Hadrien David
Hadrien David | |
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| Born | February 26, 2004 Royan, France |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Youngest FIA Formula 4 Champion (2019 French F4 Championship) |
Hadrien David (born 26 February 2004) is a French racing driver currently participating part-time in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship with Monolite Racing, following a two-year tenure at R-ace GP. At just 15 years old, he secured the title of youngest FIA Formula 4 Champion by triumphing in the 2019 French F4 Championship, and later achieved second place in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship.
Karting
David's karting journey began at age 8 in Royan, where he started competing officially in 2013. Early achievements included a third-place finish in the Coupe de France Mini-kart and several regional championships. In 2014, he ranked fifth in both the Coupe de France and the French Championship Minime division, while also entering the FFSA's 10-153 development program. By 2015, he claimed victory in the French Cup and Rotax Challenge, secured third nationally, and earned a spot on the French Karting Team.
His international prominence rose in 2016 after winning the Belgian X30 Cadet Championship, securing another Coupe de France title, and capturing the French Cadet crown. Over a span of two years, David amassed 26 wins and stood on the podium 28 times out of 30 national and international competitions. Beginning in 2017, he broadened his international experience by finishing fourth in the European Championship and third in both the German Championship held at Genk and the OK-Junior category. In 2018, his successes included winning a WSK La Conca round and a German Championship race at Genk within the OK class.
Lower formulae
In 2019, David made his debut in the French F4 Championship. Prior to this, he competed in the F4 SEA Championship driving the same Mygale M14-F4-Renault vehicle, where he won six out of eight races along with a second-place and a seventh-place finish.
At the season opener of French F4 in Nogaro, David secured two victories out of three races, earned two pole positions, and recorded all three fastest laps, taking an early lead in the championship standings. He followed this by winning rounds at Pau and Lédenon. Despite encountering setbacks due to collisions that led to ninth and sixteenth place finishes, he kept his championship lead ahead of competitor Reshad de Gerus. Subsequently, David claimed two wins at the Hungaroring and maintained a strong run of podium finishes through to the season's conclusion, including a victory at Paul Ricard. This performance crowned him as the youngest FIA Formula 4 champion ever at age 15 with a total of 280 points.
David also participated as a guest driver for R-ace GP during select rounds of the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 at Circuit Zandvoort and Nürburgring, where his best result was seventh place before returning full-time to compete in French F4.
Formula Renault Eurocup
In October 2019, David took part in post-season testing at Yas Marina with both R-ace GP and MP Motorsport. By January 2020, it was confirmed that he would make his debut in the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup driving for MP Motorsport alongside teammate Franco Colapinto. Mia Sharizman, head of Renault Academy, described this championship as "an excellent platform to develop and test Hadrien David's talent."
David experienced a challenging start to his rookie season, including four consecutive races without scoring points. However, his form improved during the latter half with consistent point-scoring finishes and a podium appearance at Imola, concluding the season tenth overall—seven positions behind Colapinto.
2021
During the 2021 season, French racer Hadrien David took part in the Formula Regional European Championship representing R-ace GP. His teammates included Léna Bühler, Zane Maloney, and fellow Frenchman Isack Hadjar. David achieved his inaugural podium by finishing third at Imola, followed by a fourth-place finish in the next round, concluding the season as the runner-up in the overall championship.
2022
David remained with R-ace GP for the 2022 campaign after being unable to secure necessary backing to move up to the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship. At the start of the year, he participated in two rounds of the Formula Regional Asian Championship, where he claimed two wins and ranked ninth in the final standings.
2023
After a mostly quiet 2023, David returned briefly to the series with ART Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, stepping in for Charlie Wurz who was sidelined due to illness. Subsequently, he competed at the Red Bull Ring round driving for Monolite Racing as a substitute for Kirill Smal.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In September 2022, David took part in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 with Carlin. He also returned for the 2023 post-season evaluation, this time testing with MP Motorsport.
Eurocup-3
In 2024, David made a one-off appearance in a round of the Eurocup-3 held at MotorLand Aragón, competing for Drivex.
Formula One
Following his triumph in the French F4 championship, David entered the Renault Sport Academy in January 2020. After the academy transitioned to become the Alpine Academy, he was initially released but rejoined in March 2022 as part of Alpine’s Affiliate programme. He exited this programme after one year.
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Championnat de France Regional Aquitaine — Mini Kart | 1st | |
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | 5th | ||
| Sens Trophy — Mini Kart | NC† | ||
| Championnat de France Regional Bourgogne Franche-Comte — Mini Kart | NC† | ||
| 2013 | Regional Series — Mini Kart | 1st | |
| Sens Trophy — Mini Kart | 1st | ||
| Championnat de France Regional Centre — Mini Kart | 2nd | ||
| Coupe de France — Mini Kart | 3rd | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | 8th | ||
| 2014 | Stars of Karting — Minime | 5th | |
| Championnat de France — Minime | 5th | ||
| Coupe de France— Minime | 5th | ||
| 2015 | Trophée Oscar Petit— Minime | 1st | |
| National Series Karting — Minime | 1st | ||
| Coupe de France — Minime | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge France — Minime | 1st | ||
| Championnat de France — Minime | 3rd | ||
| 2016 | Championnat de Belgique — Cadet | 1st | |
| Championnat de France — Cadet | 1st | ||
| Coupe de France — Cadet | 1st | ||
| National Series Karting — Cadet | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max | 11th | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — KF3 | Chiesa Corse | 9th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 |
26th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 |
34th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ |
21st | ||
| Coupe de France — KF3 | 2nd | ||
| German Karting Championship — Junior | 3rd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3 |
4th | ||
| Karting World Championship — KF3 |
87th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior |
19th |
† As a guest competitor, David was not eligible to earn points.
