Lorenzo Colombo (racing driver)

Lorenzo Colombo
Born	(2000-09-13) September 13, 2000 Legnano, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Competing in FIA World Endurance Championship and FIA Formula 3 Championship

Lorenzo Colombo (born 13 September 2000) is an Italian racing driver who most recently competed with Prema Orlen Team in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. Prior to this, he participated in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship representing Campos Racing.

Karting

Originating from Legnano, Colombo began his karting journey in 2009, predominantly racing within Italy. A notable accomplishment during this period was securing second place in the Andrea Margutti Trophy in 2018.

Lower formulae

Colombo made his car racing debut in the 2016 Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing, concluding the season 12th overall and achieving one podium finish at Imola.

He continued competing in the 2017 Italian F4 Championship for Bhaitech alongside teammates Leonardo Lorandi and Sebastián Fernández, finishing third in the championship standings with two victories and a total of 223 points.

In 2017, Colombo also took part as a guest driver in a single round of the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, although he did not score any points.

Towards the end of 2018, he made a brief return to Italian F4 with R-ace GP, collecting three points over three races.

2018

Colombo stepped up to the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2018, driving for JD Motorsport. He earned two pole positions and finished sixth in the overall standings.

2019

In 2019, Colombo signed with MP Motorsport targeting the championship title. Despite claiming three race wins and amassing 214.5 points, he concluded the season fourth in the rankings.

2020

Returning to Bhaitech Racing in 2020, Colombo missed the Spa round due to a nosebleed following a routine COVID-19 test. Nevertheless, he secured fifth place in the championship, highlighted by three successive victories in the final races of the series before its conclusion.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

For the 2021 season, Colombo progressed to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing, joining teammates László Tóth and Amaury Cordeel. After failing to score points during the first three rounds, he qualified eleventh at Budapest, which positioned him second on the grid for Race 1 due to reverse grid regulations. Colombo briefly led that race but received a five-second penalty for following too closely behind the Safety Car, which cost him victory. He later secured a win at Race 1 held at Spa-Francorchamps. His final top-ten result came with a sixth place at Sochi, ending the year fifteenth overall and contributing all of Campos' 32 points.

2022 – Breakthrough success in WEC and ELMS

On 12 January 2022, Colombo was announced as part of Prema Orlen Team’s lineup for the LMP2 category of the FIA World Endurance Championship, teaming up with Louis Delétraz and former Formula One winner Robert Kubica. The season highlight involved achieving second place in their class at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, ultimately finishing fifth in the championship standings.

Additionally, Colombo stepped in for the injured Juan Manuel Correa during the European Le Mans Series, immediately making an impact by winning all three opening rounds, including a victory at Barcelona. Prema secured the teams’ title while Colombo ranked third among drivers despite missing the final two events.

In recognition of his impressive performances throughout 2022, Colombo was invited to participate in the Bahrain Rookie Test after the season concluded, where he piloted the championship-winning Ferrari 488 GTE Evo within the GTE Pro category.

Colombo did not take part in competition during 2023.

Summary of Karting Career

Season	Series	Team	Final Standing
2009	Campeonato Area Centro — 60cc		10th place
2010	Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc		8th place
	Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60	Foco Racing Team	Did Not Classify
2011	Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc		4th place
	Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60		4th place
2012	Trofeo Nazionale Easykart — 60cc		Champion
	WSK Master Series — 60 Mini	Birel Motorsport	19th place
	Italian Championship — 60 Mini		3rd place
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini	Comer Top Kart	11th place
	Easykart International Grand Final — Easy 60	Foco Racing Team	8th place
2013	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini		Runner-up
	WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini	Emilia Kart Srl	6th place
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		27th place
	Italian Championship — 60 Mini		7th place
	WSK Final Cup — KFJ	Baby Race Srl	Did Not Classify

Season	Series	Team	Final Standing
2014
	South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ	align=left| 18th place
	WSK Champions Cup — KFJ	rowspan=5 align=left| Baby Race Srl	Did Not Classify
	WSK Super Master Series — KFJ	55th place
	Italian Championship — KF3	15th place
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship — KFJ	42nd place
Karting World Championship — KFJ	54th place

Season	Series	Team	Final Standing
2015
	WSK Champions Cup — KFJ	Colombo, Giuseppe	14th place
	South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ	rowspan=5 Foco Racing Team	8th place
	WSK Gold Cup — KFJ	11th place
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ	style=background:#DFDFDF;	'Runner-up'
	WSK Super Master Series — KFJ	9th place
	WSK Night Edition — KFJ	9th place
	Italian Championship — KFJ	style=background:#DFDFDF;	'Runner-up'
	Trofeo Industrie — KFJ	5th place
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ	Baby Race Srl	23rd place

Summary of Racing Career

Season	Championship	Team	Events	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points Scored	Final Standing
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‡
	2018 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	[[2022 FIA World Endurance Championship ]] - LMP2	rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Prema Powerteam ]]	6	0	0	1	1	94	5th
	[[2022 24 Hours of Le Mans ]] - LMP2	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd
	[[2022 European Le Mans Series ]] - LMP2	[[Prema Powerteam ]]	4	3	0	1	3	85	style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

^† Colombo participated as a guest and was not eligible to earn points.
^‡ Colombo’s points eligibility ended after the third round.
^* The season is ongoing.

