| David Vidales | |
| Nationality: |  Spanish |
| Full Name: | David Vidales Ajenjo |
| Birth Date: | 2002 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | León, Spain |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Gold |
| Prev Series: | 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 set to race 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 podium finisher in the Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing.
Vidales started karting in 2013 where he won the Spanish Karting Championship, he won it for the 2nd time the following year. In 2017 Vidales joined the Tony Kart racing team where he finished 3rd 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 3rd in the Kart World Cup in 2018 and then managed to improve by one place in 2019.[2]
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 1st 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 2nd race, JD Motorsport locked out the front row, Vidales starting in 2nd, 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.
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] The Spaniard won the first race of the season at Imola, having dominated the race with pole position and every lap led.
Vidales joined Campos Racing for the 2022 F3 season, after testing with them the previous year in post-season testing.[6]
In November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.[7]
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]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Spanish Championship — Alevin | 4th | |
| 2013 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | 1st | |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Vidales, Ignacio | 14th | |
| 2014 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | STR Corse | 4th |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 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 | |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 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 | ||
| 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 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 169 | 6th | |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 10th | |
| F3 Asian Championship | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13th | ||
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 16th | |
| 2023 | Super Formula Lights | B-Max Racing Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9th | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors |
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