Santiago Urrutia

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Santiago Urrutia
2017 Freedom 100 - Santiago Urrutia portrait.png
Santiago Urrutia at the 2017 Freedom 100
Nationality Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguayan
Born (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28)
Miguelete, Uruguay
Indy Lights career
Debut season 2016
Current team HMD Motorsports
Car number55
Former teams Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Belardi Auto Racing
Starts51
Wins8
Poles5
Fastest laps6
Best finish2nd in 2016, 2017
Previous series
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Pro Mazda Championship
GP3 Series
European F3 Open
Formula Abarth
Formula Abarth
Championship titles
2015 Pro Mazda Championship

Santiago Urrutia Lausarot (born 30 August 1996) is a Uruguayan racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Cup, driving for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He formerly competed in Indy Lights, and was the 2015 Pro Mazda series champion.

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Racing career

Karting and junior formulae

Urrutia's motorsport career started at age three in dirt motorcycling on his grandfather's farm, [1] and later moved up to go-kart racing in his native Uruguay at age five. [2] In 2009 he won the Argentine Pre Junior Championship and the Metropolitan Mini Junior Apertura Championship. In 2010 he won the Uruguayan Master Championship.

At the 2010 Karting World Championship, he qualified 5th for the pre-final, but was involved in two incidents and finished the final in 18th place. At age 14, Urrutia moved to Italy in 2011 and competed at the WSK Euro Series KF3. Also in 2011 he took part in the Formula Abarth season. [3] He won Formula Abarth Rookie of the year in 2012, [2] and participated in the Ferrari Diving Academy. [2]

In 2013 he took part in the European F3 Open Championship, [4] winning races at Algarve International Circuit and Silverstone Circuit. [5] [6] In 2014, he competed in the GP3 Series for Finnish team Koiranen GP. [7]

Road to Indy

Urrutia's 2015 championship-winning car at Laguna Seca Santiago Urrutia Pro Mazda.jpg
Urrutia's 2015 championship-winning car at Laguna Seca

He took part in the Pro Mazda Championship in 2015 as a driver for Team Pelfrey. He clinched the championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, sixteen years and one day after the death of fellow Uruguayan Gonzalo Rodríguez in a practice accident at the same venue. [8] With the championship, Urrutia became the first Uruguayan to win a major international racing championship. [9]

In 2016, he competed in Indy Lights for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. [10] He was placed on probation by the series in June. [11] A weekend sweep at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in July led Urrutia to the top of the point standings. [12] Urrutia was in the hunt for the series title until the final pair of races of the season, where he ultimately lost the championship to Ed Jones by two points after Jones' teammate let him by to win the title. [13] With SPM discontinuing their Indy Lights team, Urrutia returned to the series in 2017 as a Belardi Auto Racing driver. [14] He scored two wins and six second place finishes, finishing runner-up in the standings to Kyle Kaiser. [15]

Urrutia's 2018 Indy Lights machine 5 Santiago Urrutia 2018 Road America Grand Prix.jpg
Urrutia's 2018 Indy Lights machine

At the end of 2017, Urrutia entered into a handshake deal to drive the 2018 IndyCar Series season for Harding Racing, but the team eventually rescinded on the offer and failed to pay Urrutia a $100,000 sum for the driver to compete with Belardi in Indy Lights for the season. [16] He did, however, run a full Indy Lights season with Belardi in 2018. [17]

Touring cars

In 2019, Urrutia raced in the European TCR series for Team WRT, finishing third in the standings and earning Rookie of the Year. [18]

He was due to return to the Indy Lights with HMD Motorsport in 2020, [19] but the season was cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [20] Instead, he contested the opening round of the Formula Regional Americas Championship in its place, scoring a podium finish. The Uruguayan then took part in a test for Cyan Racing's World Touring Car Cup team, and was later signed for their 2020 campaign alongside Thed Björk. [21]

In 2020, Urrutia competed the whole of the championship for the Cyan Performance Lynk & Co team, ending up in 6th place in the standings. He had a number of podiums and won the last race of the season.[ citation needed ]

In 2021 he continued to compete for the same team in WTCR. He won two races and had three other podium finishes, ending the championship in 5th place. He also did some races in the South American TCR championship.[ citation needed ]

In 2022 he remained with the same team for his third year in the series. Though he won two races and had another podium place, his season was stopped when the team withdrew from the championship due to safety concerns with the tyres.

Urrutia's Lynk & Co 03 TCR during the 2023 El Pinar TCR World Tour round 2023 TCR World Tour at El Pinar - Qualifying 06.jpg
Urrutia's Lynk & Co 03 TCR during the 2023 El Pinar TCR World Tour round

In 2023 he remained again with Cyan Performance Lynk & Co. He retired from the first of two races at the initial round in Portugal, but won the second race.[ citation needed ] He won two more races that season, on home soil in Uruguay and at the Bathurst International, to finish eighth in the standings.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Formula Abarth Italian Series Island Motorsport20000418th
Formula Abarth European Series 40000521st
2012 Formula Abarth European Series BVM 24313112074th
Formula Abarth Italian Series 1831391584th
2013 European F3 Open RP Motorsport 1621381914th
2014 GP3 Series Koiranen GP 180000023rd
2015 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 16320103551st
2016 Indy Lights Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 1843373612nd
2017 Indy Lights Belardi Auto Racing 1621393102nd
Súper TC2000 YPF Chevrolet10001-
2018 Indy Lights Belardi Auto Racing 1721083953rd
Súper TC2000 Toyota Gazoo Racing Argentina 10001-
2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Team WRT 1400122343rd
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 1000142374th
Súper TC2000 Toyota Gazoo Racing YPF Infinia 10001-
2020 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 1612151696th
Formula Regional Americas Championship HMD Motorsports 200011515th
2021 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 1620051675th
TCR South America Touring Car Championship PMO Motorsport42113858th
2022 World Touring Car Cup Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 821141378th
TCR South America Touring Car Championship PMO Motorsport301017620th
TC2000 Chevrolet YPF10001-
Turismo Nacional - Clase 3 Lusqtoff Racing10000-
2023 TCR World Tour Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 2031352838th
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 610020NC†
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship 200000NC†
TCR South America Touring Car Championship 411110NC†
TCR Australia Touring Car Series 610110NC†
Stock Car Pro Series Scuderia Chiarelli20000038th
2024 TCR World Tour Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 1402032207th
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship 200000NC†

