Gustavo Yacamán facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gustavo Yacamán |
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Yacamán in 2014.
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| Nationality |  Colombian |
| Born | February 25, 1991 Santiago de Cali, Colombia |
| International GT Open career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | BMW Team Teo Martín |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2013-2014 2012 2009-2012 2006–08 2006 |
FIA World Endurance WeatherTech Sportscar Rolex Sports Car Series Firestone Indy Lights Spanish Formula 3 Spanish Formula BMW |
Gustavo "El Tigrillo" (which means "The Ocelot" in English) Yacamán Aristizabal was born on February 25, 1991. He is a racing driver from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Gustavo started his racing journey in cars with open wheels, where the wheels are outside the car's body.
In 2012, he switched to sports car endurance racing. Endurance races are very long, sometimes lasting many hours! He raced in the United States for a while. In 2015, he joined G-Drive Racing and drove a Ligier car in the WEC Championship. He finished 3rd in the LMP2 class that year, which was a great achievement! In 2016, Gustavo tried a different kind of racing called sprint format, which has shorter races. He raced for BMW Team Teo Martín in the International GT Open series and finished as the runner-up for the 2016 Championship. Today, Gustavo helps manage a racing series called USF Juniors.
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Gustavo Yacamán's Racing Journey
Starting His Racing Career
Gustavo Yacamán began his racing career very early. In 2005, he won the American Stars of Karting competition. After this, he made a big jump to the Spanish Formula Three Championship in 2006. This was a challenging move for such a young driver. He finished 16th in that championship. He also competed in Master Junior Formula in Europe, finishing 4th.
The next year, Yacamán won his first race and finished 8th in Spanish Formula Three. In 2008, he won another race and finished 9th in the same championship.
Racing in Indy Lights
In 2009, Gustavo returned to the U.S. to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. He finished 12th in points, with his best finish being 4th at the Milwaukee Mile. He continued in the series in 2010 with a new team, Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. Gustavo improved his skills, finishing 10th in points. He also achieved his first podium finish (meaning he placed in the top three) by coming 3rd at Toronto.
He raced a third season in 2011 with Team Moore Racing. He won his first race late in the season at Baltimore and finished 4th in points. In the 2012 season, Yacamán earned his first Indy Lights pole position (starting from the very front of the race) at the Firestone Freedom 100. He ended that season in 3rd place overall, with two wins (at Detroit and Toronto) and three second-place finishes.
Moving to Sports Cars
In 2013, Yacamán moved to sports car racing. He had already raced in the 24 Hours of Daytona the previous year. He drove a Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype car for Michael Shank Racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series. During a race in Detroit in 2013, an incident happened on the first lap. Yacamán's car made contact with another car, causing damage to both. This affected the points for the other drivers involved. Despite this, Yacamán managed to finish 2nd at Lime Rock during the season and ended up 11th in the championship.
For the 2014 season, Yacamán joined the new United SportsCar Championship with OAK Racing. He drove different cars, first a Morgan LMP2-Nissan and then a Ligier JS P2-Honda. He managed to win a race at Mosport Park and achieved three other podium finishes. He ended the season 8th in the Prototype class drivers' championship.
In 2017, Yacamán became a junior factory driver for Lamborghini. This meant he would race for them in the Blancpain GT Series with Team Lazarus.
Images for kids
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Yacamán in 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Gustavo Yacamán para niños