Full Results in Italian F4 Championship

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

Race Events ! Final Position ! Total Points
2016 Italian F4 Championship	BVM Racing	MIS1	MIS2	MIS3	MIS4	ADR1	ADR2	ADR3	ADR4	IMO11	IMO12	IMO13	MUG1	MUG2	MUG3										12th	73.5
	Bhaitech Engineering	colspan="14" style="background:#eee;" |	VLL1	VLL2	VLL3	IMO21	IMO22	IMO23	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3
2017 Italian F4 Championship	Bhaitech	MIS1	MIS2	MIS3	ADR1	ADR2	ADR3	VLL1	VLL2	VLL3	MUG11	MUG12	MUG13	IMO1	IMO2	IMO3	MUG21	MUG22	MUG23	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3	style="background:#FFDF9F;" align="center"|3rd	style="background:#FFDF9F;" align="center"|223
2018 Italian F4 Championship	R-ace GP	colspan="17" style="background:#eee;" |	MUG1:14	MUG2:9	MUG3:10	25th	3

Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Position	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 < br > 2 < br > 3	SIL < br > 1 < br > 6	SIL < br > 2 < br > 5	MON < br > 1 < br > 6	MON < br > 2 < br > 7	LEC < br > 1 < br > 1	LEC < br > 2 < br > 1	SPA < br > 1 < br > 4	SPA < br > 2 < br > 1	NÜR < br > 1 < br > Ret	NÜR < br > 2 < br > 7	HUN < br > 1 < br > 3	HUN < br > 2 < br > 6	CAT < br > 1 < br > 7	CAT < br > 2 < br > 4	HOC < br > 1 < br > 13	HOC < br > 2 < br > 6	style="background:#FFDF9F;"   Yas Marina Circuit  YMC  1   Template:Small 3   |   style=“background:#DFDFDF;”   Yas Marina Circuit YMC 2   Template:Small 2	4th	214.5
2019|		Ret|	3|	6|	5|	6|	7|	1|	1|	4|	1|	Ret|	7|	3|	6|	7|	4|	13|	6|	3|	2|	(4th)	(214.5)
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup	Bhaitech Racing	13	Ret	7	11	2	5	6	4	9	5	14	9	WD	WD	3	11	5	1	1	5th	170

Full Formula Renault NEC standings

(legend) (Bolded race numbers denote pole positions) (Italicized race numbers indicate fastest laps)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Total Points
2018	JD Motorsport	PAU 1	PAU 2	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 3	SPA 1 6	SPA 2 5	HUN 1 6	HUN 2 3	NÜR 1 11	NÜR 2 22	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 4	12th place	35 points

Full FIA Formula 3 Championship standings

(legend) (Bold text indicates pole position; italic text marks fastest lap points among top ten)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
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'	max-width:60px; text-align:center; background-color: #CFCFFF; color: black; display: inline-block; padding:0px; margin:0px;">'Ret'	max-width:60px; text-align:center; background-color: #CFCFFF; color: black; display: inline-block; padding:0px; margin:0px;">'17'	max-width:60px; text-align:center; background-color: #DFFFDF; color: black; display: inline-block; padding:0px; margin:0px;">'6'	max-width:60px; text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF; color: black; display: inline-block; padding:0px; margin:0px;">'C'	max-width:60px; text-align:center; background-color: #EFCFFF; color: black; display: inline-block; padding:0px; margin:0px;">'Ret'	15th place	32 points

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions; entries in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	Category	Chassis	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Standing	Points Earned
2022	Prema Orlen Team	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 4th	SPA 7th	LMS 2nd	MNZ 6th	FUJ 6th	BHR 4th	5th overall	94 points

^* Current season ongoing.

Full European Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Chassis	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2022	Prema Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 1st	IMO 1st	MNZ 5th	CAT 1st	SPA	ALG	3rd overall	85 points

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Prema Orlen Team	Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showall Louis Delétraz Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robert Kubica	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	369 laps completed	6th place overall	2nd place in class