in the final race of the season at

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Rodríguez finished seventh in the drivers' standings. 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 The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the ...

debut at

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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 The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified Formula Regional, regional European Formula Three, Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club ...

for DP Formula RP Motorsport in a cameo appearance at

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. He managed to surprise everyone, winning the first race of the weekend and getting second place in race two. At the end of the year Rodríguez had scored 45 points and finished 13th in the championship.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* 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)

Complete Indy Pro 2000 Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodríguez, Ian 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Guatemala City Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Formula Regional Americas Championship drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers RP Motorsport drivers Newman Wachs Racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Guatemalan racing drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Team Virage drivers