Pepe Martí | |
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 Martí driving theCUPRA Kiro during the2025-26 Valencia Formula E Pre-season test | |
| Born | Josep Maria Martí Sobrepera (2005-06-13)13 June 2005 (age 20) Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Car number | 3 |
| Former teams | Campos Racing |
| Starts | 52 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 14th in2024 |
| Previous series | |
Josep Maria "Pepe"Martí Sobrepera (Catalan:[ˈpepəməɾˈti],Spanish:[ˈpepemaɾˈti]; born 13 June 2005) is a Spanishracing driver who is set to compete inFormula E forCUPRA Kiro.
A member of theRed Bull Junior Team from 2023–2025, Martí competed in theFIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos, finishing fifth in the standings with three wins. He is a race winner in theUAE andSpanish Formula 4 championships, having placed third in the latter, as well as the2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship runner-up. He moved toFIA Formula 2 in2024 with Campos and earnt 4 wins over two years in the series before departing midway through the2025 season to compete in Formula E.
Martí started karting competitively in late 2016 at the age of eleven. In 2018 he was signed by Tony Kart, and the following year he won theSpanish Karting Championship in theJunior category, driving forFernando Alonso's team.[1][2] He then went on to finish 7th in theOK class of theCIK-FIA Karting World Championship in 2020, his last year of karting, with Kart Republic.[3]
Martí made his single-seater debut in January 2021, driving for Xcel Motorsport in theFormula 4 UAE Championship.[4] He experienced a difficult debut, but was able to take his first podium during the second race inYas Marina.[5] After a second place inDubai,[6] he would then take his first single-seater victory during the secondYas Marina round.[7] With one win and four podiums, Martí came seventh in the standings, 184 points behind championEnzo Trulli.[8]
For the main season, Martí competed inSpanish F4 withCampos Racing, as the Valencian team made its debut in the championship.[9] Martí began with a podium during the openingSpa-Francorchamps round.[10] However, he had to wait until the fourth round at theMotorLand Aragón to taste his first wins, in which he secured a double victory.[11][12] Despite not winning any more races, Martí attained four more podiums in the remaining three rounds whilst being in a fight for runner-up spot with teammateSebastian Øgaard; as he ultimately finished third in the standings with two wins and nine podiums.[13]
Martí started 2022 racing in the rebrandedFormula Regional Asian Championship for Irish-Filipino teamPinnacle Motorsport, alongside Formula 4 rivalDilano van 't Hoff.[14][15] Martí had a terrible start to the season with two retirements,[16] but following that, he manage to notch five podiums and score consistently.[17] Due to this, he finished the season with 158 points to claim second place in the overall standings, while also winning the rookie cup.[18]
During 2023 pre-season, Martí returned to the2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship withPinnacleVan Amersfoort Racing.[19] He had a decent start to the season with consistent points, before not partaking in the third round inKuwait Motor Town.[20] He then ended the season with two wins, placing him seventh in the standings with 79 points and was the highest driver to have missed one round.[21][22]
After testing for the team in 2021 post-season, Martí made the step up to theFIA Formula 3 Championship in2022 withCampos Racing.[23][24][25] Martí had a disappointing season, but had a promising debut with a drive from 20th to 13th in the feature race.[26] In theImola feature race, he made a strategy gamble to stay on the wets on a drying track, and led the race for a number of laps before pitting for slicks. He finished the race in 15th.[27] He scored his first points finish in the final round atMonza in the sprint race, where he finished ninth after starting third.[28] He ended the season 26th in the standings with 2 points, ahead of teammateHunter Yeany but far from other teammate and fellow countrymanDavid Vidales.[29] At the end of the season, Martí took part in the post-season test, remaining with Campos.[30]
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Martí continued withCampos Racing for the2023 Formula 3 season alongsideChristian Mansell andHugh Barter.[31] He started the season in the best fashion during the sprint race as from second, he overcameFranco Colapinto for the lead before proceeding to take his first F3 victory.[32][33] In the feature race, he moved up to sixth place in an impressive showing.[34] InMelbourne, a crash in qualifying hampered his hopes for the races, but he managed to make impressive recoveries during the races, finishing 13th in the sprint and securing points in the feature with seventh place.[35] Qualifying on reverse pole inMonaco, Martí handled things perfectly in the sprint race, as he secured a lights-to-flag victory by eight seconds; his second of the year.[36][37] He finished ninth in the feature race.[38]
