Marcos Flack

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Marcos Flack
F4 Germany 2022 Spa Flack.jpg
Flack at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022.
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [1]
GB3 Championship career
Debut season 2022
Current teamDouglas Motorsport
Car number11
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBC in 2022
Previous series
2022, 2021
2021 		ADAC Formula 4
F4 British Championship

Marcos Flack (born 8 March 2006), is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the GB3 Championship with Douglas Motorsport, [2] and the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP. [3]

Contents

He is the son of former Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship amateur driver Damien Flack and is currently coached by British Touring Car Championship driver Dan Cammish. [4]

Career

Flack driving at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022. F4 Germany 2022 Spa Nr. 71 Flack (3).jpg
Flack driving at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022.

Karting

Flack made his karting debut in 2011 in the Bambino Queensland Cup, which he won in that year and in 2012. In 2014, he became a factory driver for CRG, and began karting internationally alongside in Australia. In 2016, he won the Macau International Kart Grand Prix, and began competing in World Series Karting the same year. [5] Switching to the Energy Course team in 2019, Flack won in the IAME International Final in the Junior ROK category, [6] and also competed in the FIA European Karting European Championship in the OK Junior class in this year.

In 2020, Flack was announced as one of two drivers to be representing Asia, Pacific and Oceania at the Ferrari Driver Academy scouting world final, alongside James Wharton. [7] He was a finalist in the event.

Formula 4

Prior to his competitive debut in 2021, Flack spent time in New Zealand in 2020 working as an engineer in the Toyota Racing Series to understand the mechanical side of racing better. [7]

Flack made his car racing debut in the 2021 F4 British Championship driving for Phinsys by Argenti, [8] following his participation in official British F4 tests in 2020 and tests with MTEC Motorsport. He also competed in select rounds of ADAC Formula 4 and the Italian F4 Championship. [9] He finished 11th in the British F4 season, with 3 overall podiums.

He moved to R-ace GP for his first full season in Italian F4 in 2022, [3] [10] and also competed in the Spa-Francorchamps round of ADAC Formula 4.

Flack returned to British F4 in the 2022 season from Round 9, driving for Fortec Motorsports. [11]

GB3 Championship

Flack made his debut in the GB3 Championship in 2022, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside Max Esterson and Tommy Smith. [2] [12] He achieved his first podium during Race 3 at the Snetterton round, [13] and his first win during Race 3 at the second Silverstone Circuit round. [14]

Indy Pro 2000

Flack joined Jay Howard Racing Development for the final two rounds of the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. [15] With a best finish of 4th, [16] he finished 17th in the standings.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2011Bambino Queensland Cup1st
2012Bambino Queensland Cup1st
2013Ipswich Cadet Championship1st
201526° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini22nd
201627° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini22nd
2017SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - Mini Swift ClassCRG Nordam35th
Australian Kart Championship - Cadet 123rd
WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini11th
WSK Final Cup - 60 MiniGamoto ASD6th
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini33rd
2018WSK Master Series - 60 Mini13th
WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini8th
2019 WSK Final Cup - OK JuniorEnergy Course28th
WSK Open Cup - OK JuniorN/A
IAME International Final - X30 JuniorN/A
German Junior Kart Championship N/A
48° Trofeo delle Industrie- OK Junior14th
ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK21st
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK JuniorN/A
WSK Euro Series - OK JuniorN/A
WSK Super Master Series - OK JuniorN/A
2020Australian Kart Championship - KA2N/A

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 F4 British Championship Phynsis by Argenti30002311711th
Italian F4 Championship Cram Motorsport 30000042nd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 30000120th
2022 GB3 Championship Douglas Motorsport181002136.520th
Italian F4 Championship R-ace GP 60000039th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 300000NC†
F4 Spanish Championship GRS Team90000820th
Indy Pro 2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 400005117th
F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsports 60000420th
2023Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Sonic Motor Racing Services 120102291*11th*
GT World Challenge Australia - GT Trophy 22122503rd*
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 300005026th
2024 GT4 Australia Series Method Motorsport

† As Flack was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2021 Phynsis by Argenti THR1
1
Ret		 THR1
2
12		 THR1
3
10		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
2		 BHI
1
Ret		 BHI
2
13		 BHI
3
16		 OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
72		 OUL
3
17		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
11		 KNO
3
12		 THR2
1
13		 THR2
2
Ret		 THR2
3
11		 CRO
1
11		 CRO
2
33		 CRO
3
Ret		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
94		 SIL
3
2		 DON
1
9		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
7		 BHGP
1
6		 BHGP
2
114		 BHGP
3
5		11th117
2022 Fortec Motorsports DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BHI
1
BHI
2
BHI
3
THR1
1
THR1
2
THR1
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR2
1
THR2
2
THR2
3
SIL
1
17		 SIL
2
122		 SIL
3
9		 BHGP
1
14		 BHGP
2
Ret		 BHGP
3
Ret		20th4

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2021 Cram Motorsport LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		RBR
4 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		MNZ
1
28†		 MNZ
2
24		 MNZ
3
19		42nd0
2022 R-ace GP IMO
1
19		 IMO
2
21		 IMO
3
29†		 MIS
1
23		 MIS
2
14		 MIS
3
24		 SPA
1
WD		 SPA
2
WD		 SPA
3
WD		 VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		RBR
4 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		39th0

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2022 Douglas Motorsport OUL
1
9		 OUL
2
14		 OUL
3
19		 SIL1
1 		SIL1
2 		SIL1
3 		DON1
1
11		 DON1
2
14		 DON1
3
17		 SNE
1
15		 SNE
2
15		 SNE
3
22		 SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
6		 SPA
3
9		 SIL2
1
22		 SIL2
2
13		 SIL2
3
15		 BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
20		 BRH
3
16		 DON2
1
DON2
2
DON2
3
20th136.5

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RanPoints
2022 Jay Howard Driver Development STP
1 		STP
2 		ALA
1 		ALA
2 		IMS
1 		IMS
2 		IMS
3 		IRP ROA
1 		ROA
2 		MOH
1 		MOH
2 		TOR
1 		TOR
2 		GMP
8		 POR
1
4		 POR
2
15		 POR
3
15		17th51

* Season still in progress.

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