As Urrutia was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2014 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA

21
CAT
SPR

13
RBR
FEA

16
RBR
SPR

12
SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

14
HOC
FEA

22
HOC
SPR

18
HUN
FEA

12
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

13
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

15
SOC
FEA

14
SOC
SPR

12
YMC
FEA

11
YMC
SPR

12
23rd0

American open-wheel racing results

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2015 Team Pelfrey STP
2
STP
4
LOU
1
LOU
C
BAR
3
BAR
2
IMS
4
IMS
3
IMS
1
LOR
15
TOR
7
TOR
4
IOW
5
MOH
1
MOH
3
LAG
2
LAG
2
1st355

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2016 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
4
STP
13
PHX
4
ALA
11
ALA
1
IMS
2
IMS
2
INDY
14
RDA
9
RDA
1
IOW
5
TOR
4
TOR
4
MDO
1
MDO
1
WGL
12
LAG
5
LAG
2
2nd361
2017 Belardi Auto Racing STP
13
STP
2
ALA
15
ALA
13
IMS
7
IMS
2
INDY
5
RDA
2
RDA
11
IOW
2
TOR
3
TOR
11
MDO
1
MDO
2
GMP
1
WGL
2
2nd310
2018 Belardi Auto Racing STP
2
STP
1
ALA
3
ALA
5
IMS
2
IMS
4
INDY
4
RDA
4
RDA
7
IOW
3
TOR
2
TOR
1
MDO
6
MDO
4
GTW
4
POR
4
POR
3
3rd395

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2019 Team WRT Audi RS 3 LMS TCR HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

6
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

5
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

24
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

7
OSC
1

15
OSC
2

5
CAT
1

3
CAT
2

17
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

6
3rd234
2023 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR ALG
1

Ret
ALG
2

1
PAU
1
PAU
2
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

4
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

18
LEC
1
LEC
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
NC‡0‡

Driver was a World Tour full-time entry and was ineligible for points.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2020 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR BEL
1

6
BEL
2

3
GER
1

Ret
GER
2

10
SVK
1

15
SVK
2

15
SVK
3

8
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

4
HUN
3

Ret
ESP
1

2
ESP
2

3
ESP
3

2
ARA
1

9
ARA
2

NC
ARA
3

1
6th169
2021 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR GER
1

3
GER
2

5
POR
1

3
POR
2

5
ESP
1

12
ESP
2

Ret
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

1
CZE
1

11
CZE
2

Ret
FRA
1

15
FRA
2

3
ITA
1

1
ITA
2

13
RUS
1

9
RUS
2

Ret
5th167
2022 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR FRA
1

7
FRA
2

2
GER
1

C
GER
2

C
HUN
1

8
HUN
2

1
ESP
1

8
ESP
2

3
POR
1

1
POR
2

10
ITA
1

DNS
ITA
2

DNS
ALS
1

WD
ALS
2

WD
BHR
1
BHR
2
SAU
1
SAU
2
8th137

Complete TCR World Tour results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2023 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR ALG
1

Ret
ALG
2

1
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

4
VAL
1

7
VAL
2

15
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

18
ELP
1

1
ELP
2

6
VIL
1

Ret
VIL
2

11
SYD
1

NC
SYD
2

10
SYD
3

12
BAT
1

1
BAT
2

6
BAT
3

Ret
MAC
1

9
MAC
2

2
8th283
2024 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR VAL
1

7
VAL
2

2
MRK
1

2
MRK
2

8
MDO
1

DSQ
MDO
2

DSQ
SAP
1

2
SAP
2

5
ELP
1

7
ELP
2

DSQ
ZHZ
1

5
ZHZ
2

4
MAC
1

13
MAC
2

12
7th220

Complete Stock Car Pro Series results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324RankPoints
2023 Scuderia Chiarelli Toyota Corolla GOI
1
GOI
2
INT
1
INT
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
INT
1
INT
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
VEL
1

WD
VEL
2

WD
BUE
1

Ret
BUE
2

Ret
VCA
1
VCA
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
INT
1
INT
2
38th0

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Santi es un ejemplo de que a los 16 años, las cosas a veces se ven muy claras". Motormario (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Santi is 16 and he knows where he is going". Motormario.com. 5 April 2013.(in Spanish)
  4. "RP Motorsport confirms its driver line-up for 2013". European F3 Open Championship . GT Sport. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Uruguayo Santiago Urrutia ganó la carrera de Fórmula 3". Subrayado (in Spanish). 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. "Victoria de Santiago Urrutia en Silverstone". Motormario (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. "Santiago Urrutia se une a Koiranen en GP3". Motor y Racing. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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  9. "Pro Mazda champion Urrutia Set to race with Schmidt Peterson team". NTT IndyCar Series. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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