David Vidales
| David Vidales | |
|---|---|
 Vidales at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | David Vidales Ajenjo |
| Born | 1 May 2002 León, Spain |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Prema Powerteam |
| Car number | 12 |
| Starts | 8 (8 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 | F3 Asian Championship Formula Renault Eurocup |
David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver currently racing in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Powerteam.
Career[]
Karting[]
Vidales started karting in 2013 where he won the Spanish Karting Championship, he won it for the 2nd time the following year. In 2017 Vidales joined the Tony Kart racing team where he finished 3rd in the WSK Final Cup and then in the same year he came runner up in the CIK-FIA World Championship beating the likes of FIA Formula 3 driver Clément Novalak, former Ferrari Driver Academy driver Gianluca Petecof and British F3 driver Ulysse de Pauw.[1] Vidales then finished 3rd in the Kart World Cup in 2018 and then managed to improve by one place in 2019.[2]
Formula Renault Eurocup[]
In late July 2020, Vidales management team announced he’d be joining JD Motorsport for the second round in Imola.[3] In his first professional single seater race Vidales put his car on pole for the 1st race. He pulled away from Finnish teammate William Alatalo, despite a couple of safety cars Vidales kept in front and won his first ever single seater race. In the 2nd race, JD Motorsport locked out the front row, Vidales starting in 2nd, however he jumped Alatalo at the start and from that point he controlled the race and won once again.[4] Vidales would finish on the podium a further three times throughout the campaign, and finished sixth in the overall championship standings and second in the rookie standings, only behind Alex Quinn.
Formula Regional European Championship[]
In December 2020, Vidales switched to Prema Powerteam to contest the 2021 season following the merger between Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Regional European Championship.[5] The Spaniard won the first race of the season at , having dominated the race with pole position and every lap led.
Formula One[]
In November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.[6]
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Spanish Championship — Alevin | 4th | |
| 2013 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 14th | ||
| 2014 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 4th | |
| Euro Finale — Mini Max | 3rd | ||
| Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | ||
| Mini ROK International Final — Bridgestone Final | Pere Vila Str Corse | 4th | |
| WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | 14th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | STR Corse | 25th | |
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 4th | ||
| 2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | 27th | |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ | 3rd | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Junior | Energy Corse America | 29th | |
| Trofeo Industrie — KFJ | 3rd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — KFJ | 25th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | 14th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — KFJ | Energy Corse | 3rd | |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Energy Corse | 9th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 6th | ||
| German Karting Championship — Junior | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 4th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 8th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 2nd | |
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 3rd | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | 6th | |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 29th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 4th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 10th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 2nd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 3rd | |
| 2018 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 9th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 6th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | 14th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 8th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 25th | ||
| 2019 | FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | 2nd |
| WSK Euro Series — KZ2 | 29th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | 6th |
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 169 | 6th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 10th |
| F3 Asian Championship | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 8 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 3 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 4 |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 4 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 16 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 7 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 9 |
6th | 169 |
Complete F3 Asian Championship results[]
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
DUB 1 9 |
DUB 2 11 |
DUB 3 2 |
ABU 1 6 |
ABU 2 5 |
ABU 3 12 |
13th | 38 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prema Powerteam | IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 7 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 Ret |
MCO 1 7 |
MCO 2 6 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 8 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 14 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 25 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 7 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 5 |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 15 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
10th | 102 |
References[]
- ^ "CIK-FIA World Championship - OK 2017 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.
- ^ "David Vidales Ajenjo".
- ^ Allen, Peter (July 22, 2020). "Vidales to make single-seater debut in Formula Renault Eurocup with JD Motorsport".
- ^ Suttill, Josh (July 26, 2020). "David Vidales ends debut Eurocup weekend with second Imola win".
- ^ Allen, Peter (December 14, 2020). "David Vidales joins Prema for merged FREC". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Tony Kart Racing Team drivers under examination at the Ferrari Driver Academy". November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
External links[]
- David Vidales career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Spanish racing drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- JD Motorsport drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers