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Leandro Juncos
Juncos in 2025
NationalityArgentina Argentine
United States American
Born (2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 (age 20)
Miami, Florida, USA
Related toRicardo Juncos (father)

Leandro "Lalo" Juncos (born 9 April 2005) is an Argentine and American racing driver.

Personal life

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Juncos is the son of Danielle Juncos and Ricardo Juncos, founder of IndyCar Series team Juncos Hollinger Racing and a former racing driver.[1]

Career

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Born in Miami to a Brazilian mother and Argentine father,[2] Juncos competed in a handful of karting races but mainly took up football in his native Argentina in his youth.[3] After ending his football career in 2023 to focus on motorsports, Juncos joined his father's team as an assistant engineer for Agustín Canapino in his countryman's rookie year in IndyCar.[4]

In late 2023, Juncos began testing USF Juniors machinery with DEForce Racing,[5] before stayed with the team to make his series debut the following year.[6] Racing in all but two rounds, Juncos scored a best result of fourth in race two at Barber en route to a 19th-place points finish.[7] After the season, Juncos tested USF Pro 2000 machinery for Turn 3 Motorsport.[8]

Juncos then tested GB3 machinery in late 2024 and early 2025 with Chris Dittmann Racing,[9] but ultimately opted to join Hillspeed to drive in the 2025 GB4 Championship.[10] Starting off the season with a double fourth-place finish at Donington Park,[11][12] Juncos then scored his maiden podium of the season at Silverstone by finishing third in race three.[13] In the following two rounds, Juncos finished no higher than eighth at Oulton Park and no higher than fifth at Snetterton,[14][15] Juncos scored a double second-place finish in the second Silverstone round.[16] At Brands Hatch, Juncos finished only scored a fifth-place finish,[17] before taking his only win of the season in the season-ending round at Donington Park to jump to fifth in points.[18] At the end of the year, Juncos tested Indy NXT machinery for his father's team at Autobahn Country Club,[19] and also tested Formula Regional machinery for Van Amersfoort Racing at Monza.[20]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2016 Florida Winter Tour - Micro ROK 8th
Sources:[21]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024 USF Juniors DEForce Racing 10 0 0 0 0 81 19th
2025 GB4 Championship Hillspeed 21 1 0 0 4 269 5th
TC2000 Championship YPF Elaion Auro Pro Racing[22] 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
Sources:[23][21]

American open-wheel racing results

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USF Juniors

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2024 DEForce Racing NOL
1
12 		NOL
2
12 		NOL
3
14 		ALA
1
7 		ALA
2
4 		VIR
1
16 		VIR
2
20 		VIR
3
12 		MOH
1
14 		MOH
2
23 		ROA
1
Wth 		ROA
2
Wth 		ROA
3
Wth 		POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 19th 81

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2025 Hillspeed DON
1
4 		DON
2
4 		DON
3
14 		SIL1
1
9 		SIL1
2
6 		SIL1
3
31 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
DSQ 		OUL
3
8 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
55 		SIL2
1
6 		SIL2
2
2 		SIL2
3
23 		BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
C 		DON2
1
6 		DON2
2
10 		DON2
3
62 		DON2
4
12 		5th 269

References

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  1. ^ "Juncos Racing aims for measured growth, more success". indynxt.com. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Leandro Juncos tuvo su estreno en Buenos Aires: "Para mí correr en el Gálvez es algo único"". clarin.com (in Spanish). 28 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Quiso ser futbolista, pero siguió el legado familiar en el automovilismo y ahora sueña con llegar a la F1". tn.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Like Father, Like Son: Young Juncos Engineers Success at JHR". indycar.com. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Corry edges Costello in USF2000 testing at Sebring". formulascout.com. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  6. ^ "USF Juniors: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Elkin wins again at Barber but Wheldon grows USF Juniors lead". formulascout.com. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  8. ^ "IndyCar's support series hold post-season test at Mid-Ohio". formulascout.com. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  9. ^ "LEANDRO JUNCOS: Prueba en Silverstone junto a la GB3". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Leandro Juncos makes GB4 switch with Hillspeed". formulascout.com. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Perfection for Phelps on opening day of GB4 Championship's Donington Park season-opener". kartxpress.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Ary Bansal leads Elite Motorsport podium lockout in GB4 race two". formulascout.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Juncos tuvo su primer podio inglés, en Silverstone". campeones.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 April 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Enzo Hallman wins crazy GB4 finale at Oulton Park". formulascout.com. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Cierre con Top 5 de Leandro Juncos en GB4 británico". campeones.com.ar (in Spanish). 13 July 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  16. ^ "DOBLE PODIO DE LEANDRO JUNCOS EN SILVERSTONE". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 3 August 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  17. ^ "LEANDRO JUNCOS Finalizó Puesto 5 la primera carrera de la GB4 en Brands Hatch". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Leandro Juncos y una gran actuación en Donington Park". mundosportextra.com (in Spanish). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  19. ^ "LEANDRO JUNCOS "Hará los test de Indy NXT"". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  20. ^ "LEANDRO JUNCOS PROBARÁ UN FRECA JUNTO AL VAN AMERSFOORT RACING EN MONZA". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 27 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Leandro Juncos | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Leandro Juncos, el pibe de 20 años que probó en el fútbol pero al que la tradición familiar lo empujó al automovilismo y ahora debutará en el Gálvez". clarin.com (in Spanish). 23 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Leonardo Juncos Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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