Ignacio Montenegro
Argentine racing driver (born 2004)
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Ignacio "Nacho" Montenegro (born 23 November 2004) is an Argentine motor racing driver who currently competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Team WRT. A graduate of the national touring car scene in TC2000, he was TCR South America champion in 2023, won gold medal at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games and came tenth in the 2025 TCR World Tour.[1]
Nationality
Argentine
ArgentineBorn23 November 2004
Rada Tilly, Chubut, Argentina
Debut season2022
Current teamSquadra Martino
| Ignacio Montenegro | |
|---|---|
Montenegro in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Born | 23 November 2004 Rada Tilly, Chubut, Argentina |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Squadra Martino |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Starts | 15 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| F4 Spanish Championship, Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina, Súper TC2000/TC2000 Series | |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2020-21 | Fórmula Renault 2.0 Argentina | Croizet Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 9th |
| 2021 | Súper TC2000 | Puma Energy Honda Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| TC2000 | Toyota Young | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 246 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | TC2000 | Axion Energy Sport | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 6th |
| TC2000 Series | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 237 | 2nd | ||
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Crown Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 35th | |
| Cobra Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 | Alifraco Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2023 | TC2000 | Axion Energy Sport | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 255 | 3rd |
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Squadra Martino | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 468 | 1st | |
| TCR World Tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26th | ||
| TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 261 | 2nd | ||
| 2024 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | ALM Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 342 | 3rd |
| TCR Spain Winter Series | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 169 | 1st | ||
| TCR Eastern Europe Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| TCR South America Touring Car Championship | Squadra Martino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 54th | |
| TCR Brazil Touring Car Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30th | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Argentina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2025 | TCR World Tour | GOAT Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 10th |
| TCR Australia Touring Car Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||||||
† As Montenegro was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup results
| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Argentina |
TCR Touring Car | 6th | 5th | 4th |
| 2024 | Team Argentina |
TCR Touring Car | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Complete TCR World Tour results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Squadra Martino | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
ELP 1 10 |
ELP 2 Ret |
VIL 1 9 |
VIL 2 14 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 3 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 2 |
BAT 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
26th | 20 | |
| 2025 | GOAT Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | AHR 1 Ret |
AHR 2 7 |
AHR 3 4 |
CRT 1 Ret |
CRT 2 6 |
CRT 3 8 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 5 |
CVR 1 9 |
CVR 2 3 |
BEN 1 C |
BEN 2 7 |
BEN 3 3 |
INJ 1 7 |
INJ 2 11 |
INJ 3 10 |
ZHZ 1 11 |
ZHZ 2 8 |
ZHZ 3 Ret |
MAC 1 15 |
MAC 2 4 |
10th | 253 |
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)