Luis Leeds

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Luis Leeds
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Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesian
via dual nationality
Born (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 23)
Melbourne, Australia
Australian Formula 4 Championship career
Current teamAGI Sport
Starts18
Wins9
Poles8
Fastest laps8
Best finish1st in 2019
Championship titles
2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship

Luis William Mahendra Leeds (born 6 March 2000) is an Australian-Indonesian racing driver [1] currently competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia [2] Championship for Supercars Championship team 23Red Racing. [3]

Contents

Leeds served as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2016 [4] and was also development driver for 23Red Racing. [5]

Career summary

Formula 4

Leeds finished 2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship on the sixth place, competing for Dream Motorsport.

In 2016 he became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and moved to the United Kingdom to compete in F4 British Championship with TRS Arden Junior Racing Team. [6] He ended the season third in the drivers standings with three wins. But it wasn't enough to keep the place in the RB Junior team.

Formula Renault

In 2017 Leeds joined Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Josef Kaufmann Racing. [7] He had two point-scoring finishes, his highest finishing position being seventh place at Silverstone. [8]

Australian Formula 4 Championship 2019

In 2019 Leeds raced with AGI Sport in Australian F4 Championship where he competed in 18 races, finished on the podium 17 times for 9 wins including the Australian F1 Grand Prix event to go with his other F1 event win at the Mexico F1 in 2015. Leeds went on to win the championship convincingly.

Personal life

Luis Leeds was born on 6 March 2000 in Melbourne by Australian-Indonesian parentage. His mother, Maria Leeds (née Eni), is an Indonesian expatriate and his father Dean Leeds is from Australia. Leeds studied in Ngawi, Indonesia during his primary school days from 2006 until 2012 during his ancestral education career days. In 2012 Leeds was moved back to Australia to pursue his racing career.

Leeds is currently practicing Christian Protestant who attends Protestant prayer service both in Australia and Indonesia.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014–15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship ETEC Motorsport3000013012th
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship 31012
2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship Dream Motorsport2100161836th
Australian Formula Ford Series 1821292063rd
New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship32013856th
Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Championship951372583rd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship Luis Leeds30000035th
2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Ram Racing111010NC
2016 F4 British Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 30313113003rd
Australian Formula 4 Championship Dream Motorsport310024011th
2016–17 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Bernal Racing200000NC†
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup Josef Kaufmann Racing 220010719th
Formula Renault NEC 200002817th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport15000041913th
Australian Formula 4 Championship Zagame Motorsport Juniors300001814th
2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia 23Red Racing 12002229810th
2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship AGI Sport18948173651st
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus GP 000000NC
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Australia 10000N/A4th
2021 S5000 Australian Drivers Championship Garry Rogers Motorsport 1200043166th
S5000 Tasman Series AGI Sport with GRM 600021054th

† As Leeds was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2016 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team BHI
1
4		 BHI
2
9		 BHI
3
2		 DON
1
2		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
2		 THR
1
5		 THR
2
1		 THR
3
8		 OUL
1
13		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
11		 CRO
1
3		 CRO
2
1		 CRO
3
10		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
17		 SNE
3
4		 KNO
1
5		 KNO
2
1		 KNO
3
2		 ROC
1
7		 ROC
2
2		 ROC
3
10		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
2		 BHGP
1
10		 BHGP
2
11		 BHGP
3
5		3rd300

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints
2017 Josef Kaufmann Racing MNZ
1
25		 MNZ
2
Ret		 SIL
1
23		 SIL
2
7		 PAU
1
18		 PAU
2
16		 MON
1
14		 MON
2
11		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
Ret		 HUN
3
26		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
10		 RBR
1
19		 RBR
2
24		 LEC
1
18		 LEC
2
18		 SPA
1
29		 SPA
2
23		 SPA
3
Ret		 CAT
1
29		 CAT
2
Ret		 CAT
3
23		19th7

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

YearEntrantCupQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team Australia Formula 4 5th8th4th

Complete S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship results

YearSeriesTeam1234567891011121314PositionPoints
2020 AustralianAGI Sport APC
R1
PO		 APC
R2
PO		 SMP
R3
C		 SMP
R4
C		 WIN
R5
C		 WIN
R6
C		 BMP
R7
C		 BMP
R8
C		 PHI
R9
C		 PHI
R10
C		 SAN
R11
C		 SAN
R12
C		 BAT
NC1
C		 BAT
NC2
C		––
2021 Australian Garry Rogers Motorsport SYM
R1
6		 SYM
R2
2		 SYM
R3
7		 PHI
R4
6		 PHI
R5
7		 PHI
R6
5		 SAN
R7
6		 SAN
R8
6		 SAN
R9
3		 SMP
R10
3		 SMP
R11
7		 SMP
R12
2		6th316
2021 TasmanAGI Sport with GRM SMP
R1
2		 SMP
R2
6		 SMP
R3
5		 BAT
R4
Ret		 BAT
R5
3		 BAT
R6
4		 BAT
R7
C		4th75

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References

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  3. ↑ "Milwaukee Racing | Supercars". Supercars. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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  8. ↑ Allen, Peter (14 May 2017). "Shwartzman holds off Palmer for Silverstone Eurocup race two win". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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