Hadrien David (born 26 February 2004), is a French racing driver who most recently competed in the

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with R-ace GP. He was the youngest FIA Formula 4 Champion when he won the

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, at the age of 15.

Career

Karting

David started karting at the age of 8 on the Karting de Royan track in his hometown. He started in official competition in 2013 in the Mini-kart category and finished third in the Coupe de France, first in the Poitou-Charentes regional championship and second in the Center Region. In 2014, he finished fifth in the Coupe de France and the French Championship in the Minime category, David was also best rookie. That same year, he entered the 10-153 program of the French Federation of Automobile Sport (FFSA). In 2015, he won the French Cup, the Rotax Challenge and finished third in the French Championship in the same category and became a member of the French Karting Team. In 2016, he made his international debut and became Belgian Champion in X30 Cadet. He again won the Coupe de France and became Champion of France Cadet. In two years, he participated in 30 national and international competitions, climbed 28 times on the podium and won 26 victories. From 2017, he improved his international presence and finished fourth in the European Championship and third in Genk, German Championship and in the OK-Junior category. In 2018, he won the WSK at La Conca in the same category and won a round of the German Championship in Genk in the OK category.

Lower formulae

, David joined the

. In preparation for this season, he also participated in the F4 SEA Championship, using the same Mygale M14-F4-Renault as the French championship. David won 6 of the 8 races he participated in along with 1 second place and 1 seventh place. In the opening round in the French F4 series at

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, he won two of the three races, along with two poles and all three fastest laps, allowing him to take the lead in the championship. He won his third victory of the season at Pau. He won again at

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, and despite some complicated races due to contact with other drivers resulting in him finishing 9th and 16th, David still lead the championship with Réunion's

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being his only real championship rival. David won two new victories on the

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and from this point to the end of the season David didn't fail to step on the podium once with one more victory at

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. This victory made David the youngest driver to win any FIA Formula 4 category at the age of 15 with a total of 280 points. Driving as a guest driver for R-ace GP in the

ADAC Formula 4 Championship at Circuit Zandvoort and Nürburgring. David's best finish was 7th at the final race in Nürburgring, he then returned to the

where he was competing in full time.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In October 2019, David partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with R-ace GP and

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. The following January, it was confirmed David would make his debut in the upcoming season with the latter, partnering

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. Speaking of that opportunity before the season, Renault Academy boss Mia Sharizman remarked that the series was "an excellent platform to develop and test Hadrien David's talent". However, the Frenchman experienced a slow first half of the season, which included a streak of four consecutive races without points. David would improve in the second half, scoring consistent points finishes and finishing on the podium in

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. He ended up finishing tenth in the standings, seven positions behind teammate

Formula Regional European Championship

2021

In 2021 the Frenchman competes in the

for R-ace GP, alongside Léna Bühler,

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and fellow countryman

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. David's first podium came in the first race, with third place in Imola. He finished race two in fourth. David eventually ended 2nd in the standings.

2022

David remained with R-ace GP for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship, as he was unable to find the budget to step up to the

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. At the start of the season, he partook in the

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for the first two rounds, taking two victories and placing 9th in the standings.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

At the end of September, David partook in the

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post-season test with Carlin during the second day.

Formula One

As reward for winning the French F4 title, David became a member of the

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in January 2020. He was released following the academy's rebrand as

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. David was re-signed by the structure in March 2022, this time as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. After just a year, David left the programme.

Karting record

Karting career summary

^† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Karting World Championship results

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:David, Hadrien 2004 births Living people French racing drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers People from Royan MP Motorsport drivers Formula Regional Asian Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Sportspeople from Charente-Maritime French F4 Championship drivers R-ace GP drivers Team Meritus drivers Karting World Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers South East Asian F4 Championship drivers