{{Short description|Argentine racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Camilo Echevarría | image = Camilo Echevarría 2015.jpg | image_size = | caption = Camilo Echevarría in TC, 2015 | nationality = Argentine | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Neuquén, Neuquén Province | current_series = | first_year = | current_team = | car_number = | former_teams = | starts = | championships = | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps = | best_finish = | year = | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = | updated = }}
'''Camilo Echevarría''' (born 31 December 1990) is a racing driver from Argentina. Since 2015, he has competed in Turismo Carretera championship.
==Career==
===Karting=== Born in Neuquén, Echevarría drove in the 60cc class between 1999 and 2001, winning the regional championship in both 1999 and 2000. In 2000, Echevarría made his debut in the WKA Manufacturers' Cup. In 2001 Echevarría won the national 60cc championship in a Parilla powered kart. After his success, Echevarría graduated into the 100cc and 125cc classes; he was runner up in the national championship for 125cc karts in 2003 and 2005.
===Formula racing=== Echevarría made his debut in competitive auto racing in 2007. He drove in the Spanish Formula BMW, the Master Junior Formula. He was selected by the Real Federación Española de Automovilismo and Emilio de Villota out of a group of 145 drivers to race in the class. Echevarría competed in three races, in which he scored one podium finish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camilo Echevarría, como ganador, obtendrá la beca del 100% para participar en la próxima cita de Montmeló |url=http://www.masterjunior.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=2 |website=Master Junior Formula |accessdate=5 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910182334/http://www.masterjunior.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=2 |archivedate=September 10, 2007 }}</ref> In 2008, Echevarría competed in the Formula BMW Talent Cup at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, near Valencia, where he beat George Katsinis for the victory and achieved a new lap record for the Formula BMW class.<ref>{{cite web|title=BMW Talent Cup – Valencia: Camilo con un triunfo contundente|url=https://www.sportmotor.com.ar/echevarria.htm|website=Sport Motor|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref> The following season Echevarría competed in six races in Formula Renault 1.6 Argentina.
===Touring car racing=== In 2009, Echevarría also made his debut in the Top Race V6 Junior class. He won two out of thirteen races in a Ford Mondeo, and ended up third in the championship. After this success he graduated into the TC Pista championship, the series inferior to Turismo Carretera. During the season he scored two podium finishes at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez. Echevarría continued to grow into the TC Pista series, as in 2011, he won his first race in the class and scored a total of five podium finishes to end up third in the standings. He continued to win races in the TC Pista series in 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camilo Echevarría|url=http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/camilo-echevarria/|website=DriverDB|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, Echevarría made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship, replacing Pasquale Di Sabatino at Engstler Motorsport for the Race of Argentina at Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, as Di Sabatino was only scheduled to drive at the European events. He drove a BMW 320 TC for the team.<ref>{{cite news|first=Neil|last=Hudson|title=Camilo Echevarría joins Engstler for home race|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2014/07/29/camilo-echevarria-joins-engstler-for-home-race/|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|date=29 July 2014|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref> Echevarria finished seventeenth in race one, equating to third in the TC2 class.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jose Maria Lopez takes home victory|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115277|first=Peter|last=Mills|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=3 August 2014|accessdate=5 August 2014}}</ref> During race two Echevarria finished sixteenth overall, second in TC2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lopez denies Huff's Lada race two win|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115278|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=3 August 2014|accessdate=5 August 2014|first=Peter|last=Mills}}</ref>
In 2015 he debut in Turismo Carretera.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACTC - Asociación Corredores Turismo Carretera - TC - Pilotos 2019 - Camilo Echevarría|url=https://actc.org.ar/tc/pilotos/2019/camilo-echevarria_3613.html|access-date=2020-12-06|website=actc.org.ar}}</ref>
==Racing record==
===Complete World Touring Car Championship results=== (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 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 ! Liqui Moly Team Engstler ! BMW 320 TC | MAR<br>1 | MAR<br>2 | FRA<br>1 | FRA<br>2 | HUN<br>1 | HUN<br>2 | SVK<br>1 | SVK<br>2 | AUT<br>1 | AUT<br>2 | RUS<br>1 | RUS<br>2 | BEL<br>1 | BEL<br>2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG<br>1<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG<br>2<br>{{small|16}} | BEI<br>1 | BEI<br>2 | CHN<br>1 | CHN<br>2 | JPN<br>1 | JPN<br>2 | MAC<br>1 | MAC<br>2 ! NC ! 0 |} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.camiloechevarria.com.ar/index.php}} * {{DriverDB driver|camilo-echevarria}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Echevarria, Camilo}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Neuquén Category:Argentine racing drivers Category:Formula Renault Argentina drivers Category:TC 2000 Championship drivers Category:World Touring Car Championship drivers Category:Turismo Carretera drivers Category:Súper TC 2000 drivers Category:Engstler Motorsport drivers