Leo Robinson (racing driver)
| Leo Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Born | 28 February 2009 Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England |
| Le Mans Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Team Virage |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
| Starts | 1 (1 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Leo Sami Robinson[1] (born 28 February 2009) is a British-Algerian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2026 Le Mans Cup.
Early career
Karting
Robinson made his competitive karting debut in 2015, in the Bambino class of the MSA Championship and won the title in 2016.[2][3][4] He began competing in IAME-sanctioned events in 2019, competing in the X30 Mini class, his highlights of the year was coming third in the IAME Winter Cup, IAME Euro Series and the IAME International Final.[5][6][7][8]
The Anglo-Algerian kicked off the 2020 season with another third place in the X30 Mini category of the IAME Winter Cup and won the IAME International Games in the same class.[9][10][11]
In 2021, he came sixth and eighth in the X30 Junior category of the IAME Winter Cup and the IAME Warriors Final, respectively.[12][13] Robinson won the British Kart Championship in the X30 Mini class and represented Algeria in the Junior category of the MENA Karting Nations Cup and won it.[14][15][16] He also competed in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and came tenth overall.[17][18]
Robinson made a full time switch to X30 Junior machinery in 2022, finishing runner-up to the IAME Winter Cup, coming fourth in the LGM Series and fifth in the IAME Warriors Final.[19][20][21] He also competed full-time in the X30 Junior and Junior TKM class of the British Kart Championship, coming fifth in the former and sixth in the latter.[22] Robinson represented Algeria in the MENA Karting Nations Cup in the Junior class for the second time, but unlike 2021 where he won it, he came in sixth instead.[23] Robinson competed in the Junior TKM category of the 2023 British Kart Championship, where he came in fourth.[24]
Ginetta Junior Championship
Robinson made his car racing debut in the 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship for Alastair Rushforth Motorsport,[25] but switched to R Racing after the first round, and picked up his first win in racing at the third race of the second round at Silverstone Circuit.[26] He departed from the team and series at the end of the fourth round also held at Silverstone Circuit, where he got his first pole position in the third race but retired from it after a collision. Robinson finished the championship in fourteenth with one win, one podium, one pole position, two fastest laps and 179 points.[27]
Formula 4
2023
After making his car racing debut in the 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship, he switched to open-wheelers mid season and made his Formula 4 debut in the 2023 F4 Danish Championship with STEP Motorsport.[28] Robinson got a podium in every race he competed in but could not muster any wins and finished the championship in fourth with two fastest laps, ten podiums and 165 points.[29][30][31]
2024
In 2024, Robinson contested the F4 British Championship, signing with JHR Developments.[32] He claimed his first win in the series at the Silverstone Circuit (grand prix layout), after a chaotic race.[33] He would claim two more wins throughout the season, at Knockhill and Brands Hatch. Robinson finished the season in sixth with three wins, one fastest lap, six podiums and 164 points. (grand prix layout)[34][35]
2025
He started off the year in the 2025 Formula Winter Series for Hitech TGR, being in title contention. Robinson won his first race of the season in the third race of the second round at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also claiming the fastest lap.[36] In the fourth and final round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, he converted his first two pole positions of the year into wins.[37][38] Robinson finished the championship runner-up to the title with three wins, one pole position, two fastest laps, seven podiums and 163 points.[39]
For his main campaign of the season, Robinson remained in British F4 for the 2025 season, switching to Hitech Grand Prix.[40] He had a difficult rest of the year though, sporadically getting points with the highlight of his campaign being at Thruxton Circuit, where he got a second place in the opening race and a win in the second race.[41][42] Robinson departed from the series halfway through the year, he ended the championship in twelfth.[43]
Sportscar career
2025
After his Formula 4 exploits, he joined Team Virage with Brandon McCaughan for a one-off round in the JS P4 class of the Ligier European Series at Silverstone, winning both races and ending the year ninth in points.[44][45] He also took part in the final round of the Le Mans Cup in the LMP3 Pro-Am class for the same team.[46]
