Draft:Luna Fluxá

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fluxá and the second or maternal family name is Cross.

Luna Fluxá
Born	Luna Fluxá Cross (2010-08-09) 9 August 2010 (age 15) Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Relatives	Lorenzo Fluxá (brother) Lucas Fluxá (brother) Miquel Fluxà Rosselló (great-uncle)
Nationality	Spanish
championshipname career
Debut season	2026
Current team	teamname
Car number	number
Starts	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Awards
2024	F1 Academy Rising Star
Statistics up to date as of 1 January 2026.

Luna Fluxá Cross (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈluna fluˈksa ˈkros]; born 9 August 2010) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in the championshipname for teamname as part of the Mercedes Junior Team.

Born and raised in Mallorca, Fluxá is the younger sister of racing drivers Lorenzo and Lucas Fluxá. She began competitive kart racing aged six, winning multiple international titles; by winning the OK-N class of Champions of the Future in 2024, she became the first female victor of a senior global championship in 58 years.

Early life

Luna Fluxá Cross was born on 9 August 2010 in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Hailing from a wealthy family who founded and own Iberostar, Lottusse [es], and Camper,^[1][2] Fluxá is the younger sister of fellow racing drivers Lorenzo and Lucas.^[3] Lorenzo has competed in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series since 2024 and Lucas in F4 Spanish since 2024.^[4][5] Her great-uncle, Miquel Fluxà Rosselló, is a multi-billionaire businessman who founded Iberostar in 1986.

Racing career

Karting (2017–2025)

2017–2020: Career beginnings

Fluxá started kart racing in 2017, aged six. She first joined the European stage in 2019, finishing an impressive 11th on her European debut in the IAME International Final, in the Minime Cadet category.^[6]

Fluxá then competed over the course of the entire year in Europe, making a few appearances in prestigious championships such as the WSK Super Master Series.^[7] Her strongest championship finish in 2020 was finishing 8th in the IAME Euro Series, in the X30 Mini category.^[8]

2021–2023: Maiden international title in Mini

2021 ended up being Fluxá's last year in Mini karting, and she had a strong year. Regularly making the finales in each event that she was competing in, she managed to win the 2021 IAME Euro Series in the category.^[9] Fluxá then went on to end the year with top 10 finishes in the IAME International Final and the International IAME Games.^[10][11]

For the 2022 season, Fluxá stepped up to the OKJ category. She drove for KR Motorsport, a prestigious karting team, for the entirety of the year. Fluxá went on to achieve little in her first year of OKJ karting, with a best championship result of 21st in the South Garda Winter Series early in the year.^[12]

Fluxá was announced to be racing for Prema for 2023 with support from Kart Republic.^[13] For the year, Fluxá continued in OKJ, and over the course of the year yielded some strong results. At the beginning of the year, she managed to finish 4th in the WSK Champions Cup and she also ended the year strongly, managing to finish 4th in the Champions of the Future Academy Program (COTFA) in Al Forsan, which is located in the UAE.^[14][15]

2024–2025: Senior champion as a Mercedes Junior

Fluxá drove for Prema again in 2024, stepping up to OK karts, and has started the season strongly. She won her first event of the year in Cremona, in the COTFA.^[16] She eventually won the championship.^[17] Fluxá became the fifth woman in history to win a major senior international karting title,^{[note 1]} and the first in a global championship since Susanna Raganelli in 1966.^[25]

Formula One

In February 2022, Fluxá joined the Mercedes Junior Team, aged 11.^[26] She was the first female driver to be a part of the academy.^[27]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2018	Series Rotax — Academy		2nd
2019	Spanish Championship — Alevin		5th
	IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini		14th
	IAME International Final — Minime Cadet		11th
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini	Team Driver Racing Kart	74th
2020	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini	Kidix	52nd
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		25th
	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini	Praga España Motorsport	26th
	South Garda Winter Series — Mini Rok	Kidix	38th
	Champions of the Future — 60 Mini		9th
	IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini	Fusion Motorsport	8th
	International IAME Games — X30 Mini		15th
2021	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini	Kidix	14th
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		46th
	IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini	MOL by Hiltbrand	1st
	WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini	Kidix	58th
	IAME Warriors Final — X30 Mini	Fusion Motorsport	7th
	International IAME Games — X30 Mini		9th
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini	Team Driver Racing Kart	33rd
2022	WSK Super Master Series — OK-J	KR Motorsport	51st
	South Garda Winter Series — OK-J		21st
	Champions of the Future — OK-J		52nd
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J		48th
	WSK Euro Series — OK-J		82nd
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J		22nd
	WSK Open Cup — OK-J		27th
	WSK Final Cup — OK-J		22nd
2023	WSK Champions Cup — OK-J	KR Motorsport	4th
	WSK Super Master Series — OK-J	Prema Racing	31st
	Champions of the Future — OK-J		71st
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J		30th
	WSK Euro Series — OK-J		56th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J		80th
	Champions of the Future — OKN-J		4th
2024	Champions of the Future — OK	Prema Racing	71st
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		30th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		48th
	Champions of the Future — OK-N		1st
2025	WSK Super Master Series — OK	Prema Racing	60th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		36th
	Champions of the Future — OK		40th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		47th
	WSK Final Cup — OK		TBD
Sources:[1][28][29]

* Season still in progress.

Complete CIK-FIA results

Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Circuit	QH	SH	F
2022	KR Motorsport	OK-J	Sarno	33rd	33rd	22nd
2023	Prema Racing	OK-J	Franciacorta	80th	80th	DNQ
2024	Prema Racing	OK	PF International	38th	48th	DNQ
2025	Prema Racing	OK	Kristianstad	52nd	47th	DNQ
Source:

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2022	KR Motorsport	OK-J	POR SH 60	POR F DNQ	ZUE SH 22	ZUE F 26	KRI SH 52	KRI F DNQ	FRN SH 63	FRN F DNQ					48th	0
2023	Prema Racing	OK-J	VAL QH 17	VAL SH 13	VAL F 14	TRI QH 55	TRI SH 51	TRI F DNQ	RØD QH 51	RØD SH 49	RØD F DNQ	CRE QH 68	CRE SH 60	CRE F DNQ	29th	6
2024	Prema Racing	OK	VAL QH 19	VAL SH 21	VAL F 11	ARG QH 64	ARG SH 47	ARG F DNQ	SVK QH 37	SVK SH 28	SVK F 21	KRI QH 44	KRI SH 51	KRI F DNQ	30th	8
2025	Prema Racing	OK	CAM QH 61	CAM SH 59	CAM F DNQ	POR QH 48	POR SH 56	POR F DNQ	VIT QH 63	VIT SH 55	VIT F DNQ	RØD QH 24	RØD SH 28	RØD F 13	36th	6
Source:

Notes

1. Fluxá became the fifth woman in history to win a major senior international karting title, after:
   • Susanna Raganelli, World Championship, 1966;^[18]
   • Cathy Muller, European Championship, 100 cc, 1979;^[19]
   • Sophie Kumpen, Andrea Margutti Trophy, FA, 1995;^[20]
   • Beitske Visser, WSK Master Series, KZ2, 2010^[21]
   Cyndie Allemann also won the CIK-FIA Green Helmet Trophy in 1999, with Marta García winning the Academy Trophy and Trofeo delle Industrie in 2015, all in junior classes.^[22][23][24]

See also

• List of female racing drivers

References

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