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Lucas Medina Cristancho (born 4 August 2003) is a Colombian racing driver who most recently competed in the
Formula Regional European Championship The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018 it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and karting prom ...
for
Saintéloc Racing Saintéloc Racing is a French motorsport team. It mainly operates in rally and sports car racing series. Current series include the European Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. The team ...
. In 2019, he was recognized by the
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as the best junior driver in the Americas.


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.


Formula 4

In 2021, Medina joined the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, with the Ram Racing team, 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.


Formula Regional European Championship

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. Months later, he would be confirmed by the French team
Saintéloc Racing Saintéloc Racing is a French motorsport team. It mainly operates in rally and sports car racing series. Current series include the European Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. The team ...
to compete in the
2023 Formula Regional European Championship The 2023 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing ...
.


Racing record


Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Lucas 2003 births Living people Colombian racing drivers Sportspeople from Bogotá NACAM F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Saintéloc Racing drivers Team Virage drivers