Christian Valverde smiling trackside at Snetterton
The Story

From karting to cars.

Karting built the foundation. Cars are the step Christian's on now. A professional, factory-backed career is the target still to come.

01 Karting Age 5 – 17 · UK / Spain / Canada / USA

Where the racecraft was built

Christian started karting as a kid at five years old, turned professional at seven, and raced on through to age seventeen — more than a decade competing across the UK, Spain, Canada and the USA. Along the way he took four championship titles, including the 2021 Canadian National Karting Championship, and won a ticket to the ROK Superfinal in Lonato, Italy, in both 2021 and 2022 — a shot at competing against the strongest karting field in the world. It's where he learned to qualify, overtake, manage a tyre, and hold his nerve under pressure.

Christian Valverde on track in his kart, front on shot Christian Valverde cornering his kart
02 Cars 2026 · 5Club MX-5 Cup, UK

Learning a new machine, from scratch

Cars brought a different kind of challenge — more weight, different braking, and a completely different feel to relearn. Christian earned his ARDS racing licence and, in 2026, made his car-racing debut in the 5Club MX-5 Cup, driving a Mazda MX-5 Mk1 for BS Motorsport. It's close, physical, wheel-to-wheel racing, and every session is being used to build the technical understanding cars demand.

Christian Valverde's MX-5 race car on track at Snetterton Christian Valverde climbing into the race car
03 Professional Racing The road ahead

The target: a full-time, factory-backed career

The long-term goal is simple — to become a professional racing driver, with a factory-backed drive at the highest level he can reach. The next step is a full 2027 season in the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 SuperCup, building on everything learned in 2026 before pushing further up the ladder. A 2024 test in a Mercedes-AMG GT4 in California already gave Christian an early look at the precision that level demands.

BRSCC Mazda MX-5 SuperCup grid at Oulton Park Christian Valverde trackside by the pit awning
Off Track

Off track and behind the scenes.

Christian Valverde strapping into his helmet before a session
  • 01 · iZone Driver Performance

    Data & performance intern

    Working alongside professional driver coaches at Silverstone — shadowing performance sessions, learning to read telemetry and video, and supporting simulator training and fitness testing. Modern motorsport runs on data, and Christian treats every lap as information to study.

  • 02 · Silverstone Circuit

    Driving experience instructor

    Working as a driving experience instructor at one of the world's most famous circuits — assisting with on-track activities and providing driver guidance, day in and day out, in a high-performance environment.

  • 03 · Content & community

    Building the journey in public

    Documenting testing, training and race weekends on Instagram and TikTok — sharing the reality of building a motorsport career, and building genuine relationships with the people and brands following along.

What's Next

One event down.
Silverstone is next.

See the full 2026 results board and the plan for Silverstone International, August 15–16.

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