Colombian racing driver (born 2003)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Medina and the second or maternal family name is
Cristancho.
Lucas Medina Cristancho (born 4 August 2003) is a Colombian racing driver who most recently competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Saintéloc Racing.[1] In 2019, he was recognized by the FIA as the best junior driver in the Americas.[2]
Career
Karting
Medina began his karting career in 2011 in the DPK category, winning 2 championships, 2012 and 2013. In 2012, he debuted in the Rotax Max Winter Cup championship where he scored a victory and a third place. In 2017, Medina placed 4th in the American South, this one in the Rotax Max challenge. In 2018, his last year in Karting, he was crowned Pan American Champion in Rok Cup Colombia in the Shifter Rok category, leaving a good participation in the Rok's final.[3]
In 2021, Medina joined the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, with the Ram Racing team,[4] where despite the fact that the season did not count points, he would score 2 victories and 7 podiums in the season, achieving a symbolic second place, behind American racer Kory Enders. In 2022, Medina would be confirmed to contest the last round of the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, which was the support race for the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix, in which he would achieve a pole position, but he could not consummate it in a victory or in a podium.[5]
At the end of 2022, Medina tested with Monolite Racing at the Red Bull Ring and Barcelona-Catalunya, achieving a time of 1:28:299 and 1:43:956s in these respective circuits.[6][7] Months later, he would be confirmed by the French team Saintéloc Racing to compete in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[1]
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
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