Martí then sailed to his first pole in his homeBarcelona round.[39] After a solid eighth in the sprint race, Martí proceeded to dominate the feature race and claim a home victory by four seconds, moving him to second in the standings.[40][41] Starting on reverse pole forAustria, Martí controlled the majority of the sprint race, but a late safety car led to him struggling after that; he rapidly dropped to sixth during the last three laps.[42] A difficult feature race followed as his finished behind both his teammates in ninth place.[43] Martí qualified third inSilverstone.[44] Despite being a pit stop mid-race to fit wet tyres, in which in proved to be the eventual wrong choice, Martí managed to fend off a fasterAlex García for tenth.[45] He returned to the podium with third place in a damp feature race.[46]
Starting 13th for both races inHungary, Martí was spun around in the latter stages of the race byNikola Tsolov and he dropped to 20th. In the feature race, he starred in an overtake masterclass as he improved to sixth place.[47] Martí cruised to his second pole position inSpa-Francorchamps.[48][49] His sprint race was cut short as he was tagged into a spin byGabriele Minì, and Martí would later collide intoIdo Cohen as he re-joined, putting both out of the race.[50] In the feature race, he made a wrong gamble on slick tyres on a damp track, as he slipped to ninth at the flag.[51] Martí had a torrid end to the season inMonza with a double retirement, due to incidents out of his control.[52] Despite that, Martí finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with three wins, two poles, four podiums and 105 points.[53]
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Martí also competed in theMacau Grand Prix with Campos.[54] He ended his debut Macau race in fifth position, the highest Campos driver.[55]
Martí graduated to Formula 2 for his2024 campaign, continuing his relationship withCampos Racing alongside fellowRed Bull juniorIsack Hadjar.[56] He qualified 11th for the openingBahrain round but starred in the sprint race, overtaking car after car to reach third place and secure a debut podium.[57] He was even more impressive in the feature race with second place, becoming the third driver in the category to debut with a double podium.[58][59] Qualifying 11th again inJeddah, but in the sprint race he manage to progress to seventh place having forced an error onKush Maini on the final lap.[60] Unfortunately, Martí spun on the opening lap of the feature race and was forced to retire.[61] Despite qualifying in the top 10 for the first inMelbourne, he had a forgettable weekend, being involved in a collision at the start of the sprint race and contact withOliver Bearman in the feature race dropped him out of the points.[62]
Martí would then have to wait until his homeBarcelona feature race to score points again, in which he finished in ninth.[63] After qualifying eighth inAustria, he vaulted to second early on in the sprint race, and despite pressure on leader Bearman, Martí did take his first podium since Bahrain.[64] In the feature race, an early pit stop under thevirtual safety car meant he assumed the virtual lead after the pit stops, but dropped to fourth at the end on ageing tyres; which included a heated tension with teammate Hadjar.[65] Later, he was later penalised down to 15th due to his illegal pitstop under the VSC.[66] Martí then returned to the points in theSilverstone feature race with tenth place, having once again being in an unavoidable incident in the sprint race.[67] He had a disastrous weekend inSpa-Francorchamps with a double DNF, most notably being in another first-lap accident, this time with Bearman.[68]
Martí qualified seventh inMonza and scrapped for the top places in the sprint, but eventually finished in fourth. In the feature race, he received a ten-second penalty for taking outPaul Aron at the start, which compromised his race and was left to finish in 12th place.[69] He was involved in a scary crash during theBaku feature race after he piled into a stalledKush Maini, causing Martí's car to flip upside down.[70] In theYas Marina season finale, Martí earned his big break as he shot up to the lead from sprint at the start of the sprint race. He proceeded to control the remainder of the race, taking his first F2 victory in fashion.[71] Running the alternate strategy in the feature race, he concluded his successful weekend in sixth place.[72]
Martí finished his rookie season 14th in the drivers' standings with one win, four podiums and 62 points.[73]
