Sean Gelael

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Sean Gelael
Sean Gelael 2023 Monza.jpg
Gelael in 2023
Nationality Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesian
BornMuhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael
(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team WRT
Car number31
Former teams Extreme Speed Motorsports, Jota Sport
Starts30
Championships0
Wins4
Podiums14
Poles3
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2021, 2022
Previous series
2017–20
2015–16
2015
2013–14
2013–14
2012
2012 		FIA Formula 2 Championship
GP2 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
FIA European Formula 3
British Formula 3
Formula Pilota China
Formula Abarth

Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael (born 1 November 1996) is an Indonesian racing driver currently competing with Team WRT in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He has scored two Le Mans class podiums as his respective teams' silver-ranked driver, finishing second with Jota in the LMP2 class in 2021 and second again with WRT in 2024's LMGT3 category. [1]

Contents

Previously, Gelael has competed in the GP2 Series and its rebrand Formula 2 from 2015 to 2020. [2]

Early career

Gelael started racing in 2005, where he became the navigator of his dad Ricardo in Rally of Indonesia. In 2007, he set a record from MURI for being the youngest racing navigator at the age of 10. [3]

Karting

In 2011, he competed in the Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011, finishing third in the overall standings. [4]

Lower formulae

Gelael began his car racing career in his native continent, competing in the Formula Pilota China in 2012. He finished his debut season fourth in the overall standings and second in the "Best Asian Trophy" standings. [5] He raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza. [6]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

2013

In 2013, Gelael participated in the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, joining the Double R Racing team. [7] During the same year, the Indonesian driver made an appearance in the Masters of Formula 3, although he was forced to retire from the race. [8]

2014

Gelael racing at the Hockenheimring in the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2014 F3 HockenheimringII Sean Gelael by 2eight 8SC1490.jpg
Gelael racing at the Hockenheimring in the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship

In 2014, Gelael signed with Carlin for the 2014 season. [9] On 10 May 2014, he scored his first ever point in the championship, finishing 10th and therefore scoring one point in the Pau Grand Prix. [10] He finished the season in 18th position with 25 points. [11]

British Formula 3 Championship

Gelael competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 International Series alongside Antonio Giovinazzi, driving for Double R Racing. [12] He claimed his first podium in at Silverstone by finishing 3rd in the second race. [13] He finished eight in the final overall standings. [14]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

On 20 January 2015, it was announced that Gelael will compete in the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Carlin partnering with Tom Dillmann. [15] He finished 19th in the overall standings. [16]

GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship

2015

Gelael made his GP2 Series debut with Carlin Motorsport in the Hungaroring in the 2015 season. He finished 18th in the feature race and 20th in the sprint race. [17]

2016

Gelael during the 2016 Silverstone GP2 Series round 2016 GP2 Series, Silverstone Circuit (29655603691).jpg
Gelael during the 2016 Silverstone GP2 Series round

In 2016, Gelael competed full-time in the GP2 Series with Campos Racing, partnering Mitch Evans. [18] At Catalunya, he finished 19th in the feature race having started from 22nd on the grid. He scored his first podium at the Red Bull Ring, where he finished second behind his teammate Evans, who won the race. [19]

2017

Gelael at the 2017 Monza Formula 2 round with Pertamina Arden Sean Gelael Monza F2 2017.jpg
Gelael at the 2017 Monza Formula 2 round with Pertamina Arden

With the championship rebranded to the FIA Formula 2 Championship, Gelael moved to the Pertamina Arden team for the 2017 season, joining Norman Nato. [20] Gelael lost the team battle, finishing in points-paying positions just in four races.

2018

Gelael racing for Prema Racing at the 2018 Spielberg Formula 2 round FIA F2 Austria 2018 Nr. 03 Gelael (2).jpg
Gelael racing for Prema Racing at the 2018 Spielberg Formula 2 round

Gelael raced for Prema Racing in the 2018 season, joining Dutch driver Nyck de Vries. [21] In the Monaco, he scored his only podium for the season, finishing second in the feature race. He failed to score points for the rest of the season following his podium finish. He placed 15th with 29 points in the overall standings.

