Andrés Méndez (born July 30, 1992) is a Colombian racing driver.
Racing career Méndez began kart racing in 2008, encouraged by his father and grandfather, who were both professional racers. He raced in the Easykart Colombia Junior Class, finishing in fourth place at the end of the season. In 2009, he finished second in the KZ2 Class Open Colombia, and was recognized as ¨Rookie of the Year¨. He also raced internationally at the Industry Cup in Pomposa, Italy, and participated in an Easykart World Grand Final in Siena, Italy.
Méndez attended the Jim Russell Racing Driver School, and won the Six Hours of Bogotá in the FL2000 class.
In 2010, Méndez took part in the Florida Winter Tour in the Tag Senior class. He was selected to be part of the Jim Russell's Future Drive test, guided by Allan McNish. At the end of this year, he again won the Six Hours of Bogotá in a FL2000.
In 2011, Méndez finished fourth in the Florida Winter Tour championship. He advanced to the third round of the Regional Rotax Max Challenge USA. He was selected to join the Ferrari Driver Academy, and did his first test in Fiorano, Italy, gaining experience in a Formula Abarth 1.6 turbo engine and Tatuus chassis. Near the end of the year he tested with Koiranen Brothers Motorsport Team in a Formula Renault 2.0 at Estoril. He finished the season winning the Six Hours of Bogotá for the third time.
In 2012, Méndez signed with Team GDT to compete in the Star Mazda Championship."Team GDT Signs Colombian Andres Méndez". National Speed Sport NewsJunior Open Wheel Talent / http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2012/02/01/andres-mendez-finalizes-deal-with-team-gdt/6400463697_bf131ba6b6_b/ (Feb 2012) Méndez finished 14th in points with a best finish of seventh at Circuit Trois-Rivières.
In 2013, Méndez drove in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Mark Burdett Motorsport and finished 35th in points with a best finish of 13th at Silverstone
In 2014, Méndez signed with the German Formula Three Championship's Team Lotus Motopark.
For 2015, Méndez would race for Zele Racing in the Auto GP World Series.
Racing record Star Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points 2012 Team GDT STP15 STP14 BAR14 BAR17 IND12 IOW11 TOR18 TOR10 EDM11 EDMDSQ TRO13 TRO7 BAL12 BAL18 LAG15 LAG15 ATL15 14th 128
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2013 Mark Burdett RacingHOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR1NÜR2SIL1SIL2SPA1SPA2ASS1ASS2MST1MST2MST3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3 35th 21
Complete ATS Formel 3 Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2014 Lotus Dallara F309 Volkswagen OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 LAU11 LAU12 LAU13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC11 HOC12 HOC13 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 LAU21 LAU22 LAU23 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC21 HOC22 HOC23 7th 117
Complete Auto GP results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 Pos Points 2015 Zele Racing HUN18 HUN29 SIL16 SIL26 9th‡ 20‡ ‡ Position when season was cancelled.
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