David Saelens

David Saelens
Born	(1975-07-02) July 2, 1975 Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1993–2018

David Saelens (born 2 July 1975 in Ypres, West Flanders) is a professional Belgian racing driver who has competed in multiple categories such as Formula Three, International Formula 3000, the American Le Mans Series, DTM, and most recently, the 2018 Porsche Supercup. Notably, he secured victory at the Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 held in Zandvoort in 1998 and made history as the first non-French competitor to win the French Formula Three Championship.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1993	24 Hours of Spa	Excelsior	1	0	0	0	0	0	11th
1994	Championnat de France Formule Renault	Unknown	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1995	Eurocup Formula Renault	Unknown	?	?	?	?	?	?	57	9th
	Championnat de France Formule Renault	Peka Racing	13	0	0	0	0	21	15th
1996	Eurocup Formula Renault	Mygale	10	0	?	?	4	128	2nd
	Championnat de France Formule Renault	Peka Racing	14	0	0	0	3	55	9th
	24 Hours of Spa	Ecurie Ardennes	1	0	0	0	1	0	3rd

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1997	align=left |French Formula Three Championship	rowspan=5 align=left |(ASM Formule 3)	17	2	4	1	8	131	style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd
	align=left |1997 British Formula Three Championship	1	0	0	0	1	15	17th
	align=left |1997 Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	align=left |1997 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three	1	0	0	0	0	0	4th
	align=left |1997 Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	0	0	9th
	align=left |Spa 24 Hours	align=left |BMW Fina Bigazzi	1	0	0	0	0	0	14th

- ! rowspan=6 |1998	French Formula Three Championship	(ASM Formule 3)	22	12	12	9	14	229	1st |-	1998 British Formula Three Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	1998 Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	1998 Masters of Formula 3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1st |-	Spa 24 Hours	Fina Bastos Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	Belgian Procar Championship	Juma Racing	1	0	0	0	0	28	- ! rowspan=3 |1999	1999 International Formula 3000 Championship	Super Nova Racing	6	0	0	0	1	8	-	1999 American Le Mans Series	Team Rafanelli SRL	1	0	0	۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰00 24 Hours of Spa results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class Pos. 1993 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Renstal Excelsior Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Vanierschot Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michel Maillien Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Pro GT 290 11th 10th 1996 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ecurie Ardennes Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Didier Defourny Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kurt Thiers BMW 318 is Class 2 485 3rd 1st 1997 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall BMW Fina Team Bigazzi Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alain Ferté Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bruno Thiry BMW M3 Spa 3.0 434 14th 8th 1998 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall BMW Fina Bastos Team Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alain Ferté Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pierre Fermine BMW 320i SP 473 4th 4th 1999 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall BMW Fina Rafanelli Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jenson Button Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomáš Enge BMW 320i SP 22 DNF DNF 2000 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall BMW Fina Rafanelli Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Grégoire de Mévius Thomas Winkelhock BMW 320i SP DNF DNF 2002 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Racing Team Belgium Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vanina Ickx Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Renaud Kuppens Gillet Vertigo Streiff GTN 350 DNF DNF 24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class Pos. 2000 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall G&A Racing Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Guino Kenis Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mikke Van Hool BMW M3 TB DNF DNF 2006 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Accent Racing Team Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Philippe Cracco Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall François Duval Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Frédérique Jonckheere Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Class 4 DNF DNF