Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver)

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Lorenzo Colombo
Colombo Spielberg 2021.jpg
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 23)
Legnano, Italy
WEC career
Debut season 2022
Current team Prema Orlen Team
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number9
Co-driver Louis Delétraz, Robert Kubica
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish5th in 2022
Previous series
2021
2018-2020
2016-2018
2017
2017 		FIA Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Euroformula Open Championship

Lorenzo Colombo (born 13 September 2000) is an Italian racing driver who last competed for Prema Orlen Team in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. [1] He previously raced in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing.

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Early 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. [2] 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

2018

Colombo racing in the 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Blancpain Gt Series Endurance Cup - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza - 22-04-2018 (41650549222).jpg
Colombo racing in the 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2018 Colombo made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for JD Motorsport. [3] He scored two pole positions and finished 6th in the standings.

2019

The year after Colombo moved to MP Motorsport in his pursuit of winning the series. [4] However, he didn't manage to do so, and with three race wins and 214.5 points he ended up fourth in the championship.

2020

In 2020, Colombo would switch to his former Formula 4 outfit, Bhaitech Racing. [5] Despite missing the round in Spa due to a heavy nosebleed after a routine COVID-19 test, [6] Colombo finished 5th in the drivers' standings, courtesy of a hattrick of victories in the final three races of the series' history. [7] [8]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Colombo at the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round FIA F3 Austria 2021 Nr. 21 Colombo.jpg
Colombo at the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round

Colombo progressed to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing, partnering László Tóth and Amaury Cordeel. [9] His season started out relatively poorly, with no points finishes in the opening three rounds. At the fourth round in Budapest however Colombo managed to qualify the car in eleventh, putting him second on the grid for the first race thanks to the reversing of the top twelve in Qualifying. After maintaining position through the first seven laps, the Italian made a move on leader Jonny Edgar into the first corner, and as they were accelerating away the Brit lost power and Colombo took the race lead. He would hold on to cross the finish line in first place, but he was stripped of victory by a five-second penalty he was given due to having driven more than ten car lengths behind the Safety Car prior to the car turning its lights out for the restart. [10] [11] He made amends by winning race 1 of the next round at Spa-Francorchamps. [12] Colombo would score his final top-ten finish in the first race in Sochi, ending up sixth. He finished the championship in 15th, scoring all of Campos' 32 points.

Sportscar racing

2022 - First success in WEC and ELMS

On 12 January 2022, it was announced that Colombo would be racing for Prema Orlen Team in the LMP2 class in the FIA World Endurance Championship, partnering Louis Delétraz and former Formula One race winner Robert Kubica. The highlight of the team's debut season in the category came at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they finished second in class, which helped Colombo and his teammates to fifth in the championship. [13]

That season, Colombo would also replace the injured and otherwise occupied Juan Manuel Correa in the European Le Mans Series. [14] His tenure there was a success, as a pair of victories in the opening two rounds was followed up by another win in Barcelona. [15] [16] Prema ended up winning the teams' championship, with Colombo finishing third in the drivers' standings despite missing the final two races.

As a prize for his very competitive 2022 season, Colombo was invited to take part in Rookie Test to be held in Bahrain on the day after the last race of the season, where he was given the opportunity to drive the title-winning Ferrari 488 GTE Evo in the GTE Pro class. [17]

Colombo did not race in 2023.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2009Campeonato Area Centro — 60cc10th
2010Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc8th
Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60Foco Racing TeamNC
2011Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc4th
Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 604th
2012Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc1st
WSK Master Series — 60 MiniBirel Motorsport19th
Italian Championship — 60 Mini3rd
WSK Final Cup — 60 MiniComer Top Kart11th
Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60Foco Racing Team8th
2013Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini2nd
WSK Euro Series — 60 MiniEmilia Kart Srl6th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini27th
Italian Championship — 60 Mini7th
WSK Final Cup — KFJ Baby Race SrlNC
2014South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ 18th
WSK Champions Cup — KFJ Baby Race SrlNC
WSK Super Master Series — KFJ 55th
Italian Championship — KF3 15th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ 42nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ 54th
2015 WSK Champions Cup — KFJ Colombo, Giuseppe14th
South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ Foco Racing Team8th
WSK Gold Cup — KFJ 11th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ 2nd
WSK Super Master Series — KFJ 9th
WSK Night Edition — KFJ 9th
Italian Championship — KFJ 2nd
Trofeo Industrie — KFJ 5th
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ Baby Race Srl23rd
Sources: [18] [19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 Italian F4 Championship BVM Racing12000073.512th
Bhaitech Engineering 90001
2017 Italian F4 Championship Bhaitech 2126382233rd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 300000NC†
Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 200000NC†
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 200205152.56th
Formula Renault NEC 200013512th‡
Italian F4 Championship R-ace GP 30000325th
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 203327214.54th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Bhaitech Racing 1834251705th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 2010213215th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Prema Orlen Team 60011945th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10001N/A2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Prema Racing 43013853rd

† As Colombo was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
‡ Colombo was ineligible for points from the third round onwards.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints
2016 BVM Racing MIS
1 		MIS
2
17		 MIS
3
14		 MIS
4
Ret		 ADR
1
9		 ADR
2
12		 ADR
3 		ADR
4
15		 IMO1
1
5		 IMO1
2
5		 IMO1
3
8		 MUG
1
20		 MUG
2
22		 MUG
3
19		12th73.5
Bhaitech Engineering VLL
1
13		 VLL
2
19		 VLL
3
13		 IMO2
1
4		 IMO2
2
2		 IMO2
3
6		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
22		 MNZ
3
7
2017 Bhaitech MIS
1
4		 MIS
2
2		 MIS
3
2		 ADR
1
2		 ADR
2
Ret		 ADR
3
1		 VLL
1
Ret		 VLL
2
6		 VLL
3
5		 MUG1
1
3		 MUG1
2
7		 MUG1
3
3		 IMO
1
5		 IMO
2
5		 IMO
3
10		 MUG2
1
3		 MUG2
2
Ret		 MUG2
3
7		 MNZ
1
5		 MNZ
2
6		 MNZ
3
1		3rd223

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2018 JD Motorsport LEC
1
4		 LEC
2
21		 MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
2		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
8		 MON
1
12		 MON
2
Ret		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
6		 SPA
1
6		 SPA
2
5		 HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
3		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
22		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
4		 CAT
1
3		 CAT
2
6		6th152.5
2019 MP Motorsport MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
3		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
5		 MON
1
6		 MON
2
7		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
1		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
1		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
7		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
6		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
4		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
6		 YMC
1
3		 YMC
2
2		4th214.5
2020 Bhaitech Racing MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
Ret		 IMO
1
7		 IMO
2
11		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
5		 MAG
1
6		 MAG
2
4		 ZAN
1
9		 ZAN
2
5		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
9		 SPA
1
WD		 SPA
2
WD		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
11		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
1		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
1		5th170

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)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2021 Campos Racing CAT
1
23		 CAT
2
22		 CAT
3
29		 LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
20		 LEC
3
19		 RBR
1
25		 RBR
2
19		 RBR
3
13		 HUN
1
7		 HUN
2
7		 HUN
3
11		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
14		 SPA
3
14		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ZAN
3
17		 SOC
1
6		 SOC
2
C		 SOC
3
Ret		15th32

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2022 Prema Orlen Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
4		 SPA
7		 LMS
2		 MNZ
6		 FUJ
6		 BHR
4		5th94

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2022 Prema Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
1		 IMO
1		 MNZ
5		 CAT
1		 SPA ALG 3rd85

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2022 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Orlen Team Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23696th2nd

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