Hadrien David

Hadrien David
David with Renault in 2019
Nationality	French
Born	(2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 20) Royan, France
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	R-ace GP
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	10
Starts	36 (36 entries)
Wins	5
Podiums	14
Poles	4
Fastest laps	5
Best finish	2nd in 2021
Previous series
2020 2019 2019 2019	Formula Renault Eurocup F4 SEA Championship ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2019	French F4 Championship

Hadrien David (born 26 February 2004), is a French racing driver who currently races in the Formula Regional European Championship part-time with Monolite Racing, having previously competed with R-ace GP for the previous two years. He was the youngest FIA Formula 4 Champion when he won the French F4 Championship in 2019, at the age of 15. He was the 2021 Formula Regional European runner-up.

Career

Karting

David started karting at the age of 8 on the Karting de Royan track in his hometown. He started in official competition in 2013 in the Mini-kart category and finished third in the Coupe de France, first in the Poitou-Charentes regional championship and second in the Center Region. In 2014, he finished fifth in the Coupe de France and the French Championship in the Minime category, David was also best rookie. That same year, he entered the 10-153 program of the French Federation of Automobile Sport (FFSA). In 2015, he won the French Cup, the Rotax Challenge and finished third in the French Championship in the same category and became a member of the French Karting Team.

In 2016, he made his international debut and became Belgian Champion in X30 Cadet. He again won the Coupe de France and became Champion of France Cadet. In two years, he participated in 30 national and international competitions, climbed 28 times on the podium and won 26 victories. From 2017, he improved his international presence and finished fourth in the European Championship and third in Genk, German Championship and in the OK-Junior category. In 2018, he won the WSK at La Conca in the same category and won a round of the German Championship in Genk in the OK category.

Lower formulae

David racing in the 2019 French F4 Championship

In 2019, David joined the French F4 Championship. ^[1] In preparation for this season, he also participated in the F4 SEA Championship, using the same Mygale M14-F4-Renault as the French championship. David won 6 of the 8 races he participated in along with 1 second place and 1 seventh place. ^[2]

In the opening round in the French F4 series at Nogaro, he won two of the three races, along with two poles and all three fastest laps, allowing him to take the lead in the championship. He won his third victory of the season at Pau. He won again at Lédenon, and despite some complicated races due to contact with other drivers resulting in him finishing 9th and 16th, David still lead the championship with Réunion's Reshad de Gerus being his only real championship rival. David won two new victories on the Hungaroring and from this point to the end of the season David didn't fail to step on the podium once with one more victory at Paul Ricard. This victory made David the youngest driver to win any FIA Formula 4 category at the age of 15 with a total of 280 points. ^[3]

Driving as a guest driver for R-ace GP in the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at Circuit Zandvoort and Nürburgring. David's best finish was 7th at the final race in Nürburgring, he then returned to the French F4 Championship where he was competing in full time. ^[4]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In October 2019, David partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with R-ace GP and MP Motorsport. ^[5] The following January, it was confirmed David would make his debut in the upcoming season with the latter, partnering Franco Colapinto. ^[6] Speaking of that opportunity before the season, Renault Academy boss Mia Sharizman remarked that the series was "an excellent platform to develop and test Hadrien David's talent". ^[7] However, the Frenchman experienced a slow first half of the season, which included a streak of four consecutive races without points. David would improve in the second half, scoring consistent points finishes and finishing on the podium in Imola. He ended up finishing tenth in the standings, seven positions behind teammate Franco Colapinto.

Formula Regional European Championship

2021

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

In 2021 the Frenchman competes in the Formula Regional European Championship for R-ace GP, alongside Léna Bühler, Zane Maloney and fellow countryman Isack Hadjar. ^[8] David's first podium came in the first race, with third place in Imola. He finished race two in fourth. David eventually ended 2nd in the standings.

