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Dan Wells (racing driver)

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Daniel Wells
Born1991
Salisbury, United Kingdom
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2010–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
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
"14" "14th"
"17th"
"10th"
"1st"
"NC"
"3rd"
"14th"
"10th"
"9th"
"7th"
"7th"
"12th"
"4th"
"2nd"
"1st"
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Position Points
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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