David Vidales
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Spanish| David Vidales | |
|---|---|
 Vidales in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Full name | David Vidales Ajenjo |
| Born | 1 May 2002 León, Spain |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
| Current team | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 71 |
| Starts | 7 (7 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 31st in 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021 2020 | Super Formula Lights FIA Formula 3 Championship F3 Asian Championship Formula Renault Eurocup |
David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver who last competed 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 a podium finisher in the Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing.
Karting
Vidales started karting in 2013, where he won the Spanish Karting Championship, he won it for the second time the following year. In 2017, Vidales joined the Tony Kart racing team, where he finished third 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 third in the Kart World Cup in 2018 and then managed to improve by one place 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 forst 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 second race, JD Motorsport locked out the front row, Vidales starting in second, 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
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] Vidales won the first race of the season at Imola, having dominated the race with pole position and every lap led.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Vidales joined Campos Racing for the 2022 F3 season, after testing with them the previous year in post-season testing.[6]
Formula One
In November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.[7]
Super Formula
At 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]
Endurance racing career
2024
In 2024, Vidales switched to endurance racing, joining the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AF Corse.[10]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Spanish Championship — Alevin | 4th | |
| 2013 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Vidales, Ignacio | 14th | |
| 2014 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | STR Corse | 4th |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 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 | |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 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 | ||
| CIK-FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2 | 3rd | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2024 | WSK Final Cup — KZ2 | Energy Corse Srl | 28th |
