Matías Zagazeta

Matías Zagazeta
Zagazeta driving the Dallara F3 2025 during the 2025 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality Peruvian
Born (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003
Lima, Peru
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2024
Car number30
Former teamsJenzer Motorsport, DAMS Lucas Oil
Starts37
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2025
Previous series
2025
2024–2025
2023
2022–2023
2021
2020–2021		FR Oceania Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR Middle East Championship
FR European Championship
Formula 4 UAE
F4 British Championship

Matías Zagazeta (born 8 September 2003) is a Peruvian racing driver who competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for DAMS.

Zagazeta is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up,[1][2] and debuted in FIA Formula 3 in 2024 with Jenzer.

Early and personal life

Zagazeta was born on 8 September 2003 in Lima, where he grew up.[3] He moved to England at the end of 2019 just before his single-seater debut in the 2020 F4 British Championship.[4]

Away from racing, Zagazeta is an Arsenal F.C. supporter.[5]

Career

Karting

A three-time national karting champion having begun his career at the age of eight, Zagazeta quickly switched to international competition, primarily in America.[6] He crossed the pond in 2017, competing in various IAME and WSK events, as well as the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. He finished 14th in the X30 Senior class of the IAME Winter Cup in 2019, his last year of Karting.[7]

Formula 4

2020

After testing Formula 4 machinery for the first time in late 2019, Zagazeta signed with British F4 giants Carlin for his single-seater debut the following year.[8][9] Having left behind all his family in Lima and racing in unfamiliar tracks, the Peruvian endured a difficult season, eventually only scoring 34 points. He finished a lowly 12th in the championship, as the second last full-time driver, far from his teammates Zak O'Sullivan and Christian Mansell, second and seventh respectively.[10]

2021

Zagazeta started 2021 by racing part-time in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport, for the opening two rounds.[11][12] He got a best finish of fourth from eight races, and finished 14th in the standings with 32 points.[13] Switching to Phinsys by Argenti for his second British F4 campaign,[14] Zagazeta's results improved drastically, as he got a maiden single-seater podium in the season opener at Thruxton.[15] Two rounds later, Zagazeta earned his maiden single-seater victory during the final race in Brands Hatch.[16] His best weekend came in Knockhill with a double victory.[17] A double rostrum followed in the second Thruxton round, although he lost the victory in the first race after a corner cut inflicted a one-second penalty.[18][19] Zagazeta took a double pole in Silverstone and won the opening race,[20][21] and sat at the top of the standings with just two rounds to go despite a race retirement in the third race.[22][23] He would eventually lose out on the title to JHR's Matthew Rees by 25 points, after only two further podiums in the remaining two podiums.[24][25]

Formula Regional

2022

In 2022, Zagazeta joined G4 Racing to progress into the Formula Regional European Championship.[26][27] He immediately impressed in pre-season testing, leading the final session of the Barcelona collective test.[28] However, this was a false dawn, as Zagazeta struggled throughout the season; he finished 32nd in the standings with no points scored, his best finish being a 19th in Paul Ricard.[29]

2023

Zagazeta partook in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP during the first three rounds.[30] He took a second place podium during the opening race in Dubai.[31] Zagazeta took three more points finishes in the remaining races and placed 17th in the standings with 28 points.

For his main campaign, Zagazeta remained in the Formula Regional European Championship, but moved to R-ace GP.[32] He opened his account with fifth place in the Imola opener,[33] but only returned to the points again during the penultimate round in Zandvoort.[34] Zagazeta finished the season 22nd in the standings with eleven points, far behind teammates Martinius Stenshorne and Tim Tramnitz.

In November 2023, Zagazeta competed in the Macau Grand Prix with Jenzer Motorsport, he finished the race in 17th place.[35]

2025

During the 2025 pre-season, Zagazeta competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition.[36] He impressed in the opening round in Taupo, taking a win and a further podium.[37][38] He next won again during the first race in Teretonga, whilst finishing third in the final race.[39][40] By scoring in all but one race, Zagazeta finished fifth in the standings, with 244 points.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Zagazeta took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in 2022, driving for Charouz Racing System during the final two days.[41][42]

The following year, Zagazeta partook in post-season testing at Jerez with Jenzer Motorsport.[43][44]

2024

In 2024, Jenzer Motorsport signed Zagazeta to participate with them in the full 2024 FIA Formula 3 season.[45] He missed the Monaco round due to appendicitis and was replaced by James Hedley.[46] In general, he had a difficult season, but managed to secure his first podium in the series with a third place during the Silverstone sprint race; it was Jenzer's only podium of the year.[47] That was his only points of the season, as Zagazeta finished 25th in the standings, behind teammates Max Esterson and Charlie Wurz.[48]

2025

Zagazeta remained in Formula 3 for 2025, but switched to new entrants DAMS Lucas Oil as Jenzer Motorsport departed the championship.[49] He began the season with points in fifth place during the Melbourne sprint race, having started in second.[50] However, the team proved to be the least competitive throughout the campaign, and Zagazeta had to wait until the final round in Monza to score again, finishing fourth place in the sprint after qualifying seventh.[51] He was set for more points the next day, but contact with another driver forced him off-track, sustaining race-ending damage.[52] Zagazeta finished the season 24th in the standings with 13 points, behind teammate Christian Ho but well ahead of Nicola Lacorte.

