Lorenzo Colombo (born 13 September 2000) is an Italian racing driver currently competing for Prema Orlen Team in the

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. He previously raced in the

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with Campos Racing. He is the son of former Formula 1 driver

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Formula Racing

Karting

Born in

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, 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 the Italian made his car racing debut in the

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, driving for

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, where he finished 12th in the standings, having scored one podium at

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. Colombo continued to race in the

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, partnering Leonardo Lorandi and Sebastián Fernández at

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. 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

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in Italian F4, which yielded three points in three races.

Formula Renault Eurocup

2018

In 2018 Colombo made his debut in the

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for

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. He scored two pole positions and finished 6th 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

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, Colombo would switch to his former Formula 4 outfit, Bhaitech Racing. Despite missing the round in

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due to a heavy nosebleed after a routine COVID-19 test, Colombo finished 5th 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

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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

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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

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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. He made amends by winning race 1 of the next round at

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. Colombo would score his final top-ten finish in the first race in

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, 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

, 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

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, 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

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. His tenure there was a success, as a pair of victories in the opening two rounds was followed up by another win in

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. 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

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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.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† 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

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

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Lorenzo 2000 births Living people People from Legnano Italian racing drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers BVM Racing drivers Bhaitech drivers Campos Racing drivers JD Motorsport drivers R-ace GP drivers MP Motorsport drivers Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Karting World Championship drivers