Lorenzo Colombo

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. He previously raced in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing.

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, Colombo 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. He would end up finishing third in the standings with two victories and 223 points.

Colombo 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

In 2018, Colombo made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for JD Motorsport. He scored two pole positions and finished sixth in the standings.

2019 The year after, Colombo moved to MP Motorsport in his pursuit of winning the series. 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. Despite missing the round in Spa due to a heavy nosebleed after a routine COVID-19 test, Colombo finished fifth in the drivers' standings, courtesy of a hattrick of victories in the final three races of the series' history.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Colombo progressed to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing, partnering László Tóth and Amaury Cordeel. 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, Colombo made a move on leader Jonny Edgar into the first corner, and as they were accelerating away, Edgar 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. He made amends by winning race 1 of the next round at Spa-Francorchamps. 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.

That season, Colombo would also replace the injured and otherwise occupied Juan Manuel Correa in the European Le Mans Series. His tenure there was a success, as a pair of victories in the opening two rounds was followed up by another win in Barcelona. 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 performance in the 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.

Colombo did not race in 2023.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary 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 - LMP210001N/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 (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 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MIS4 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 ADR4 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 12th 73.5 Bhaitech Engineering VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 2017 Bhaitech MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG11 MUG12 MUG13 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 MUG21 MUG22 MUG23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 3rd 2018 R-ace GP ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 25th 3

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results (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 LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 6th 152.5 2019 MP Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 YMC1 YMC2 4th 214.5 2020 Bhaitech Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 5th 170

Complete Formula Renault NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2018 JD Motorsport PAU1 PAU2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 12th 35

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) 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 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 15th 32

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results (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 IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 3rd 85

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Prema Orlen Team Louis Delétraz Robert Kubica Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 369 6th 2nd