| Lucca Allen | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Allen (left) in 2018 | |
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Born | 29 June 2002 Cork, Ireland |
| Related to | Rachel Allen (mother) |
| Le Mans Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Graff Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2021 2020–2021 2018–2019 2017–2018 | Ultimate Cup Endurance Series Formula Regional Japanese Championship Super Formula Lights Formula 4 South East Asia Championship F4 British Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
Lucca Allen (born 29 June 2002) is an Irish racing driver. He is the current champion of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship and is competing in the Le Mans Cup with Graff Racing.
Career
Karting
Born in Cork, Allen started his karting career in 2011. He quickly proved his speed, competing for Ireland in the Karting World Championship in 2014 against the likes of Enaam Ahmed and Mick Schumacher. Allen once again raced for Ireland in the Karting World Championship in 2016, a year in which he also became Irish Karting Champion.[1]
Lower formulae
The Irish driver signed on with Fortec Motorsports to compete full-time in 2018.[2] Allen scored 29 points and finished 14th in the championship, whilst also making his F4 SEA Championship debut, scoring one podium in Sepang.
Allen fully committed to the F4 SEA Championship in 2019. Allen won the championship by one point to Finnish driver Elias Seppänen, with 640 points and twelve race victories to his name.[3]
Super Formula Lights
In January 2020 ALBIREX Racing announced that Allen would take part in the inaugural season of the Japanese Super Formula Lights series.[4] However, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions Allen was unable to compete in the first three rounds of the championship at Motegi, Okayama and Sportsland SUGO.[5] The Irishman made his series debut at Autopolis and scored a total of five points, helping him to finish 9th in the drivers' championship despite only participating in 3 rounds.
Endurance racing
In 2022 Allen made his first foray into endurance racing. Having originally been scheduled to drive for AF2 Motorsport in the Michelin Le Mans Cup,[6] Allen ended up competing in the Ultimate Cup Series for Graff Racing, racing in the Prototype Challenge. The Irishman won the championship in convincing fashion, having won five out of six races.[7] Allen would eventually return to the Le Mans Cup in 2023, driving alongside James Sweetnam for Graff.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | F4 British Championship | Falcon Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2018 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14th |
| F4 SEA Championship | Meritus.GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 12th | |
| 2019 | F4 SEA Championship | Meritus.GP | 40 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 640 | 1st |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | |
| 2020 | Super Formula Lights | ALBIREX Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9th |
| 2021 | Super Formula Lights | ALBIREX Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11th |
| Formula Regional Japanese Championship | Sutekina Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16th | |
| 2022 | Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | Graff Racing | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 173 | 1st |
| 2023 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Graff Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29th |
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 | 31 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Falcon Motorsport | BRI 1 |
BRI 2 |
BRI 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 13 |
SNE 2 16 |
SNE 3 16 |
KNO 1 13 |
KNO 2 DNP |
KNO 3 Ret |
KNO 4 14 |
ROC 1 14 |
ROC 2 11 |
ROC 3 13 |
SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 13 |
SIL 3 11 |
BHGP 1 14 |
BHGP 2 12 |
BHGP 3 Ret |
22nd | 0 |
| 2018 | Fortec Motorsports | BRI 1 10 |
BRI 2 8 |
BRI 3 Ret |
DON 1 8 |
DON 2 11 |
DON 3 Ret |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 11 |
THR 3 10 |
OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 10 |
OUL 3 11 |
CRO 1 12 |
CRO 2 10 |
CRO 3 10 |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 10 |
SNE 3 8 |
ROC 1 13 |
ROC 2 10 |
ROC 3 11 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 9 |
BHGP 1 9 |
BHGP 2 10 |
BHGP 3 Ret |
14th | 29 |
Complete F4 SEA Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SEP1 1 |
SEP1 2 |
SEP1 3 |
SEP2 1 |
SEP2 2 |
SEP2 3 |
MAD1 1 |
MAD1 2 |
MAD1 3 |
MAD2 1 |
MAD2 2 |
MAD2 3 |
CHA1 1 |
CHA1 2 |
CHA1 3 |
CHA2 1 |
CHA2 2 |
CHA2 3 |
SEP3 1 Ret |
SEP3 2 2 |
SEP3 3 6 |
SEP4 1 6 |
SEP4 2 5 |
SEP4 3 6 |
12th | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | SEP1 1 2 |
SEP1 2 2 |
SEP1 3 3 |
SEP1 4 2 |
SEP2 1 1 |
SEP2 2 5 |
SEP2 3 1 |
SEP2 4 3 |
BUR1 1 5 |
BUR1 2 1 |
BUR1 3 3 |
BUR1 4 1 |
BUR2 1 1 |
BUR2 2 Ret |
BUR2 3 9 |
BUR2 4 1 |
MAD1 1 3 |
MAD1 2 6 |
MAD1 3 4 |
MAD1 4 2 |
MAD2 1 7 |
MAD2 2 5 |
MAD2 3 1 |
MAD2 4 1 |
SEP3 1 4 |
SEP3 2 3 |
SEP3 3 Ret |
SEP3 4 3 |
SEP4 1 3 |
SEP4 2 2 |
SEP4 3 Ret |
SEP4 4 2 |
SEP5 1 1 |
SEP5 2 1 |
SEP5 3 1 |
SEP5 4 2 |
SEP6 1 2 |
SEP6 2 1 |
SEP6 3 4 |
SEP6 4 5 |
1st | 640 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
| Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Ireland |
Formula 4 | 15th | 11th | 8th |
Complete Super Formula Lights results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ALBIREX Racing | MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
OKA 1 |
OKA 2 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUG 3 |
AUT 1 6 |
AUT 2 6 |
AUT 3 Ret |
SUZ 1 6 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
SUZ 3 6 |
FUJ 1 6 |
FUJ 2 7 |
FUJ 3 8 |
9th | 5 | |
| 2021 | ALBIREX Racing | FUJ 1 WD |
FUJ 2 WD |
FUJ 3 WD |
SUZ 1 WD |
SUZ 2 WD |
SUZ 3 WD |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
AUT 3 |
SUG 1 11 |
SUG 2 6 |
SUG 3 8 |
MOT1 1 |
MOT1 2 |
MOT1 3 |
MOT2 1 |
MOT2 2 |
MOT2 3 |
11th | 1 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sutekina Racing Team | OKA 1 6 |
OKA 2 4 |
OKA 3 10 |
MOT 1 |
MOT 2 |
MOT 3 |
FUJ 1 |
FUJ 2 |
FUJ 3 |
SUG 1 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
15th | 21 |
References
- ↑ "About Lucca Allen". 3 February 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Irish Prodigy Luca Allen Moves to Fortec in British F4". 22 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Lucca Allen declared F4 South East Asia champion". 3 January 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "F4 South East Asia champion Lucca Allen to Super Formula Lights". 21 January 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Shanagarry's Lucca Allen is off to Japan to race in the Super Formula Lights series where he scored a number of impressive Top 6 finishes". 14 October 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (15 March 2022). "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Attracts Record Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Townsend, Michelle (15 November 2022). "Rachel Allen couldn't be prouder as son Lucca wins major European racing title". RSVP Live. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ "DSC's Daily Notebook (05/04/2023)". Dailysportscar. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
External links
- Lucca Allen career summary at DriverDB.com