Gonchi

Overview

The story of a Uruguayan car racer that dreamt about being in F1 and did all that was possible to reach his goal. When he was about to reach his best prize, he died in a car accident at the CART World Series tests in Laguna Seca, US. This is a story about inspiration and overcoming obstacles. It portrays that nothing is impossible in life if there is dedication and love. A story about a young man that went through many hardships and that raced with the best. He came from a far away country with no tradition in the international automobile racing world.

Directed by Federico Lemos, Luis Ara

Top cast

Gonzalo "Gonchi" Rodríguez

Self (archive footage)

Juan Pablo Montoya

Self (Team Penske, Indycar Series)

Christian Horner

Self (Team Manager F1 Red Bull Racing)

Mark Webber

Self (F1 Red Bull Racing)

Hélio Castroneves

Self (Team Penske, Indycar Series)

Justin Wilson

Self (Team Dale Coyne, Indycar Series)

Adrián Fernández

Self (former IndyCar Series driver)

Keith Sutton

Self (Photographer)

Charlie Whiting

Self (Formula One race director)

Roger Penske

Self (Team Penske Director)

I

Ignacio García

Self (Gonchi cousin)

N

Nani Rodriguez

Self (Gonchi sister)

L

Lilian Bongoll

Self (Gonchi mother)

R

Richard Johnson

Self (Gonchi friend)

I

Ignacio Fabregat

Self (Gonchi friend)

J

Jok Clark

Self (Gonchi friend)

M

Marith Mauseth-Clark

Self (Jok wife)

S

Stuart Clark

Self (Jok son)

G

Graham Fuller

Self (ex-director Minister Team)

Jackie Stewart

Self (archive footage)

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