Hugo de Sadeleer

Hugo de Sadeleer (born 16 July 1997) is a professional racing driver from Switzerland, formerly competing in the LMP2 category of the European Le Mans Series.

Hugo de Sadeleer
Nationality Swiss
Born (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997
Lausanne, Switzerland
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2017 European Le Mans Series
Current teamUnited Autosports
Car number32
Starts6
Wins2
Podiums3
Best finish2nd in 2017
Previous series
2016
2016
2015
2014
2012		Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula BMW

Career

Karting

Born in Lausanne, Sadeleer began karting in 2009 at the age of twelve. He finished 11th in the 2009 Swiss Rotax Max Challenge Mini. [1]

Formula BMW

Sadeleer graduated to single-seaters in 2012, partaking in 10 races of the 2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup finishing 8th in the overall standings. [2] [3]

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2013, Sadeleer signed with Tech 1 racing to participate in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. Because of existing regulations that drivers must be over the age of 16, he was not allowed to participate in the championship and instead took part in testing. Sadeleer participated in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. He finished the season in 16th position with one podium finish at the Pau Grand Prix. [4][5]

In 2015, Sadeleer graduated to the more competitive Formula Renault Eurocup championship. He participated in 17 races and finished the championship in 24th place. [6]

In 2016, Sadeleer participated in the 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship. He participated in 14 races, achieving one victory in Spa-Francorchamps and 3 podiums. He finished the season in 6th place. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Sportscars

On 12 January 2017, team owner Zak Brown announced Sadeleer would drive for United Autosports in the 2017 European Le Mans Series championship. He drove the team's new Ligier JSP217 in the LMP2 category. It was also announced that Sadeleer would participate in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was joined in the cockpit by American driver Will Owen. The third driver was announced to be Filipe Albuquerque.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

It was announced that Sadeleer would rejoin United Autosports for the 2018 European Le Mans Series and the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.[22] For the ELMS campaign, he was be joined in the cockpit by Will Owen and Wayne Boyd.[23] The third driver for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was Juan Pablo Montoya.

Racing Record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup BMW Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 14 8
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 0 1 27 16th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Tech 1 Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 17 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2016 Formula Renault 2.0 North European Cup Tech 1 Racing 15 0 0 2 0 162 9th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 1 0 0 3 89 6th
2017 European Le Mans Series United Autosports 6 2 0 0 3 98 2nd
2018 European Le Mans Series United Autosports 6 0 0 0 1 23 10th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe R-Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 11.5 15th
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver 10 2 0 0 7 99 2nd

* Season still ongoing.
† As de Sadeleer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2017 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
1		 MNZ
6		 RBR
1		 LEC
5		 SPA
4		 ALG
2		 2nd 98
2018 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
9		 MNZ
11		 RBR
15		 SIL
10		 SPA
6		 ALG
3		 10th 23

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 United Autosports Will Owen
Filipe Albuquerque		 Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 362 5th 4th
2018 United Autosports Will Owen
Juan Pablo Montoya		 Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 365 7th 3rd

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 United Autosports Bruno Senna
Paul di Resta
Will Owen		 Ligier JS P217-Gibson P 804 4th 4th

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 R-Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Silver BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
11		 MIS
1
17		 MIS
2
7		 ZAN
1
6		 ZAN
2
8		 NÜR
1
15		 NÜR
2
14		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
9		 2nd 99

References
  1. "Swiss Rotax Max Challenge Mini 2009 standings". 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. "Hugo de Sadeleer, Formula Renault Italia". 28 March 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. "BMW-Talent-Cup 2012: Welcome-Event". 3 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. "HUGO DE SADELEER: "THIS YEAR WILL BE ALL ABOUT LEARNING AND MATURING AS A DRIVER"". 23 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. "Hugo de Sadeleer est ambitieux (Hugo de Sadeleer is ambitious". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. "Hugo de Sadeleer secures Eurocup promotion with Tech 1". 4 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. "MAIDEN VICTORY FOR HUGO DE SADELEER, LANDO NORRIS CLOSES IN ON THE TITLE". 24 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  8. "First win of the season for Hugo de Sadeeler". 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. "Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 – Another podium for Hugo de Sadeleer". 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. "FR 2.0 - Hugo de Sadeleer signe sa première victoire à Spa (First win in Spa for Hugo de Sadeleer". 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  11. "HUGO DE SADELEER: "THIS PODIUM IS A BIT UNEXPECTED"". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  12. "HUGO DE SADELEER: "I HAD A GREAT TIME THIS WEEKEND"". 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  13. "Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 – Première victoire pour Hugo de Sadeleer, Lando Norris fait un pas vers le titre (First win for Hugo de Sadeleer, Lando Norris closer to clinching title)". 24 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  14. "Hugo de Sadeleer ends two Renault Formula 2.0 championships". December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  15. "ALBUQUERQUE COMPLETES UNITED AUTOSPORT'S ELMS LMP2 LINE-UP". February 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  16. "ELMS - United Autosports confirme Owen et de Sadeleer en LM P2 (United Autosports confirms De Sadeleer and Owen as their LMP2 drivers)". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  17. "United Autosports Announces LMP2 Entry for ELMS, 24H Le Mans". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  18. "United Autosports anuncia novo protótipo e participação nas 24 horas de Le Mans(United Autosports announces new prototype and participation in the 24 hours of Le Mans)". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  19. "OWEN AND DE SADELEER JOIN FORCES AT UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR ELMS AND LM24 ASSAULT". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  20. "William Owen et Hugo de Sadeleer chez United Autosports (William Owen and Hugo de Sadeleer at United Autosports)". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  21. "Le Mans 2017: RLR und United Autosport mit von der Partie (New car for Le Mans at United Autosports)". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  22. "Hugo de Sadeleer returns to United Autosports". 23 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  23. "Wayne Boyd Switches To LMP2 For United Autosport ELMS Campaign". 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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