Introduction
Ugo de Wilde (born 20 November 2002) is a Belgian racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born and raised in Brussels, De Wilde started his karting career in 2011. He competed mainly in European Karting Series, such as the domestic Belgian Kart Cup, where he finished second at the age of nine, and in the CIK-FIA European Championship in his last year of karting in 2016, where he competed against drivers such as Red Bull Academy member Dennis Hauger and Frenchman Théo Pourchaire, trumping the latter in the standings.
Lower formulae
In 2017 De Wilde made his single-seater racing debut in the French F4 Championship at the age of 14, a record at the time. He didn't score any points until the midpoint of the season, though he drastically improved in its second half, scoring three podiums, helping the Belgian to 12th in the standings.
In the Winter of 2017-18 the Belgian competed in two rounds of the Formula 4 SEA Championship, where he won five races, which helped him to finish third in the drivers' championship.
The next year De Wilde continued racing in the now FIA-backed series. He won four races and became vice-champion, 66.5 points behind Caio Collet.
Formula Renault Eurocup
In 2019 De Wilde made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for JD Motorsport. He won the first race of the championship at Monza, however he was unable to score more podium finishes this year. The Belgian finished the season in seventh place.
In 2020 De Wilde would move to Arden Motorsport for another season in the series. Despite three podium finishes De Wilde only managed to finish 9th in the standings.
European Le Mans Series
De Wilde switched over to the European Le Mans Series for the 2021 season with Inter Europol Competition in the LMP3 category.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 12th |
| 2017–18 | F4 SEA Championship | Meritus.GP | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 212 | 3rd |
| 2018 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 237 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 7th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85.5 | 9th |
| 2021 | Alpine Elf Europa Cup | Herrero Racing | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 169 | 2nd |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Inter Europol Competition | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 4th | |
| Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Mühlner Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16th | |
| IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3-1 | Mühlner Motorsport America | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 560 | 19th | |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Mühlner Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | Mühlner Motorsport America | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 481 | 27th | |
| 2023 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | Iron Lynx |
* Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NOG1 13 |
NOG2 14 |
NOG3 15 |
MNZ1 13 |
MNZ2 13 |
MNZ3 12 |
PAU1 12 |
PAU2 12 |
PAU3 12 |
SPA1 12 |
SPA2 8 |
SPA3 12 |
MAG1 12 |
MAG2 10 |
MAG3 13 |
CAT1 7 |
CAT2 3 |
CAT3 5 |
LEC1 4 |
LEC2 7 |
LEC3 3 |
12th | 68 |
| 2018 | NOG1 1 |
NOG2 5 |
NOG3 2 |
PAU1 3 |
PAU2 4 |
PAU3 2 |
SPA1 7 |
SPA2 Ret |
SPA3 6 |
DIJ1 1 |
DIJ2 8 |
DIJ3 5 |
MAG1 Ret |
MAG2 4 |
MAG3 4 |
JER1 6 |
JER2 3 |
JER3 6 |
LEC1 1 |
LEC2 5 |
LEC3 1 |
2nd | 237 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | JD Motorsport | MNZ1 1 |
MNZ2 Ret |
SIL1 4 |
SIL2 7 |
MON1 9 |
MON2 12 |
LEC1 7 |
LEC2 8 |
SPA1 13 |
SPA2 12 |
NÜR1 10 |
NÜR2 9 |
HUN1 DNS |
HUN2 11 |
CAT1 9 |
CAT2 6 |
HOC1 4 |
HOC2 11 |
YMC1 13 |
YMC2 11 |
7th | 81 |
| 2020 | Arden Motorsport | MNZ1 8 |
MNZ2 Ret |
IMO1 8 |
IMO2 8 |
NÜR1 12 |
NÜR2 12 |
MAG1 7 |
MAG2 7 |
ZAN1 12 |
ZAN2 13 |
CAT1 3 |
CAT2 Ret |
SPA1 3‡ |
SPA2 2 |
IMO1 9 |
IMO2 5 |
HOC1 Ret |
HOC2 8 |
LEC1 8 |
LEC2 11 |
9th | 85.5 |
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Alpine Elf Europa Cup 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Herrero Racing | NOG1 2 |
NOG2 1 |
MAG1 DNS |
MAG2 Ret |
SPA1 2 |
SPA2 4 |
CAT1 3 |
CAT2 3 |
LEC1 1 |
LEC2 1 |
POR1 3 |
POR2 1 |
2nd | 169 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT 3 |
RBR 4 |
LEC NC |
MNZ 3 |
SPA NC |
ALG 1 |
4th | 67 |
| 2022 | Mühlner Motorsport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 9 |
IMO 11 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT | SPA | ALG | 8th* | 17* |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mühlner Motorsports America | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 9 |
MDO | WGL 10 |
MOS |
ELK |
PET |
27th | 481 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DKR Engineering | Maxime Martin Tom van Rompuy |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 311 | 32nd | 15th |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 3rd |