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. In 2019, he was recognized by the FIA as the best junior driver in the Americas.
Career
Karting Medina began his karting career in 2011 in the DPK category, winning two 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 fourth 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 two victories and seven 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 to compete in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2017Camper CrossN/A??????2nd2018MonomarcaMega Service car74556?1stCamper Cross11111?1stLegends Stock Challenge43444?1st6 Hours of Bogotá - Caterham Prototypes11111?1st 2018–19 NACAM Formula 4 Championship200000NC2019TC 2000 Mega Service car72123?3rd2020TC 2000N/A???????2021TC 2000 N/A???????NACAM Formula 4 ChampionshipRam Racing1021270NC NACAM Formula 4 - México City Grand Prix10101N/A2nd2022Italian Prototype ChampionshipBad Wolves40010013thNACAM Formula 4 ChampionshipRam Racing201101017th2023Formula Regional European ChampionshipSaintéloc Racing120000035th2024 Ligier European Series - JS P4 Team Virage200011913th2025Ligier European Series - JS P4Team Virage200012315th * Season still in progress.
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