Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael (born 1 November 1996) is an

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racing driver currently competing with WRT in the

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. He competed in

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from 2015 to 2016, and the

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from 2017 to 2020, racing for

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in his final season.

Career

Open-wheel racing

Karting

In 2011, he competed in the Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011, finishing third in the overall standings.

Asian series

Gelael began his car racing career in his native continent, competing in the

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in 2012. He finished his debut season fourth in the overall standings and second in the "Best Asian Trophy" standings. He raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at

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FIA European Formula 3 Championship

2013

In 2013, Gelael participated in the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, joining the

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team.

2014

In 2014, Gelael signed with Carlin for the 2014 season. On 10 May 2014, he scored his first ever point in the championship, finishing 10th and therefore scoring one point in the

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. He finished the season in 18th position with 25 points.

British Formula 3 Championship

Gelael competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 International Series alongside

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, driving for

. He claimed his first podium in at

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by finishing 3rd in the second race. He finished eight in the final overall standings.

Masters of Formula 3

On 7 July 2013, Gelael made his debut in the

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, but was forced to retire from the race.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

On 20 January 2015, it was announced that Gelael will compete in the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Carlin partnering with

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. He finished 19th in the overall standings.

GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship

2015

Gelael made his

debut with

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in the

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in the 2015 season. He finished 18th in the feature race and 20th in the sprint race.

2016

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, Gelael competed full-time in the GP2 Series with

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, partnering

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. At

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, he finished 19th in the feature race having started from 22nd on the grid. He scored his first podium at the

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, where he finished second behind his teammate Evans, who won the race.

2017

With the championship rebranded to the

, Gelael moved to the Pertamina Arden team for the 2017 season, joining

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. Gelael lost the team battle, finishing in points-paying positions just in four races.

2018

Gelael raced for

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in the 2018 season, joining

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driver

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. In the

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, he scored his only podium for the season, finishing second in the feature race. He failed to score points for the rest of the season following his podium finish. He placed 15th with 29 points in the overall standings.

2019

For the 2019 season, Gelael remained with Prema, partnered by

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winner

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. He lost the team battle, finishing in 17th position in the drivers' standings by scoring points in just five races.

2020

Gelael left Prema to join reigning FIA Formula 2 teams' champion

for the 2020 season, replacing

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. He was joined by two-time

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winner and

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member

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. He scored points in both races of the second round at the Red Bull Ring, finishing tenth and seventh. He broke a

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from an impact with a kerb during the Barcelona feature race, and was unable to start the sprint race. He was replaced at DAMS by

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driver

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for the next four rounds. At the time of his injury he had scored three points, compared to 61 points for teammate Ticktum.

FIA Formula 2 departure

Due to a string of accidents and technical failures, followed by Gelael's seldom points-scoring performances in FIA Formula 2 Championship that contributed to poor seasons, Gelael's father Ricardo Gelael announced that his son will no longer continue racing in Formula 2 after the 2020 season.

Formula One

Gelael had his first experience of Formula One machinery, driving the Toro Rosso STR12 at the in-season test after the

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, completing 78 laps. He continued to drive for

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in a testing capacity throughout the season, including tests at the

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and

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as well as Friday practice appearances in

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, the

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and

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. He continued his association with Toro Rosso during the season, appearing at testing days in

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, Hungary and Abu Dhabi, and at the Friday practice session of the . In 2019, Gelael again took part in the post-season tyre test for Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi.

Endurance racing

Asian Le Mans Series

Gelael made his

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debut in the second half of 2015–16 season. Competing for Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia alongside

, the pair won both races they drove in and finished third in the standings. Gelael returned to the series for the full 2021 season, driving for

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alongside

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drivers

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and

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in LMP2. He finished second and fifth in Dubai and won both races in Abu Dhabi.

European Le Mans Series

Gelael competed in the 2021 4 Hours of Monza with Jota Sport, driving alongside

n driver

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, where he finished third.

FIA World Endurance Championship

Gelael made his

debut with

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in the 2016 season, competing in the last three rounds of the season. Gelael competed in the

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with Jota Sport, partnering

and

to drive the No. 28 Jota Sport LMP2 car. In the

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, he finished seventh in the overall standings and second in the LMP2 class, achieving a podium in his

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debut. In 2022 Gelael continued in the

, switching teams to previous year's champions

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to drive alongside

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and

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. He got his maiden win in the FIA WEC LMP2 class at the 2022

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as well as finishing third overall in the race.

Personal life

Gelael is the son of the owner of the

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Indonesian franchise and former rally driver Ricardo Gelael, and actress Rini S Bono. He is the cousin of Indonesian tennis player Justin Barki. His late grandfather Dick Gelael is the founder of Gelael Supermarket and Multi Food Indonesia.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

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

Complete Formula Pilota China results

(

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

Complete British Formula 3 International Series results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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

Complete GP2 Series results

(

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(

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

Complete Formula One participations

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicates fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

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