Francisco Macedo (racing driver)
| Francisco Macedo | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Portuguese |
| Born | 15 February 2008 Braga, Portugal |
| Eurocup-3 career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Griffin Core by Campos |
| Car number | TBC |
| Starts | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2024 2024 2024 | Formula Winter Series F4 Spanish Championship Italian F4 Championship FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup |
Francisco Macedo (born 15 February 2008) is a Portuguese racing driver from Braga. He is set to compete in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season with Campos Racing.[1]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Macedo joined the European karting scene in late 2021, where he made appearances in two IAME series.[2][3] He followed this with a full year of European karting in 2022. Macedo had a tough year, with a 23rd-placed championship finish in the IAME Winter Cup being the best result he would achieve over the course of the year.[4] He contested the Karting European Championship, and the Karting World Championship at the end of the year.[5][6] For 2023, Macedo would step up to senior karting, and he had a much more successful year. He finished 22nd overall in the Karting European Championship, and 34th in the Champions of the Future series.[7][8]
Formula 4
[edit]In early 2024, it was announced that Macedo would debut his car racing career in the 2024 Formula Winter Series, driving for Drivex.[9] He had a difficult debut, with a best result of 29th from the first round at Jerez. He made huge improvements over the course of the four-round season, eventually securing a best result of 13th from the final round of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[10] He finished 35th in the standings.[11] It was then confirmed that Macedo would continue with Drivex for the full 2024 F4 Spanish Championship season.[12] In the first race of the season at Jarama, Macedo would go on to finish 10th, his first points finish in his racing career.[13] After the first round, however, Macedo struggled to score points, finishing in the points just twice more; in the fourth found at Aragón and the fifth round at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.[14][15] Macedo yielded nine points over the course of the year, which was enough to place him 21st in the championship standings, and enough to beat all but one of his Drivex teammates.[16]
Eurocup-3
[edit]After a successful first venture into single-seater racing, Macedo was confirmed to be stepping up to join 2024 runners-up Campos Racing for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season.[17] He started the year in the Winter Championship.[18]
Karting record
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IAME Euro Series – X30 Junior | Dino Motorsport | 90th |
| International IAME Games – X30 Junior | NC | ||
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior | 23rd | |
| IAME Euro Series – X30 Junior | Monlau Competición | 48th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ | CRG Racing Team | 68th | |
| Champions of the Future – OKJ | 77th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – OKJ | 49th | ||
| Italian ACI Championship – OKJ | 52nd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship – OKJ | CRG Racing Team | NC | |
| WSK Final Cup – OK | 46th | ||
| 2023 | IAME Winter Cup – X30 Senior | ART Pro Racing | 30th |
| Champions of the Future – OK | CRG Racing Team | 34th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship – OK | 22nd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship – OK | NC | ||
| IAME Warriors Final – X30 Senior | DPK Racing | NC | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Senior Rotax | NC | ||
| Sources:[19] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | Drivex | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | DXR by Drivex | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21st | |
| Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | Griffin Core by Campos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th* |
| Eurocup-3 |
Complete Formula Winter Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drivex | JER 1 30 |
JER 2 33 |
JER 3 29 |
CRT 1 32 |
CRT 2 32 |
CRT 3 20 |
ARA 1 34 |
ARA 2 Ret |
ARA 3 27 |
CAT 1 C |
CAT 2 13 |
CAT 3 17 |
35th | 0 |
Complete F4 Spanish 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DXR by Drivex | JAR 1 10 |
JAR 2 30 |
JAR 3 13 |
POR 1 16 |
POR 2 10 |
POR 3 DNS |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 13 |
LEC 3 16 |
ARA 1 19 |
ARA 2 22 |
ARA 3 9 |
CRT 1 28† |
CRT 2 34† |
CRT 3 7 |
JER 1 31† |
JER 2 Ret |
JER 3 22 |
CAT 1 17 |
CAT 2 12 |
CAT 3 25 |
21st | 9 |
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cram Motorsport | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
IMO 1 18 |
IMO 2 24 |
IMO 3 Ret |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
43rd | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-02-05). "Sztuka chooses to step down the ladder after 2024 F3 struggles". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ Kartcom (2021-08-01). "IAME – Euro Series". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kartcom, Cristina- (2021-11-13). "International IAME Games". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kartcom (2022-02-06). "IAME – Winter Cup". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kartcom (2022-05-01). "European Championship". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kartcom (2022-09-18). "World Karting Championship". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kartcom, Arthur- (2023-07-30). "European Championship". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kartcom, Arthur- (2023-09-16). "Champions of the Future". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Pluemer, Jonas (2024-02-02). "Drivex to compete again in Formula Winter Series". Formula Winter Series. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "classification race 2" (PDF). formula-winter-series.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Berzosa, Alejandro (2024-02-24). "Drivex anuncia sus cuatro pilotos para la temporada 2024 de la F4 española". PitLane Motor (in Spanish).
- ^ Lopez, Alejandro Alonso (2024-05-11). "Lucas Fluxa wins shortened Spanish F4 season opener at Jarama". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-07-28). "Al Azhari and Gladysz share Sunday wins at Aragon in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2024-09-15). "Juan Cota completes Spanish F4 hat-trick at Valencia". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "F4 Spanish Championship Standings 2024 | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "Jesse Carrasquedo, Francisco Macedo, and Kacper Sztuka Sign with Griffin Core by Campos for 2025 Eurocup-3 Campaign". Campos Racing. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Spanish Winter Championship [@swchofficial] (5 February 2025). "Here are the drivers that will take part of the first ever round of the #SpanishWinterChampionship ❄️👉🏻" – via Instagram.
- ^ Kartcom, Cristina- (2021-08-01). "Macedo Francisco". Kartcom. Retrieved 2025-02-15.