David Vidales

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David Vidales
FIA F3 Austria 2022 Nr. 20 Vidales.jpg
Vidales driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
Nationality Flag of Spain.svg Spanish
Full nameDavid Vidales Ajenjo
Born (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 21)
León, Spain
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 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 FREC 2021 Spielberg Nr. 12 Vidales.jpg
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

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2012 Spanish Championship  — Alevin4th
2013 Spanish Championship  — Cadet1st
Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini6th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini29th
WSK Final Cup  — 60 MiniVidales, Ignacio14th
2014 WSK Champions Cup  — 60 MiniSTR Corse4th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini25th
Euro Finale — Mini Max3rd
Spanish Championship  — Cadet1st
Mini ROK International Final — Bridgestone FinalPere Vila Str Corse4th
WSK Master Series  — 60 Mini14th
WSK Final Cup  — 60 MiniSTR Corse4th
2015South Garda Winter Cup KFJ 27th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti KFJ 3rd
SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG JuniorEnergy Corse America29th
Trofeo Industrie KFJ 3rd
WSK Super Master Series  KFJ Energy Corse25th
CIK-FIA European Championship  KFJ 14th
WSK Final Cup  KFJ 3rd
2016 WSK Champions Cup  OKJ Energy Corse9th
WSK Super Master Series  OKJ 6th
German Karting Championship  — JuniorKSM Schumacher Racing Team4th
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
2018South 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
WSK Final Cup  OK 25th
2019FIA 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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 1821261696th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 20111310210th
F3 Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 600013813th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 1710012916th
2023 Super Formula Lights B-Max Racing Team 150001199th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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
6th169

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
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
13th38

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
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
10th102

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)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
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
16th29

Complete Super Formula Lights results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
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
9th19

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