Luis Leeds
Luis William Mahendra Leeds (born 6 March 2000) is an Australian-Indonesian racing driver[1] currently competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia[2] Championship for Supercars Championship team 23Red Racing.[3]
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| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australian Indonesianvia dual nationality |
| Born | 6 March 2000 Melbourne, Australia |
| Australian Formula 4 Championship career | |
| Current team | AGI Sport |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2019 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship |
Leeds served as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2016[4] and is now a development driver for 23Red Racing.[5]
Career summary
Formula 4
Leeds finished 2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship on the sixth place, competing for Dream Motorsport.
In 2016 he became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and moved to the United Kingdom to compete in F4 British Championship with TRS Arden Junior Racing Team.[6] He ended the season third in the drivers standings with three wins. But it wasn't enough to keep the place in the RB Junior team.
Formula Renault
In 2017 Leeds joined Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[7] He had two point-scoring finishes, his highest finishing position being seventh place at Silverstone.[8]
Australian Formula 4 Championship 2019
In 2019 Leeds raced with AGI Sport in Australian F4 Championship where he competed in 18 races, finished on the podium 17 times for 9 wins including the Australian F1 Grand Prix event to go with his other F1 event win at the Mexico F1 in 2015. Leeds went on to win the championship convincingly.
Personal life
Luis Leeds was born on 6 March 2000 in Melbourne by Australian-Indonesian parentage. His mother, Maria Leeds (née Eni), is an Indonesian expatriate and his father Dean Leeds is from Australia. Leeds studied in Ngawi, Indonesia during his primary school days from 2006 until 2012 during his ancestral education career days. In 2012 Leeds was moved back to Australia to pursue his racing career.
Leeds is currently practicing Christian Protestant who attends Protestant prayer service both in Australia and Indonesia.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Toyota Finance 86 Championship | ETEC Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 12th |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 183 | 6th |
| Australian Formula Ford Series | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 206 | 3rd | ||
| New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 6th | ||
| Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Championship | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 258 | 3rd | ||
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Luis Leeds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |
| 2015–16 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Ram Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | F4 British Championship | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 300 | 3rd |
| Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 11th | |
| 2016–17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Bernal Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 13th | |
| Australian Formula 4 Championship | Zagame Motorsport Juniors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14th | |
| 2018 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia | 23Red Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 298 | 10th |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | AGI Sport | 18 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 365 | 1st |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Meritus GP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2021 | S5000 Australian Drivers Championship | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 316 | 6th |
| S5000 Tasman Series | AGI Sport with GRM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 4th |
† As Leeds was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | BHI 1 4 |
BHI 2 9 |
BHI 3 2 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 2 |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 1 |
THR 3 8 |
OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 8 |
OUL 3 11 |
CRO 1 3 |
CRO 2 1 |
CRO 3 10 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 17 |
SNE 3 4 |
KNO 1 5 |
KNO 2 1 |
KNO 3 2 |
ROC 1 7 |
ROC 2 2 |
ROC 3 10 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 3 |
SIL 3 2 |
BHGP 1 10 |
BHGP 2 11 |
BHGP 3 5 |
3rd | 300 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | MNZ 1 25 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 7 |
PAU 1 18 |
PAU 2 16 |
MON 1 14 |
MON 2 11 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 26 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 10 |
RBR 1 19 |
RBR 2 24 |
LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 18 |
SPA 1 29 |
SPA 2 23 |
SPA 3 Ret |
CAT 1 29 |
CAT 2 Ret |
CAT 3 23 |
19th | 7 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
| Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Australia |
Formula 4 | 5th | 8th | 4th |
Complete S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship results
| Year | Series | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australian | AGI Sport | APC R1 PO |
APC R2 PO |
SMP R3 C |
SMP R4 C |
WIN R5 C |
WIN R6 C |
BMP R7 C |
BMP R8 C |
PHI R9 C |
PHI R10 C |
SAN R11 C |
SAN R12 C |
BAT NC1 C |
BAT NC2 C |
– | – |
| 2021 | Australian | Garry Rogers Motorsport | SYM R1 6 |
SYM R2 2 |
SYM R3 7 |
PHI R4 6 |
PHI R5 7 |
PHI R6 5 |
SAN R7 6 |
SAN R8 6 |
SAN R9 3 |
SMP R10 3 |
SMP R11 7 |
SMP R12 2 |
6th | 316 | ||
| 2021 | Tasman | AGI Sport with GRM | SMP R1 2 |
SMP R2 6 |
SMP R3 5 |
BAT R4 Ret |
BAT R5 3 |
BAT R6 4 |
BAT R7 C |
4th | 75 | |||||||
References
- "PIT LANE". Luis Leeds 96. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "23 Red Racing | TEAM". www.23redracing.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Milwaukee Racing | Supercars". Supercars. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "LUIS LEEDS JOINS JUNIOR RED BULL TEAM". www.cams.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "23Red Racing expands with Porsche | Supercars". Supercars. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- Allen, Peter (11 December 2015). "Arden firms up full MSA Formula quartet for 2016". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- "Luis Leeds set for TRS and FR2.0 campaigns in 2017". 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Allen, Peter (14 May 2017). "Shwartzman holds off Palmer for Silverstone Eurocup race two win". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Luis Leeds career summary at DriverDB.com