Hadrien David

Hadrien David
David with Renault in 2019
NationalityFrance French
Born (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 20)
Royan, France
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamR-ace GP
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number10
Starts36 (36 entries)
Wins5
Podiums14
Poles4
Fastest laps5
Best finish2nd in 2021
Previous series
2020
2019
2019
2019		Formula Renault Eurocup
F4 SEA Championship
ADAC Formula 4
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2019French F4 Championship

Hadrien David (born 26 February 2004), is a French racing driver who currently races in the Formula Regional European Championship part-time with Monolite Racing, having previously competed with R-ace GP for the previous two years. He was the youngest FIA Formula 4 Champion when he won the French F4 Championship in 2019, at the age of 15. He was the 2021 Formula Regional European runner-up.

Career

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Karting

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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

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David racing in the 2019 French F4 Championship

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

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In October 2019, David partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with R-ace GP and MP Motorsport.[5] The following January, it was confirmed David would make his debut in the upcoming season with the latter, partnering Franco Colapinto.[6] Speaking of that opportunity before the season, Renault Academy boss Mia Sharizman remarked that the series was "an excellent platform to develop and test Hadrien David's talent".[7] However, the Frenchman experienced a slow first half of the season, which included a streak of four consecutive races without points. David would improve in the second half, scoring consistent points finishes and finishing on the podium in Imola. He ended up finishing tenth in the standings, seven positions behind teammate Franco Colapinto.

Formula Regional European Championship

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2021

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David racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2021 the Frenchman competes in the Formula Regional European Championship for R-ace GP, alongside Léna Bühler, Zane Maloney and fellow countryman Isack Hadjar.[8] David's first podium came in the first race, with third place in Imola. He finished race two in fourth. David eventually ended 2nd in the standings.

2022

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David racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

David remained with R-ace GP for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship, as he was unable to find the budget to step up to the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[9] At the start of the season, he partook in the Formula Regional Asian Championship for the first two rounds,[10] taking two victories and placing 9th in the standings.[11][12]

2023

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David racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

David spent 2023 on the sidelines. However, he made a one-off return in the championship with ART Grand Prix for the Spa-Francorchamps as driver Charlie Wurz was having laryngitis.[13] He again returned to the championship with Monolite Racing, to replace an absent Kirill Smal at the Red Bull Ring round.[14]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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At the end of September 2022, David partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with Carlin during the second day.[15]

The following year in 2023, David partook in FIA Formula 3 post-season test again, this time with MP Motorsport.[16]

Eurocup-3

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David joined Eurocup-3 for a one-off round at MotorLand Aragón in 2024, competing with Drivex.[17]

Formula One

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As reward for winning the French F4 title, David became a member of the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020.[6] He was released following the academy's rebrand as Alpine Academy.

David was re-signed by the structure in March 2022, this time as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme.[18] After just a year, David left the programme.[19]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2012 Championnat de France Regional Aquitaine — Mini Kart 1st
Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart 5th
Sens Trophy — Mini Kart NC†
Championnat de France Regional Bourgogne Franche-Comte — Mini Kart NC†
2013 Regional Series — Mini Kart 1st
Sens Trophy — Mini Kart 1st
Championnat de France Regional Centre — Mini Kart 2nd
Coupe de France — Mini Kart 3rd
Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart 8th
2014 Stars of Karting — Minime 5th
Championnat de France — Minime 5th
Coupe de France— Minime 5th
2015 Trophée Oscar Petit— Minime 1st
National Series Karting — Minime 1st
Coupe de France — Minime 1st
Rotax Max Challenge France — Minime 1st
Championnat de France — Minime 3rd
2016 Championnat de Belgique — Cadet 1st
Championnat de France — Cadet 1st
Coupe de France — Cadet 1st
National Series Karting — Cadet 1st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max 11th
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Chiesa Corse 9th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 26th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ 34th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 21st
Coupe de France — OKJ 2nd
German Karting Championship — Junior 3rd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 4th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 87th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior 19th
2018 South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Kosmic Racing Departement 15th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 7th
German Karting Championship — Senior NC
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 12th

† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Karting World Championship results

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Year Team Car Quali Heats Main race
2017 Italy Chiesa Corse OKJ 87th DNQ

