Sean Gelael

Sean Gelael
Nationality Indonesian
Born 1 November 1996
Jakarta, Indonesia
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Carlin
Car no. 26
Starts 1
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
2013–2014
2012
2012		 FIA European Formula 3
Formula Pilota China
Formula Abarth

Sean Gelael (born 1 November 1996) is an Indonesian racing driver.

Career

Karting

He won third place in Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011.

Asian series

Gelael began his car racing career in his native continent, competing in the Formula Pilota China in 2012. He finished his debut season fourth in the overall standings and second in the "Best Asian Trophy" standings. Gelael raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza.[1]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

Sean Gelael in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014

In 2013, he is participating in the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, joining the Double R Racing team.[2] In 2014, he signed with Carlin to compete in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season.[3] He scored his first ever point in the championship on 10 May 2014 finishing 10th gaining 1 point in Pau Grand Prix.[4] He finished the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season in 18th position with 25 points.[5]

British Formula Three Championship

He also competed in the 2013 British Formula Three season alongside with Antonio Giovinazzi.[6] He claimed his first podium in F3 at Silverstone by finishing 3rd in the second race.[7] He finished eight in the final overall standing.[8]

Masters of Formula 3

He made his debut in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 on 7 July 2013, but was forced to retire.[9]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

On January 20, 2015, it was announced that he will compete in the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season with Carlin partnering with Tom Dillmann.[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Abarth BVM 3 0 0 0 0 0† NC†
Formula Pilota China Eurasia Motorsport 18 1 1 2 6 132 4th
2013 Masters of Formula 3 Double R Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
British Formula Three Championship 12 0 0 1 3 78 8th
FIA European Formula 3 Championship 30 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2014 British Formula Three Championship Carlin 3 0 0 0 3 0 NC
FIA European Formula 3 Championship 33 0 0 0 0 25 18th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 15th*

* Season in progress.

† – As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2013 Double R Racing MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
16		 MNZ
3
17		 SIL
1
24		 SIL
2
16		 SIL
3
18†		 HOC
1
21		 HOC
2
27		 HOC
3
Ret		 BRH
1
23		 BRH
2
22		 BRH
3
Ret		 RBR
1
22		 RBR
2
17		 RBR
3
20†		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
21		 NOR
3
15		 NÜR
1
20		 NÜR
2
18		 NÜR
3
13		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
20		 ZAN
3
20		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
21		 VAL
3
Ret		 HOC
1
25		 HOC
2
24		 HOC
3
13		 28th 0
2014 Jagonya Ayam with Carlin SIL
1
15		 SIL
2
20		 SIL
3
NC		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
20		 HOC
3
22		 PAU
1
10		 PAU
2
Ret		 PAU
3
Ret		 HUN
1
10		 HUN
2
21		 HUN
3
13		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
13		 SPA
3
13		 NOR
1
9		 NOR
2
17		 NOR
3
6		 MSC
1
17		 MSC
2
17		 MSC
3
11		 RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
7		 RBR
3
10		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
21†		 NÜR
3
11		 IMO
1
10		 IMO
2
16		 IMO
3
Ret		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
18		 HOC
3
8		 18th 25

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

  1. ↑ "Engines are still on". Acisportitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Double R confirms three car FIA F3 European Championship Entry". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  3. ↑ Arnau, Viñals Vendrell (19 December 2013). "Giovinazzi, King, Blomqvist and Gelael with Carlin at F3". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "POINTS IN PAU FOR JAGONYA AYAM WITH CARLIN". carlin.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sean Gelael Mengakhiri Musim Dengan Manis" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Three car British F3 return confirmed for Double R". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Superb Silverstone weekend delivers first win of year for Double R". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Giovinazzi Vice-Champion as Calderon makes British F3 history". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Giovinazzi finishes top 10 on Masters of F3 debut". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Carlin return to FR3.5 with Gelael and Dillmann". carlin.co.uk (Carlin). 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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