# David Vidales

David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver who last competed 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 a podium finisher in the Super Formula Lights with B-Max Racing.

## Junior racing career
### Karting

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. Vidales then finished 3rd in the Kart World Cup in 2018 and then managed to improve by one place in 2019.

### Formula Renault Eurocup

In late July 2020, Vidales management team announced he’d be joining JD Motorsport for the second round in Imola. 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. 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.

### Formula Regional European Championship

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. The Spaniard won the first race of the season at Imola, having dominated the race with pole position and every lap led.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

Vidales joined Campos Racing for the 2022 F3 season, after testing with them the previous year in post-season testing.

### Formula One

In November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.

### Super Formula

At the end of 2022, Vidales partook in a Super Formula test with B-Max Racing. In March 2023, the team announced that Vidales would switch from Formula 3 to Super Formula Lights for the 2023 season.

## Endurance racing career
### 2024

In 2024, Vidales switched to endurance racing, joining the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AF Corse.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2012 | Spanish Championship — Alevin | | 4th |
| 2013 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | | 1st |
| 2013 | Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini | | 6th |
| 2013 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | | 29th |
| 2013 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Vidales, Ignacio | 14th |
| 2014 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | STR Corse | 4th |
| 2014 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | STR Corse | 25th |
| 2014 | Euro Finale — Mini Max | | 3rd |
| 2014 | Spanish Championship — Cadet | | 1st |
| 2014 | Mini ROK International Final — Bridgestone Final | Pere Vila Str Corse | 4th |
| 2014 | WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | | 14th |
| 2014 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | STR Corse | 4th |
| 2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | | 27th |
| 2015 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ | | 3rd |
| 2015 | SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Junior | Energy Corse America | 29th |
| 2015 | Trofeo Industrie — KFJ | | 3rd |
| 2015 | WSK Super Master Series — KFJ | Energy Corse | 25th |
| 2015 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | Energy Corse | 14th |
| 2015 | WSK Final Cup — KFJ | Energy Corse | 3rd |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Energy Corse | 9th |
| 2016 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Energy Corse | 6th |
| 2016 | German Karting Championship — Junior | KSM Schumacher Racing Team | 4th |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 8th |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 2nd |
| 2016 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 3rd |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 6th |
| 2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 29th |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 4th |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 10th |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 2nd |
| 2017 | WSK Final Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 3rd |
| 2018 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 9th |
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 7th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 6th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | 14th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 8th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | 3rd |
| 2018 | WSK Final Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 25th |
| 2019 | FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | 2nd |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | 29th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | 6th |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| 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 |
| 2021 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31st |

### Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(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 | Pos | Points |
| 2020 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 1 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 8 | MAG 1 2 | MAG 2 3 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 4 | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 4 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 16 | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 Ret | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 7 | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 9 | 6th | 169 |

### Complete F3 Asian Championship 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | DUB 1 9 | DUB 2 11 | DUB 3 2 | ABU 1 6 | ABU 2 5 | ABU 3 12 | 13th | 38 |

### Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(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 | Prema Powerteam | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 7 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 Ret | MCO 1 7 | MCO 2 6 | LEC 1 11 | LEC 2 8 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 14 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 25 | RBR 1 13 | RBR 2 7 | VAL 1 2 | VAL 2 5 | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 15 | MNZ 1 10 | MNZ 2 Ret | 10th | 102 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR 10 | BHR FEA 8 | IMO SPR 11 | IMO FEA 8 | CAT SPR 1 | CAT FEA Ret | SIL SPR 12 | SIL FEA 9 | RBR SPR 18 | RBR FEA 12 | HUN SPR Ret | HUN FEA 13 | SPA SPR 7 | SPA FEA 8 | ZAN SPR 21 | ZAN FEA Ret | MNZ SPR DNS | MNZ FEA Ret | 16th | 29 |

### Complete Super Formula Lights 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | B-Max Racing Team | AUT 1 4 | AUT 2 Ret | AUT 3 4 | SUG 1 11 | SUG 2 5 | SUG 3 6 | SUZ 1 6 | SUZ 2 6 | SUZ 3 10 | FUJ 1 Ret | FUJ 2 10 | FUJ 3 10 | OKA 1 4 | OKA 2 7 | OKA 3 3 | MOT 1 DNS | MOT 2 WD | MOT 3 WD | 9th | 19 |