Sportscar racing

In November 2025, Zagazeta joined the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit, driving the Ferrari 296 GT3 for AF Corse.[53]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2014 Argentine championship - Promocional 30th
2015 SKUSA SuperNationals XIX - TaG Cadet BBR Karting 56th
2017 IAME International Open - X30 Junior 14th
SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - X30 Junior BBR Karting 12th
IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior 13th
IAME International Final - X30 Junior 18th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 21st
2018 WSK Champions Cup - OK Lennox Racing Team 24th
23° South Garda Winter Cup - OK 33rd
WSK Super Master Series - OK 58th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK 45th
2019 IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior Fusion Motorsport
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior 14th
British Kart Championship - X30 Senior 39th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK Forza Racing

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 F4 British Championship Carlin 26 0 0 0 0 34 12th
2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 32 14th
F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti 30 4 4 3 11 306 2nd
2022 Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing 19 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship R-ace GP 9 0 0 0 1 28 17th
Formula Regional European Championship 20 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
Macau Grand Prix Jenzer Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 1 8 25th
2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship M2 Competition 15 2 1 1 4 244 5th
FIA Formula 3 Championship DAMS Lucas Oil 19 0 0 0 0 13 24th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British 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 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2020 Carlin DON
1
13 		DON
2
9 		DON
3
5 		BHGP
1
10 		BHGP
2
8 		BHGP
3
11 		OUL
1
12 		OUL
2
13 		OUL
3
11 		KNO
1
13 		KNO
2
9 		KNO
3
13 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
9 		THR
3
11 		SIL
1
6 		SIL
2
11 		SIL
3
10 		CRO
1
12 		CRO
2
9 		SNE
1
12 		SNE
2
11 		SNE
3
11 		BHI
1
9 		BHI
2
Ret 		BHI
3
11 		12th 34
2021 Phinsys by Argenti THR1
1
3 		THR1
2
9 		THR1
3
Ret 		SNE
1
9 		SNE
2
13 		SNE
3
6 		BHI
1
125 		BHI
2
4 		BHI
3
1 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
2 		KNO
1
1 		KNO
2
97 		KNO
3
1 		THR2
1
2 		THR2
2
123 		THR2
3
2 		CRO
1
4 		CRO
2
75 		CRO
3
2 		SIL
1
1 		SIL
2
116 		SIL
3
Ret 		DON
1
6 		DON
2
63 		DON
3
2 		BHGP
1
Ret 		BHGP
2
93 		BHGP
3
2 		2nd 306

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
6 		DUB1
2
11 		DUB1
3
9 		DUB1
4
9 		YMC1
1
7 		YMC1
2
9 		YMC1
3
4 		YMC1
4
12 		DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		DUB2
4 		YMC2
1 		YMC2
2 		YMC2
3 		YMC2
4 		DUB3
1 		DUB3
2 		DUB3
3 		DUB3
4 		14th 32

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 DC Points
2022 G4 Racing MNZ
1
20 		MNZ
2
28 		IMO
1
26 		IMO
2
28 		MCO
1
DNQ 		MCO
2
21 		LEC
1
19 		LEC
2
22 		ZAN
1
20 		ZAN
2
20 		HUN
1
25 		HUN
2
21 		SPA
1
24 		SPA
2
25 		RBR
1
31 		RBR
2
26 		CAT
1
24 		CAT
2
18 		MUG
1
30 		MUG
2
29 		32nd 0
2023 R-ace GP IMO
1
13 		IMO
2
5 		CAT
1
14 		CAT
2
23 		HUN
1
27 		HUN
2
Ret 		SPA
1
20 		SPA
2
23 		MUG
1
20 		MUG
2
24† 		LEC
1
24 		LEC
2
19 		RBR
1
22 		RBR
2
21 		MNZ
1
21 		MNZ
2
27 		ZAN
1
15 		ZAN
2
10 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
23 		22nd 12

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 R-ace GP DUB1
1
2 		DUB1
2
12 		DUB1
3
Ret 		KUW1
1
9 		KUW1
2
13 		KUW1
3
7 		KUW2
1
23 		KUW2
2
Ret 		KUW2
3
9 		DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		17th 28

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2023 Jenzer Motorsport Dallara F3 2019 25th 24th 17th

Complete FIA Formula 3 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 DC Points
2024 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR
Ret 		BHR
FEA
18 		MEL
SPR
15 		MEL
FEA
17 		IMO
SPR
17 		IMO
FEA
17 		MON
SPR 		MON
FEA 		CAT
SPR
19 		CAT
FEA
19 		RBR
SPR
17 		RBR
FEA
14 		SIL
SPR
3 		SIL
FEA
22 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
27† 		SPA
SPR
17 		SPA
FEA
17 		MNZ
SPR
14 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		25th 8
2025 DAMS Lucas Oil MEL
SPR
5 		MEL
FEA
22 		BHR
SPR
17 		BHR
FEA
29 		IMO
SPR
Ret 		IMO
FEA
22 		MON
SPR
17 		MON
FEA
15 		CAT
SPR
18 		CAT
FEA
15 		RBR
SPR
17 		RBR
FEA
18 		SIL
SPR
25 		SIL
FEA
24 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
C 		HUN
SPR
26 		HUN
FEA
16 		MNZ
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		24th 13

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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 DC Points
2025 M2 Competition TAU
1
5 		TAU
2
1 		TAU
3
2 		HMP
1
16 		HMP
2
11 		HMP
3
5 		MAN
1
12 		MAN
2
13 		MAN
3
5 		TER
1
1 		TER
2
7 		TER
3
3 		HIG
1
4 		HIG
2
6 		HIG
3
Ret 		5th 244

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