David Saelens
| David Saelens | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 2 July 1975 Ypres, Belgium |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2004–08 2002 2001 2000 1999–2002 1999, 2003 1998 1997–98 1997 1996 1995–96 | Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Porsche Supercup Formula One testing DTM Belcar International Formula 3000 American Le Mans Series French Formula Three Belgian Procar British Formula 3 French Formula Renault Formula Renault Europe |
| Championship titles | |
| 1998 1998 | French Formula Three Formula Three Masters |
David Saelens (born 2 July 1975 in Ypres, West Flanders) is a racing driver from Belgium. He drove in several racing classes such as Formula Three, International Formula 3000, American Le Mans Series, DTM and most recently the 2018 Porsche Supercup.[1] In 1998 he won the Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort. In 1998 he became the first non-French driver to win the French Formula Three Championship.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F.Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 Hours of Spa | Excelsior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th |
| 1994 | Championnat de France Formule Renault | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1995 | Eurocup Formula Renault | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 57 | 9th |
| Championnat de France Formule Renault | Peka Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15th | |
| 1996 | Eurocup Formula Renault | Mygale | 10 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 128 | 2nd |
| Championnat de France Formule Renault | Peka Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 9th | |
| 24 Hours of Spa | Ecurie Ardennes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 1997 | French Formula Three Championship | ASM Formule 3 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 131 | 3rd |
| British Formula Three Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th | ||
| 24 Hours of Spa | BMW Fina Bigazzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | |
| 1998 | French Formula Three Championship | ASM Formule 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 229 | 1st |
| British Formula Three Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1st | ||
| 24 Hours of Spa | Fina Bastos Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | |
| Belgian Procar Championship | Juma Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25th | |
| 1999 | International Formula 3000 | Super Nova Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9th |
| American Le Mans Series | Team Rafanelli SRL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Belgian Procar Championship | BMW Fina-Team Rafanelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2000 | International Formula 3000 | Super Nova Racing | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6th |
| Belgian Procar Championship | BMW Fina-Team Rafanelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2001 | International Formula 3000 | European Minardi F3000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10th |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Team Rosberg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st | |
| 2002 | International Formula 3000 | European Minardi F3000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Formula One | KL Minardi Asiatech | Test Driver | |||||||
| 2003 | American Le Mans Series | JML Team Panoz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2004 | Porsche Supercup | Kadach Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 6th |
| American Le Mans Series - GT | Panoz Motor Sports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35th | |
| 2005 | Porsche Supercup | Kadach Racing Team | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 145 | 3rd |
| 2006 | Porsche Supercup | Kadach Racing Team | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 5th |
| 2007 | Porsche Supercup | Team IRWIN SAS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6th |
| 2008 | Porsche Supercup | Team IRWIN SAS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 12th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland | Schnabel Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2017 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux | Belgium Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13th |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | WRT Fina | IMO DNQ |
MON DNQ |
CAT DNQ |
9th | 8 | |||||||||
| Super Nova Racing | MAG 3 |
SIL 9 |
A1R Ret |
HOC 8 |
HUN DNQ |
SPA 5 |
NÜR 5 |
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| 2000 | D2 Playlife Super Nova | IMO Ret |
SIL 8 |
CAT 3 |
NÜR Ret |
MON 3 |
MAG 3 |
A1R Ret |
HOC 18 |
HUN 11 |
SPA 4 |
7th | 15 | ||
| 2001 | European Minardi F3000 | INT 4 |
IMO Ret |
CAT 5 |
A1R 9 |
MON Ret |
NÜR 4 |
MAG 9 |
SIL DNS |
HOC | HUN | SPA Ret |
MNZ 5 |
10th | 10 |
| 2002 | European Minardi F3000 | INT Ret |
IMO Ret |
CAT 16 |
A1R Ret |
MON Ret |
NÜR | SIL | MAG | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ | NC | 0 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Team Rosberg | AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM | HOC QR |
HOC CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
OSC QR 19 |
OSC CR 19 |
SAC QR 12 |
SAC CR 11 |
NOR QR 12 |
NOR CR 13 |
LAU QR 16 |
LAU CR 10 |
NÜR QR 13 |
NÜR CR 10 |
A1R QR 10 |
A1R CR Ret |
ZAN QR 11 |
ZAN CR 9 |
HOC QR 13 |
HOC CR 15 |
21st | 4 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  JML Team Panoz
|
 Benjamin Leuenberger Scott Maxwell
|
Panoz LMP01 Evo | LMP900 | 233 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kadach Racing | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 4 |
ESP 7 |
MON 7 |
GER Ret |
USA 8 |
USA 7 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 5 |
GER 9 |
HUN 12 |
BEL 5 |
ITA 7 |
6th | 114 |
| 2005 | Kadach Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA 4 |
ESP 3 |
MON 6 |
GER 10 |
USA 1 |
USA 1 |
FRA 5 |
GBR 5 |
GER 1 |
HUN 11 |
ITA Ret |
BEL Ret |
3rd | 145 |
| 2006 | Kadach Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 3 |
ITA 4 |
GER 3 |
ESP 1 |
MON 2 |
GBR 6 |
USA 10 |
USA Ret |
FRA 5 |
GER 13 |
HUN Ret |
ITA | 5th | 120 |
| 2007 | Team IRWIN | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 5 |
BHR 6 |
ESP 14 |
MON 8 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 4 |
GER 7 |
HUN 17 |
TUR Ret |
ITA 4 |
BEL 4 |
6th | 96 | |
| 2008 | Team IRWIN | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 5 |
BHR 9 |
ESP 26 |
TUR 6 |
MON 5 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 8 |
HUN 5 |
ESP Ret |
BEL 6 |
ITA 20 |
12th | 73 |
References
- ^ Newbold, James; Turner, Kevin (25 July 2018). "How to conquer the Spa 24 Hours - Autosport Performance". Autosport.
External links
- David Saelens career summary at DriverDB.com