Complete Karting World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying Heats | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Chiesa Corse | OKJ | 87th | DNQ |
Summary of Racing Career
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Victories | Pole Positions | Fastest Laps | Podium Finishes | Points Accumulated | Final Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 281 | 1st |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Meritus GP | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 182 | 7th | |
| ADAC F4 Championship | R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 10th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | R-ace GP | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 209 | 2nd |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | (3Y Technology by R-ace GP) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 9th |
| 2022 Formula Regional European Championship | (R-ace GP) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 224 | 4th | |
| 2022 Italian F4 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18th | ||
| Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | CD Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2023 | 2023 Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| Monolite Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | (R-ace GP) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 3rd | |
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| 2024
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| (R-ace GP)
1 1 1 0 1 9.29 12th | |||||||||
| (Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3)
0 0 0 0 0 0 NC | |||||||||
| (Eurocup-3)
DXR by Drivex 2 0 0 0 0 8 18th | |||||||||
| 2025 | (Le Mans Cup - LMP3)
(R-ace GP) 4 0 0 1 2 38* style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' '3rd*' ' | ||||||||
| (GT4 European Series - Silver)
TGR Team Matmut Évolution |
† Competed as a guest driver and thus was not eligible for points.
* Current season ongoing.
Full French F4 Championship outcomes
(key) (Events shown in bold signify pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Standing | Points |
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| 2019 | NOG 1 1 |
NOG 2 4 |
NOG 3 1 |
PAU 1 2 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 2 |
LÉD 1 1 |
LÉD 2 9 |
LÉD 3 16 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 1 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 3 |
MAG 3 2 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 3 |
LEC 3 2 |
Champion | 280 |
Full Formula 4 South East Asia Championship outcomes
(key) (Events in bold represent pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Standing | Points | |||||||||
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| 2019 | Meritus GP |
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7th |
195 |
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3rd |
75 |
Full ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
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| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Position | Total Points |
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| 2019 | R-ace GP | OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
OSC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 16 |
ZAN 3 10 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 11 |
NÜR 3 7 |
HOC2 1 |
HOC2 2 |
HOC2 3 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
SAC 3 |
NC | - |
Full Formula Renault Eurocup results
(legend) (Bold races indicate pole positions) (Italicized races indicate fastest laps)
| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Standing | Points Accumulated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 6 |
IMO 1 9 |
IMO 2 12 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 7 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 13 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 11 |
CAT 1 < br > 5 |
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‡ Half points were granted due to the race covering less than three-quarters of the scheduled distance.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races displayed in italics represent fastest lap)
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| 2021 | R-ace GP | IMO 1 3rd |
IMO 2 4th |
CAT 1 12th |
CAT 2 Retired |
MCO 1 4th |
MCO 2 3rd |
LEC 1 Winner |
LEC 2 10th |
ZAN 1 3rd |
ZAN 2 12th |
SPA 1 2nd |
SPA 2 3rd |
RBR 1 2nd |
RBR 2 Retired |
VAL 1 7th |
VAL 2 6th |
MUG 1 23rd |
MUG 2 6th |
MNZ 1 Winner |
MNZ 2 3rd |
Runner-up | 209 |
| 2022 | R-ace GP | MNZ 1 4th |
MNZ 2 7th |
IMO 1 10th |
IMO 2 4th |
MCO 1 Winner |
MCO 2 2nd |
LEC 1 6th |
LEC 2 4th |
ZAN 1 12th |
ZAN 2 7th |
HUN 1 8th |
HUN 2 Winner |
SPA 1 18th |
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4th |
224 |
Full Formula Regional European Championship results
2023 || rowspan=2 | ART Grand Prix / Monolite Racing || Multiple venues || 29th || 0 |-- Note:* Since David participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points.
Full Formula Regional Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps among top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final Position | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3Y by R-ace GP | ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 Ret |
ABU 3 9 |
DUB 1 1 |
DUB 2 4 |
DUB 3 1 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
9th | 64 |
Full Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Category | Car Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Overall Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R-ace GP | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | CAT 2 |
LEC 3 |
LMS 1 21 |
LMS 2 5 |
SPA Ret |
MUG 1 |
ALG 14 |
2nd | 68 |
| 2025 | R-ace GP | LMP3 | Duqueine D09 | CAT 8 |
LEC 5 |
LMS 1 2 |
LMS 2 2 |
SPA | SIL | ALG | 3rd* | 38* |
* Current season in progress.
Full Eurocup-3 Season Results
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final Standing | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DXR by Drivex | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ARA 1 6 |
ARA 2 21 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
18th | 8 |
Full GT4 European Series Results
(legend) (Events highlighted in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics signify fastest laps)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final Position | Total Points |
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| 2025 | TGR Team Matmut Évolution | Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 | Silver Class | LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 2 |
ZAN 1 40† |
ZAN 2 2 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 6 |
MIS 1 9 |
MIS 2 32† |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
7th* | 64* |