Biography
NAME
Manuel Jesus Maldonado Vargas
HEIGHT
175cm
NATIONALITY
Venezuelan & UK
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DATE OF BIRTH / AGE
05/10/1999
24 years old
RACE NUMBER
65
PLACE OF BIRTH
Maracay, Venezuela
Race career highlights
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2009- Debut in motorsport: Karting in Venezuela, in the Easy Kart 60cc series
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2010- Rotax Max, Mini Max National Vice-champion
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2010-2012 racing career was put on hold due to studies
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2013- back to racing in the UK in Super One series karting KF3. Injury mid-season (fracture in scapula)
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2014- Super One series Rotax Max, Junior Max Rookie of the Year award
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2015- Super One series Rotax Max, Senior Max, strong Debut but an injury in the right-hand ligament made an early stoppage to the season
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2016- Debut in single-seater racing, Italian F4 championship
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2016- MRF Challenge, formula 2000, 14th overall
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2017- British F3 debut, 17th in the UK
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2017- MRF Challenge, Formula 2000, 11th overall
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2018- British F3, second season, 2 wins and 7th overall with 292 points
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2019- British F3, 1 win and 5 podiums - 6th place overall
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2020- Euroformula Open, 4 podiums - 4th place overall
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2021- Asian Le Mans Series in LMP3, 3 wins- 1st Place overall (Champion).
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2021- European Le Mans Series in LMP2- seasons ongoing
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2022- GT WORLD CHALLENGE- 3 podiums, 8th in class
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2023- ELMS with Panis Racing in LMP2, 4 podiums, 3rd Place in the championship
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