Draft:Christian Costoya
Christian Costoya | |
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| Born | Christian Costoya Sanabria 24 June 2010 Silleda, Galicia, Spain |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| championshipname career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | teamname |
| Car number | number |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
| Statistics up to date as of 1 January 2026. | |
Christian Costoya Sanabria (Spanish pronunciation: [kɾisˈtjan kosˈto.ʝa sa.naˈβɾi.a]; born 24 June 2010) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in the championshipname for teamname.
Born and raised in Silleda, Costoya began competitive kart racing aged four. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the direct-drive European Championship in 2025—Costoya graduated to junior formulae.
Early life
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Christian Costoya Sanabria was born on 24 June 2010 in Silleda, Galicia, Spain. His father, Marcos Costoya Castro, is a former kart racer who served as his kart mechanic in his early years and founded NWK Racing; Costoya dedicated his Galician Championship to him in 2016.[1] His mother, Gilda Beatriz Sanabria, tutored him alongside online classes from CEIP Plurilingüe de Silleda.[2] They moved to Italy in 2010 to support his international karting career.[2]
His racing idol was Lewis Hamilton early in his karting career, telling Faro de Vigo that he aspired to be as intelligent in his race management;[3] he later cited Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen as his inspirations.[4]
Racing career
[edit]Karting (2015–2025)
[edit]2015–2019: Youngest national champion in Iberia
[edit]Costoya enrolled in the Ariza Racing School near Toledo aged four and began competitive kart racing, entering his first event in Lugo.[6] He opened his career with runner-up spots in Ariza's internal trophy and the Más Karting Cup. In his debut season, he won the Galician Championship in the Benjamín class.
He successfully defended his title in 2016, also claiming third in the Cadete class, fourth in the Castile and León Championship, runner-up in the Trofeo Ariza, and winning the Cantabrian Championship in Pre-Alevín.
He opened his 2017 campaign with victory at the Campeonato Social de Invierno,[a] in Alevín, before moving into Rotax Micro Max, where he finished runner-up in the Asturian Championship and debuted in the Spanish and Portuguese series.
Readers of Vroomkart Spain voted him as the "Spanish Driver of the Year" in 2018,[b] ahead of CIK-FIA Academy Trophy winner Mari Boya: he became the youngest national champion in both Iberian and Portuguese history with his victories in the Rotax Trophies, defended his title at the Campeonato Social de Invierno, won the Madrid Championship, finished runner-up in the Spanish Championship and Rotax Series, claimed third in the Aragon Championship, and won the Troféu dos Campeões.[8][9] Aged eight, he became the youngest driver to reach the RMC Grand Finals at Conde–Paraíba, where he placed eleventh in a 36-driver field of entrants several years older.[10][11] His 2019 season started with victory in the Winter Series España, followed by seventh in the Spanish Championship and winning the Valencian Championship in Alevín; he defended the Troféu Rotax Portugal and became the youngest Spanish champion in España Series Rotax, prior to claiming seventh and twenty-second in the RMC International Trophy and Grand Finals, respectively. He closed his Micro career with his third successive Portuguese title, before moving to the international stage, having won fourteen national and regional championships.
2020–2022: Maiden international titles
[edit]2020
He joined Parolin for 2021, where he had his breakout season; he opened the season by qualifying 113th at the WSK Champions Cup, where he gained 109 positions throughout the heats and final to finish fourth.[12] Vroomkart lauded his adaptability after winning the La Conca round of the WSK Super Master Series as he finished third overall.[13]
2022
2022–2024: OK-Junior podiums with Parolin
[edit]2022
2023
2024 By May, he moved into the top-three of the International Karting Ranking, behind rivals Van Langendonck and Schaufler.[14] He ended the year fourth overall in the IKR and second to Van Langendonck in OK-Junior.[15]
2024–2025: Record-breaking dominance in OK
[edit]Costoya progressed to the senior OK class at the end of 2024. Debuting in the WSK Euro Series, he claimed second in his only round at Sarno to finish runner-up overall to Scott Lindblom. He closed the season with fifth at the WSK Final Cup.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSK Super Master Series | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2nd | 368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSK Euro Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CIK-FIA European Championship | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | Ret | 1st | 244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions of the Future | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3rd | 274 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CIK-FIA World Championship | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14th | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSK Final Cup | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | TBD* | TBD* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Costoya opened his 2025 campaign with six wins as he finished runner-up to Van Langendonck in the WSK Super Master Series after being penalised from victory in the finale. He achieved a grand chelem in every round of the WSK Euro Series and was passed by Kenzo Craigie and Thibaut Ramaekers in the closing rounds of Champions of the Future.[17] He dominated the OK European Championship with six victories from 12 rounds—all consecutively at Portimão and Viterbo—before finishing nth at the World Championship in Kristianstad.[18][19] He closed the season with nth in the WSK Final Cup. Winning a record 22 of 48 international classifications in the OK class (45.8%), as well as seven of 16 finals (43.8%), Costoya graduated to junior formulae with four international karting titles. In a season Marca described as "the era of Christian",[20] he was named IKR Driver of the Year ahead of over 1,200 competitors. Upon his graduation, x opined [...]
