Introduction
Sean Gelael (born November 1, 1996) is an Indonesian racing driver. He currently drives for Campos Racing in the 2016 GP2 Series season.
Career
Karting
He won third place in Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011.
Asian series
Sean began his car racing career in his native continent, competing in the Formula Pilota China in 2012. He finished his debut season fourth in the overall standings and second in the "Best Asian Trophy" standings. Sean raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza.
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
In 2013, he participated in the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, joining the Double R Racing team. In 2014, he signed with Carlin to compete in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season. He scored his first ever point in the championship on 10 May 2014 finishing 10th gaining 1 point in Pau Grand Prix. He finished the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season in 18th position with 25 points.
British Formula 3 Championship
He also competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 season alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. He claimed his first podium in F3 at Silverstone by finishing 3rd in the second race. He finished eight in the final overall standing.
Masters of Formula 3
He made his debut in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 on 7 July 2013, but was forced to retire.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
On 20 January 2015, it was announced that he will compete in the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season with Carlin partnering with Tom Dillmann.
GP2 Series
Sean Gelael made his GP2 Series début with Carlin Motorsport in Hungary on 24–26 July 2015. Gelael finished 18th in the feature race and 20th in the sprint race.
In 2016, Gelael will compete full time in the GP2 Series with Jagonya Ayam Campos Racing partnering Mitch Evans. At Catalunya, Gelael finished 19th in the feature race having started from 22nd on the grid. Gelael had his first podium in Spielberg, Austria where he finished in 2nd alongside his teammate Mitch Evans who won the race.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Formula Abarth | BVM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† |
| Formula Pilota China | Eurasia Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 132 | 4th | |
| 2013 | Masters of Formula 3 | Double R Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| British Formula 3 Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 8th | ||
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | ||
| 2014 | British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | NC |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18th | |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19th |
| GP2 Series | Carlin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |
| 2015–16 | Asian Le Mans Series | Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 3rd |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Pertamina Campos Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15th |
| European Le Mans Series | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24th | |
| World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 12th |
† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Double R Racing | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 16 | MNZ 3 17 | SIL 1 24 | SIL 2 16 | SIL 3 18† | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 27 | HOC 3 Ret | BRH 1 23 | BRH 2 22 | BRH 3 Ret | RBR 1 22 | RBR 2 17 | RBR 3 20† | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 21 | NOR 3 15 | NÜR 1 20 | NÜR 2 18 | NÜR 3 13 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 20 | ZAN 3 20 | VAL 1 Ret | VAL 2 21 | VAL 3 Ret | HOC 1 25 | HOC 2 24 | HOC 3 13 | 28th | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 20 | SIL 3 NC | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 20 | HOC 3 22 | PAU 1 10 | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 Ret | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 21 | HUN 3 13 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 13 | SPA 3 13 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 17 | NOR 3 6 | MSC 1 17 | MSC 2 17 | MSC 3 11 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 7 | RBR 3 10 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 21† | NÜR 3 11 | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 16 | IMO 3 Ret | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 18 | HOC 3 8 | 18th | 25 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 15 | MON 1 8 | SPA 1 15 | SPA 2 12 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 Ret | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 10 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 16 | BUG 1 16 | BUG 2 17 | JER 1 16 | JER 2 9 | 19th | 7 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carlin | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA 18 | HUN SPR 20 | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR 21 | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA 19 | SOC SPR 21 | BHR FEA 23 | BHR SPR 15 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR C | 30th | 0 |
| 2016 | Pertamina Campos Racing | CAT FEA 17 | CAT SPR 13 | MON FEA 13 | MON SPR Ret | BAK FEA 7 | BAK SPR Ret | RBR FEA 2 | RBR SPR Ret | SIL FEA 21 | SIL SPR 18 | HUN FEA 22 | HUN SPR 10 | HOC FEA Ret | HOC SPR Ret | SPA FEA 18 | SPA SPR 15 | MNZ FEA DSQ | MNZ SPR 16 | SEP FEA 16 | SEP SPR Ret | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 21 | 15th | 24 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 5 | IMO | RBR | LEC | SPA | EST | 24th | 10 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ 4 | SHA 2 | BHR 5 | 12th | 40 |