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 7 9 7 14 281 1st
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus GP 8 6 3 5 6 182 7th
ADAC F4 Championship R-ace GP 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 20 0 0 0 1 71 10th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 20 2 1 2 9 209 2nd
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship 3Y Technology by R-ace GP 6 2 1 3 2 64 9th
Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 20 3 3 4 7 224 4th
Italian F4 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 10 18th
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 CD Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
Monolite Racing 4 0 0 0 0
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship R-ace GP 5 3 2 0 3 75 3rd
Macau Formula 4 Race 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2024 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 R-ace GP 7 1 5 1 3 68 2nd
Prototype Winter Series - Class 3 1 1 1 0 1 9.29 12th
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3
Eurocup-3 DXR by Drivex

† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(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 280

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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(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
14 		NÜR
2
7 		MAG
1
Ret 		MAG
2
13 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
11 		CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
6 		SPA
1
8‡ 		SPA
2
14 		IMO
1
6 		IMO
2
3 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
Ret 		LEC
1
9 		LEC
2
Ret 		10th 71

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 R-ace GP IMO
1
3 		IMO
2
4 		CAT
1
12 		CAT
2
Ret 		MCO
1
4 		MCO
2
3 		LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
10 		ZAN
1
3 		ZAN
2
12 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
3 		RBR
1
2 		RBR
2
Ret 		VAL
1
7 		VAL
2
6 		MUG
1
23 		MUG
2
6 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
3 		2nd 209
2022 R-ace GP MNZ
1
4 		MNZ
2
7 		IMO
1
10 		IMO
2
4 		MCO
1
1 		MCO
2
2 		LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
4 		ZAN
1
12 		ZAN
2
7 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
1 		SPA
1
18 		SPA
2
2 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
1 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
2 		MUG
1
8 		MUG
2
4 		4th 224
2023 ART Grand Prix IMO
1 		IMO
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1
16† 		SPA
2
4† 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		29th 0
Monolite Racing RBR
1
20 		RBR
2
14 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
15 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2

† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 3Y by R-ace GP ABU
1
Ret 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
9 		DUB
1
1 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
3
1 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		9th 64

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2023 R-ace GP ZZIC1
1
 ZZIC1
2
 ZZIC1
3
 MAC
1
Ret 		MAC
2
7 		SEP1
1
1 		SEP1
2
1 		SEP1
3
1 		SEP2
1
 SEP2
2
 SEP2
3
 3rd 75

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2024 R-ace GP LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 CAT
2 		LEC
3 		LMS
1
21 		LMS
2
5 		SPA
Ret 		MUG
1 		ALG
14 		2nd 68

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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(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 DC Points
2024 DXR by Drivex SPA
1
 SPA
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 ARA
1
6 		ARA
2
21 		JER
1
 JER
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 17th* 8*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "Hadrien David rejoint le championnat de France de F4". 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "F4 round-up: Al Habsi Xcels in Spain, David dominates in Malaysia". 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Hadrien David becomes French F4 champion after Paul Ricard victory". 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Hadrien David to make ADAC F4 debut at Zandvoort". 29 July 2019.
  5. ^ Wood, Elliot (October 28, 2019). "Oscar Piastri sets pace in post-season Eurocup test at Yas Marina". FormulaScout. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Hillman, Rachel (January 27, 2020). "Hadrien David becomes Renault junior, joins MP in Formula Renault". FormulaScout. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Mickaël Guilmeau (27 January 2020). "Hadrien David rejoint la Renault Sport Academy". frnaceracing.fr. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ^ Allen, Peter (15 February 2021). "Hadrien David joins R-ace GP for Formula Regional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (1 February 2022). "French teens David and Masson confirmed for 2022 FREC campaigns". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (16 January 2022). "FREC runner-up Hadrien David to do first two FRAC rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. ^ Edwards, Jordan (29 January 2022). "Hadrien David takes controlling FRAC win at Dubai Autodrome". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  12. ^ Edwards, Jordan (30 January 2022). "David ends his two rounds in FRAC with second win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  13. ^ Wood, Ida (27 June 2023). "Hadrien David to make FREC return at Spa as doctor rules Wurz out". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ^ Wood, Ida (5 September 2023). "Hadrien David makes another FREC comeback as Carrasquedo debuts". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Jerez post-season testing Day 2 entry list". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  16. ^ Wood, Ida (3 October 2023). "David, Fittipaldi and Tramnitz to drive for MP in FIA F3's Jerez test". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  17. ^ Wood, Ida (23 July 2024). "Chovet and David to make single-seater comebacks in Eurocup-3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  18. ^ Allen, Peter (9 March 2022). "David and Pulling among Alpine Academy affiliates for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (14 February 2023). "Alpine expands Academy by promoting affiliates, adding Mini and Neate". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by French F4 Championship
Champion
2019 		Succeeded by
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