David Vidales

David Vidales Ajenjo (born 1 May 2002) is a Spanish racing driver currently racing in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Powerteam.
Career.
Karting.
Vidales started karting in 2013 where he won the Spanish Karting Championship, he won it for the 2nd time the following year. In 2017 Vidales joined the Tony Kart racing team where he finished 3rd in the WSK Final Cup and then in the same year he came runner up in the CIK-FIA World Championship beating the likes of FIA Formula 3 driver Clément Novalak, former Ferrari Driver Academy driver Gianluca Petecof and British F3 driver Ulysse de Pauw. Vidales then finished 3rd in the Kart World Cup in 2018 and then finishing one place better in 2019.
Formula Renault Eurocup.
In late July 2020, Vidales management team announced he’d be joining JD Motorsport for the second round in Imola. In his first professional single seater race Vidales put his car on pole for the 1st race. He pulled away from Finnish teammate William Alatalo, despite a couple of safety cars Vidales kept in front and won his first ever single seater race. In the 2nd race, JD Motorsport locked out the front row, Vidales starting in 2nd, however he jumped Alatalo at the start and from that point he controlled the race and won once again.
Formula Regional European Championship.
In December 2020, Vidales switched to Prema Powerteam to contest the 2021 season following the merger between Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Regional European Championship. The Spaniard won the first race of the season at Imola, having dominated the race with pole position and every lap led.
Formula One.
In November 2016, Vidales partook in a test with the Ferrari Driver Academy alongside Tony Kart teammate Marcus Armstrong.