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 second time the following year. In 2017, Vidales joined the Tony Kart racing team, where he finished third 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 third 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 forst 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 second race, JD Motorsport locked out the front row, Vidales starting in second, 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. Vidales 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 SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2012Spanish Championship — Alevin4th2013Spanish Championship — Cadet1stTrofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini6thAndrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini29thWSK Final Cup — 60 MiniVidales, Ignacio14th2014WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniSTR Corse4thAndrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini25thEuro Finale — Mini Max3rdSpanish Championship — Cadet1stMini ROK International Final — Bridgestone FinalPere Vila Str Corse4thWSK Master Series — 60 Mini14thWSK Final Cup — 60 MiniSTR Corse4th2015South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ27thAndrea Margutti Trophy — KFJ3rdSKUSA SuperNationals — TaG JuniorEnergy Corse America29thTrofeo Industrie — KFJ3rdWSK Super Master Series — KFJEnergy Corse25thCIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ14thWSK Final Cup — KFJ3rd2016WSK Champions Cup — OKJEnergy Corse9thWSK Super Master Series — OKJ6thGerman Karting Championship — JuniorKSM Schumacher Racing Team4thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJTony Kart Racing Team8thCIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ2ndWSK Final Cup — OKJ3rd2017WSK Champions Cup — OKTony Kart Racing Team6thSouth Garda Winter Cup — OK29thWSK Super Master Series — OK4thCIK-FIA European Championship — OK10thCIK-FIA World Championship — OK2ndWSK Final Cup — OK3rd2018South Garda Winter Cup — OKTony Kart Racing Team9thWSK Super Master Series — OK7thCIK-FIA European Championship — OK6thCIK-FIA European Championship — KZ214thCIK-FIA World Championship — OK8thCIK-FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ23rdWSK Final Cup — OK25th2019FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2Tony Kart Racing Team2ndWSK Euro Series — KZ229thCIK-FIA European Championship — KZ26th 2024WSK Final Cup  — KZ2Energy Corse Srl 28th

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 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 2025 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3 Pro-Am AF Corse 4 1 0 0 3 80 1st

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 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 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 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 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 IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 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 BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 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 AUT1 AUT2 AUT3 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 SUZ1 SUZ2 SUZ3 FUJ1 FUJ2 FUJ3 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 9th 19

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2024 AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 31st 1

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