Red Bull Junior Sebastian Montoya will move to Campos Racing for the 2024 FIA F3 season and will stay there for another year.
Campos Racing is proud to announce Sebastian Montoya, completing the Spanish-based racing team’s driver line-up for the upcoming 2024 FIA F3 Championship season. Montoya, a Red Bull athlete, will compete in the team alongside Oliver Goethe and Mari Boja, forming an experimental combination of young international talent.
The son of former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, Montoya was born in Miami (USA) and started karting in 2013 at the age of eight. The Colombian driver entered single-seater racing in 2020 after eight seasons in go-kart racing, where he had top-class success including winning the 2018 Rio Juniors in Korea. Montoya competed in several formula series including the Italian F4 Championship, the European Formula Regional Championship, and most recently he FIA Formula 3 Championship.
The Colombian racing driver made his debut with Campos Racing’s F3 racing team in 2022, scoring points in both races in Zandvoort. In addition, Montoya has also competed in some rounds of endurance events in the United States and Europe, proving that he is an all-rounder.
The new Campos Racing signing completed all three postseason tests with the Spanish national team, with Montoya doing a strong job heading into the 2024 season. Last but not least, Montoya has already competed in the Macau F3 Grand Prix under the Campos Racing banner.
Adrian Campos (Team Principal of Campos Racing): “We are delighted to welcome Sebas to Campos Racing next year. He is a very talented driver and will be making his FIA F3 debut with Campos Racing. He has already earned two points in the match, and we will do our best to support him so that he can reach his full potential.
“Sebastian left us with a lot of positives in post-season testing. The best of his racing career is still ahead of us.” Sebas, Oliver and Mari are part of the young driver line-up But he has a lot of talent. Experience and race in FIA F3. The 2024 season is shaping up to be an exciting one for Campos Racing!”
Sebastian Montoya (Campos Racing FIA Formula 3 Driver): “I am very happy to be joining Campos Racing for the upcoming FIA Formula 3 season.To be honest, after my return to the team, the testing , I was able to draw a very good learning curve.
“Macau didn’t give us the results we expected. But the potential is there and we just need to make the most of our chances. We know that our car is strong enough to score points regularly and we hope we can fight for podiums and wins.”
Previous F3 lineup for 2024 –
Awards: Dino Veganovic, Arvid Lindwald, Gabriel Mini
Trident: Leonardo Fornaroli
Campos Racing: Oliver Goethe, Marie Farr, Sebastian Montoya
Jenzer Motorsport: Charlie Wurz
Hitech GP: Luke Browning, Martinius Stenshorn
ART Grand Prix: Laurens van Hoepen
[Note: Story corresponds to press release]
