Kyuho Lee
South Korean racing driver (born 2008)
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Lee Kyu-ho (Korean: 이규호; born 23 December 2008) is a South Korean racing driver who competes for Elite Motorsport in the GB3 Championship.
South KoreanKyuho Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 2008 Daegu, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Elite Motorsport |
| Car number | 19 |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2025 2025 2025 | F4 South East Asia F4 Spanish Eurocup-4 Winter F4 Middle East |
| Awards | |
| 2024 | KARA Rising Star Award |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이규호 |
| RR | I Gyuho |
| MR | I Kyuho |
| Statistics up to date as of 15 September 2026. | |
Lee is a member of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Programme.
Career
Karting (2017–2024)
Lee began karting in 2017 by racing in micro karts,[1][2] most notably winning the KARA Kart Championship the following year, earning him a ticket to the end-of-year RMC Grand Finals.[3] In 2019, Lee took the KIC Cup Rotax Max Challenge title in the Novice class,[4][5] before taking the Junior Max title in 2020 and an invitation to the 2021 RMC Grand Finals.[6] Another junior title then followed in 2021,[7] before Lee took the Senior title in 2022 and represented South Korea in the Karting Academy Trophy.[8][9] The following year, Lee scored his third Senior title in the KIC Kart Championship, earning him his third invite to the RMC Grand Finals.[10] Moving to Europe full-time in 2024, Lee most notably won the first ever edition of the OK-N Karting World Cup.[11][12] During 2024, Lee represented South Korea in the FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup discipline and was also given the KARA Rising Star Award at the end-of-year KARA Prize Giving.[13][14]
Formula 4 (2025)
In early 2025, Lee made his single-seater debut, competing in the first two rounds of the F4 Middle East Championship for Pinnacle Motorsport,[15] in which he took a best result of ninth in race three of the first Yas Marina round.[16] For the rest of the winter, Lee joined Rodin Motorsport to compete in the inaugural edition of the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship and the main F4 Spanish Championship.[17][18] With the New Zealand team, Lee took only one points finish all year, a tenth-place finish in race three at Navarra in the main series, to take 22nd in points.[19] During 2025, Lee also made a one-off appearance in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship for Evans GP at the penultimate round of the season, finishing on the podium in all three races,[20] as well as racing in the inaugural FIA F4 World Cup.[21]
Formula Regional (2026)
The following year, Lee joined Elite Motorsport to make the step-up to the GB3 Championship,[22] as a new member of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Programme.[23] During 2026, Lee also made a one-off appearance in the Formula Regional European Championship for CL Motorsport at Monza.[24]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | KARA Kart Academy — Micro Max | ||
| 2018 | KARA Kart Championship — Micro Max | Pino Kart | 1st |
| KIC Cup Rotax Max Challenge — Micro Max | |||
| RMC Grand Finals — Micro Max | TRK Promotion | 33rd | |
| 2019 | KIC Cup Rotax Max Challenge — Novice | Pino Kart | 1st |
| 2020 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cup KIC Kart Championship — Rotax Junior | Pino Kart | 1st |
| 2021 | RMC Grand Finals — Junior Max | TRK Promotion | NC |
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cup KIC Kart Championship — Rotax Junior | Pino Kart | 1st | |
| 2022 | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cup KIC Kart Championship — Rotax Senior | Pino Kart | 1st |
| Karting Academy Trophy | Kim Taek Jun | 37th | |
| 2023 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | EGP Racing Team | NC |
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cup KIC Kart Championship — Rotax Senior | Pino Kart | 1st | |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | 118th | ||
| Karting World Championship — OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | NC | |
| IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior | EGP Racing Team | NC | |
| RMC Grand Finals — Senior Max | TRK Promotion | NC | |
| 2024 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | EGP Racing Team | 19th |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | 14th | ||
| IAME Series Benelux — X30 Senior | 12th | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup — Senior | Team South Korea | 14th | |
| Karting World Cup — OK-N | Beyond Racing Team | 1st | |
| Kartmasters British GP — X30 Senior | 18th | ||
| IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior | EGP Racing Team | NC | |
| Sources:[25][26] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | F4 Middle East Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | Rodin Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd | ||
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Evans GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 10th | |
| FIA F4 World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| 2026 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167* | 10th* |
| Formula Regional European Championship | CL Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| Sources:[25] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Middle East Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA F4 World Cup results
| Year | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mygale M21-F4 | 12th | 6th | DNF |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)