Formula 4 (2026–present)
[edit]Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Galician Championship — Benjamín | Ariza Racing School | 1st |
| Más Karting Cup | 2nd | ||
| Trofeo Ariza Racing School | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | Trofeo Marta Ariza — Alevín | Pé Á Chapa Racing | 2nd |
| Galician Championship — Benjamín | 1st | ||
| Galician Championship — Cadete | 3rd | ||
| Cantabrian Championship — Pre-Alevín | 1st | ||
| Castile and León Championship — Benjamín | 4th | ||
| 2017 | Campeonato Social de Invierno — Alevín | 1st | |
| Asturian Championship — Micro Max | 2nd | ||
| Troféu Rotax Portugal — Micro Max | 15th | ||
| España Series Rotax — Micro Max | NC† | ||
| Taça de Portugal — Cadete | 7th | ||
| 2018 | Campeonato Social de Invierno — Alevín | Ariza Racing School | 1st |
| Trofeo Ibérico Rotax — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| Troféu Rotax Portugal — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| España Series Rotax — Micro Max | 2nd | ||
| Madrid Championship[c] — Alevín-Rotax | 1st | ||
| Spanish Championship — Micro | 2nd | ||
| Aragon Championship — Micro | 3rd | ||
| RMC Grand Finals — Micro Max | 11th | ||
| Troféu dos Campeões — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| 2019 | Winter Series España — Alevín | Marlon Kart Racing Team | 1st |
| Spanish Championship — Alevín | TDKart Racing | 7th | |
| Valencian Championship — Alevín | 1st | ||
| Troféu Rotax Portugal — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| Copa Rotax España — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| RMC International Trophy — Micro Max | 7th | ||
| RMC Grand Finals — Micro Max | 22nd | ||
| 2020 | Troféu Rotax Portugal — Micro Max | CRG | 1st |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 51st | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| Champions of the Future — 60 Mini | 5th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 12th | |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | 4th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| Italian Championship — Mini Gr.3 | 2nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | 4th | |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | Parolin USA | 10th | |
| 2022 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | 1st |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| WSK Super Cup — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| Italian Championship — Mini Gr.3 | 2nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OK-J | Parolin Motorsport | NC | |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — OK-J | 33rd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK-J | 6th | ||
| LeCont Trophy — OK-J | 7th | ||
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series — OK-J | Parolin Motorsport | 3rd |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J | 6th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK-J | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J | 2nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK-J | 6th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK-J | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | WSK Champions Cup — OK-J | Parolin Motorsport | 5th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK-J | 5th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK-J | 17th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J | 2nd | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK-J | 6th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J | 25th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 2nd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 5th | ||
| 2025 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | Parolin Motorsport | 2nd |
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 1st | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 3rd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 14th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | TBD | ||
| Source:[21][16][22][d] | |||
† As Costoya was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete CIK-FIA results
[edit]Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Class | Circuit | QH | SH | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | Parolin Motorsport | OK-J |  Franciacorta
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1st | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Parolin Motorsport | OK-J |  PF International
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11th | 12th | Ret[e] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Parolin Motorsport | OK |  Kristianstad
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12th | 15th | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | Parolin Motorsport | OK-J | VAL QH 12 |
VAL SH 10 |
VAL F 28 |
TRI QH 6 |
TRI SH 6 |
TRI F 7 |
RØD QH 5 |
RØD SH 2 |
RØD F 4 |
CRE QH 3 |
CRE SH 5 |
CRE F 25 |
6th | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Parolin Motorsport | OK-J | VAL QH 3 |
VAL SH 3 |
VAL F 4 |
ARG QH 4 |
ARG SH 3 |
ARG F 4 |
SVK QH 31 |
SVK SH 26 |
SVK F 15 |
KRI QH 1 |
KRI SH 1 |
KRI F 1 |
2nd | 244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Parolin Motorsport | OK | CAM QH 17 |
CAM SH 10 |
CAM F 3 |
POR QH 1 |
POR SH 1 |
POR F 1 |
VIT QH 1 |
VIT SH 1 |
VIT F 1 |
RØD QH 19 |
RØD SH 25 |
RØD F Ret |
1st | 244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | championshipname | teamname | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| Source:[21] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Christian Costoya dedica a su padre la victoria en Viduedo". 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Christian Costoya, campeón de las WSK Euro Series". 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Costoya Sanabria: 'Quiero ser campeón del mundo'". 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Christian Costoya, el niño que le está pisando los talones a Verstappen".
- ^ Faro de Vigo (in Galician). Prensa Ibérica. ISSN 1131-8163.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deza/silleda/2025/08/04/christian-costoya-convierte-campeon-europa-karting-categoria-ok/00031754298428778900594.htm
- ^ "2016, un buen año para Christian Costoya". 21 December 2016.
- ^ "¡Christian Costoya elegido piloto del año! | Kart News". 22 December 2018.
- ^ "O piloto de 7 anos Christian Costoya recibe a homenaxe de Silleda". 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Christian Costoya logró el undécimo puesto en el mundial". 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Daily Report 6 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals: Fantastic racing in Brazil; who is on pole for the final".
- ^ https://www.kartcom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/kartcom_news_n63_vfr.pdf
- ^ https://www.vroomkart.com/news/38886/christian-costoya-i-m-facing-this-season-with-great-enthusiasm-i-m-doing-my-best-to
- ^ "The IKR in mid-May: Dries van Langendonck in the lead". 16 May 2024.
- ^ "FIA Karting".
- ^ a b "Costoya Christian". Kartcom. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ https://tkart.it/en/news/events/wsk-euro-series-rd-2-cremona-finals-the-winners-are-kovtunenko-mini-gr-3-u10-ratajski-mini-gr-3-zulfikari-okj-costoya-ok-simone-oknj-and-scognamiglio-okn
- ^ https://www.sportauto.fr/karting/fia-karting-fin-championnat-europe-2025-ok-junior-danemark-436525.html
- ^ https://www.rfeda.es/noticias/c/0/i/90308363/christian-costoya-se-proclama-campeon-de-europa-de-karting
- ^ www.marca.com/motor/formula1/2025/06/10/espana-joya-costoya-nino-numeros-verstappen-karting.html
- ^ a b "Driver: Christian Costoya". Driver Database. The Race Media. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Christian Costoya" (PDF). All Road Management. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
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- Christian Costoya career summary at DriverDB.com