Meet Marco Dianda, the youngest ACTC winner and dream big

In the following note, learn the story of Marco Dianda, winner of the TC Pista Mouras date at the age of 14 and dream of racing abroad.

The racetrack of “Roberto Mouras” in La Plata witnessed a Sunday that will go down in history. Marco Diandaat 14 years old, won the final of TC Track Mouras and became the youngest pilot in the history of categories controlled by Road Tourism Corridors Association.

Marco Dianda was born on March 29, 2008 in Guatimozín, Province of Córdoba and This is one of the promises of national motorsports. His father, Jorge, was a former rally driver who instilled in him a passion for motor racing from an early age.

His first competition was on March 22, 2016 in karting Ground Championship of the Southeast of Córdoba. That year he achieved runner-up in the Children’s Monobrand at the age of 8 and also ran in the Provincial Karting of Córdoba.

A year later, he made the leap from dirt to asphalt where he participated in the Cordoba Asphalt Championship Promotional Championship. He had good partial results and finished his first season as runner-up.

After important results in his province, in 2018 Marco Dianda was present at the Regional Karting Championship of the Province of Buenos Aires. In his first experience he did not lose the place and climbed the podium in the promotional category and that year he had his successful baptism.

in 2019, Dianda split his weekends between the championship of Rotax Buenos Aires, IAME Argentina Series and the Championship of Argentinawhere he got victories and podiums that allowed him to debut in junior divisiondespite being a minor at the time. 2020 is the year marked by the pandemicDespite this, he continued to run with good results and in 2021 he achieved runner-up of Rotax Buenos Aires and Champion of the IAME Series Argentina in Junior X30 (two victories).

But Dianda didn’t just compete at the national levelbut he had the opportunity to run abroad, as he competed in the Codasur South American Championship at the Velopark, Brazil. There he started from the bottom, but returned to the pack in fourth position. He also added podiums chilli, Uruguay and had his experience with Italy where he stood out among pilots from around the world.

Also, for good results, make a test in Italian Formula 4 in October 2022 in Cremona with the team AS Motorsport. He finished 4th out of 16 drivers, without fitting new tires and the team’s engineers were very pleased.

In just 14 yearsin 2023 His debut came at TC Pista Mouras with a Dodge of Galarza competition and in only his fourth competition he won at the La Plata racetrack.

so, Dianda became the youngest pilot in the history of the ACTC categories to achieve the feat (surpassing Otto Fritlzer’s mark of 16 years).

Finally, Dianda spoke to the Carburando website about his current status in the ACTC category. “Today, running on the TC scale is very good, these are cars that make you fall in love with the sound. Our idea is to reach the Turismo Carretera, but in the future if you can run outdoors it would be great.”

And let me add: “You always have an idol as a man. My Facundo Ardusso is someone I like as a driver and as a person. I also always like “Pinchito” Castellano, we can chat and they are my references in Argentine motorsports. “.