Gonchi

The documentary is about the Uruguayan racing driver Gonzalo Rodríguez. Those close to him called him Gonchi. He was born in Montevideo. He started racing young. His country had no tradition in international motor racing. He had to go to Europe. He raced in Formula 3000. He won at Spa and at the Nürburgring. He came in ahead at Monaco as well. Formula One was his goal. In 1999 he moved to the CART series in America. He went out for a practice run at Laguna Seca. His car hit the wall. He died at the age of twenty eight. The documentary joins archive footage with interviews. Gonzalo Rodríguez and Juan Pablo Montoya appear in the eighty eight minute documentary. It is a Uruguayan production two directors finished in 2015.