Introduction
Luis William Mahendra Leeds (born 6 March 2000) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Championship for Supercars Championship team 23Red Racing.
Leeds served as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2016 and is now a development driver for 23Red Racing.
Career summary
Formula 4
Leeds finished 2015 Australian Formula 4 Championship on the sixth place, competing for Dream Motorsport.
In 2016 he became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and moved to the United Kingdom to compete in F4 British Championship with TRS Arden Junior Racing Team. He ended the season third in the drivers standings with three wins. But it wasn't enough to keep the place in the RB Junior team.
Formula Renault
In 2017 Leeds joined Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Josef Kaufmann Racing. He had two point-scoring finishes, his highest finishing position being seventh place at Silverstone.
Australian Formula 4 Championship 2019
In 2019 Leeds raced with AGI Sport in Australian F4 Championshipwhere he competed in 18 races, finished on the podium 17 times for 9 wins including the Australian F1 Grand Prix event to go with his other F1 event win at the Mexico F1 in 2015. Leeds went on to win the championship convincingly.
Personal life
Luis Leeds was born on 6 March 2000 in Melbourne by Australian-Indonesian parentage. His mother, Maria Leeds (née Eni), is an Indonesian expatriate and his father Dean Leeds is from Australia. Leeds ever studied in Ngawi, Indonesia during his primary school days from 2006 until 2012 during his ancestral education career days. Leeds was moved back to Australia in 2012 to pursue his racing career.
Leeds is currently practicing Christian Protestant who attends Protestant prayer service in Australia and Indonesia.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 183 | 6th |
| Australian Formula Ford Series | N/A | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 211 | 3rd | |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Luis Leeds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |
| 2016 | F4 British Championship | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 300 | 3rd |
| Australian Formula 4 Championship | Dream Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 11th | |
| 2016-17 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | J Bernal Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 11th | |
| Australian Formula 4 Championship | Zagame Motorsport Juniors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14th | |
| 2018 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia | 23Red Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 298 | 10th |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | AGI Sport | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 365 | 1st |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Meritus GP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
As Leeds was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.Season still in progress.