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Lorenzo Fluxá

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Lorenzo Fluxá
Fluxá in 2023
NationalitySpain Spanish
Full nameLorenzo James Fluxá Cross
Born (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 19)
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Related toMiquel Fluxà Rosselló (great uncle)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2024
Current teamCool Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number37
Starts1 (1 entries)
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2022
20212023
2021
2020
2020
2020
FR Middle East Championship
FR Asian Championship
FR European Championship
F3 Asian Championship
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship

Lorenzo James Fluxá Cross (born 23 November 2004), otherwise known as Lorenzo Fluxá Jr. or simply Lorenzo Fluxá, is a Spanish-British racing driver,[1] set to compete in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Cool Racing. He most recently competed for Prema Racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship,[2] and was the 2020 Formula 4 UAE runner-up.

Junior racing career

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Karting

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Having won the Balearic Karting Championship in 2016, Fluxá moved into the national championship as well as international competitions during the same year.[3] Following a full season spent driving in the Mini and Cadet categories, where he managed to finish fourth overall in his homeland, the Spaniard would move into OK Junior in 2018, competing in the European Championship for Lennox and qualifying for the final in the World Championship.[4] He ended his karting career in 2019, having competed in the OK Senior class - missing several events due to an injury.[5]

Lower formulae

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Fluxá made his car racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Championship in 2020 with Xcel Motorsport.[6] He won two races and finished on the podium eleven times throughout the campaign, being beaten only by teammate Francesco Pizzi, who won the title with 300 points to Fluxá's 274.

That year Fluxá also competed in the F4 Spanish Championship with GRS.[7] The Spaniard achieved sixth place in the drivers' standings, helping his team to finish fourth in the teams' championship with 99 points compared to the total of 26 scored by his three teammates.

F3 Asian Championship

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The Spanish driver raced in the 2021 F3 Asian Championship for BlackArts Racing.[8] He scored 25 points and finished 14th in the standings, three positions ahead of teammate Rafael Villagómez, but also five places behind his other full-time teammate Cem Bölükbaşı.

Formula Regional European Championship

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2021

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Fluxá racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In February 2021 it was announced that Fluxá would be making his debut in the Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering F4 UAE title rival Francesco Pizzi and Mari Boya.[9] His best race finish would end up being a twelfth place at a rain-affected race in Belgium, as the Spaniard finished 25th in the championship, being the only Van Amersfoort driver to not score any points.

2022

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Fluxá racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

At the beginning of 2022, Fluxá took part in the newly rebranded Formula Regional Asian Championship, driving for 3Y by R-ace GP.[10][11] Having scored a podium during the first round, Fluxá finished tenth in the championship.

For his main campaign Fluxá would move to R-ace GP, remaining in the Formula Regional European series.[12][13] His season started in strong fashion, as he took his first podium in the series at the season opening race at Monza.[14] However, following a late coming-together with teammate Gabriel Bortoleto in Race 2,[15] the Spaniard would have to wait for two rounds until scoring his next points, a pair of eighth-place finishes at Le Castellet.[16] More points followed at Spa-Francorchamps, where Fluxá managed to finish fifth,[17] before getting two points at the events in Austria and Spain respectively. He finished his season with another fifth place, this time at Mugello, which meant that Fluxá ended up twelfth in the standings, behind his teammates Hadrien David and Bortoleto.[18]

2023

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Fluxá racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

At the beginning of 2023, Fluxá took part in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Mumbai Falcons, garnering three podiums and finishing fourth in the drivers' standings.[19]

The Spaniard opted to remain in FRECA for a third successive season in 2023, switching to Prema Racing to partner Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Rafael Câmara.[20] Having taken fourth-place results in the opening pair of rounds, Fluxá would score his best result in his three years in the category at the Hungaroring, ending up second in race 2.[21] More points at Spa and Mugello followed, before Fluxá experienced a scoreless round in Le Castellet.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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In late September 2022, Fluxá partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with Van Amersfoort Racing during the second and third days.[22][23]

Euroformula Open

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Alongside his ELMS commitments, Fluxá competes part-time in the 2024 Euroformula Open with Team Motopark.[24]

Endurance racing career

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2024

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For 2024, Fluxá pivoted to endurance racing, racing in the European Le Mans Series with Cool Racing.[25] Partnering Malthe Jakobsen and Ritomo Miyata in the LMP2 class, the Spaniard would help his team win the season opener at Barcelona, where he took the lead during the opening hour.[26]

Personal life

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Fluxá comes from a wealthy family which founded and owns notable Spanish companies Iberostar, Lottusse [es] and Camper.[1][27] His younger brother Lucas competes in Spanish F4, and his younger sister Luna currently competes in karting.[28] Luna has been a part of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2022.

