Luis Leeds Explained

Luis Leeds
Nationality: Australian
Indonesian
via dual nationality
Birth Date:2000 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Racing Licence: FIA Silver
Current Series:Australian Formula 4 Championship
Current Team:AGI Sport
Starts:18
Wins:9
Poles:8
Fastest Laps:8
Best Finish:1st
Year:2019
Titles:Australian Formula 4 Championship
Title Years:2019

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]

Leeds served as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2016[4] and was also 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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014–15Toyota Finance 86 ChampionshipETEC Motorsport3000013012th
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship31012
2015Australian Formula 4 ChampionshipDream Motorsport2100161836th
Australian Formula Ford Series1821292063rd
New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship32013856th
Victorian State Circuit Racing Formula Ford Championship951372583rd
ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipLuis Leeds30000035th
2015–16NACAM Formula 4 ChampionshipRam Racing111010NC
2016F4 British ChampionshipTRS Arden Junior Racing Team30313113003rd
Australian Formula 4 ChampionshipDream Motorsport310024011th
2016–17NACAM Formula 4 ChampionshipBernal Racing200000NC†
2017Formula Renault Eurocupalign=left rowspan=2Josef Kaufmann Racing220 010719th
Formula Renault NEC200002817th
Toyota Racing SeriesGiles Motorsport15000041913th
Australian Formula 4 ChampionshipZagame Motorsport Juniors300001814th
2018Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia23Red Racing12002229810th
2019Australian Formula 4 ChampionshipAGI Sport18948173651st
Formula 4 South East Asia ChampionshipMeritus GP000000NC
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 CupTeam Australia10000N/A4th
2021S5000 Australian Drivers ChampionshipGarry Rogers Motorsport1200043166th
S5000 Tasman SeriesAGI Sport with GRM600021054th
As Leeds was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2015Dream MotorsportTOW
1

TOW
2

TOW
3

QLD
1

QLD
2

QLD
3

SMP
1

SMP
2

SMP
3

SAN
1

SAN
2

SAN
3

SUR
1

SUR
2

SUR
3

PHI
1

PHI
2

PHI
3

SYD
1

SYD
2

SYD
3

6th183
2016Dream MotorsportSYM
1
SYM
2
SYM
3
PHI
1
PHI
2
PHI
3
SMP
1

SMP
2

SMP
3

QLD
1
QLD
2
QLD
3
SAN
1
SAN
2
SAN
3
SUR
1
SUR
2
SUR
3
11th40
2017nowrapZagame Motorsport JuniorsSAN1
1
SAN1
2
SAN1
3
SAN2
1
SAN2
2
SAN2
3
BAR
1
BAR
2
BAR
3
PHI
1
PHI
2
PHI
3
QLD
1
QLD
2
QLD
3
SYD
1
SYD
2
SYD
3
SUR
1

SUR
2

SUR
3

14th18
2019nowrapAGI SportMEL
1

MEL
2

MEL
3

SYD
1

SYD
2

SYD
3

PHI1
1

PHI1
2

PHI1
3

PHI2
1

PHI2
2

PHI2
3

BEN1
1

BEN1
2

BEN1
3

BEN2
1

BEN2
2

BEN2
3

1st365

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Complete S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship results

YearSeriesTeam1234567891011121314PositionPoints
2020AustraliannowrapAGI SportAPC
R1

APC
R2

SMP
R3

SMP
R4

WIN
R5

WIN
R6

BMP
R7

BMP
R8

PHI
R9

PHI
R10

SAN
R11

SAN
R12

BAT
NC1

BAT
NC2

2021AustraliannowrapGarry Rogers MotorsportSYM
R1

SYM
R2

SYM
R3

PHI
R4

PHI
R5

PHI
R6

SAN
R7

SAN
R8

SAN
R9

SMP
R10

SMP
R11

SMP
R12

6th316
2021TasmannowrapAGI Sport with GRMSMP
R1

SMP
R2

SMP
R3

BAT
R4

BAT
R5

BAT
R6

BAT
R7

4th75

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PIT LANE. Luis Leeds 96. en-AU. 2018-07-12.
  2. Web site: 23 Red Racing TEAM. www.23redracing.com.au. en. 2018-07-12.
  3. News: Milwaukee Racing Supercars. Supercars. 2018-07-12. en-US.
  4. Web site: LUIS LEEDS JOINS JUNIOR RED BULL TEAM. www.cams.com.au. en. 2018-07-12.
  5. News: 23Red Racing expands with Porsche Supercars. Supercars. 2018-07-12. en-US.
  6. News: Arden firms up full MSA Formula quartet for 2016. Allen. Peter. 11 December 2015. Paddock Scout. 16 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Luis Leeds set for TRS and FR2.0 campaigns in 2017. 16 December 2016. 17 December 2016.
  8. News: Allen. Peter. Shwartzman holds off Palmer for Silverstone Eurocup race two win. 30 October 2017. formulascout.com. 14 May 2017.