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Francisco Macedo (racing driver)

{{Short description|Portuguese racing driver (born 2008)}}

{{Notability|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox racing driver|name=Francisco Macedo|nationality={{flagicon|POR}} Portuguese|birth_date={{birth date and age|2008|02|15|df=y}}|birth_place=Braga, Portugal|current series=Eurocup-3|first year=2025|current team=Griffin Core by Campos|car number=TBC|starts=0|wins=0|podiums=0|poles=0|fastest laps=0|best finish=TBD|year=2025|prev series=Formula Winter Series
F4 Spanish Championship
Italian F4 Championship
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup|prev series years=2024
2024
2024
2024}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2025-02-05 |title=Sztuka chooses to step down the ladder after 2024 F3 struggles |url=https://formulascout.com/sztuka-chooses-to-step-down-the-ladder-after-2024-f3-struggles/128066 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}

Career

= Karting =

Macedo joined the European karting scene in late 2021, where he made appearances in two IAME series.{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |date=2021-08-01 |title=IAME – Euro Series |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2021/1534713-iame-8211-euro-series/results/?race=8620&heat=33777&pilot_id=1561556 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |first=Cristina- |date=2021-11-13 |title=International IAME Games |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2021/1573306-international-iame-games/results/?race=8706&heat=34625&pilot_id=1561556 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |date=2022-02-06 |title=IAME – Winter Cup |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2022/1574838-iame-8211-winter-cup/results/?race=8744&heat=34989&pilot_id=1561556 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}} He contested the Karting European Championship, and the Karting World Championship at the end of the year.{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |date=2022-05-01 |title=European Championship |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2022/1558453-european-championship/championship/?race=8792 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |date=2022-09-18 |title=World Karting Championship |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2022/1558439-world-karting-championship/results/?race=8896&heat=37003&pilot_id=1561556 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |first=Arthur- |date=2023-07-30 |title=European Championship |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2023/1615282-european-championship/championship/?race=9364 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |first=Arthur- |date=2023-09-16 |title=Champions of the Future |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2023/1615903-champions-of-the-future/championship/?race=9398 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}

= Formula 4 =

In early 2024, it was announced that Macedo would debut his car racing career in the 2024 Formula Winter Series, driving for Drivex.{{Cite web |last=Pluemer |first=Jonas |date=2024-02-02 |title=Drivex to compete again in Formula Winter Series |url=https://formula-winter-series.com/news/drivex-to-compete-again-in-formula-winter-series/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Formula Winter Series |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web |title=classification race 2 |url=https://formula-winter-series.com/wp-content/uploads/03-classification-race-2-1.pdf |access-date=15 February 2025 |website=formula-winter-series.com}} He finished 35th in the standings.{{Cite web |title=Championships {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/formula-winter-series/2024 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.driverdb.com}} It was then confirmed that Macedo would continue with Drivex for the full 2024 F4 Spanish Championship season.{{Cite web |last=Berzosa |first=Alejandro |date=2024-02-24 |title=Drivex anuncia sus cuatro pilotos para la temporada 2024 de la F4 española |url=https://pitlanemotor.com/2024/02/24/drivex-anuncia-sus-cuatro-pilotos-para-la-temporada-2024-de-la-f4-espanola/ |website=PitLane Motor |language=es}} In the first race of the season at Jarama, Macedo would go on to finish 10th, his first points finish in his racing career.{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Alejandro Alonso |date=2024-05-11 |title=Lucas Fluxa wins shortened Spanish F4 season opener at Jarama |url=https://formulascout.com/lucas-fluxa-wins-shortened-spanish-f4-season-opener-at-jarama/118744 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2024-07-28 |title=Al Azhari and Gladysz share Sunday wins at Aragon in Spanish F4 |url=https://formulascout.com/al-azhari-and-gladysz-share-sunday-wins-at-aragon-in-spanish-f4/122177 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Peter |date=2024-09-15 |title=Juan Cota completes Spanish F4 hat-trick at Valencia |url=https://formulascout.com/juan-cota-completes-spanish-f4-hat-trick-at-valencia/123915 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |title=F4 Spanish Championship Standings 2024 {{!}} Motorsport Stats |url=https://motorsportstats.com/series/f4-spanish-championship/standings/2024 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=motorsportstats.com}}

= Eurocup-3 =

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.{{Cite web |date=4 February 2025 |title=Jesse Carrasquedo, Francisco Macedo, and Kacper Sztuka Sign with Griffin Core by Campos for 2025 Eurocup-3 Campaign |url=https://www.camposracing.com/en/noticias/eurocup3/jesse-carrasquedo-francisco-macedo-and-kacper-sztuka-sign-with-griffin-core-by-campos-for-2025-eurocup-3-campaign |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Campos Racing}} He started the year in the Winter Championship.{{Cite Instagram |postid=DFszO03xagn |user=swchofficial |title=Here are the drivers that will take part of the first ever round of the #SpanishWinterChampionship ❄️👉🏻 |author=Spanish Winter Championship |date=5 February 2025}}

