Esteban García (racing driver)

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Esteban Garcia de Rontero (born 7 December 1970) is a Swiss entrepreneur, sailor, racing stable owner and car racing driver.

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Entrepreneur

Garcia was the founder of the Realstone real estate fund. He currently serves as a board member for the company, which was founded in Lausanne in 2004. [1]

Sailing

Garcia is passionate about sailing and in 2009, as skipper of the Realstone TP52 Matador, he won the TP class of the Royal Regatta of Palma de Mallorca. [2] Since 2013, he has managed Realtime Sailing, a professional sailing team that participates in ocean racing. He also organizes the Realstone Cup on Lake Geneva, launched in 2010. [3]

Racing stable owner and racer

In addition to the sailing team, Garcia also runs a motorsport racing team. His driving career began in 2013 in the V de V monoposto series. With the switch to sports car and GT racing, his first successes came. He finished the 2018 Yas Marina 12 Hours in the Ligier JS P3 in third place in the prototype class [4] and the 2020 European Le Mans Series in fifth place in the LMP3 classification. In 2021, he made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Together with Loïc Duval and Norman Nato, he finished 17th in the final standings in the Oreca 07. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. "El "Realstone Matador" recupera el liderato en la clase TP52". as.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. "From the Realstone Cup to Realteam Sailing: 10 fascinating years aboard the D35". realteamsailing.ch. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. "Gulf 12 Hours". racingsportscars.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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  6. Filip Cleeren (22 August 2021). "Full 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours race results". motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.