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.
| Lorenzo Colombo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 13 September 2000 Legnano, Italy |
| WEC career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Prema Orlen Team |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 9 |
| Co-driver | Louis Delétraz, Robert Kubica |
| Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th 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 |
Early career
editKarting
editBorn 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
editIn 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
edit2018
edit
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
editThe 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
editIn 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
edit
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
edit2022 - First success in WEC and ELMS
editOn 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
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Campeonato Area Centro — 60cc | 10th | |
| 2010 | Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc | 8th | |
| Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60 | Foco Racing Team | NC | |
| 2011 | Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc | 4th | |
| Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60 | 4th | ||
| 2012 | Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc | 1st | |
| WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | Birel Motorsport | 19th | |
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Comer Top Kart | 11th | |
| Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60 | Foco Racing Team | 8th | |
| 2013 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 2nd | |
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | Emilia Kart Srl | 6th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 27th | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 7th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — KFJ | Baby Race Srl | NC | |
| 2014 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | 18th | |
| WSK Champions Cup — KFJ | Baby Race Srl | NC | |
| 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, Giuseppe | 14th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | Foco Racing Team | 8th | |
| 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 Srl | 23rd | |
| Sources:[18][19] | |||
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Italian F4 Championship | BVM Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.5 | 12th |
| Bhaitech Engineering | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 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 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 15th |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Prema Orlen Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 5th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Prema Racing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 3rd |
† 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
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
12th | 73.5 | |||||||||
| 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 |
3rd | 223 | ||
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
6th | 152.5 |
| 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 |
4th | 214.5 |
| 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 |
5th | 170 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(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 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 |
15th | 32 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
5th | 94 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 1 |
IMO 1 |
MNZ 5 |
CAT 1 |
SPA | ALG | 3rd | 85 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Orlen Team
|
 Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 369 | 6th | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (12 January 2022). "ELMS Champions Kubica, Deletraz Join Prema". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Colombo continues with BhaiTech in Italian F4 for 2017". January 24, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2018-01-24). "Lorenzo Colombo to race in Formula Renault Eurocup with JD Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Lorenzo Colombo joins MP Motorsport for Formula Renault Eurocup return". January 9, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Lorenzo Colombo back with Bhaitech for 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup". March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Lorenzo Colombo missed Eurocup races at Spa due to nose injury". October 26, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2020-11-14). "Martins is Formula Renault Eurocup champion as Colombo wins at Paul Ricard". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ "Colombo fends off champion Martins in final Formula Renault Eurocup race". November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2021-02-05). "Lorenzo Colombo gets FIA F3 seat with Campos Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ Edwards, Jordan (2021-07-31). "Lorenzo Colombo and Campos Racing claim their first FIA F3 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Post-race 1 time penalty strips Colombo of first place, with Iwasa taking maiden F3 win". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "RACE 1: Colombo takes maiden win from reverse grid pole in wet conditions at Spa". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (12 June 2022). "JOTA Takes LMP2 Honors at Le Mans With Commanding Run – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 April 2022). "Colombo to Sub for Injured Correa at Season-Opener – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (18 April 2022). "Habsburg "Honoured" to Win With Prema After Failed F3 Bid – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Dagys, John (28 August 2022). "Prema Takes Dominant Win in Barcelona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Stobart, Andy (2022-11-04). "Bahrain Rookie Test Line-up Announced". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Lorenzo Colombo | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ kartcom (2010-10-20). "Colombo Lorenzo" (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
External links
edit- Lorenzo Colombo career summary at DriverDB.com