Karting record

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Position

rowspan="2" |2021

| align="left" |IAME Euro Series – X30 Junior

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Dino Motorsport

|90th

align="left" |International IAME Games – X30 Junior

|NC

rowspan="8" |2022

| align="left" |IAME Winter Cup – X30 Junior

|

|23rd

align="left" |IAME Euro Series – X30 Junior

| align="left" |Monlau Competición

|48th

align="left" |CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ

| rowspan="3" align="left" |CRG Racing Team

|68th

align="left" |Champions of the Future – OKJ

|77th

align="left" |WSK Euro Series – OKJ

|49th

align="left" |Italian ACI Championship – OKJ

|

|52nd

align="left" |CIK-FIA World Championship – OKJ

| rowspan="2" align="left" |CRG Racing Team

|NC

align="left" |WSK Final Cup – OK

|46th

rowspan="6" |2023

| align="left" |IAME Winter Cup – X30 Senior

| align="left" |ART Pro Racing

|30th

align="left" |Champions of the Future – OK

| rowspan="3" align="left" |CRG Racing Team

|34th

align="left" |CIK-FIA European Championship – OK

|22nd

align="left" |CIK-FIA World Championship – OK

|NC

align="left" |IAME Warriors Final – X30 Senior

| align="left" |DPK Racing

|NC

align="left" |Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Senior Rotax

|

|NC

colspan="4" |Sources:{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |first=Cristina- |date=2021-08-01 |title=Macedo Francisco |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/pilot/macedo-francisco/?search=&country=&tab=index |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="4" |2024

|align=left| Formula Winter Series

|align=left| Drivex

|11

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|35th

align=left| F4 Spanish Championship

|align=left| DXR by Drivex

|20

|0

|0

|0

|0

|9

|21st

align=left| Italian F4 Championship

|align=left| Cram Motorsport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|43rd

align=left| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup

|align=left| Team Portugal

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|10th

rowspan="2" |2025

| align="left" nowrap| Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship

| align="left" rowspan="2" nowrap| Griffin Core by Campos

|7

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|23rd

align="left" | Eurocup-3

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

= Complete Formula Winter Series results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! DC

! Points

2024

! nowrap| Drivex

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | JER
1
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF" | JER
2
{{small|33}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | JER
3
{{small|29}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CRT
1
{{small|32}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CRT
2
{{small|32}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CRT
3
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|ARA
1
{{small|34}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF"|ARA
2
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|ARA
3
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF"|CAT
1
{{small|C}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CAT
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CAT
3
{{small|17}}

! 35th

! 0

= Complete F4 Spanish Championship results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
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

! nowrap| DXR by Drivex

|style="background:#DFFFDF" |JAR
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |JAR
2
{{small|30}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |JAR
3
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |POR
1
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |POR
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF" |POR
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |LEC
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |LEC
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |LEC
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |ARA
1
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |ARA
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF" |ARA
3
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CRT
1
{{small|28†}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CRT
2
{{small|34†}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF"|CRT
3
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|JER
1
{{small|31†}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF"|JER
2
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|JER
3
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CAT
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CAT
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|CAT
3
{{small|25}}

! 21st

! 9

= Complete Italian F4 Championship results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

!nowrap| Cram Motorsport

| style="background:#;" |MIS
1

| style="background:#;" |MIS
2

| style="background:#;" |MIS
3

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO
1
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO
2
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMO
3
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#;" |VLL
1

| style="background:#;" |VLL
2

| style="background:#;" |VLL
3

| style="background:#;" |MUG
1

| style="background:#;" |MUG
2

| style="background:#;" |MUG
3

| style="background:#;" |LEC
1

| style="background:#;" |LEC
2

| style="background:#;" |LEC
3

| style="background:#;" |CAT
1

| style="background:#;" |CAT
2

| style="background:#;" |CAT
3

| style="background:#;" |MNZ
1

| style="background:#;" |MNZ
2

| style="background:#;" |MNZ
3

! 43rd

! 0

= Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!DC

!Points

2025

!Griffin Core by Campos

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|JER
1
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|JER
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|JER
3
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF"|POR
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF"|POR
2
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF"|POR
3
{{small|WD}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF"|ARA
1
{{small|25†}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF | ARA
2
{{small|24}}

! 23rd

! 0

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macedo, Francisco}}

Category:Living people

Category:2008 births

Category:Portuguese racing drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Braga

Category:Karting World Championship drivers

Category:Italian F4 Championship drivers

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