Marcos Lachlan Flack (born 8 March 2006) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the GB3 Championship with Douglas Motorsport, and the Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP.
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.
Career
Karting Flack 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. Switching to the Energy Course team in 2019, Flack won in the IAME International Final in the Junior ROK category, 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. He was a finalist in the event.
Formula 4 Prior 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.
Flack made his car racing debut in the 2021 F4 British Championship driving for Phinsys by Argenti, 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. He finished 11th in the British F4 season, with three overall podiums.
Flack moved to R-ace GP for his first full season in Italian F4 in 2022, 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.
GB3 Championship Flack made his debut in the GB3 Championship in 2022, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside Max Esterson and Tommy Smith. He achieved his first podium during Race 3 at the Snetterton round, and his first win during Race 3 at the second Silverstone Circuit round.
Indy Pro 2000 Flack joined Jay Howard Driver Development for the final two rounds of the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. With a best finish of fourth, he finished 17th in the standings.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2011 Bambino Queensland Cup 1st 2012 Bambino Queensland Cup 1st 2013 Ipswich Cadet Championship 1st 2015 Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini22nd 2016 Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini22nd 2017 SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - Mini Swift Class CRG Nordam 35th Australian Kart Championship - Cadet 12 3rd WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini11th WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini Gamoto ASD6th WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini33rd 2018 WSK Master Series - 60 Mini13th WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini8th 2019 WSK Final Cup - OK Junior Energy Course28th WSK Open Cup - OK Junior76th IAME International Final - X30 JuniorN/A German Junior Kart ChampionshipN/A 48° Trofeo delle Industrie- OK Junior14th ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK21st CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK JuniorN/A WSK Euro Series - OK JuniorN/A WSK Super Master Series - OK JuniorN/A 2020 Australian Kart Championship - KA2 N/A
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2021 F4 British Championship Phinsys 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 Motorsports60000420th 2023 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Sonic Motor Racing Services120102291*11th* GT World Challenge Australia - GT Trophy 2 2 1 2 2 50 3rd* Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro 3 0 0 0 0 50 26th2024 GT4 Australia Series Method Motorsport2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Pro Sonic Motor Racing Services2301036417thPorsche Carrera Cup GermanyID Racing200000NC†2026Porsche Carrera Cup AustraliaSonic Motor Racing Services † As Flack was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints 2021 Phinsys by Argenti THR11 THR12 THR13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR21 THR22 THR23 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 11th 1172022Fortec MotorsportsDON1DON2DON3BHI1BHI2BHI3THR11THR12THR13OUL1OUL2OUL3CRO1CRO2CRO3KNO1KNO2KNO3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR21THR22THR23SIL1SIL2SIL3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 20th 4
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints 2021 Cram Motorsport LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 RBR4 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 42nd 0 2022 R-ace GP IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3 39th 0
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPoints 2021 R-ace GP RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 HOC11 HOC12 HOC13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC21 HOC22 HOC23 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 20th 1
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints 2022 GRS TeamALG1ALG2ALG3JER1JER2JER3CRT1CRT2CRT3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 20th 8
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints2022 Douglas MotorsportOUL1OUL2OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON21 DON22 DON23 20th 136.5
American open-wheel racing results Indy Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RanPoints2022 Jay Howard Driver Development STP1 STP2 ALA1 ALA2 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 IRPROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 TOR1 TOR2 GMP POR1 POR2 POR3 17th 51 * Season still in progress.
References
External links
Driver Profile at GB3