Matías Zagazeta

Matías Zagazeta (born 8 September 2003) is a Peruvian racing driver who is set to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe for AF Corse.

Zagazeta is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up, and debuted in FIA Formula 3 in with Jenzer. He raced in the 2025 season of Formula 3 for DAMS.

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

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

Early 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. 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.

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. Having left behind all his family in Lima and racing in unfamiliar tracks, Zagazeta 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.

2021 Zagazeta started 2021 by racing part-time in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport, for the opening two rounds. He got a best finish of fourth from eight races, and finished 14th in the standings with 32 points. Switching to Phinsys by Argenti for his second British F4 campaign, Zagazeta's results improved drastically, as he got a maiden single-seater podium in the season opener at Thruxton. Two rounds later, Zagazeta earned his maiden single-seater victory during the final race in Brands Hatch. His best weekend came in Knockhill with a double victory. 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. Zagazeta took a double pole in Silverstone and won the opening race, and sat at the top of the standings with just two rounds to go despite a race retirement in the third race. 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.

Formula Regional 2022 Zagazeta racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. In 2022, Zagazeta joined G4 Racing to progress into the Formula Regional European Championship. He immediately impressed in pre-season testing, leading the final session of the Barcelona collective test. 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.

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

Zagazeta racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. For his main campaign, Zagazeta remained in the Formula Regional European Championship, but moved to R-ace GP. He opened his account with fifth place in the Imola opener, but only returned to the points again during the penultimate round in Zandvoort. 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.

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

FIA Formula 3 Championship Zagazeta racing Noel León in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Zagazeta took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in 2022, driving for Charouz Racing System during the final two days.

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

2024 In 2024, Jenzer Motorsport signed Zagazeta to participate with them in the full 2024 FIA Formula 3 season. He missed the Monaco round due to appendicitis and was replaced by James Hedley. 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. That was his only points of the season, as Zagazeta finished 25th in the standings, behind teammates Max Esterson and Charlie Wurz.

2025 Zagazeta remained in Formula 3 for 2025, but switched to new entrants DAMS Lucas Oil as Jenzer Motorsport departed the championship. He began the season with points in fifth place during the Melbourne sprint race, having started in second. 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. He was set for more points the next day, but contact with another driver forced him off-track, sustaining race-ending damage. Zagazeta finished the season 24th in the standings with 13 points, behind teammate Christian Ho but well ahead of Nicola Lacorte.

Sportscar career 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.

Zagazeta entered the GT World Challenge Europe series in 2026 with AF Corse, partnering Tommaso Mosca in the Gold Cup class of the Sprint Cup, while driving in the Silver Cup category of the Endurance Cup alongside Jef Machiels and Gilles Stadsbader.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 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 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 DON1 DON2 DON3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 12th 34 2021 Phinsys by Argenti THR11 THR12 THR13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR21 THR22 THR23 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 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 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 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 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MUG1 MUG2 32nd 0 2023 R-ace GP IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 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 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KUW11 KUW12 KUW13 KUW21 KUW22 KUW23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 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 BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 25th 8 2025 DAMS Lucas Oil MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 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 TAU1 TAU2 TAU3 HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 TER1 TER2 TER3 HIG1 HIG2 HIG3 5th 244

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2026 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 1st* 68*