Doru Sechelariu

Doru Sechelariu (born 19 November 1992 in Bacău, Romania) is a Romanian racecar driver. He is the son of Dumitru Sechelariu, who was the mayor of Bacău from 1996 to 2004.[1]

Doru Sechelariu
NationalityRomania Romanian
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992
Bacău (Romania)
Previous series
2010
2009
2008–09
2008
2007
2006–07		GP3 Series
European F3 Open
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific
Formula BMW UK
Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium

Career

Karting

Sechelariu began his motorsport career in karting back in 2002, winning in the Mini class of the FRAK Cup. In 2005 he finished 15th in the ICA Junior class of the Italian championship.[2]

Formula Renault

Sechelariu moved into single-seaters in 2006, competing in Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium for Thierry Boutsen Racing. After two races at the end of the 2006 season, the Romanian driver moved up to the Belgian series for the 2007 season, with the same team. He finished in sixth place in the standings.[3][4]

Formula BMW

In 2007 he participated in six races of the Formula BMW UK championship with Räikkönen Robertson Racing. He finished in 22nd place in the standings with 42 points.[5]

The following season, Sechelariu competed in the new Formula BMW Europe series for Fortec Motorsport. He finished fifteenth in the standings, taking nine points-scoring positions in sixteen races. Also he briefly participated in the Americas and Pacific series, taking two wins at the Singapore Street Circuit in the latter.[2][5]

For 2009, the Romanian driver remained in the series, but switched to FMS International. He again changed team to Motaworld Racing after Coloni took full control of the FMS International from Valencia onwards. At the final two rounds at Spa and Monza, Sechelariu drove for Eifelland Racing. He finished fourteenth behind Swedish rookie Timmy Hansen in the championship.[3]

GP3 Series

In 2010, Sechelariu became the first driver to join Tech 1 Racing for the 2010 GP3 Series season.[6][7] He finished 29th in the standings, with zero points and a best finish of ninth. Sechelariu was set to remain with Tech 1 Racing for the 2011 season, but a lack of funding forced him to leave the championship.[8]

Personal life

Sechelariu's hobbies are skiing, basketball, tennis, and his favourite circuit is the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. His favourite drivers are Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella.[9]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing 12 1 0 2 2 127 6th
Formula BMW UK Räikkönen Robertson Racing 6 0 0 0 0 42 22nd
Formula BMW World Final Fortec Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 21st
2008 Formula BMW Europe Fortec Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 64 15th
Formula BMW Pacific Team Meritus 4 2 2 1 2 0 NC†
Formula BMW Americas Team Autotecnica 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
Formula BMW World Final EuroInternational 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
2009 Formula BMW Europe FMS International 10 0 0 0 0 69 14th
Motaworld Racing 2 0 0 0 0
Eifelland Racing 4 0 0 0 1
European F3 Open emiliodevillota.com 4 0 0 0 0 14 16th
2010 GP3 Series Tech 1 Racing 16 0 0 0 0 0 29th

† As Sechelariu was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GP3 Series results

(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 16 DC Points
2010 Tech 1 Racing CAT
FEA
22		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 IST
FEA
9		 IST
SPR
9		 VAL
FEA
Ret		 VAL
SPR
20		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
17		 HOC
FEA
10		 HOC
SPR
DSQ		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
21		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
20		 MNZ
FEA
21		 MNZ
SPR
18		 29th 0

References
  1. "Visul lui Dumitru Sechelariu de a-şi vedea fiul mare pilot, împlinit pe jumătate. Povestea lui Doru Sechelariu, supranumit "Schumacher" de România". Adevarul (in Romanian). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. "Doru Sechelariu bate la ușa Formulei 1". Rally Racing (in Romanian). 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Doru Sechelariu, drumul de la "băiatul de bani gata" la "drogatul ăla": "Au fost momente când nu ieșeam din casă pentru că nu aveam bani de motorină"". Fanatik (in Romanian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. "Doru Sechelariu, viitorul pilot de F1 al Romaniei". România Liberă (in Romanian). 3 January 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "Bacău: Doru Sechelariu se pregăteşte pentru Formula 1". Adevarul (in Romanian). 17 January 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. "Doru Sechelariu together with Tech 1 Racing in GP3". gp2series.com. GP2 Series. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  7. "Doru Sechelariu joins Tech 1 Racing". us.motorsport.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. Popescu, Daniel (2 November 2011). "FEATURE: Ascensiunea lui Mihai Marinescu în Formula 2". automarket.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. "Doru Sechelariu". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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