Martí continued withCampos Racing for the2025 season, alongside his fellowRed Bull juniorArvid Lindblad.[74] Aiming to "fight at the front",[75] he qualified a disappointing 12th in theMelbourne opener, but made improvements in the sprint race to take eighth.[76] Martí qualified 11th again inBahrain, and stormed through the pack in the sprint race, overtakingJoshua Dürksen to take his first win of the season.[77][78] Another explosive lap in the feature race launched him into fifth, and eventually barely missed out on a podium toLeonardo Fornaroli by four tenths at the chequered flag.[79] InJeddah, Martí battled intensely withRichard Verschoor for the lead, but a mistake mid-race saw him drop to third behind teammate Lindblad. Despite that, Martí was promoted to second place following a penalty for Verschoor.[80] He finished the feature race in fifth place, allowing him to move up to second in the championship.[81]
A pointless outing inImola dropped him outside the top five in the standings,[82] and was followed by a double retirement inMonaco.[83] Martí returned to the points during theBarcelona feature race, where a good start rewarded the Spaniard with sixth place.[84] He earned his second win of the year during theAustrian sprint race, having made a great start before passing Dürksen for the lead.[85][86] In the feature race, he was set for a potential podium but received a ten-second penalty for hittingVictor Martins, dropping him to sixth.[87] He made up ten positions in theSilverstone Feature race and secured points in ninth place,[88] before taking a solid points haul with fifth and fourth inSpa-Francorchamps.[89][90] In theBudapest sprint race Martí had a tense battle for the lead with teammate Lindblad, but eventually emerged victorious of the two, leading home for his third win.[91][92] A slow pit stop in the feature race prevented him from scoring more points; he finished tenth.[93]
Having started down in 13th inMonza, Martí narrowly missed out on points in the sprint, but capitalised on on-track incidents to take third place; his first feature race podium of the year.[94] He was hit with misfortune inBaku, being taken out in a collision withRafael Villagómez in the sprint, and a post-race penalty for contact withMartinius Stenshorne dropped Martí outside the points from sixth.[95][96] Prior to theQatar round, Martí signed withCUPRA Kiro to compete in the2025–26 Formula E season and subsequently ended his Formula 2 campaign; he was replaced byFormula 3 vice-championNikola Tsolov.[97] At that time Martí sat sixth in the standings, three points ahead of teammate Lindblad, who himself was rumoured to be stepping up toFormula One withRacing Bulls in2026.
In September 2022, Martí was announced to join two-timeFormula One championFernando Alonso's management team, A14 Management.[98] In August 2023, he entered theRed Bull Junior Team.[99]
After two years inFormula 2, Martí switched toFormula E withCupraKiro, driving alongsideDan Ticktum during the2025–26 season.[100]
Martí made his sportscar and prototype debut at the 2022 Historic Zandvoort Grand Prix competing in the Masters Endurance Legends, organised by Masters Historic Racing, in aDuqueine-runNorma M30. He won both races in his G2/P3 class and finished on the overall podium against higher class machinery in race 1.[101]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
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| 2018 | Spanish Championship — Junior | 10th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship —OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 32nd | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OKJ | 19th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 31st | ||
| WSK Final Cup —OKJ | 12th | ||
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | FA Racing Spain | 16th |
| South Garda Winter Cup —OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 17th | |
| WSK Super Master Series —OKJ | 11th | ||
| WSK Euro Series —OKJ | 24th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship —OKJ | 17th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OKJ | 4th | ||
| Spanish Championship — Junior | 1st | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Senior | NC | ||
| WSK Open Cup —OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 17th | |
| WSK Final Cup —OK | 13th | ||
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup —OK | KR Motorsport Srl | 14th |
| WSK Champions Cup —OK | 34th | ||
| WSK Euro Series —OK | 30th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series —OK | 25th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship —OK | 39th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OK | 7th | ||
