Santiago Ramos (racing driver)

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Santiago Ramos
FIA F3 Austria 2024 Nr. 6 Ramos.jpg
Ramos driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality Flag of Mexico.svg Mexican
Born (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 21)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current team Van Amersfoort Racing
Car number6
Former teams Trident
Starts22 (22 entries)
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish16th in 2024
Previous series
20222023
2021
2021
2019, 2021
FR European Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship

Santiago Ramos Reynoso (born 26 January 2004) is a Mexican racing driver who is racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. He previously raced in the series with Trident.

Contents

Career

Karting

Between 2017 and 2019, Ramos competed in various karting championships, such as the German Karting Championship and the WSK Euro Series.

Formula 4

Ramos competed in the final 3 rounds of the 2019 Italian F4 Championship with DR Formula by RP Motorsport, where he had a highest finish of 20th. He then signed with Jenzer Motorsport to compete in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship, though he would not appear until the fourth round. [1] From then, he scored regular points and finished 16th in the standings, with a best finish of fifth.

In 2021, Ramos continued racing for Jenzer in Italian F4, this time with a view of completing the full season. [2] However, he withdrew from round 2 at the Misano World Circuit due to an injury and did not appear at the following event. He finished 22nd in the standings, having scored on three occasions. He also contested the opening round of the F4 Spanish Championship that year, scoring a podium at Spa.

Ramos racing in the 2021 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring. F4 Italy 2021 Spielberg Nr. 68 Ramos (1).jpg
Ramos racing in the 2021 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Formula Regional European Championship

Ramos racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. FREC 2022 Spielberg Nr. 68 (1).jpg
Ramos racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

On 28 February 2022, it was announced that Ramos would step up to the Formula Regional European Championship with KIC Motorsport. [3] Ramos moved to Race Performance Motorsport for the final round at Mugello, and was replaced by William Alatalo. [4] He failed to score points throughout the year and ended up 27th overall.

Ramos racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. FREC 2023 Spielberg Nr. 65 (2) Ramos.jpg
Ramos racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

For 2023, Ramos remained with Race Performance Motorsport for his second season. [5] This year, his results improved markedly, as Ramos went on an early-season scoring streak and even finished on the podium at the Hungaroring thanks to a committed defensive drive versus Michael Belov. [6] His results worsened in the second half of the campaign, which was compounded by him missing the penultimate round at Zandvoort, and Ramos ended up 11th overall. [7] [8]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2024

Ramos joined Trident for the Formula 3 post-season testing in preparation for a full season in 2024, where he partnered Leonardo Fornaroli and Sami Meguetounif. [9] [10] His first points came in the Sakhir feature race with a fifth place. [11] At the following round in Melbourne Ramos was penalised for rejoining the track in an unsafe manner during the feature event and ended both races in 24th. [12] Imola heralded his most notable performance of the year, as Ramos led a Trident 1-2-3 in qualifying. [13] Ramos held the lead at the start but was soon passed by Fornaroli and Oliver Goethe, before dropping to eighth by the flag thanks to struggles with tyre wear. [14]

No points at Monaco were followed by a missed opportunity during the Barcelona sprint race, where Ramos led after the first lap before being taken out of contention by teammate Meguetounif. [15] Ramos finished tenth in the feature race but went two rounds without scoring thereafter, only getting back to the top ten with fifth place during the feature race in Budapest. [16] At Spa, Ramos finished eighth in both races, despite suffering a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits on Saturday. [17] [18] Ramos concluded his season by finishing second in the Monza sprint race, claiming the place thanks to a penalty given to Sebastián Montoya for pushing Ramos off the track. [19] [20] He finished 16th in the championship, last of the Trident drivers. [21]

2025

On January 26th—his 21st birthday—it was announced that Ramos would move to Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 season. [22]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - Mini Swift ClassTeam Benik31st
2019SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - X30 SeniorN/A
German Karting Championship - OKDR SrlN/A
WSK Euro Series - OK56th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 Italian F4 Championship DR Formula by RP Motorsport 90000041st
2020 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 1100002616th
2021 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 1500001522nd
F4 Spanish Championship 300013115th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 000000NC†
2022 Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport170000027th
RPM 20000
2023 Formula Regional European Championship RPM 1700116711th
2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 2001014416th
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 2100110*7th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPoints
2019 DR Formula by RP Motorsport VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

22
IMO
3

28
IMO
4
MUG
1

20
MUG
2

23
MUG
3

26
MNZ
1

24
MNZ
2

29
MNZ
3

19
41st0
2020 Jenzer Motorsport MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
IMO1
1
IMO1
2
IMO1
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MUG
1

10
MUG
2

14
MUG
3

10
MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

5
MNZ
3

5
IMO2
1

13
IMO2
2

9
IMO2
3

13
VLL
1

22
VLL
2

C
VLL
3

11
16th26
2021 Jenzer Motorsport LEC
1

12
LEC
2

12
LEC
3

12
MIS
1

WD
MIS
2

WD
MIS
3

WD
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
IMO
1

12
IMO
2

22
IMO
3

15
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

15
RBR
3

Ret
MUG
1

8
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

5
MNZ
1

14
MNZ
2

12
MNZ
3

10
22nd15

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2021 Jenzer Motorsport SPA
1

6
SPA
2

4
SPA
3

3
NAV
1
NAV
2
NAV
3
ALG
1
ALG
2
ALG
3
ARA
1
ARA
2
ARA
3
CRT
1
CRT
2
CRT
3
JER
1
JER
2
JER
3
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
15th31

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2022 KIC Motorsport MNZ
1

25
MNZ
2

Ret
IMO
1

32
IMO
2

19
MCO
1

23
MCO
2

DNQ
LEC
1

22
LEC
2

16
ZAN
1

22
ZAN
2

22
HUN
1

20
HUN
2

27
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

Ret
RBR
1

24
RBR
2

22
CAT
1

33†
CAT
2

26
27th0
RPM MUG
1

18
MUG
2

19
2023 RPM IMO
1

23
IMO
2

6
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

4
HUN
1

3
HUN
2

8
SPA
1

8
SPA
2

10
MUG
1

12
MUG
2

4
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

6
RBR
1

29
RBR
2

Ret
MNZ
1

15
MNZ
2

22
ZAN
1

WD
ZAN
2

WD
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

DNS
11th67

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024 Trident BHR
SPR

21
BHR
FEA

5
MEL
SPR

24
MEL
FEA

24
IMO
SPR

10
IMO
FEA

8
MON
SPR

15
MON
FEA

14
CAT
SPR

21
CAT
FEA

10
RBR
SPR

24
RBR
FEA

13
SIL
SPR

19
SIL
FEA

16
HUN
SPR

28
HUN
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

8
SPA
FEA

8
MNZ
SPR

2
MNZ
FEA

18
16th44
2025 Van Amersfoort Racing MEL
SPR

1
MEL
FEA

16
BHR
SPR

BHR
FEA

IMO
SPR

IMO
FEA

MON
SPR

MON
FEA

CAT
SPR

CAT
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

HUN
SPR

HUN
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

7th*10*

* Season still in progress.

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