Leo Sami Robinson (born 28 February 2009) is a British-Algerian racing driver who currently competes in the 2026 Le Mans Cup for Bretton Racing.
Early career
Karting
Robinson made his competitive karting debut in 2015, in the Bambino class of the MSA Championship and won the title in 2016. He began competing in IAME-sanctioned events in 2019, competing in the X30 Mini class, his highlights of the year was coming third in the IAME Winter Cup, IAME Euro Series and the IAME International Final.
Robinson kicked off the 2020 season with another third place in the X30 Mini category of the IAME Winter Cup and won the IAME International Games in the same class.
In 2021, Robinson came sixth and eighth in the X30 Junior category of the IAME Winter Cup and the IAME Warriors Final, respectively. Robinson won the British Kart Championship in the X30 Mini class and represented Algeria in the Junior category of the MENA Karting Nations Cup and won it. He also competed in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and came tenth overall.
Robinson made a full time switch to X30 Junior machinery in 2022, finishing runner-up to the IAME Winter Cup, coming fourth in the LGM Series and fifth in the IAME Warriors Final. He also competed full-time in the X30 Junior and Junior TKM class of the British Kart Championship, coming fifth in the former and sixth in the latter. Robinson represented Algeria in the MENA Karting Nations Cup in the Junior class for the second time, but unlike 2021 where he won it, he came in sixth instead. Robinson competed in the Junior TKM category of the 2023 British Kart Championship, where he came in fourth.
Ginetta Junior Championship
Robinson made his car racing debut in the 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship for Alastair Rushforth Motorsport, but switched to R Racing after the first round, and picked up his first win in racing at the third race of the second round at Silverstone Circuit. He departed from the team and series at the end of the fourth round also held at Silverstone Circuit, where he got his first pole position in the third race but retired from it after a collision. Robinson finished the championship in fourteenth with one win, one podium, one pole position, two fastest laps and 179 points.
Formula 4
2023 After making his car racing debut in the 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship, Robinson switched to open-wheelers mid season and made his Formula 4 debut in the 2023 F4 Danish Championship with STEP Motorsport. He finished on the podium in every race he competed in but could not muster any wins and finished the championship in fourth with two fastest laps, ten podiums and 165 points.
2024 In 2024, Robinson contested the F4 British Championship, signing with JHR Developments. He claimed his first win in the series at the Silverstone Circuit (grand prix layout), after a chaotic race. He would claim two more wins throughout the season, at Knockhill and Brands Hatch. Robinson finished the season in sixth with three wins, one fastest lap, six podiums and 164 points. (grand prix layout)
2025
Robinson started off the year in the 2025 Formula Winter Series for Hitech TGR, being in title contention. He won his first race of the season in the third race of the second round at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also claiming the fastest lap. In the fourth and final round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, he converted his first two pole positions of the year into wins. Robinson finished the championship runner-up to the title with three wins, one pole position, two fastest laps, seven podiums and 163 points.
For his main campaign of the season, Robinson remained in British F4 for the 2025 season, switching to Hitech Grand Prix. He had a difficult rest of the year though, sporadically getting points with the highlight of his campaign being at Thruxton Circuit, where he got a second place in the opening race and a win in the second race. Robinson departed from the series halfway through the year, he ended the championship in twelfth.
Sportscar career
2025
After his Formula 4 exploits, Robinson joined Team Virage with Brandon McCaughan for a one-off round in the JS P4 class of the Ligier European Series at Silverstone, winning both races and ending the year ninth in points. He also took part in the final round of the Le Mans Cup in the LMP3 Pro-Am class for the same team.
2026 Robinson was set to compete in the 2026 Le Mans Cup with Team Virage, but switched to Bretton Racing prior to the start of the season.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2016 MSA Championship - Bambino1st 2018 LGM Series - IAME Cadet 15th 2019 IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini Fusion3rd IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini Fusion Motorsport3rd British Kart Championship - IAME Cadet 33rd SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - Mini Swift 6th IAME International Final - X30 Mini3rd 2020 IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini Fusion3rd IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior 28th Kartmasters British Grand Prix - X30 Mini 16th IAME International Games - X30 Mini Fusion Motorsport1st 2021 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Robinson, Lance 10th IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport 6th IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior 8th British Kart Championship - X30 Mini1st MENA Karting Nations Cup - Junior Algeria1st 2022 IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport2nd LGM Series - Junior X30 4th IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior 5th IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior 18th British Kart Championship - X30 Junior 5th British Kart Championship - Junior TKM 6th MENA Karting Nations Cup - Junior Algeria 6th 2023 British Kart Championship - Junior TKM TWM 4th Source:
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship Alastair Rushforth Motorsport 3 0 0 0 017914th R Racing 10 1 1 2 1 F4 Danish Championship STEP Motorsport 10 0 0 2 10 165 4th Formula Nordic 3 0 0 0 2 NC† 2024 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 30 3 0 1 6 164 6th2025 Formula Winter Series Hitech TGR1232271632nd F4 British Championship 15 1 0 1 2 82 12th Ligier European Series – JS P4 Team Virage 2 2 0 0 2 50 9th Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 NC† 2026 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Pro-Am Bretton Racing 2 1 0 0 2 43*1st* † As Robinson was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points 2023Alastair Rushforth Motorsport OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 14th 179R Racing SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 SIL24 SIL25 SIL26 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 CAD1 CAD2 CAD3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 DON21 DON22 DON23
Complete F4 Danish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPoints 2023 STEP MotorsportPAD11PAD12PAD13AND1AND2KAR1KAR2KAR3DJU1DJU2DJU3DJU4PAD21PAD22PAD23JYL1JYL2JYL3 4th 165
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points2024JHR Developments DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 DPGP4 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 BHGP4 6th 164 2025 DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SILGP1 SILGP2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 12th 82
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints2025Hitech TGRPOR1POR2POR3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3CAT1CAT2CAT3 2nd 163
Complete Ligier European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2025 Team Virage JS P4 Ligier JS P4 BAR1 BAR2 LEC1 LEC2 LMS SPA1 SPA2 SIL1 SIL2 ALG1 ALG2 9th 50
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2025 Team Virage LMP3 Pro-Am Ligier JS P325 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG NC - 2026 Bretton Racing LMP3 Pro-Am Ligier JS P325 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR3rd*64* * Season still in progress.
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