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2016 Spanish Championship — Cadet 8th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Ward Racing NC
2017 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini Formula K Junior Team NC
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 28th
Spanish Championship — Cadet 4th
WSK Final CupOKJ Chiesa Corse 54th
2018 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Praga España Motorsport 13th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 65th
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ Lennox Racing Team 80th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 26th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 26th
WSK Final CupOK KR Motorsport 41st
2019 South Garda Winter Cup — OK KR Motorsport 30th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OK Team Driver Racing Kart 4th
IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior NC
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK KR Motorsport 36th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK 20th
Sources:[29][30]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2018 Lennox Racing Team OKJ SAR
QH
63
SAR
R
DNQ
PFI
QH
49
PFI
R
DNQ
AMP
QH
18
AMP
R
11
LEM
QH
28
LEM
R
19
31st 4
2019 KR Motorsport Srl OK ANG
QH
28
ANG
R
23
GEN
QH
38
GEN
R
DNQ
KRI
QH
WD
KRI
R
WD
LEM
QH
24
LEM
R
17
33rd 0

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 19 2 0 3 11 274 2nd
F4 Spanish Championship Global Racing Service 21 0 0 0 1 101 6th
Italian F4 Championship AKM Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 19 0 0 0 0 0 25th
F3 Asian Championship BlackArts Racing 15 0 0 0 0 25 14th
24H TCE Series - TCR Baporo Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship 3Y by R-ace GP 15 0 0 0 1 64 10th
Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 19 0 0 0 1 51 12th
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 15 0 0 0 3 122 4th
Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 20 0 0 0 1 88 7th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing 3 0 0 0 0 1 19th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing 6 2 0 0 2 62 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 3 1 0 1 3 59 9th
International GT Open 7 0 0 0 0 27 16th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2020 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1

2
DUB1
2

5
DUB1
3

3
DUB1
4

C
YMC1
1

4
YMC1
2

DSQ
YMC1
3

7
YMC1
4

3
YMC2
1

3
YMC2
2

4
YMC2
3

3
YMC2
4

4
DUB2
1

1
DUB2
2

4
DUB2
3

2
DUB2
4

5
DUB3
1

2
DUB3
2

2
DUB3
3

1
DUB3
4

2
2nd 274

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2020 Global Racing Service NAV
1

4
NAV
2

3
NAV
3

6
LEC
1

7
LEC
2

15
LEC
3

6
JER
1

5
JER
2

5
JER
3

12
CRT
1

6
CRT
2

6
CRT
3

7
ARA
1

6
ARA
2

14
ARA
3

Ret
JAR
1

11
JAR
2

8
JAR
3

Ret
CAT
1

6
CAT
2

11
CAT
3

6
6th 101

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2021 BlackArts Racing Team DUB
1

14
DUB
2

14
DUB
3

10
ABU
1

11
ABU
2

21
ABU
3

13
ABU
1

Ret
ABU
2

4
ABU
3

9
DUB
1

13
DUB
2

7
DUB
3

14
ABU
1

Ret
ABU
2

8
ABU
3

13
14th 25
2022 3Y by R-ace GP ABU
1

6
ABU
2

2
ABU
3

8
DUB
1

13
DUB
2

5
DUB
3

9
DUB
1

11
DUB
2

5
DUB
3

8
DUB
1

11
DUB
2

9
DUB
3

16
ABU
1

16
ABU
2

9
ABU
3

8
10th 64

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing IMO
1

19
IMO
2

13
CAT
1

14
CAT
2

20
MCO
1

DNS
MCO
2

Ret
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

19
ZAN
1

20
ZAN
2

15
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

20
RBR
1

19
RBR
2

16
VAL
1

19
VAL
2

23
MUG
1

19
MUG
2

24
MNZ
1

23
MNZ
2

19
25th 0
2022 R-ace GP MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

23
IMO
1

11
IMO
2

11
MCO
1

DNQ
MCO
2

18
LEC
1

8
LEC
2

8
ZAN
1

15
ZAN
2

14
HUN
1

14
HUN
2

13
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

Ret
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

Ret
CAT
1

16
CAT
2

9
MUG
1

13
MUG
2

5
12th 51
2023 Prema Racing IMO
1

4
IMO
2

Ret
CAT
1

4
CAT
2

11
HUN
1

9
HUN
2

2
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

20
MUG
1

7
MUG
2

Ret
LEC
1

11
LEC
2

Ret
RBR
1

11
RBR
2

8
MNZ
1

18
MNZ
2

4
ZAN
1

8
ZAN
2

8
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

9
7th 88

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited DUB1
1

8
DUB1
2

4
DUB1
3

11
KUW1
1

Ret
KUW1
2

12
KUW1
3

4
KUW2
1

5
KUW2
2

3
KUW2
3

3
DUB2
1

8
DUB2
2

2
DUB2
3

5
ABU
1

4
ABU
2

5
ABU
3

11
4th 122

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
1
LEC
Ret
IMO
Ret
SPA
5
MUG
9
ALG
1
3rd 62

* Season still in progress.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2024 Team Motopark PRT
1

3
PRT
2

2
PRT
3

1
HOC
1

HOC
2

HOC
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

2nd* 59*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024 Switzerland Cool Racing Denmark Malthe Jakobsen
Japan Ritomo Miyata
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 289 26th 12th

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