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Marcos Lachlan Flack (born 8 March 2006), is an
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racing driver currently competing in the
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with Douglas Motorsport, and the
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with
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. He is the son of former Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship amateur driver Damien Flack and is currently coached by
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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
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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
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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
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and the
Italian F4 Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the F ...
. He finished 11th in the British F4 season, with 3 overall podiums. He moved to
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for his first full season in Italian F4 in
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, and also competed in the
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round of
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. Flack returned to British F4 in the 2022 season from Round 9, driving for Fortec Motorsports.


GB3 Championship

Flack made his debut in the
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in
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside Max Esterson and Tommy Smith. He achieved his first podium during Race 3 at the
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round, and his first win during Race 3 at the second
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round.


Indy Pro 2000

Flack joined Jay Howard Racing Development for the final two rounds of the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship. With a best finish of 4th, he finished 17th in the standings.


Karting record


Karting career summary


Racing record


Racing career summary

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)


Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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


Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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


Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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


Complete GB3 Championship results

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


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) * Season still in progress.


References


External links

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Driver Profile at GB3
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