Dan Wells (racing driver)
Daniel Wells | |
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| Born | 1991 Salisbury, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Daniel Wells is a professional racing driver hailing from Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Karting
Wells participated in 11 Senior Rotax karting events across southern United Kingdom, achieving the fastest lap among 24 competitors during his inaugural race at Clay Pigeon.
Formula Ford
In 2010, Wells advanced to the Formula Ford 1600 category, collaborating with engineer John Percy. Over seven race weekends, he attained five class pole positions and secured five class victories, which led to interest from the Racing Steps Foundation for their 2010 Formula Renault UK Winter Cup evaluation. Subsequently, Wells stepped up to Formula Renault UK towards the end of 2010, entering the Winter Cup.
During his debut weekend, he finished 5th, closely matching the performance of his more experienced teammate Alex Lynn. Mechanical setbacks and on-track incidents hindered his results in the subsequent weekend, with his highest placement being 11th.
Formula Renault
Wells joined the 2011 Formula Renault UK championship starting from Round 3 with Atech Reid GP. He concluded the season 10th overall, recording his best finishes of 4th place at both Rockingham and Brands Hatch. In the Final Series, Wells achieved three podium finishes across six races, including a runner-up position at Snetterton, ultimately securing second place overall ahead of competitors supported by Red Bull and McLaren.
Efforts to obtain funding for a 2012 season in Formula Renault UK were unsuccessful due to the series' cancellation in March 2012.
Formula Pilota China
On 28 March 2012, Wells declared his intention to compete in the Formula Pilota China championship with KCMG, a team based in Hong Kong.
Career summary
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(key) (Races displayed in bold denote pole position; races shown in italics represent fastest lap)
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 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 KCMG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13th |
| 2014 | Formula Masters China | Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 177 | 3rd |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points |
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| 2012 | Atech Reid GP | ALC Race 1 |
ALC Race 2 |
SPA Race 1 |
SPA Race 2 |
NÜR Race 1 |
NÜR Race 2 |
MSC Race 1 |
MSC Race 2 |
HUN Race 1 |
HUN Race 2 |
LEC Race 1 |
LEC Race 2 |
CAT Race 1 24 |
CAT Race 2 Ret |
NC† | 0 |
† Wells participated as a guest competitor and therefore was not eligible to earn championship points.
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Southampton
- English racing drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Formula Masters China drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- KCMG drivers
- Double R Racing drivers
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- TCR International Series drivers
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- Chinese F4 Championship drivers
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