Hadrien David

Hadrien David (born 26 February 2004 in Royan), is a French racing driver. He is the youngest FIA Formula 4 Champion in history by winning the French F4 Championship in 2019, at the age of 15. He is a member of the Renault Sport Academy.

Hadrien David
David with Renault
Nationality French
Born (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004
Royan, France
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2020
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number14
Best finishTBA in 2020
Previous series
2019
2019
2019		F4 SEA Championship
ADAC Formula 4
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2019French F4 Championship

Career

Karting

David started karting at the age of 8 on the Karting de Royan track in his hometown. He started in official competition in 2013 in the Mini-kart category and finished third in the Coupe de France, first in the Poitou-Charentes regional championship and second in the Center Region. In 2014, he finished fifth in the Coupe de France and the French Championship in the Minime category, David was also best rookie. That same year, he entered the 10-153 program of the French Federation of Automobile Sport (FFSA). In 2015, he won the French Cup, the Rotax Challenge and finished third in the French Championship in the same category and became a member of the French Karting Team.

In 2016, he made his international debut and became Belgian Champion in X30 Cadet. He again won the Coupe de France and became Champion of France Cadet. In two years, he participated in 30 national and international competitions, climbed 28 times on the podium and won 26 victories. From 2017, he improved his international presence and finished fourth in the European Championship and third in Genk, German Championship and in the OK-Junior category. In 2018, he won the WSK at La Conca in the same category and won a round of the German Championship in Genk in the OK category.

Lower formulae

In 2019, David joined the French F4 Championship[1]. In preparation for this season, he also participated in the F4 SEA Championship, using the same Mygale M14-F4-Renault as the French championship. David won 6 of the 8 races he participated in along with 1 second place and 1 seventh place[2].

In the opening round in the French F4 series at Nogaro, he won two of the three races, along with two poles and all three fastest laps, allowing him to take the lead in the championship. He won his third victory of the season at Pau. He won again at Lédenon, and despite some complicated races due to contact with other drivers resulting in him finishing 9th and 16th, David still lead the championship with Réunion's Reshad de Gerus being his only real championship rival. David won two new victories on the Hungaroring and from this point to the end of the season David didn't fail to step on the podium once with one more victory at Paul Ricard. This victory made David the youngest driver to win any FIA Formula 4 category at the age of 15 with a total of 280 points[3].

Driving as a guest driver for R-ace GP in the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at Circuit Zandvoort and Nürburgring. David's best finish was 7th at the final race in Nürburgring, he then returned to the French F4 Championship where he was competing in full time.[4]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In October 2019, David partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with R-ace GP and MP Motorsport.[5] In January 2020, it was confirmed David would make his debut in the upcoming season with the latter.[6]

Formula One

As reward for winning the French F4 title, David became a member of the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020.[6]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 French F4 Championship 21 7 9 7 14 281 1st
Formula 4 SEA Championship Meritus GP 8 6 3 5 6 182 7th
ADAC F4 Championship R-ace GP 6 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 16 9th*

*Season still in progress.

Complete French F4

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2019 NOG
1
1		 NOG
2
4		 NOG
3
1		 PAU
1
2		 PAU
2
Ret		 PAU
3
1		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
6		 SPA
3
2		 LÉD
1
1		 LÉD
2
9		 LÉD
3
16		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
Ret		 HUN
3
1		 MAG
1
2		 MAG
2
3		 MAG
3
2		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
3		 LEC
3
2		 1st 281

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 19 19 20 Pos Points
2020 MP Motorsport MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
6		 IMO
1
9		 IMO
2
12		 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 YMC
1
 YMC
2
 9th* 16*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. https://franceracing.fr/f4/hadrien-david-rejoint-le-championnat-de-france-de-f4/
  2. https://formulascout.com/f4-round-up-al-habsi-xcels-in-spain-david-dominates-in-malaysia/49418
  3. https://formulascout.com/hadrien-david-becomes-french-f4-champion-after-paul-ricard-victory/55428
  4. https://formulascout.com/hadrien-david-to-make-adac-f4-debut-at-zandvoort/52891
  5. Wood, Elliot (October 28, 2019). "Oscar Piastri sets pace in post-season Eurocup test at Yas Marina". FormulaScout. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. Hillman, Rachel (January 27, 2020). "Hadrien David becomes Renault junior, joins MP in Formula Renault". FormulaScout. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Caio Collet		 French F4 Championship
Champion
2019		 Succeeded by
TBA
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