Ugo de Wilde (born 20 November 2002) is a Belgian racing driver. He is competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup as part of Rowe Racing as a factory driver for BMW.

Career

Karting Born and raised in Brussels, de Wilde started his karting career in 2011. He competed mainly in European Karting Series, such as the domestic Belgian Kart Cup, where he finished second at the age of nine, and in the CIK-FIA European Championship in his last year of karting in 2016, where he competed against drivers such as Red Bull Academy member Dennis Hauger and Frenchman Théo Pourchaire, trumping the latter in the standings.

Lower formulae In 2017, de Wilde made his single-seater racing debut in the French F4 Championship at the age of 14, a record at the time. He didn't score any points until the midpoint of the season, though he drastically improved in its second half, scoring three podiums, helping the Belgian to 12th in the standings.

In the winter of 2017–2018, de Wilde competed in two rounds of the Formula 4 SEA Championship, where he won five races, which helped him to finish third in the drivers' championship.

The next year, de Wilde continued racing in the now FIA-backed series. He won four races and became vice-champion, 66.5 points behind Caio Collet.

Formula Renault Eurocup In 2019, de Wilde made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for JD Motorsport. He won the first race of the championship at Monza, however he was unable to score more podium finishes this year. De Wilde finished the season in seventh place.

In 2020, de Wilde would move to Arden Motorsport for another season in the series. Despite three podium finishes, de Wilde only managed to finish ninth in the standings.

European Le Mans Series De Wilde switched over to the European Le Mans Series for the 2021 season with Inter Europol Competition in the LMP3 category.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2011 Chrono Dutch RMC - Micro Max 15th 2011–12 Chrono Rotax Max Winter Cup Micromax 11th 2012 Belgian Kart Cup - Mini Parilla 2nd BNL Karting Series - Rotax Micro 5th 2013 BNL Karting Series - Minimax 10th 2014 BNL Karting Series - Minimax 4th 2015 FIA Karting European Championship - KF Junior 35th X30 Challenge Europa - X30 Junior 31st FIA Karting Academy Trophy 13th IAME International Final - X30 Junior 19th 2016 WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior Ecurie Hesbaye Raph WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior 26th FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior 15th FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior Ecurie Hesbaye 22nd IAME International Final - X30 Junior 5th

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 24 0 0 1 3 68 12th 2017–18 F4 SEA Championship Meritus.GP 12 5 2 3 8 212 3rd 2018 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 4 4 1 8 237 2nd 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 20 1 0 0 1 81 7th 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden Motorsport 20 0 0 0 3 85.5 9th 2021 Alpine Elf Europa Cup Herrero Racing 12 4 6 4 9 169 2nd European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 6 1 0 0 3 674th Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport411012116th IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3-1 Mühlner Motorsport America2120156019th 2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Mühlner Motorsport600011915th IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport America3000048127th 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Iron Lynx121024475th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 DKR Engineering10000N/A15th2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Imperiale Racing800000NC Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 2 0 0 0 0 11 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing300000NC2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT51111633rd China GT Championship - GT3 FIST Team AAI600003810th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - BMW M240i Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels 1 0 0 0 1 0 NCNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP3TFK Performance Motorsport 2 0 0 0 2 0 NC24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st2026Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Schubert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 * *Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP-X 1 1 0 1 1 * *24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-X11111N/A 1stGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupROWE RacingItalian GT Championship Sprint Cup - GT3BMW Italia Ceccato Racing * Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2017 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 12th 68 2018 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 DIJ1 DIJ2 DIJ3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 JER1 JER2 JER3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 2nd 237

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Points 2017-18SEP11SEP12SEP13SEP14SEP15SEP16CLA1CLA2CLA3CLA4CLA5CLA6 CHA1 CHA2 CHA3 CHA4 CHA5 CHA6 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 SEP24 SEP25 SEP26SEP31SEP32SEP33SEP34SEP35SEP36 3rd 212

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 2019 JD Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 YMC1 YMC2 7th 81 2020 Arden Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 9th 85.5 ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Alpine Elf Europa Cup 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 Pos Points 2021 Herrero Racing NOG1 NOG2 MAG1 MAG2 SPA1 SPA2 CAT1 CAT2 LEC1 LEC2 POR1 POR2 2nd 169

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints2021Inter Europol CompetitionLMP3Ligier JS P320Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8CATRBRLECMNZSPAALG 4th 672022Mühlner MotorsportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 15th 19

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 2022 Mühlner Motorsports America LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK PET 27th 481

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2023 DKR Engineering Maxime Martin Tom van Rompuy Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 311 32nd 15th LMP2 Pro-Am 3rd

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2024 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver LEC 33rd 1 Gold SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H 9th 38 Bronze NÜR MNZ JED 43rd 2 2025 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Evo Pro LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 3rd 63 2026 Rowe RacingBMW M4 GT3 EvoGold LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 1st* 89* * Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points 2024 Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Bronze MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT26th42.5

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Saintéloc Racing Paul Evrard Gilles Magnus Jim Pla Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold 476 15th 2nd 2025 Team WRT Kelvin van der Linde Charles Weerts BMW M4 GT3 Evo Pro Cup 548 7th 7th 2026 ROWE Racing Jens Klingmann Tim Tramnitz BMW M4 GT3 Evo Gold Cup 540 11th 1st

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2021 McDonald's Racing François Bouillon Koen De Wit Adam Eteki Karlo Van Dosselaer Norma M20-FC Belcar 1 819 2nd 2nd

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 FK Performance Motorsport Michael Bräutigam Jens Klingmann Charles Weerts BMW M2 Racing (G87) SP 3T 120 35th 1st 2026 Schubert Motorsport Connor De Phillippi Jens Klingmann Neil Verhagen BMW M3 Touring 24H SP-X 156 4th 1st

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