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Christian Valverde's Mazda MX-5 Mk3, number 77, at speed at Silverstone

Eighteen. Karting champion.
Racing wheel to wheel since 2026.

The 2026 season

“I started karting at 5
because I loved it.
Everything since has been
about earning the right
to keep going.
”

Alongside racing, Christian works at iZone Driver Performance, supporting driver coaching and development, and instructs at Silverstone Circuit.

Read the story The career archive
Racing since
2013
Karting championships
4
Following the journey
34K
Best 2026 race finish
P8
Christian Valverde leaning over the pit wall at Silverstone, under the Silverstone sign and the start lights

Silverstone, 2026. Thirteen years after the first kart.

The journey · Karting to cars

One lap, 2013 to 2027

Age 5

Where it started

At five years old, Christian first climbed into a go kart at Daytona Milton Keynes. In 2015, at seven, he made the step into professional karting.

Christian Valverde, age 5, at Daytona Milton Keynes
Age 5, 2013

2015 – 2025

Professional karting

Seven to seventeen: racing across the UK, Canada, the USA and Spain. Four championship titles, two in each category, plus years of setting up karts and reading the data.

Christian Valverde in kart 77, 2015
Kart 77, 2015

National champion

He secured the Canadian National Karting Championship and earned his first ROK Superfinal qualification ticket, with the chance to compete on the world stage in Lonato, Italy.

Christian Valverde on the podium at Shannonville
Shannonville

Age 16

First taste of GT

A Mercedes-AMG GT4 test in California. After more than a decade of karting, it turned an ambition into a clear goal: move into cars, and become a professional racing driver.

Christian Valverde's Mercedes-AMG GT4 on track
California, 2024

First racing campaign

Wheel to wheel

The long awaited move into car racing: the 5Club Mazda MX-5 Cup with BS Motorsport. Alongside racing he works at iZone Driver Performance and instructs at Silverstone Circuit.

Christian Valverde suiting up ahead of a race at Snetterton
Snetterton, 2026

Next

What's next

The goal is a full MSVT Miata Trophy season, and the ultimate aim of becoming a professional, factory supported GT and endurance racing driver.

Help fund it
MSVT Miata Trophy, 2027 season
MSVT Miata Trophy
The latest race weekend10 – 11 October 2026

Silverstone
International

BRSCC MX-5 SuperCup

A difficult weekend, and a P8 finish in Race 3. The results, the photographs and the rest of the 2026 season are on the Season page.

Explore the race weekend
Christian Valverde's MX-5 under the Silverstone sign at sunset

Where he's going

Looking for partners to help fund a full season.

Christian is looking for partners to help fund a full MSVT Miata Trophy season in 2027. The funding is still being built, so there is room to be involved from the start.

Become a partner Get in touch

MSVT Miata Trophy, 2027 season
MSVT Miata Trophy, 2027 season