David Saelens Explained

David Saelens
Nationality:	Belgian
Birth Date:	1975 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ypres, Belgium
Prev Series:	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
Prev Series Years:	2008 2004–08 2001 2000 1999–2002 1999, 2003 1998 1997–98 1997 1996 1995–96
Titles:	French Formula Three Formula Three Masters
Title Years:	1998 1998

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
1995	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
2000	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
2001	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
2002	Formula One	KL Minardi Asiatech	Test Driver
2003	American Le Mans Series	JML Team Panoz	8	0	0	0	6	101	6th
2003	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
2004	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
2008	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	MON	CAT										9th	8
1999	Super Nova Racing				MAG	SIL	A1R	HOC	HUN	SPA	NÜR			9th	8
2000	D2 Playlife Super Nova	IMO	SIL	CAT	NÜR	MON	MAG	A1R	HOC	HUN	SPA			7th	15
2001	European Minardi F3000	INT	IMO	CAT	A1R	MON	NÜR	MAG	SIL	HOC	HUN	SPA	MNZ	10th	10
2002	European Minardi F3000	INT	IMO	CAT	A1R	MON	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)

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	ESP	MON	GER	USA	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	6th	114
2005	Kadach Racing	Porsche 997 GT3	ITA	ESP	MON	GER	*USA*	*USA*	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ITA	BEL	3rd	145
2006	Kadach Racing	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	ITA	GER	ESP	MON	GBR	USA	USA	FRA	GER	HUN	ITA	5th	120
2007	Team IRWIN	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL		6th	96
2008	Team IRWIN	Porsche 997 GT3	BHR	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	ESP	BEL	ITA	12th	73

Notes and References

Web site: How to conquer the Spa 24 Hours - Autosport Performance. James . Newbold. Kevin. Turner. Autosport. 25 July 2018.