2022

David racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

David remained with R-ace GP for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship, as he was unable to find the budget to step up to the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship. ^[9] At the start of the season, he partook in the Formula Regional Asian Championship for the first two rounds, ^[10] taking two victories and placing 9th in the standings. ^{[11] [12]}

2023

David racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

David spent 2023 on the sidelines. However, he made a one-off return in the championship with ART Grand Prix for the Spa-Francorchamps as driver Charlie Wurz was having laryngitis. ^[13] He again returned to the championship with Monolite Racing, to replace an absent Kirill Smal at the Red Bull Ring round. ^[14]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

At the end of September 2022, David partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with Carlin during the second day. ^[15]

The following year in 2023, David partook in FIA Formula 3 post-season test again, this time with MP Motorsport. ^[16]

Formula One

As reward for winning the French F4 title, David became a member of the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020. ^[6] He was released following the academy's rebrand as Alpine Academy.

David was re-signed by the structure in March 2022, this time as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. ^[17] After just a year, David left the programme. ^[18]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2012	Championnat de France Regional Aquitaine — Mini Kart		1st
	Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart		5th
	Sens Trophy — Mini Kart		NC†
	Championnat de France Regional Bourgogne Franche-Comte — Mini Kart		NC†
2013	Regional Series — Mini Kart		1st
	Sens Trophy — Mini Kart		1st
	Championnat de France Regional Centre — Mini Kart		2nd
	Coupe de France — Mini Kart		3rd
	Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart		8th
2014	Stars of Karting — Minime		5th
	Championnat de France — Minime		5th
	Coupe de France— Minime		5th
2015	Trophée Oscar Petit— Minime		1st
	National Series Karting — Minime		1st
	Coupe de France — Minime		1st
	Rotax Max Challenge France — Minime		1st
	Championnat de France — Minime		3rd
2016	Championnat de Belgique — Cadet		1st
	Championnat de France — Cadet		1st
	Coupe de France — Cadet		1st
	National Series Karting — Cadet		1st
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max		11th
2017	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	Chiesa Corse	9th
	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		26th
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ		34th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		21st
	Coupe de France — OKJ		2nd
	German Karting Championship — Junior		3rd
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		4th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ		87th
	IAME International Final — X30 Junior		19th
2018	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Kosmic Racing Departement	15th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		7th
	German Karting Championship — Senior		NC
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		12th

^† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Karting World Championship results

Year	Team	Car	Quali Heats	Main race
2017	Chiesa Corse	OKJ	87th	DNQ

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2019	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	21	7	9	7	14	281	1st
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	Meritus GP	8	6	3	5	6	182	7th
	ADAC F4 Championship	R-ace GP	6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2020	Formula Renault Eurocup	MP Motorsport	20	0	0	0	1	71	10th
2021	Formula Regional European Championship	R-ace GP	20	2	1	2	9	209	2nd
2022	Formula Regional Asian Championship	3Y Technology by R-ace GP	6	2	1	3	2	64	9th
	Formula Regional European Championship	R-ace GP	20	3	3	4	7	224	4th
	Italian F4 Championship		2	0	0	0	0	10	18th
	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3	CD Sport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	Formula Regional European Championship	ART Grand Prix	2	0	0	0	0	0	29th
		Monolite Racing	4	0	0	0	0
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	R-ace GP	5	3	2	0	3	75	3rd
	Macau Formula 4 Race		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
2024	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	R-ace GP	1	0	0	0	1	19*	2nd*
	Prototype Winter Series - Class 3		1	1	1	0	1	9.29	12th

^† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Pos	Points
2019	NOG 1 1	NOG 2 4	NOG 3 1	PAU 1 2	PAU 2 Ret	PAU 3 1	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 6	SPA 3 2	LÉD 1 1	LÉD 2 9	LÉD 3 16	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 Ret	HUN 3 1	MAG 1 2	MAG 2 3	MAG 3 2	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 3	LEC 3 2	1st	280