| Sources:[102][103] | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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| 2018 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OKJ | SAR QH 12 | SAR R 12 | PFI QH 22 | PFI R 27 | AMP QH 41 | AMP R DNQ | AUB QH 38 | AUB R DNQ | 32nd | 4 |
| 2019 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OKJ | ANG QH 10 | ANG R 4 | GEN QH 24 | GEN R 14 | KRI QH 24 | KRI R 16 | LEM QH 34 | LEM R 22 | 17th | 16 |
| 2020 | KR Motorsport Srl | OK | ZUE QH 33 | ZUE R 23 | SAR QH 18 | SAR R 29 | WAC QH | WAC R | 39th | 0 | ||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 2021 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Xcel Motorsport | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 7th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Campos Racing | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 196 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 158 | 2nd |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26th | |
| Masters Endurance Legends – Prototype | Duqueine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20th | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PinnacleVAR | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 7th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 5th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| 2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 14th |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 112* | 6th* |
| 2025–26 | Formula E | CupraKiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | Pos | Points |
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| 2021 | Xcel Motorsport | DUB1 1 Ret | DUB1 2 DNS | DUB1 3 Ret | DUB1 4 Ret | YMC1 1 3 | YMC1 2 4 | YMC1 3 11 | YMC1 4 8 | DUB2 1 6 | DUB2 2 2 | DUB2 3 5 | DUB2 4 8 | YMC2 1 3 | YMC2 2 1 | YMC2 3 4 | YMC2 4 Ret | DUB3 1 Ret | DUB3 2 4 | DUB3 3 11 | DUB3 4 Ret | 7th | 135 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | Pos | Points |
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| 2021 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 6 | SPA 3 2 | NAV 1 12 | NAV 2 10 | NAV 3 9 | ALG 1 Ret | ALG 2 3 | ALG 3 12 | ARA 1 3 | ARA 2 1 | ARA 3 1 | CRT 1 2 | CRT 2 11 | CRT 3 7 | JER 1 5 | JER 2 3 | JER 3 3 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 11 | CAT 3 4 | 3rd | 196 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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| 2022 | Pinnacle Motorsport | ABU 1 Ret | ABU 2 Ret | ABU 3 4 | DUB 1 2 | DUB 2 7 | DUB 3 2 | DUB 1 4 | DUB 2 4 | DUB 3 2 | DUB 1 3 | DUB 2 4 | DUB 3 3 | ABU 1 12 | ABU 2 4 | ABU 3 6 | 2nd | 158 |
| 2023 | PinnacleVAR | DUB1 1 14 | DUB1 2 9 | DUB1 3 6 | KUW1 1 Ret | KUW1 2 10 | KUW1 3 6 | KUW2 1 | KUW2 2 | KUW2 3 | DUB2 1 10 | DUB2 2 1 | DUB2 3 11 | ABU 1 6 | ABU 2 1 | ABU 3 11 | 8th | 78 |
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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| 2022 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR Ret | BHR FEA 13 | IMO SPR Ret | IMO FEA 15 | CAT SPR 13 | CAT FEA 20 | SIL SPR 20 | SIL FEA 23 | RBR SPR 13 | RBR FEA Ret | HUN SPR 14 | HUN FEA 29 | SPA SPR Ret | SPA FEA 22 | ZAN SPR 19 | ZAN FEA 14 | MNZ SPR 9 | MNZ FEA 26 | 26th | 2 |
| 2023 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR 1 | BHR FEA 6 | MEL SPR 13 | MEL FEA 7 | MON SPR 1 | MON FEA 9 | CAT SPR 8 | CAT FEA 1 | RBR SPR 6 | RBR FEA 9 | SIL SPR 10 | SIL FEA 3 | HUN SPR 20 | HUN FEA 6 | SPA SPR Ret | SPA FEA 9 | MNZ SPR Ret | MNZ FEA Ret | 5th | 105 |
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
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| 2023 | Campos Racing | Dallara F3 2019 | 11th | 8th | 5th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate points for the fastest lap of the top-10 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 | 27 | 28 | Pos | Points |
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| 2024 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR 3 | BHR FEA 2 | JED SPR 7 | JED FEA Ret | MEL SPR Ret | MEL FEA 13 | IMO SPR 16 | IMO FEA Ret | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA 14 | CAT SPR 11 | CAT FEA 9 | RBR SPR 2 | RBR FEA 15 | SIL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 10 | HUN SPR 17 | HUN FEA 12 | SPA SPR Ret | SPA FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 4 | MNZ FEA 12 | BAK SPR 19 | BAK FEA Ret | LSL SPR Ret | LSL FEA 16 | YMC SPR 1 | YMC FEA 6 | 14th | 62 |
| 2025 | Campos Racing | MEL SPR 8 | MEL FEA C | BHR SPR 1 | BHR FEA 4 | JED SPR 2 | JED FEA 5 | IMO SPR 16 | IMO FEA 14 | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA Ret | CAT SPR 14 | CAT FEA 6 | RBR SPR 1 | RBR FEA 6 | SIL SPR 10 | SIL FEA 9 | SPA SPR 5 | SPA FEA 4 | HUN SPR 1 | HUN FEA 10 | MNZ SPR 9 | MNZ FEA 3 | BAK SPR Ret | BAK FEA 11 | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | 6th* | 112* |
* Season still in progress.
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