# David Saelens

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. 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 |
| 1996 | Championnat de France Formule Renault | Peka Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 9th |
| 1996 | 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 |
| 1997 | British Formula Three Championship | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17th |
| 1997 | Macau Grand Prix | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1997 | Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th |
| 1997 | Masters of Formula 3 | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 1998 | British Formula Three Championship | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1998 | Macau Grand Prix | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1998 | Masters of Formula 3 | ASM Formule 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1st |
| 1998 | 24 Hours of Spa | Fina Bastos Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th |
| 1998 | 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 |
| 1999 | American Le Mans Series | Team Rafanelli SRL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1999 | 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 | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver | Test Driver |
| 2003 | American Le Mans Series | JML Team Panoz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 6th |
| 2003 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | JML Team Panoz | 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 DNQ | MON DNQ | CAT DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 8 |
| 1999 | Super Nova Racing | | | | MAG 3 | SIL 9 | A1R Ret | HOC 8 | HUN DNQ | SPA 5 | NÜR 5 | | | 9th | 8 |
| 2000 | D2 Playlife Super Nova | IMO Ret | SIL 8 | CAT 3 | NÜR Ret | MON 3 | MAG 3 | A1R Ret | HOC 18 | HUN 11 | SPA 4 | | | 7th | 15 |
| 2001 | European Minardi F3000 | INT 4 | IMO Ret | CAT 5 | A1R 9 | MON Ret | NÜR 4 | MAG 9 | SIL DNS | HOC | HUN | SPA Ret | MNZ 5 | 10th | 10 |
| 2002 | European Minardi F3000 | INT Ret | IMO Ret | CAT 16 | A1R Ret | MON Ret | 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)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2001 | Team Rosberg | AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM | HOC QR | HOC CR | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | OSC QR 19 | OSC CR 19 | SAC QR 12 | SAC CR 11 | NOR QR 12 | NOR CR 13 | LAU QR 16 | LAU CR 10 | NÜR QR 13 | NÜR CR 10 | A1R QR 10 | A1R CR Ret | ZAN QR 11 | ZAN CR 9 | HOC QR 13 | HOC CR 15 | 21st | 4 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2003 | JML Team Panoz | Benjamin Leuenberger Scott Maxwell | Panoz LMP01 Evo | LMP900 | 233 | DNF | DNF |

### 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 4 | ESP 7 | MON 7 | GER Ret | USA 8 | USA 7 | FRA Ret | GBR 5 | GER 9 | HUN 12 | BEL 5 | ITA 7 | 6th | 114 |
| 2005 | Kadach Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA 4 | ESP 3 | MON 6 | GER 10 | USA 1 | USA 1 | FRA 5 | GBR 5 | GER 1 | HUN 11 | ITA Ret | BEL Ret | 3rd | 145 |
| 2006 | Kadach Racing | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 3 | ITA 4 | GER 3 | ESP 1 | MON 2 | GBR 6 | USA 10 | USA Ret | FRA 5 | GER 13 | HUN Ret | ITA | 5th | 120 |
| 2007 | Team IRWIN | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 5 | BHR 6 | ESP 14 | MON 8 | FRA 10 | GBR 4 | GER 7 | HUN 17 | TUR Ret | ITA 4 | BEL 4 | | 6th | 96 |
| 2008 | Team IRWIN | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 5 | BHR 9 | ESP 26 | TUR 6 | MON 5 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER 8 | HUN 5 | ESP Ret | BEL 6 | ITA 20 | 12th | 73 |

### 24 Hours of Spa results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1993 | Renstal Excelsior | Albert Vanierschot Michel Maillien | Porsche 911 Carrera 2 | Pro GT | 290 | 11th | 10th |
| 1996 | Ecurie Ardennes | Didier Defourny Kurt Thiers | BMW 318 is | Class 2 | 485 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1997 | BMW Fina Team Bigazzi | Alain Ferté Bruno Thiry | BMW M3 | Spa 3.0 | 434 | 14th | 8th |
| 1998 | BMW Fina Bastos Team | Alain Ferté Pierre Fermine | BMW 320i | SP | 473 | 4th | 4th |
| 1999 | BMW Fina Rafanelli | Jenson Button Tomáš Enge | BMW 320i | SP | 22 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | BMW Fina Rafanelli | Grégoire de Mévius Thomas Winkelhock | BMW 320i | SP | | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | Racing Team Belgium | Vanina Ickx Renaud Kuppens | Gillet Vertigo Streiff | GTN | 350 | DNF | DNF |

### 24 Hours of Zolder results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2000 | G&A Racing | Guino Kenis Mikke Van Hool | BMW M3 | TB | | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | Accent Racing Team | Philippe Cracco François Duval Frédérique Jonckheere | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | Class 4 | | DNF | DNF |