Matías Zagazeta


Matías Zagazeta is a Peruvian racing driver who competed in the Formula 3 Championship for DAMS.
Zagazeta is the 2021 F4 British Championship runner-up, and debuted in FIA Formula 3 in with Jenzer.

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.

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, 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.

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

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.
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 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 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.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2021Xcel MotorsportDUB1
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		14th32

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2022G4 RacingMNZ
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		32nd0
2023R-ace GPIMO
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		22nd12

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2023R-ace GPDUB1
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		17th28

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024Jenzer MotorsportBHR
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		25th8
2025DAMS Lucas OilMEL
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		24th13

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025M2 CompetitionTAU
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		5th244