page_title: Gustavo Yacamán
section_title: Early career
hierarchical_section_title: Gustavo Yacamán / Racing career / Early career
caption_attribution_description: English: Gustavo Yacaman racing at the Milwaukee Mile
context_page_description: Gustavo "El Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali. Yacamán began his career in open-wheel racing, but switched to sports car endurance racing in 2012. He raced in the US until he joined G-Drive Racing in 2015, where he drove a Ligier in the WEC Championship and finished that season 3rd in the LMP2 class. In 2016 Yacamán switched to a sprint format, driving for BMW Team Teo Martín in the International GT Open series. He finished runner-up for the 2016 Championship.
context_section_description: After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He finished 16th in the championship. He also competed in Master Junior Formula in Europe and finished 4th. The following year Yacamán captured his first win and finished 8th in Spanish Formula Three. In 2008, he captured another win and finished 9th in Spanish F3.
caption: Yacamán racing at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009.
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