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	19	19	20	Pos	Points
2020	MP Motorsport	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 6	IMO 1 9	IMO 2 12	NÜR 1 14	NÜR 2 7	MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 13	ZAN 1 16	ZAN 2 11	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 6	SPA 1 8‡	SPA 2 14	IMO 1 6	IMO 2 3	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 Ret	LEC 1 9	LEC 2 Ret	10th	71

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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	R-ace GP	IMO 1 3	IMO 2 4	CAT 1 12	CAT 2 Ret	MCO 1 4	MCO 2 3	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 10	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 12	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 3	RBR 1 2	RBR 2 Ret	VAL 1 7	VAL 2 6	MUG 1 23	MUG 2 6	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 3	2nd	209
2022	R-ace GP	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 7	IMO 1 10	IMO 2 4	MCO 1 1	MCO 2 2	LEC 1 6	LEC 2 4	ZAN 1 12	ZAN 2 7	HUN 1 8	HUN 2 1	SPA 1 18	SPA 2 2	RBR 1 13	RBR 2 1	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 2	MUG 1 8	MUG 2 4	4th	224
2023	ART Grand Prix	IMO 1	IMO 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	SPA 1 16†	SPA 2 4†	MUG 1	MUG 2	LEC 1	LEC 2									29th	0
	Monolite Racing													RBR 1 20	RBR 2 14	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 15	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HOC 1	HOC 2

^† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2022	3Y by R-ace GP	ABU 1 Ret	ABU 2 Ret	ABU 3 9	DUB 1 1	DUB 2 4	DUB 3 1	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	9th	64

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia 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	Pos	Points
2023	R-ace GP	ZZIC1 1	ZZIC1 2	ZZIC1 3	MAC 1 Ret	MAC 2 7	SEP1 1 1	SEP1 2 1	SEP1 3 1	SEP2 1	SEP2 2	SEP2 3	3rd	75

References

1. "Hadrien David rejoint le championnat de France de F4". 4 November 2018.
2. "F4 round-up: Al Habsi Xcels in Spain, David dominates in Malaysia". 7 April 2019.
3. "Hadrien David becomes French F4 champion after Paul Ricard victory". 12 October 2019.
4. "Hadrien David to make ADAC F4 debut at Zandvoort". 29 July 2019.
5. Wood, Elliot (October 28, 2019). "Oscar Piastri sets pace in post-season Eurocup test at Yas Marina". FormulaScout. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
6. Hillman, Rachel (January 27, 2020). "Hadrien David becomes Renault junior, joins MP in Formula Renault". FormulaScout. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
7. Mickaël Guilmeau (27 January 2020). "Hadrien David rejoint la Renault Sport Academy". frnaceracing.fr. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
8. Allen, Peter (15 February 2021). "Hadrien David joins R-ace GP for Formula Regional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
9. Gascoigne, Roger (1 February 2022). "French teens David and Masson confirmed for 2022 FREC campaigns". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
10. Wood, Ida (16 January 2022). "FREC runner-up Hadrien David to do first two FRAC rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
11. Edwards, Jordan (29 January 2022). "Hadrien David takes controlling FRAC win at Dubai Autodrome". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
12. Edwards, Jordan (30 January 2022). "David ends his two rounds in FRAC with second win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
13. Wood, Ida (27 June 2023). "Hadrien David to make FREC return at Spa as doctor rules Wurz out". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
14. Wood, Ida (5 September 2023). "Hadrien David makes another FREC comeback as Carrasquedo debuts". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
15. "Jerez post-season testing Day 2 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
16. Wood, Ida (3 October 2023). "David, Fittipaldi and Tramnitz to drive for MP in FIA F3's Jerez test". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
17. Allen, Peter (9 March 2022). "David and Pulling among Alpine Academy affiliates for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
18. Wood, Ida (14 February 2023). "Alpine expands Academy by promoting affiliates, adding Mini and Neate". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

External links

• Hadrien David career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Caio Collet	French F4 Championship Champion 2019	Succeeded by Ayumu Iwasa