Lucas Medina

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Cristancho.
Lucas Medina
Medina in 2021
NationalityColombia Colombian
Born (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)
Bogotá, Colombia
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamSaintéloc Racing
Car number33
Starts12 (12 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish35th in 2023
Previous series
2021–2022
2011–18		NACAM Formula 4 Championship
Karting

Lucas Medina Cristancho (born 4 August 2003) is a Colombian racing driver who most recently competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Saintéloc Racing.[1] In 2019, he was recognized by the FIA as the best junior driver in the Americas.[2]

Career

Karting

Medina began his karting career in 2011 in the DPK category, winning 2 championships, 2012 and 2013. In 2012, he debuted in the Rotax Max Winter Cup championship where he scored a victory and a third place. In 2017, Medina placed 4th in the American South, this one in the Rotax Max challenge. In 2018, his last year in Karting, he was crowned Pan American Champion in Rok Cup Colombia in the Shifter Rok category, leaving a good participation in the Rok's final.[3]

Formula 4

In 2021, Medina joined the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, with the Ram Racing team,[4] where despite the fact that the season did not count points, he would score 2 victories and 7 podiums in the season, achieving a symbolic second place, behind American racer Kory Enders. In 2022, Medina would be confirmed to contest the last round of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, which was the support race for the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix, in which he would achieve a pole position, but he could not consummate it in a victory or in a podium.[5]

Formula Regional European Championship

At the end of 2022, Medina tested with Monolite Racing at the Red Bull Ring and Barcelona-Catalunya, achieving a time of 1:28:299 and 1:43:956s in these respective circuits.[6][7] Months later, he would be confirmed by the French team Saintéloc Racing to compete in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[1]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Camper Cross N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? 2nd
2018 Monomarca Mega Service car 7 4 5 5 6 ? 1st
Camper Cross 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1st
Legends Stock Challenge 4 3 4 4 4 ? 1st
6 Hours of Bogotá - Caterham Prototypes 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1st
2018-19 NACAM Formula 4 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 TC 2000 Mega Service car 7 2 1 2 3 ? 3rd
2020 TC 2000 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2021 TC 2000 N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 10 2 1 2 7 0 NC
NACAM Formula 4 - México City Grand Prix 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd
2022 Italian Prototype Championship Bad Wolves 4 0 0 1 0 0 13th
NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing 2 0 1 1 0 10 17th
2023 Formula Regional European Championship Saintéloc Racing 12 0 0 0 0 0 35th
2024 Ligier European Series - JS P4 Team Virage 2 0 0 0 1 19 13th

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lucas Medina, con el equipo francés Saintéloc Racing para la FRECA". REVISTA AUTOSMAS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ Bonnet, Jacobo Olivares (17 November 2021). "Lucas Medina, el piloto colombiano que quiere llegar a la Fórmula Uno". Caracol Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Lucas Medina, joven piloto colombiano hizo test de la F4 Mexicana". colombiamotorfans.com.
  4. ^ "El piloto Lucas Medina confirma temporada en el FIA Nacam F4". fedeautos.co.
  5. ^ "Pedraza y Medina estarán en la final del Campeonato Nacam F4 en México". Motor Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (9 November 2022). "Haverkort on top in post-season FREC testing at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (17 December 2022). "European teams conclude 2022 winter testing with week at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 December 2022.