What a good weekend for the Guatemalan pilot! On an awesome weekend Ian Rodriguez was second in Monza, Italyfor the date of GT Open Europa 2024where he has shown his potential at the wheel.
He chapín pilot For some years he has remained in Europe and having competed this weekend on the Formula One track has undoubtedly made him more than excited and motivated to continue searching for a place at the world level in the motoring. Below we tell you about their big day. What a chilero!
GT Open Europe 2024: Ian Rodríguez was second in Monza
The European GT Cup Open brought together the drivers on October 19 and 20, 2024 to test them on one of the most complicated tracks, Monza in Italy where Formula One racers have faced great moments.
And so it was on Sunday, when the competitors not only fought against their rivals, but also against the weather conditions, where rain was present on the circuit that has a very fast track that rewards cars with a lot of power and little downforce. , which allows reaching very high speeds and averages up to 370 kilometers per hour as the maximum speed.
Ian on the Monza podium
In the sixth race of the season of that championship, the Guatemalan pilot He arrived with his teammate Lodovico Laurini, with whom they sought to stay with the competition, but a penalty caused them to be placed in second place as Racevent ASD, while the first position went to Tsunami RT, made up of Italian pilots.
«We were in first place in the GT Open Europe all the time. They penalized us for 3 seconds and that’s why they gave us second place, but it doesn’t matter, we were first!!!!! The last minutes were the longest of my life. It was something incredible. I thank God first of all, all the glory goes to him, my team, my dad and my sponsors»posted the Guatemalan pilot at the end of the competition.
A dream come true for the Guatemalan
For Ian, having raced on a Formula One track and getting on the podium was fulfilling one of his great goals. «Guatemala was on the podium of a Formula 1 track. For me this is a dream come true. Long live Guate»said an excited runner.
Since he was little, Ian imagined himself racing on important tracks and made his first jump in class in Formula 4when competing in the Italian Formula 4 Championship, with the Italian team DRZ Benelli. His adventure in this championship was from 2016 to 2019.
Since that moment he has participated in seasons in Formula 3 and one of his greatest moments was being invited to be part of the Team Turn to race the Lemans Cup. In addition, last year he made his debut in the 2023 European Le Mans Series. This year he participated in the European GT Cup Open, where he hopes to finish the season well. What a chilero!
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