Daniel Wells is a British racing driver from Salisbury.
Career
Karting Wells competed in eleven Senior Rotax kart races in the South of the United Kingdom - setting a fastest lap in a field of 24 in his first ever race at Clay Pigeon.
Formula Ford In 2010, Wells graduated to Formula Ford 1600. Together with engineer John Percy - who ran him out of a single trailer - he took five class poles and five class wins in seven race weekends.
This brought Wells to the attention of the Racing Steps Foundation for their 2010 Formula Renault UK Winter Cup shoot-out. Wells graduated to Formula Renault UK in late 2010, taking part in the 2010 Formula Renault UK Winter Cup.
Wells finished fifth in his first ever race weekend, lapping a tenth of a second off experienced teammate Alex Lynn. In the second weekend, Wells suffered incidents and mechanical failures, coming away with a best result of 11th.
Formula Renault Wells joined the 2011 Formula Renault UK championship with Atech Reid GP from Round 3. He finished tenth in the overall in the standings, 22 shy of seventh place, with a best result of 4th at Rockingham and Brands Hatch.
In the Formula Renault UK Final Series, Wells scored three podiums in six races, with a best result of second at Snetterton. He emerged as Vice Champion of the series, never finishing outside the top-six beating Red Bull and McLaren backed drivers. Over the winter, Wells worked to secure the necessary budget for a 2012 Formula Renault UK seat. However, in March 2012, it was announced that Formula Renault UK series would not take place in 2012.
Formula Pilota China On 28 March 2012, Wells announced he would compete in the Formula Pilota China Series in 2012, for the Hong Kong-based KCMG team.
Racing record
Career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2010 Club Formula Ford 1600 JRP Motorsport 11 5 5 2 9 N/A N/A Formula Renault UK Winter Series Fortec Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 56 11th 2011 Formula Renault UK Atech Reid GP 20 0 0 0 0 251 10th Formula Renault UK Finals Series 6 0 0 0 3 136 2nd 2012 Formula Pilota China KCMG 18 3 3 3 9 179 2nd 2013 Formula Masters China Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG30000713th 2014 Formula Masters China Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG18201121773rd British Formula 3 International Series Double R Racing300014110th Japanese Formula 3 Championship Toda Racing20000014th Macau Grand Prix20000N/A17th 2015 Asian Formula Renault Series BlackArts Racing Team121079103301st TCR International Series Campos Racing000000NC 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Am KCMG11111263rd 2016 Audi R8 LMS Cup China KCMG200001814th 2017 FRD LMP3 Series Eurasia Motorsport800013610th 2018 F4 Chinese Championship BlackArts Racing Team30002559th GT4 International Cup 3Y Technology30000N/A7th 2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Leipert Motorsport60004387th 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition20000812th 2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Leipert Motorsport?1???1024th 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am Rexal FFF Racing Team1210061052nd 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-Am DW Evans GT12800111601st2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro DW Evans GT12402101411st
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 DC Points 2012 Atech Reid GPALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2MSC1MSC2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 NC† 0
† As Wells was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
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