Théophile Naël
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Théophile Naël | |
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![]() Naël in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Saint-Étienne, France | 27 June 2007
FRECA career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Saintéloc Racing |
Car number | 44 |
Starts | 10 (10 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2024 2023 2022–2023 | FR Middle East Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Championship titles | |
2023 | F4 Spanish Championship |
Théophile Naël (born 27 June 2007) is a French racing driver who is the 2023 F4 Spanish champion. He is currently racing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for Saintéloc Racing.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Naël was a successful karter in his national category, taking the crown in the 2018 French Championship, National Series Karting and in the 2020 IAME Series.[1][2][3]
Formula 4
[edit]2022
[edit]Naël made his single-seater debut during the fourth round of the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship with Saintéloc Racing at Spa-Francorchamps, around a week after he had turned 15.[4] Having achieved four points finishes with a high of eighth place, Naël ended 19th in the standings with 11 points.
2023
[edit]During 2023 pre-season, Naël was announced to drive in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Saintéloc Racing.[5] With multiple points finishes across the season, Naël placed 11th in the standings.[6][7]
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His full-time campaign would lie in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship, as he continued to drive for Saintéloc Racing.[8] His first podium came only in the second race in Spa-Francorchamps, before taking his maiden car racing win the next round in Aragón.[9] Naël then put on a dominant display over the next three rounds, winning the next six of nine races, propelling himself to the top of the standings.[10] Another win the next round in Circuit Ricardo Tormo put him at the brink of the title.[11] Despite a complete sweep by rival Christian Ho during the season finale in Barcelona, Naël's massive points lead allowed him to seal the title during the first race.[12] He described his title win as "unbelievable" as he won against long-standing rivals Campos Racing and MP Motorsport.[13] He achieved eight wins, five poles and fourteen podiums whilst harnessing 314 points, 23 ahead of rival Ho.
Formula Regional
[edit]Naël stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, continuing his relationship with Saintéloc Racing.[14] Before that, he competed in the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship with the team.[15] He took his first Formula Regional during the second round at Yas Marina and a further podium.[16] Ending the season with a third place, Naël was 11th in the standings.[17]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Micro Max | Laurent Nael | 34th |
2018 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max | Nuvolini Stephen | 21st |
French Championship — Cadet | 1st | ||
National Series Karting — Cadet | 1st | ||
2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | ||
2020 | IAME Series France — X30 Junior | 2N Racing | 1st |
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 3rd | ||
IAME International Games — X30 Junior | 2N Racing | 51st | |
2021 | IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior | 3rd | |
Source:[18] |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | F4 Spanish Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19th |
2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 11th |
F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 314 | 1st | ||
2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 11th |
Formula Regional European Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14* | 16th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
[edit](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 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Saintéloc Racing | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | SPA 1 24 | SPA 2 12 | SPA 3 Ret | ARA 1 8 | ARA 2 23 | ARA 3 21† | NAV 1 11 | NAV 2 10 | NAV 3 8 | CAT 1 15 | CAT 2 11 | CAT 3 9 | 19th | 11 |
2023 | Saintéloc Racing | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 6 | ARA 1 5 | ARA 2 3 | ARA 3 1 | NAV 1 1 | NAV 2 1 | NAV 3 3 | JER 1 1 | JER 2 4 | JER 3 1 | EST 1 1 | EST 2 1 | EST 3 Ret | CRT 1 2 | CRT 2 1 | CRT 3 19 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 18 | CAT 3 2 | 1st | 314 |
Complete F4 UAE Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Saintéloc Racing | DUB1 1 7 | DUB1 2 Ret | DUB1 3 7 | KMT1 1 4 | KMT1 2 15 | KMT1 3 8 | KMT2 1 10 | KMT2 2 9 | KMT2 3 32 | DUB2 1 26 | DUB2 2 28 | DUB2 3 6 | YMC 1 28† | YMC 2 9 | YMC 3 6 | 11th | 49 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Saintéloc Racing | YMC1 1 13 | YMC1 2 10 | YMC1 3 6 | YMC2 1 8 | YMC2 2 1 | YMC2 3 2 | DUB1 1 10 | DUB1 2 Ret | DUB1 3 10 | YMC3 1 Ret | YMC3 2 Ret | YMC3 3 12 | DUB2 1 Ret | DUB2 2 9 | DUB2 3 3 | 11th | 75 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Saintéloc Racing | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 7 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 7 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 13 | HUN 1 DSQ | HUN 2 9 | MUG 1 23 | MUG 2 14 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 16th* | 14* |
References
[edit]- ^ "French Championship - Cadet 2018". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "National Series Karting - Cadet". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "IAME Series France - X30 Junior". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (5 July 2022). "Sainteloc Racing and Brazilian F4 duo to debut in Spanish F4 at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (14 December 2023). "Cram Motorsport and Sainteloc Racing reveal F4 UAE line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship 2023". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Tassel, Pierre (22 February 2023). "Deux Top 10 pour conclure la saison F4 UAE". Saintéloc Racing (in French).
- ^ Wood, Ida (3 May 2023). "Sainteloc Racing reveals Spanish F4 line-up and Cram adds Silvaggi". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Allen, Peter (28 May 2023). "Nael takes his and Sainteloc Racing's first Spanish F4 win at Aragon". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Spanish F4 leader Théophile Naël: 'I knew there was an opportunity to do something in this championship'". Feeder Series. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Théophile Naël one step away from the F4 Spain title". Saintéloc Racing. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Allen, Peter (11 November 2023). "Nael clinches Spanish F4 crown even as Ho wins Barcelona race one". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (14 November 2023). "Theophile Nael: "To win versus Campos and MP is just unbelievable"". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (1 December 2023). "Nael, de Palo and Peugeot form Sainteloc's all-rookie 2024 FREC line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (5 January 2024). "FRegional Middle East grid grows with a week to go before round one". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (20 January 2024). "Nael scores his and Sainteloc's first FRegional win at Yas Marina". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Formula Regional Middle East Championship 2024 Standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Théophile Naël | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver DB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Théophile Naël career summary at DriverDB.com