2019

Gelael at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round for his second season with Prema FIA F2 Austria 2019 Nr. 10 Gelael 1.jpg
Gelael at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round for his second season with Prema

For the 2019 season, Gelael remained with Prema, partnered by 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship winner Mick Schumacher. He lost the team battle, finishing in 17th position in the drivers' standings by scoring points in just five races.

2020

Gelael left Prema to join reigning FIA Formula 2 teams' champion DAMS for the 2020 season, replacing Sérgio Sette Câmara. He was joined by two-time Macau Grand Prix winner and Williams Driver Academy member Dan Ticktum. [22] He scored points in both races of the second round at the Red Bull Ring, finishing tenth and seventh. He broke a vertebra from an impact with a kerb during the Barcelona feature race, and was unable to start the sprint race. [23] He was replaced at DAMS by Red Bull Junior Team driver Jüri Vips for the next four rounds. At the time of his injury he had scored three points, compared to 61 points for teammate Ticktum.

FIA Formula 2 departure

Due to a string of accidents and technical failures, followed by Gelael's seldom points-scoring performances in FIA Formula 2 Championship that contributed to poor seasons, Gelael's father Ricardo Gelael announced that his son will no longer continue racing in Formula 2 after the 2020 season. [24]

Formula One

Gelael driving a Toro Rosso during free practice for the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix Sean Gelael 2017 Malaysia FP1.jpg
Gelael driving a Toro Rosso during free practice for the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Gelael had his first experience of Formula One machinery, driving the Toro Rosso STR12 at the in-season test after the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing 78 laps. [25] He continued to drive for Toro Rosso in a testing capacity throughout the 2017 season, including tests at the Hungaroring and Yas Marina Circuit as well as Friday practice appearances in Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Mexico. [26] He continued his association with Toro Rosso during the 2018 season, appearing at testing days in Spain, Hungary and Abu Dhabi, and at the Friday practice session of the United States Grand Prix. [27] [28] [29] In 2019, Gelael again took part in the post-season tyre test for Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi. [30]

Sportscar career

2016: Debut success

Gelael stepped into the Asian Le Mans Series during the second half of 2015–16 season to gather his first experience in endurance racing. Competing for Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia alongside Antonio Giovinazzi, the pair won both races they drove in and finished third in the standings. [31] [32]

During the same year, he would also make his FIA World Endurance Championship debut with Extreme Speed Motorsports, competing in the last three rounds of the season. [33]

2021: Title assaults

Following the conclusion to his time in Formula 2, Gelael returned to the ALMS for the entirety of the 2021 campaign, driving for Jota Sport alongside Formula E drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Tom Blomqvist in the LMP2 category. He finished second and fifth in Dubai and won both races in Abu Dhabi, which placed him second in the standings. [34]

The Indonesian's main focus for 2021 would lie in the World Endurance Championship, where he once again partnered Vandoorne and Blomqvist at Jota Sport. [35] Following a pair of podiums at the beginning of the season, a strong performance from the team would see the trio finish second in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [36] [37] Despite rounding off the season with two further appearances on the rostrum, Gelael and his teammates would miss out on the title to Team WRT, who had managed to win the final three races, which left Jota second in the LMP2 results. [37] Following the end of the season, Gelael described the season as having been "really good", whilst equally ruing the team's missed opportunities to win races. [38]

He would make a guest appearance during the 4 Hours of Monza with Jota, finishing third alongside Malaysian driver Jazeman Jaafar. [39]

#31 Oreca 07 from Team WRT driven by Robin Frijns, Rene Rast and Sean Gelael 31WRTLM2022 2.jpg
#31 Oreca 07 from Team WRT driven by Robin Frijns, Rene Rast and Sean Gelael

