David Vidales
David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver currently racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup Series.
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | León, Spain | 1 May 2002
Formula Renault Eurocup career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | JD Motorsport |
Car number | 32 |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 2 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
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, 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 finishing one place better 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 Finish 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].
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 3rd* |
*Season still in progress.
References
- "CIK-FIA World Championship - OK 2017 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com.
- "David Vidales Ajenjo".
- 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".