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.
| David Vidales | |
|---|---|
 Vidales in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | David Vidales Ajenjo |
| Born | 1 May 2002 León, Spain |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021 2020 | Super Formula Lights FIA Formula 3 Championship F3 Asian Championship Formula Renault Eurocup |
Career
editKarting
editVidales 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
editIn 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
edit
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
editVidales joined Campos Racing for the 2022 F3 season, after testing with them the previous year in post-season testing.[6]
Formula One
editIn November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.[7]
Super Formula
editAt 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
editKarting career summary
edit| 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 | ||
| 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
editRacing career summary
edit| 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 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit(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
edit- ^ "CIK-FIA World Championship - OK 2017 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.
- ^ "David Vidales Ajenjo". Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Allen, Peter (July 22, 2020). "Vidales to make single-seater debut in Formula Renault Eurocup with JD Motorsport".
- ^ Suttill, Josh (July 26, 2020). "David Vidales ends debut Eurocup weekend with second Imola win".
- ^ Allen, Peter (December 14, 2020). "David Vidales joins Prema for merged FREC". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (17 February 2022). "Campos protege David Vidales to race for team in Formula 3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Tony Kart Racing Team drivers under examination at the Ferrari Driver Academy". November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Klein, James (18 November 2022). "B-Max to hold SF Lights test for international drivers". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (1 March 2023). "F3 winner Vidales secures B-Max Super Formula Lights drive". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- David Vidales career summary at DriverDB.com