Nationality Argentine Starts 70 Car no. 15 | Current team Coiro Dole Racing Debut season 2010 Name Camilo Echevarria | |
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Born 31 December 1990 (age 33)
Neuquen, Neuquen Province ( 1990-12-31 ) Former teams PS Competicion
JP Racing | ||
Marcos di palma y camilo echevarria en junin
Camilo Echevarría (born 31 December 1990) is a racing driver from Argentina. Echevarría made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship in 2014 for Engstler Motorsport.
Contents
- Marcos di palma y camilo echevarria en junin
- Karting
- Formula racing
- Touring car racing
- Complete World Touring Car Championship results
- References
Karting
Born in Neuquén, Echevarría drove in the 60cc class between 1999 and 2001, winning the reginonal championship in both 1999 and 2000. In 2000, Echevarría made his debut in the WKA Manufacturers' Cup. In 2001 Echevarría won the national 60cc championship in a Parilla powered kart. After his success, Echevarría graduated into the 100cc and 125cc classes; he was runner up in the national championship for 125cc karts in 2003 and 2005.
Formula racing
Echevarría made his debut in competitive auto racing in 2007. He drove in the Spanish Formula BMW, the Master Junior Formula. He was selected by the Real Federación Española de Automovilismo and Emilio de Villota out of a group of 145 drivers to race in the class. Echevarría competed in three races, in which he scored one podium finish. In 2008, Echevarría competed in the Formula BMW Talent Cup at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, near Valencia, where he beat George Katsinis for the victory and achieved a new lap record for the Formula BMW class. The following season Echevarría competed in six races in Formula Renault 1.6 Argentina.
Touring car racing
In 2009, Echevarría also made his debut in the Top Race V6 Junior class. He won two out of thirteen races in a Ford Mondeo, and ended up third in the championship. After this success he graduated into the TC Pista championship, the second highest touring car class in Argentina. During the season he scored two podium finishes at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez. Echevarría continued to grow into the TC Pista series, as in 2011, he won his first race in the class and scored a total of five podium finishes to end up third in the standings. He continued to win races in the TC Pista series in 2012 and 2013.
In 2014, Echevarría made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship, replacing Pasquale Di Sabatino at Engstler Motorsport for the Race of Argentina at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, as Di Sabatino was only scheduled to drive at the European events. He drove a BMW 320 TC for the team. Echevarria finished seventeenth in race one, equating to third in the TC2 class. During race two Echevarria finished sixteenth overall, second in TC2.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
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