2022: Adding victories

In 2022 Gelael continued to race in the World Endurance Championship, switching teams to previous year's champions WRT to drive alongside Robin Frijns and René Rast. [40] [41] After starting the season with a strong second place at a rain-shortened race in Sebring, the Indonesian took his maiden win in the category at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. [42] [43] Dramatic scenes would occur at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as, having started from pole due to an impressive lap from Frijns, the team was forced to retire with hours to go after the Dutchman had made an error and collided with the barriers. [44] The outfit was set back further in Monza, where a twelfth place following a radiator issue made them miss out on points for the second race in a row. At the penultimate race in Fuji, Gelael, Frijns and substitute teammate Dries Vanthoor managed to win the race, having held off advances from the Nr. 38 Jota car in the dying embers of the event. [45] Another victory at the 8 Hours of Bahrain would not be enough to take the title, as the team lost out to Jota by 21 points. [46]

2023: GT3 debut

At the start of 2023, Gelael teamed up with Valentino Rossi and three other drivers to compete in the Dubai 24 Hour event, driving a BMW M4 GT3 for WRT. [47] The lineup experienced a positive weekend, completing a double-podium for the team by finishing third. [48] [49]

For a third year running, the World Endurance Championship would be the main destination for the Indonesian, who, along with Robin Frijns, remained at Team WRT to be partnered by Ferdinand Habsburg. [50] The season proved to be a disappointment, as the #31 crew finished fourth in the teams' standings with a suspension problem denying them from a Le Mans podium and an engine failure costing them victory at Monza. [51] [52] [53]

2024: Full GT3 season

The No. 31 M4 GT3 driven by Gelael, Augusto Farfus, and Darren Leung during the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 No.31 (DSC02566).jpg
The No. 31 M4 GT3 driven by Gelael, Augusto Farfus, and Darren Leung during the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

With the removal of LMP2 from the WEC, Gelael and WRT moved to the newly-formed LMGT3 class for the 2024 season. Alongside BMW factory driver Augusto Farfus and bronze-ranked Darren Leung, Gelael was able to take his first win in the category at Imola, before experiencing a hefty shunt caused by Earl Bamber on the Kemmel straight at Spa-Francorchamps from which the Indonesian escaped unharmed. [54] [55] Redemption came at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where the #31 turned out to be the only BMW entry to escape troubles, finishing second in class. [56]

Personal life

Gelael is the only son of the owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken's Indonesian franchise and former rally driver Ricardo Gelael and the youngest child of actress Rini S Bono. [57] He is the cousin of Indonesian tennis player Justin Barki. His late grandfather Dick Gelael is the founder of Gelael Supermarket and Multi Food Indonesia.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2010CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF2 Sean GP19th
Bridgestone Cup European Final — KF2 26th
2011Trofeo Grifone — KF2 Sean GP4th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF2 32nd
Coppa Del Vesuvio — KF2 8th
WSK Euro Series — KF2 49th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF2 7th
CIK-FIA World Championship — KF2 NC
WSK Master Series — KF2 NC
Asian Karting Open Championship — Formula 125 Senior3rd
Bridgestone Cup European Final — KF2 NC
CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF1 14th
2012Indonesia Kart Prix — KF2 Sean GP16th
WSK Master Series — KF2 70th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF2 50th
WSK Euro Series — KF2 82nd
CIK-FIA World Karting Championship — KF1 43rd
Sources: [58] [59]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012 Formula Pilota China Eurasia Motorsport1811261324th
Formula Abarth BVM 300000NC†
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Double R Racing 300000028th
British Formula 3 Championship 120013788th
Masters of Formula 3 100000NC
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 3300002518th
British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 300030NC†
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 170000719th
GP2 Series Carlin 90000030th
2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia22102513rd
2016 GP2 Series Pertamina Campos Racing 2200012415th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 SMP Racing 100001024th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Extreme Speed Motorsports 300014012th
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Pertamina Arden 2200001715th
Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso Test driver
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 2300012915th
Formula One Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Test driver
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Prema Racing 2000001517th
Formula One Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Test driver
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship DAMS 140000321st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jota Sport 600051312nd
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 42003782nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10001N/A2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 100010NC†
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 WRT 630141162nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
2022–23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Monster VR46 with Team WRT 100010NC†
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team WRT 70002944th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10010N/A5th
APRC - Asia Rally Cup Jagonya Ayam21N/AN/A1432nd
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Project 1 200001219th
Saintéloc Racing 10000
Middle East Trophy - GT3 Century Motorsport 100000NC†
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Team WRT 81002854th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 200000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 200011814th

† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Pilota China results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2012 Eurasia Motorsport SHI
1
7		 SHI
2
5		 SHI
3
7		 ORD1
1
4		 ORD1
2
7		 ORD1
3
3		 ORD2
1
2		 ORD2
2
2		 ORD2
3
Ret		 GUA
1
4		 GUA
2
4		 GUA
3
3		 SEP1
1
7		 SEP1
2
4		 SEP1
3
9		 SEP2
1
Ret		 SEP2
2
3		 SEP2
3
1		4th132

Complete British Formula 3 International Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2013 Double R Racing SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
8		 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
5		 SPA
3
8		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
6		 BRH
3
6		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
7		 NÜR
3
11		8th78
2014 Carlin ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
3		 SPA
3
2		 THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		NC†0

† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2013 Double R Racing MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
16		 MNZ
3
17		 SIL
1
24		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
18†		 HOC
1
21		 HOC
2
27		 HOC
3
Ret		 BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
22		 BRH
3
Ret		 RBR
1
22		 RBR
2
17		 RBR
3
20†		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
21		 NOR
3
15		 NÜR
1
20		 NÜR
2
18		 NÜR
3
13		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
20		 ZAN
3
20		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
21		 VAL
3
Ret		 HOC
1
25		 HOC
2
24		 HOC
3
13		28th0
2014 Jagonya Ayam with Carlin SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
20		 SIL
3
NC		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
20		 HOC
3
22		 PAU
1
10		 PAU
2
Ret		 PAU
3
Ret		 HUN
1
10		 HUN
2
21		 HUN
3
13		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
13		 SPA
3
13		 NOR
1
9		 NOR
2
17		 NOR
3
6		 MSC
1
17		 MSC
2
17		 MSC
3
11		 RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
7		 RBR
3
10		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
21†		 NÜR
3
11		 IMO
1
10		 IMO
2
16		 IMO
3
Ret		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
18		 HOC
3
8		18th25

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2015 Jagonya Ayam with Carlin ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
15		 MON
1
8		 SPA
1
15		 SPA
2
12		 HUN
1
15		 HUN
2
Ret		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
Ret		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
10		 NÜR
1
15		 NÜR
2
16		 BUG
1
16		 BUG
2
17		 JER
1
16		 JER
2
9		19th7

