Ugo de Wilde

Ugo de Wilde (born 20 November 2002) is a Belgian racing driver. He currently races in the Formula Renault Eurocup for Arden Motorsport.

Ugo de Wilde
Nationality Belgium
Born (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002
Brussels, Belgium
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2019
Current teamArden Motorsport
Car number27
Starts39
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2020
Previous series
2017-2018
2017-18		French F4 Championship
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

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 2017, 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.[1] 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.[2]

The next year de Wilde continued racing in the now FIA-backed series.[3] He won four races and became vice-champion, 66.5 points behind Caio Collet.[4]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2019 de Wilde made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup for JD Motorsport.[5] 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.

2020 de Wilde would move to Arden Motorsport for another season in the series.[6] Despite three podium finishes de Wilde only managed to finish 9th in the standings.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 French F4 Championship Auto Sport 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 Auto Sport 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

References
  1. "THE BELGIAN UGO DE WILDE IS THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST RACING DRIVER". March 23, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. "Ugo de Wilde takes four F4 South East Asia wins in Thailand". January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. "Why a revitalised French F4 will be a series to watch in 2018". March 29, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. "Ugo de Wilde wins final French F4 race of 2018". October 14, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. "French F4 runner-up Ugo de Wilde to make Formula Renault Eurocup move". December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. "Ugo de Wilde changes teams in Formula Renault Eurocup". March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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