Marcos Lachlan Flack (born 8 March 2006), is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the GB3 Championship with Douglas Motorsport,[2] and the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP.[3]
| Marcos Flack | |
|---|---|
 Flack at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022. | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 8 March 2006 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[1] |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Douglas Motorsport |
| Car number | 11 |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBC in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022, 2021 2021 | ADAC Formula 4 F4 British Championship |
He is the son of former Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship amateur driver Damien Flack and is currently coached by British Touring Car Championship driver Dan Cammish.[4]
Career
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Karting
editFlack made his karting debut in 2011 in the Bambino Queensland Cup, which he won in that year and in 2012. In 2014, he became a factory driver for CRG, and began karting internationally alongside in Australia. In 2016, he won the Macau International Kart Grand Prix, and began competing in World Series Karting the same year.[5] Switching to the Energy Course team in 2019, Flack won in the IAME International Final in the Junior ROK category,[6] and also competed in the FIA European Karting European Championship in the OK Junior class in this year.
In 2020, Flack was announced as one of two drivers to be representing Asia, Pacific and Oceania at the Ferrari Driver Academy scouting world final, alongside James Wharton.[7] He was a finalist in the event.
Formula 4
editPrior to his competitive debut in 2021, Flack spent time in New Zealand in 2020 working as an engineer in the Toyota Racing Series to understand the mechanical side of racing better.[7]
Flack made his car racing debut in the 2021 F4 British Championship driving for Phinsys by Argenti,[8] following his participation in official British F4 tests in 2020 and tests with MTEC Motorsport. He also competed in select rounds of ADAC Formula 4 and the Italian F4 Championship.[9] He finished 11th in the British F4 season, with 3 overall podiums.
He moved to R-ace GP for his first full season in Italian F4 in 2022,[3][10] and also competed in the Spa-Francorchamps round of ADAC Formula 4.
Flack returned to British F4 in the 2022 season from Round 9, driving for Fortec Motorsports.[11]
GB3 Championship
editFlack made his debut in the GB3 Championship in 2022, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside Max Esterson and Tommy Smith.[2][12] He achieved his first podium during Race 3 at the Snetterton round,[13] and his first win during Race 3 at the second Silverstone Circuit round.[14]
Indy Pro 2000
editFlack joined Jay Howard Racing Development for the final two rounds of the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship.[15] With a best finish of 4th,[16] he finished 17th in the standings.
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bambino Queensland Cup | 1st | |
| 2012 | Bambino Queensland Cup | 1st | |
| 2013 | Ipswich Cadet Championship | 1st | |
| 2015 | 26° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini | 22nd | |
| 2016 | 27° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini | 22nd | |
| 2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - Mini Swift Class | CRG Nordam | 35th |
| Australian Kart Championship - Cadet 12 | 3rd | ||
| WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | 11th | ||
| WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | Gamoto ASD | 6th | |
| WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | 33rd | ||
| 2018 | WSK Master Series - 60 Mini | 13th | |
| WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | 8th | ||
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup - OK Junior | Energy Course | 28th |
| WSK Open Cup - OK Junior | N/A | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Junior | N/A | ||
| German Junior Kart Championship | N/A | ||
| 48° Trofeo delle Industrie- OK Junior | 14th | ||
| ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK | 21st | ||
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior | N/A | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OK Junior | N/A | ||
| WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior | N/A | ||
| 2020 | Australian Kart Championship - KA2 | N/A |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Phynsis by Argenti | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 117 | 11th |
| Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd | |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th | |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136.5 | 20th |
| Italian F4 Championship | R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th | |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| F4 Spanish Championship | GRS Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20th | |
| Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17th | |
| F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th | |
| 2023 | Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 291* | 11th* |
| GT World Challenge Australia - GT Trophy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 3rd* | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 26th | ||
| 2024 | GT4 Australia Series | Method Motorsport |
† As Flack was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Phynsis by Argenti | THR1 1 Ret |
THR1 2 12 |
THR1 3 10 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 2 |
BHI 1 Ret |
BHI 2 13 |
BHI 3 16 |
OUL 1 8 |
OUL 2 72 |
OUL 3 17 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 11 |
KNO 3 12 |
THR2 1 13 |
THR2 2 Ret |
THR2 3 11 |
CRO 1 11 |
CRO 2 33 |
CRO 3 Ret |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 94 |
SIL 3 2 |
DON 1 9 |
DON 2 5 |
DON 3 7 |
BHGP 1 6 |
BHGP 2 114 |
BHGP 3 5 |
11th | 117 |
| 2022 | Fortec Motorsports | DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
THR1 1 |
THR1 2 |
THR1 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
THR2 1 |
THR2 2 |
THR2 3 |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 122 |
SIL 3 9 |
BHGP 1 14 |
BHGP 2 Ret |
BHGP 3 Ret |
20th | 4 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cram Motorsport | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
RBR 4 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 28† |
MNZ 2 24 |
MNZ 3 19 |
42nd | 0 |
| 2022 | R-ace GP | IMO 1 19 |
IMO 2 21 |
IMO 3 29† |
MIS 1 23 |
MIS 2 14 |
MIS 3 24 |
SPA 1 WD |
SPA 2 WD |
SPA 3 WD |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
RBR 4 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
39th | 0 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Douglas Motorsport | OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 14 |
OUL 3 19 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 11 |
DON1 2 14 |
DON1 3 17 |
SNE 1 15 |
SNE 2 15 |
SNE 3 22 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 9 |
SIL2 1 22 |
SIL2 2 13 |
SIL2 3 15 |
BRH 1 17 |
BRH 2 20 |
BRH 3 16 |
DON2 1 |
DON2 2 |
DON2 3 |
20th | 136.5 |
American open-wheel racing results
editIndy Pro 2000 Championship
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Ran | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jay Howard Driver Development | STP 1 |
STP 2 |
ALA 1 |
ALA 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 3 |
IRP | ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
GMP 8 |
POR 1 4 |
POR 2 15 |
POR 3 15 |
17th | 51 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Profile - Marcos Flack". Marcos Flack. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Marcos Flack joins Douglas Motorsport in GB3 alongside F4 plans". Formula Scout. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Marcos Flack signs with R-ace GP again to race in Italian F4". Formula Scout. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (9 August 2022). "The FFord icons going "full circle" to form BTCC's Ford superteam". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Drivers - Marcos Flack". GB3. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Energy Course continues its presence at the major international events". KartXpress. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Ferrari Driver Academy's Asia Pacific and Oceania candidates selected". KartXpress. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Argenti Motorsport Sign Marcos Flack For 2021 British F4". Next Level Motorsport. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "R-ace GP and Argenti Motorsport sign karter Marcos Flack for F4". Formula Scout. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Marcos Flack with R-ace GP in the 2022 Italian F4". ACI Sport. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Marcos Flack adds sixth racing programme of year with British F4 return". Formula Scout. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Marcos Flack joins GB3 with Douglas Motorsport". HighwayF1. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Flack "quite happy" with first GB3 podium in "learning year"". The Chequered Flag. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (31 July 2022). "Flack wins wild reversed-grid GB3 contest at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "MARCOS FLACK JOINS JHDD IN INDY PRO 2000". Indy Pro 2000. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Foster takes victory and Indy Pro 2000 title in Portland race one". Formula Scout. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Marcos Flack career summary at DriverDB.com
- Driver Profile at GB3