2026
He is set to compete in the 2026 Le Mans Cup with Team Virage.[47]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MSA Championship - Bambino | 1st | |
| 2018 | LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 15th | |
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Fusion | 3rd |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 3rd | |
| British Kart Championship - IAME Cadet | 33rd | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - Mini Swift | 6th | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Mini | 3rd | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Fusion | 3rd |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 28th | ||
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - X30 Mini | 16th | ||
| IAME International Games - X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 1st | |
| 2021 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | Robinson, Lance | 10th |
| IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 6th | |
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | 8th | ||
| British Kart Championship - X30 Mini | 1st | ||
| MENA Karting Nations Cup - Junior | Algeria | 1st | |
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 2nd |
| LGM Series - Junior X30 | 4th | ||
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | 5th | ||
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 18th | ||
| British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | 5th | ||
| British Kart Championship - Junior TKM | 6th | ||
| MENA Karting Nations Cup - Junior | Algeria | 6th | |
| 2023 | British Kart Championship - Junior TKM | TWM | 4th |
| Source:[48] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 14th |
| R Racing | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| F4 Danish Championship | STEP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 165 | 4th | |
| Formula Nordic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2024 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 164 | 6th |
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | Hitech TGR | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 163 | 2nd |
| F4 British Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 12th | ||
| Ligier European Series – JS P4 | Team Virage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 9th | |
| Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2026 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Team Virage |
† As Robinson was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points
Complete Ginetta Junior 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | OUL 1 15 |
OUL 2 11 |
OUL 3 7 |
14th | 179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Racing | SIL1 1 14 |
SIL1 2 4 |
SIL1 3 1 |
DON1 1 4 |
DON1 2 Ret |
DON1 3 11 |
SIL2 1 5 |
SIL2 2 7 |
SIL2 3 7 |
SIL2 4 Ret |
SIL2 5 WD |
SIL2 6 WD |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
CAD 1 |
CAD 2 |
CAD 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
DON2 1 |
DON2 2 |
DON2 3 |
Complete F4 Danish 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | STEP Motorsport | PAD1 1 |
PAD1 2 |
PAD1 3 |
AND 1 |
AND 2 |
KAR 1 |
KAR 2 |
KAR 3 |
DJU 1 2 |
DJU 2 3 |
DJU 3 2 |
DJU 4 3 |
PAD2 1 3 |
PAD2 2 2 |
PAD2 3 2 |
JYL 1 3 |
JYL 2 3 |
JYL 3 2 |
4th | 165 |
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 | 32 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JHR Developments | DPN 1 13 |
DPN 2 121 |
DPN 3 C |
BHI 1 14 |
BHI 2 DSQ |
BHI 3 7 |
SNE 1 12 |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 Ret |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 4 |
THR 3 7 |
SILGP 1 7 |
SILGP 2 11 |
SILGP 3 4 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 96 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
KNO 1 7 |
KNO 2 12 |
KNO 3 10 |
DPGP 1 3 |
DPGP 2 5 |
DPGP 3 91 |
DPGP 4 4 |
SILN 1 11 |
SILN 2 C |
SILN 3 11 |
BHGP 1 3 |
BHGP 2 12 |
BHGP 3 10 |
BHGP 4 2 |
6th | 164 |
| 2025 | Hitech TGR | DPN 1 11 |
DPN 2 77 |
DPN 3 8 |
SILGP 1 Ret |
SILGP 2 95 |
SILGP 3 5 |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 52 |
SNE 3 Ret |
THR 1 2 |
THR 2 12 |
THR 3 13 |
OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 112 |
OUL 3 12 |
SILGP 1 9 |
SILGP 2 9 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
12th | 82 |
Complete Formula Winter Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hitech TGR | POR 1 2 |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 2 |
CRT 1 2 |
CRT 2 2 |
CRT 3 1 |
ARA 1 Ret |
ARA 2 6 |
ARA 3 11 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 1 |
CAT 3 8 |
2nd | 163 |
Complete Ligier European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Team Virage | JS P4 | Ligier JS P4 | BAR 1 |
BAR 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LMS |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 1 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
9th | 50 |
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