Lorenzo Fluxá

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NationalitySpain Spanish
BornLorenzo James Fluxá Cross
(2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 21)
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Relatives
Debut season2024
Lorenzo Fluxá
Fluxá in 2023
NationalitySpain Spanish
BornLorenzo James Fluxá Cross
(2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 21)
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Relatives
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2024
Current teamAlgarve Pro Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2024)
FIA Gold (2025–)
Car number25
Former teamsCool Racing
Starts9
Wins2
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish3rd in 2024 (LMP2)
Previous series

Lorenzo James Fluxá Cross (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾenso ˈxames fluˈksa ˈkros]; born 23 November 2004), otherwise known as Lorenzo Fluxá Jr., is a Spanish and British racing driver who competes in the European Le Mans Series for Algarve Pro Racing.

Fluxá previously drove for Cool Racing in the 2024 European Le Mans Series.

Karting

Having won the Balearic Karting Championship in 2016, Fluxá moved into the national championship as well as international competitions during the same year.[1] Following a full season spent driving in the Mini and Cadet categories, where he managed to finish fourth overall in his homeland, Fluxá would move into OK Junior in 2018, competing in the European Championship for Lennox and qualifying for the final in the World Championship.[2] He ended his karting career in 2019, having competed in the OK Senior class - missing several events due to an injury.[3]

Lower formulae

Fluxá made his car racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Championship in 2020 with Xcel Motorsport.[4] 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.[5] He 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

Fluxá raced in the 2021 F3 Asian Championship for BlackArts Racing.[6] 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

2021

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.[7] 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

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.[8][9] 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.[10][11] His season started in strong fashion, as he took his first podium in the series at the season opening race at Monza.[12] However, following a late coming-together with teammate Gabriel Bortoleto in Race 2,[13] Fluxá would have to wait for two rounds until scoring his next points, a pair of eighth-place finishes at Le Castellet.[14] More points followed at Spa-Francorchamps, where Fluxá managed to finish fifth,[15] 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.[16]

2023

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.[17][18]

Fluxá opted to remain in FRECA for a third successive season in 2023, switching to Prema Racing to partner Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Rafael Câmara.[19] 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.[20] More points at Spa and Mugello followed, before Fluxá experienced a scoreless round in Le Castellet.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In late September 2022, Fluxá partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with Van Amersfoort Racing during the second and third days.[21][22]

Euroformula Open

Alongside his ELMS commitments, Fluxá competed part-time in the 2024 Euroformula Open with Team Motopark in 2024.[23]

Endurance racing career

2024

For 2024, Fluxá pivoted to endurance racing, racing in the European Le Mans Series with Cool Racing.[24] Partnering Malthe Jakobsen and Ritomo Miyata in the LMP2 class, Fluxá would help his team win the season opener at Barcelona, where he took the lead during the opening hour.[25]

Personal life

Fluxá comes from a wealthy family which founded and owns notable Spanish companies Iberostar, Lottusse [es] and Camper.[26][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

Karting career summary

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
Andrea Margutti TrophyOK 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

(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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