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David Vidales

David Vidales

Spanish racing driver


David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver set to race in the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AF Corse. He was a race winner in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos Racing and podium finisher in the Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing.

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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

Vidales racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring

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 Imola, having dominated the race with pole position and every lap led.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Vidales joined Campos Racing for the 2022 F3 season, after testing with them the previous year in post-season testing.[6]

Formula One

In November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.[7]

Super Formula

At the end of 2022, Vidales partook in a Super Formula test with B-Max Racing.[8] In March 2023, the team announced that Vidales would switch from Formula 3 to Super Formula Lights for the 2023 season.[9]

Karting record

Karting career summary

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Racing record

Racing career summary

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Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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Complete Super Formula Lights results

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References

  1. "CIK-FIA World Championship - OK 2017 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.
  2. "David Vidales Ajenjo". Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. Allen, Peter (December 14, 2020). "David Vidales joins Prema for merged FREC". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. Allen, Peter (17 February 2022). "Campos protege David Vidales to race for team in Formula 3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. Klein, James (18 November 2022). "B-Max to hold SF Lights test for international drivers". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. Klein, Jamie (1 March 2023). "F3 winner Vidales secures B-Max Super Formula Lights drive". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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