Daniel Nogales López (born 28 February 2003 in Navalcarnero) is a Spanish racing driver set to compete in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for Team Virage.
Career Nogales started karting at the age of six, competing at his local track of Torrejón. Racing in karts until 2021, he most notably won the RMC Grand Finals in 2014 and 2015 in the Micro and Mini max classes respectively, along with winning the 2021 Spanish Karting Championship in X30 Senior.
After competing in both the Clio Cup Spain and Europe championships in 2021, Nogales joined Teo Martín Motorsport to make his single-seater debut in the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship.
Scoring just one points finish in the first four rounds, a tenth in the third race at Algarve, Nogales left the team and joined Drivex ahead of the Aragón round. After taking points on his debut with the team, Nogales only missed the points four times in the last seven races of the season, taking a best result of sixth in the second Navarra race on his way to 14th in points. During 2022, Nogales also made a one-off appearance at the Red Bull Ring round of the Euroformula Open Championship. After retiring in both the first two races, Nogales finished eighth in the third race of the weekend.
Nogales remained with Drivex in 2023 for his sophomore season in the F4 Spanish Championship. Despite finishing eighth in the season-opening Spa round, Nogales went scoreless in the next two rounds before moving up to Eurocup-3 with the same team. Racing in the final six rounds of the season, Nogales missed the top-ten only twice, taking a best result of sixth in race one at Jerez and finishing 12th in the standings despite missing the first two rounds.
In 2024, Nogales returned to Drivex for his sophomore season in Eurocup-3. In the first five rounds of the season, Nogales only scored points twice, with a best result of ninth in race two at the Red Bull Ring, before leaving for Saintéloc Racing ahead of the Aragón round. With the French team, Nogales finished fourth in the season-finale at Barcelona, but was given the points for third place as Nikita Bedrin, who finished third, was ineligible for points.
Having made his LMP3 debut in late 2024 in the Ultimate Cup Series, Nogales joined Team Virage to compete full-time in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. In his first season in LMP3 competition, Nogales won at Spa and finished second at Algarve to end the year runner-up in the standings. Despite a one-off return to single-seater competition in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship for Drivex in 2026, Nogales remained in sportscar competition for the rest of the year, returning to Team Virage for a second season in ELMS.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2012Spanish Karting Championship - Alevin13thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro Max12th 2013Spanish Karting Championship - Alevin8th2014Spanish Karting Championship - Alevin4thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro MaxART Burgueo Team1st 2015Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MaxBirel Art Burgueno Team1st 2016Spanish Karting Championship - Cadet7th 2017IAME International Final - X30 JuniorUnomatricula K-TeamNC2018WSK Super Master Series - OKJUnomatricula K-Team120ndKarting European Championship - OKJ95thIAME International Final - X30 Junior26thWSK Final Cup - OKJ97thSpanish Karting Championship - Junior3rd2019IAME Winter Cup - X30 SeniorKart Republic Spain23rdIAME Euro Series - X30 SeniorNCIAME International Final - X30 SeniorNCSpanish Karting Championship - Senior6th2020IAME Winter Cup - X30 SeniorKart Republic Spain3rdLeCont Trophy - X30 Senior6thIAME Euro Series - X30 Senior15thIAME International Games - X30 Senior16th2021IAME Winter Cup - X30 SeniorKart Republic Spain25thIAME Euro Series - X30 Senior118thChampions of the Future - OK102ndKarting World Championship - OKNCSpanish Karting Championship - X30 Senior1stSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2021 Clio Cup Europe Cota Automocion - Team VRT 8 0 0 0 0 42 47th2022F4 Spanish Championship Teo Martín Motorsport 12 0 0 0 02614th Drivex School 9 0 0 0 0 Euroformula Open Championship 3 0 0 0 0 4 16th2023 F4 Spanish ChampionshipDrivex 9 0 0 0 0 5 18th Eurocup-3 12 0 0 0 0 34 12th2024Eurocup-3 Drivex 10 0 0 0 02315th Saintéloc Racing 6 0 0 1 0 F4 Spanish Championship DXR by Drivex 3 0 0 0 0 0 26th Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 TS Corse 1 0 0 0 0 6 45th2025 Prototype Winter Series Team Virage 4 1 0 0 0 39 5th European Le Mans Series - LMP3 6 1 0 0 2 69 2nd Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3 Audi Sport Italia 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2026 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Drivex 3 0 0 0 0 0 22nd European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Team Virage Ligier European Series – JS P4Petrogold Sources:
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2022 Teo Martín Motorsport ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 14th 26 Drivex School ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 2023 DrivexSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3JER1JER2JER3EST1EST2EST3CRT1CRT2CRT3CAT1CAT2CAT3 18th 52024 DXR by DrivexJAR1 JAR2JAR3POR1 POR2POR3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3JER1JER2JER3CAT1CAT2CAT3 26th 0
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 DC Points 2022 Drivex School POR1 POR2 POR3 PAU1 PAU2 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 16th 4
Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points2023DrivexSPA1SPA2ARA1ARA2MNZ1MNZ2ZAN1ZAN2JER1JER2EST1EST2CRT1CRT2CAT1CAT2 12th 36 2024 DrivexSPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2 15th 23 Saintéloc RacingARA1ARA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2025 Team Virage LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 2nd 692026 Team Virage LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 5th* 10* * Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points2026DrivexPOR1PORSPRPOR2 JAR1 JARSPR JAR2 ARA1 ARASPR ARA2 22nd 0
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