David Perel
South African racing driver (born 1985)
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David Perel (born 7 May 1985[1] in Cape Town) is a South African racing driver competing in the European Le Mans Series for Spirit of Race, the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Rinaldi Racing and the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Realize Kondo Racing with Rinaldi.[2][3]
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South African
FIA Bronze (2016–2017)
FIA Silver (2018–)| David Perel | |
|---|---|
Perel in 2024 | |
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 7 May 1985 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Racing licence | FIA Bronze (2016–2017) FIA Silver (2018–) |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2021–22 2021–22 2020 2019 2016, 2018 2015, 2019, 2021 2014–15 2008, 2010, 2012–14 | GT Cup Open Europe FIA World Endurance Championship Asian Le Mans Series Le Mans Cup 24H Series International GT Open Italian GT Championship Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Formula Volkswagen South Africa |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2017 2017 | Blancpain GT Series – Am Cup Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am Cup Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Am Cup |
He was the champion of the Overall, Endurance and Sprint, Am Cup classes in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series.[4][5]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | RCM South Africa - Senior Max | 18th | |
| 2004 | RCM South Africa - Senior Max | ? | |
| 2006 | RCM South Africa - Senior Max | 4th | |
| 2007 | RMC Grand Finals - Senior Max | 6th | |
| Source:[2] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Am | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
HUN QR 31 |
HUN CR 25 |
CAT QR |
CAT CR |
4th | 29 |
| 2017 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Am | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR 30 |
ZOL CR 4 |
HUN QR 30 |
HUN CR Ret |
NÜR QR 28 |
NÜR CR 27 |
1st | 77 |
| 2018 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 10 |
5th | 16.5 |
| 2019 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 16 |
MIS 1 12 |
MIS 2 22 |
ZAN 1 25 |
ZAN 2 15 |
NÜR 1 20 |
NÜR 2 24 |
HUN 1 25 |
HUN 2 Ret |
2nd | 102.5 |
| 2021 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Silver | MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 8 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
17th | 7.5 |
| Source:[3] | |||||||||||||||
Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Manufacturer | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | BAT | SPA 22 |
LAG | NC | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | BAT | LAG | SPA | SUZ | KYA 13 |
NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | BAT | IND | SPA 19 |
KYA | NC | 0 | |
| 2021 | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 | SPA 17 |
IND | KYA | NC | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | BAT | SPA 33 |
IND | GUL | NC | 0 | |
| 2025 | Ferrari | Ferrari 296 GT3 | BAT | NUR 8 |
SPA 27 |
SUZ | IND | 30th | 4 |
| Source:[3] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC | MNZ | CAT | SIL | SPA 5 |
ALG 2 |
11th | 28 |
| 2020 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 2 |
SPA 1 |
LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
ALG 2 |
2nd | 99 | |
| 2021 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT 3 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 2 |
MNZ 1 |
SPA NC |
ALG 4 |
2nd | 89 |
| 2022 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 9 |
IMO 3 |
MNZ 8 |
CAT 2 |
SPA | ALG | 10th | 39 |
| 2023 | Spirit of Race | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT 5 |
LEC 5 |
ARA 6 |
SPA 7 |
POR 7 |
ALG 3 |
5th | 55 |
| 2024 | Spirit of Race | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 5 |
LEC 1 |
IMO 8 |
SPA Ret |
MUG Ret |
ALG 7 |
9th | 45 |
| 2025 | Spirit of Race | LMGT3 | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT 4 |
LEC 4 |
IMO 3 |
SPA 10 |
SIL 8 |
ALG 6 |
6th | 52 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rinaldi Racing | GT | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 8 |
DUB 2 2 |
ABU 1 4 |
ABU 2 3 |
3rd | 49 |
| 2022 | Rinaldi Racing | GT | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 2 |
DUB 2 1 |
ABU 1 7 |
ABU 2 6 |
3rd | 57 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Spirit of Race |
 Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | LMGTE AM | 109 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Spirit of Race |
Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | LMGTE AM | 339 | 43rd | 10th |
| Source:[3] | |||||||