Complete GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2015 Carlin BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HUN
FEA
18		 HUN
SPR
20		 SPA
FEA
20		 SPA
SPR
21		 MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA
19		 SOC
SPR
21		 BHR
FEA
23		 BHR
SPR
15		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
C		26th0
2016 Pertamina Campos Racing CAT
FEA
17		 CAT
SPR
13		 MON
FEA
13		 MON
SPR
Ret		 BAK
FEA
7		 BAK
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
2		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
21		 SIL
SPR
18		 HUN
FEA
22		 HUN
SPR
10		 HOC
FEA
Ret		 HOC
SPR
Ret		 SPA
FEA
18		 SPA
SPR
15		 MNZ
FEA
DSQ		 MNZ
SPR
16		 SEP
FEA
16		 SEP
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
21		15th24
2017 Pertamina Arden BHR
FEA
17		 BHR
SPR
17		 CAT
FEA
15		 CAT
SPR
16		 MON
FEA
13		 MON
SPR
12		 BAK
FEA
14		 BAK
SPR
10		 RBR
FEA
10		 RBR
SPR
11		 SIL
FEA
9		 SIL
SPR
16		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
10		 SPA
FEA
15		 SPA
FEA
17		 MNZ
FEA
5		 MNZ
SPR
6		 JER
FEA
16		 JER
SPR
16		 YMC
FEA
15		 YMC
SPR
14		15th17
2018 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing BHR
FEA
7		 BHR
SPR
16		 BAK
FEA
10		 BAK
SPR
Ret		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
6		 MON
FEA
2		 MON
SPR
Ret		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
18		 RBR
FEA
13		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
15		 HUN
FEA
13		 HUN
SPR
11		 SPA
FEA
16		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
11		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 SOC
FEA
DNS		 SOC
SPR
12		 YMC
FEA
17		 YMC
SPR
Ret		15th29
2019 Prema Racing BHR
FEA
Ret		 BHR
SPR
10		 BAK
FEA
6		 BAK
SPR
8		 CAT
FEA
9		 CAT
SPR
9		 MON
FEA
Ret		 MON
SPR
15		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
17		 RBR
FEA
16		 RBR
SPR
12		 SIL
FEA
WD		 SIL
SPR
WD		 HUN
FEA
15		 HUN
SPR
17		 SPA
FEA
C		 SPA
SPR
C		 MNZ
FEA
9		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 SOC
FEA
11		 SOC
SPR
7		 YMC
FEA
17		 YMC
SPR
Ret		17th15
2020 DAMS RBR
FEA
Ret		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
10		 RBR
SPR
7		 HUN
FEA
17		 HUN
SPR
12		 SIL
FEA
15		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
DNS		 CAT
FEA
19†		 CAT
SPR
DNS		 SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
13		 BHR
SPR
14		 BHR
FEA
19		 BHR
SPR
17		21st3

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2016 SMP Racing LMP2 BR Engineering BR01 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
5		 IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 24th10
2021 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ
3		 SPA ALG NC†0†

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2016 Extreme Speed Motorsports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ
4		 SHA
2		 BHR
5		12th40
2021 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
3		 ALG
2		 MNZ
5		 LMS
2		 BHR
2		 BHR
3		2nd131
2022 WRT LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
2		 SPA
1		 LMS
Ret		 MNZ
12		 FUJ
1		 BHR
1		2nd116
2023 Team WRT LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
6		 ALG
6		 SPA
6		 LMS
4		 MNZ
Ret		 FUJ
3		 BHR
2		4th94
2024 Team WRT LMGT3 BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L I6 t QAT
6		 IMO
1		 SPA
Ret		 LMS
2		 SÃO
10		 COA
5		 FUJ
10		 BHR
13		4th85

Complete Formula One participations

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021WDC Points
2017 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR12 Toro Rosso 1.6 V6 t AUS CHN BHR RUS ESP MON CAN AZE AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN
TD		 MAL
TD		 JPN USA
TD		 MEX
TD		 BRA ABU ––
2018 Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Toro Rosso STR13 Honda RA618H 1.6 V6   t AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP MON CAN FRA AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN USA
TD		 MEX BRA ABU ––

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints
2021 Jota LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1
2		 DUB
2
5		 YMC
1
1		 YMC
2
1		2nd78
2023–24 Team Project 1 GT BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6 MYS
1
20		 MYS
2
18		19th12
Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 DUB
1
4		 YMC
1 		YMC
2

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23637th2nd
2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Germany.svg René Rast 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2285DNFDNF
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP232713th5th
2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Leung		 BMW M4 GT3 LMGT328028th2nd

Complete 24H GT Series results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClass123456789Pos.Class
Pos.
2023 Flag of Italy.svg KFC VR46 with Team WRT Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Whale
Flag of Germany.svg Max Hesse		 BMW M4 GT3 Pro DUB
3		 ABU
MUG
SPA
MON
EST
1
EST
2
BAR
KUW
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2024 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Silver BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		CAT
1
15		 CAT
2
14		14th18

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