Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver)

Lorenzo Colombo (born 13 September 2000) is an Italian racing driver due to compete for Campos Racing in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. He drove in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2020.

Lorenzo Colombo
Nationality Italian
Born (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000
Legnano, Italy
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2018
Current teamBhaitech Racing
Car number53
Starts57
Wins6
Podiums17
Poles9
Fastest laps4
Best finish4th in 2019
Previous series
2016-2018
2017
2017		Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Euroformula Open Championship

Career

Karting

Born in Legnano, Colombo started his karting career in 2009. He predominantly competed in Italy, highlight of his karting career finishing second in the Andrea Margutti Trophy in 2018.

Lower formulae

In 2016 the Italian made his car racing debut in the Italian F4 Championship, driving for BVM Racing, where he finished 12th in the standings, having scored one podium at Imola.

Colombo continued to race in the Italian F4 Championship in 2017, partnering Leonardo Lorandi and Sebastián Fernández at Bhaitech.[1] He would end up finishing third in the standings with two victories and 223 points.

He also made a one-off appearance in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship that same year, scoring no points as he was a guest driver.

At the end of 2018 Colombo made a one-off appearance for R-ace GP in Italian F4, which yielded three points in three races.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2018 Colombo made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for JD Motorsport. He scored two pole positions and finished 6th in the standings. The year after Colombo moved to MP Motorsport in his pursuit of winning the series.[2] However, he didn't manage to do so, and with three race wins and 214.5 points he ended up fourth in the championship.

In 2020, Colombo would switch to his former Formula 4 outfit, Bhaitech Racing.[3] Despite missing the round in Spa due to a heavy nosebleed after a routine COVID-19 test,[4] Colombo finished 5th in the drivers' standings, courtesy of a hattrick of victories in the final three races of the series' history.[5]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Italian F4 Championship BVM Racing 21 0 0 0 1 73.5 12th
2017 Italian F4 Championship Bhaitech 21 2 6 3 8 223 3rd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 20 0 2 0 5 152.5 6th
Formula Renault NEC 2 0 0 0 1 35 12th‡
Italian F4 Championship R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 0 3 25th
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 20 3 3 2 7 214.5 4th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Bhaitech Racing 18 3 4 2 5 170 5th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing

‡ Colombo was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.
† As Colombo was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Campos Racing CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 COA
1		 COA
2		 COA
3

References
  1. "Colombo continues with BhaiTech in Italian F4 for 2017". January 24, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "Lorenzo Colombo joins MP Motorsport for Formula Renault Eurocup return". January 9, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. "Lorenzo Colombo back with Bhaitech for 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup". March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. "Lorenzo Colombo missed Eurocup races at Spa due to nose injury". October 26, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. "Colombo fends off champion Martins in final Formula Renault Eurocup race". November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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