David Vidales

David Vidales
Vidales in 2024
Nationality	Spanish
Full name	David Vidales Ajenjo
Born	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) León, Spain
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season	2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Current team	AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	71
Starts	7 (7 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	31st in 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Previous series
2023 2022 2021 2020	Super Formula Lights FIA Formula 3 Championship F3 Asian Championship Formula Renault Eurocup

David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver who last competed 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 a podium finisher in the Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing.

Junior racing 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]

Endurance racing career

2024

In 2024, Vidales switched to endurance racing, joining the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AF Corse. ^[10]

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	Vidales, Ignacio	14th
2014	WSK Champions Cup  — 60 Mini	STR Corse	4th
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini		25th
	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
	WSK Final Cup  — 60 Mini	STR Corse	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	Energy Corse	25th
	CIK-FIA European Championship  — KFJ		14th
	WSK Final Cup  — KFJ		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	Tony Kart Racing Team	8th
	CIK-FIA World Championship  — OKJ		2nd
	WSK Final Cup  — OKJ		3rd
2017	WSK Champions Cup  — OK	Tony Kart Racing Team	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		3rd
2018	South Garda Winter Cup — OK	Tony Kart Racing Team	9th
	WSK Super Master Series  — OK		7th
	CIK-FIA European Championship  — OK		6th
	CIK-FIA European Championship  — KZ2		14th
	CIK-FIA World Championship  — OK		8th
	CIK-FIA Karting International Super Cup  — KZ2		3rd
	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
2022	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Campos Racing	17	1	0	0	1	29	16th
2023	Super Formula Lights	B-Max Racing Team	15	0	0	0	1	19	9th
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors	5	0	0	0	0	1	31st

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2022	Campos Racing	BHR SPR 10	BHR FEA 8	IMO SPR 11	IMO FEA 8	CAT SPR 1	CAT FEA Ret	SIL SPR 12	SIL FEA 9	RBR SPR 18	RBR FEA 12	HUN SPR Ret	HUN FEA 13	SPA SPR 7	SPA FEA 8	ZAN SPR 21	ZAN FEA Ret	MNZ SPR DNS	MNZ FEA Ret	16th	29

Complete Super Formula Lights 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	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2023	B-Max Racing Team	AUT 1 4	AUT 2 Ret	AUT 3 4	SUG 1 11	SUG 2 5	SUG 3 6	SUZ 1 6	SUZ 2 6	SUZ 3 10	FUJ 1 Ret	FUJ 2 10	FUJ 3 10	OKA 1 4	OKA 2 7	OKA 3 3	MOT 1 DNS	MOT 2 WD	MOT 3 WD	9th	19

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 (July 22, 2020). "Vidales to make single-seater debut in Formula Renault Eurocup with JD Motorsport".
4. Suttill, Josh (July 26, 2020). "David Vidales ends debut Eurocup weekend with second Imola win".
5. Allen, Peter (December 14, 2020). "David Vidales joins Prema for merged FREC". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
6. Allen, Peter (17 February 2022). "Campos protege David Vidales to race for team in Formula 3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
7. "Tony Kart Racing Team drivers under examination at the Ferrari Driver Academy". November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
8. Klein, James (18 November 2022). "B-Max to hold SF Lights test for international drivers". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
9. Klein, Jamie (1 March 2023). "F3 winner Vidales secures B-Max Super Formula Lights drive". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 1 March 2023.
10. "David Vidales teams up with AF Corse for 2024 GT Racing season". davidvidalesracing.com. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

External links

• Official website
• David Vidales career summary at DriverDB.com