Sean Gelael
Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael is an Indonesian racing driver. He is currently competing in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, racing for DAMS alongside Dan Ticktum.
Career
Karting
He won first place in Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011.Asian series
Sean began his car racing career in his native continent, competing in the Formula Pilota China in 2012. He finished his debut season fourth in the overall standings and second in the "Best Asian Trophy" standings. Sean raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza.FIA European Formula 3 Championship
In 2013, he participated in the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, joining the Double R Racing team. In 2014, he signed with Carlin to compete in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season. He scored his first ever point in the championship on 10 May 2014 finishing 10th gaining 1 point in Pau Grand Prix. He finished the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season in 18th position with 25 points.British Formula 3 Championship
He also competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 season alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. He claimed his first podium in F3 at Silverstone by finishing 3rd in the second race. He finished eight in the final overall standings.Masters of Formula 3
He made his debut in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 on 7 July 2013, but was forced to retire.Formula Renault 3.5 Series
On 20 January 2015, it was announced that he will compete in the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season with Carlin partnering with Tom Dillmann.GP2 Series
Sean Gelael made his GP2 Series début with Carlin Motorsport in Hungary on 24–26 July 2015. Gelael finished 18th in the feature race and 20th in the sprint race.In 2016, Gelael competed full time in the GP2 Series with Campos Racing partnering Mitch Evans. At Catalunya, Gelael finished 19th in the feature race having started from 22nd on the grid. Gelael had his first podium in Spielberg, Austria, where he finished in 2nd alongside his teammate Mitch Evans who won the race.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
For 2017 Gelael moved to the Pertamina Arden team, joining Norman Nato. Gelael lost the team battle, finishing in points-paying positions just in four races.In 2018 Gelael raced for the Prema Racing team, joining Dutch driver Nyck de Vries. He finished in 15th with 29 points, the highlight of his season being a second place in the Monaco feature race, although he did not score points again after that result.
For the 2019 season, Gelael remained with Prema, partnered by 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship winner Mick Schumacher. Gelael lost the team battle, finishing in 17th position in the drivers' standings by scoring points in just five races.
In 2020, Gelael will leave Prema by joining reigning FIA Formula 2 teams' champion DAMS for replacing Sérgio Sette Câmara. Gelael will be joined by the Briton Dan Ticktum, who competed in the 2019 Super Formula Championship for the first three races.
Formula One
Gelael was contracted to four Free Practice drives for Scuderia Toro Rosso during the 2017 season - in Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Mexico.Personal life
Sean Gelael's father Ricardo runs the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise for Indonesia.Racing record
Career summary
† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | Double R Racing | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 16 | MNZ 3 17 | SIL 1 24 | SIL 2 16 | SIL 3 18† | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 27 | HOC 3 Ret | BRH 1 23 | BRH 2 22 | BRH 3 Ret | RBR 1 22 | RBR 2 17 | RBR 3 20† | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 21 | NOR 3 15 | NÜR 1 20 | NÜR 2 18 | NÜR 3 13 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 20 | ZAN 3 20 | VAL 1 Ret | VAL 2 21 | VAL 3 Ret | HOC 1 25 | HOC 2 24 | HOC 3 13 | 28th | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Carlin | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 20 | SIL 3 NC | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 20 | HOC 3 22 | PAU 1 10 | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 Ret | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 21 | HUN 3 13 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 13 | SPA 3 13 | NOR 1 9 | NOR 2 17 | NOR 3 6 | MSC 1 17 | MSC 2 17 | MSC 3 11 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 7 | RBR 3 10 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 21† | NÜR 3 11 | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 16 | IMO 3 Ret | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 18 | HOC 3 8 | 18th | 25 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
| 2015 | Carlin | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 15 | MON 1 8 | SPA 1 15 | SPA 2 12 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 Ret | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 10 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 16 | BUG 1 16 | BUG 2 17 | JER 1 16 | JER 2 9 | 19th | 7 |
Complete GP2 Series results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2015 | Carlin | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA 18 | HUN SPR 20 | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR 21 | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA 19 | SOC SPR 21 | BHR FEA 23 | BHR SPR 15 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR C | 30th | 0 |
| 2016 | Pertamina Campos Racing | CAT FEA 17 | CAT SPR 13 | MON FEA 13 | MON SPR Ret | BAK FEA 7 | BAK SPR Ret | RBR FEA 2 | RBR SPR Ret | SIL FEA 21 | SIL SPR 18 | HUN FEA 22 | HUN SPR 10 | HOC FEA Ret | HOC SPR Ret | SPA FEA 18 | SPA SPR 15 | MNZ FEA DSQ | MNZ SPR 16 | SEP FEA 16 | SEP SPR Ret | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 21 | 15th | 24 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| Pertamina Arden | BHR FEA 17 | BHR SPR 17 | CAT FEA 15 | CAT SPR 16 | MON FEA 13 | MON SPR 12 | BAK FEA 14 | BAK SPR 10 | RBR FEA 10 | RBR SPR 11 | SIL FEA 9 | SIL SPR 16 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 10 | SPA FEA 15 | SPA FEA 17 | MNZ FEA 5 | MNZ SPR 6 | JER FEA 16 | JER SPR 16 | YMC FEA 15 | YMC SPR 14 | 15th | 17 | |||
| Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | BHR FEA 7 | BHR SPR 16 | BAK FEA 10 | BAK SPR Ret | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 6 | MON FEA 2 | MON SPR Ret | LEC FEA Ret | LEC SPR 18 | RBR FEA 13 | RBR SPR Ret | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR 15 | HUN FEA 13 | HUN SPR 11 | SPA FEA 16 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 11 | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA DNS | SOC SPR 12 | YMC FEA 17 | YMC SPR Ret | 15th | 29 | |
| Prema Racing | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR 10 | BAK FEA 6 | BAK SPR 8 | CAT FEA 9 | CAT SPR 9 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR 15 | LEC FEA Ret | LEC SPR 17 | RBR FEA 16 | RBR SPR 12 | SIL FEA WD | SIL SPR WD | HUN FEA 15 | HUN SPR 17 | SPA FEA C | SPA SPR C | MNZ FEA 9 | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA 11 | SOC SPR 7 | YMC FEA 17 | YMC SPR Ret | 17th | 15 | |
| DAMS | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR Ret | RBR FEA 10 | RBR SPR 7 | HUN FEA 17 | HUN SPR 12 | SIL FEA 15 | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | MUG FEA | MUG SPR | * | * |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula One participations
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | WDC | Points |
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR12 | Toro Rosso 1.6 V6 t | AUS | CHN | BHR | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | AZE | AUT | GBR | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN TD | MAL TD | JPN | USA TD | MEX TD | BRA | ABU | – | – | ||
| Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | Toro Rosso STR13 | Honda RA618H 1.6 V6 t | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | RUS | JPN | USA TD | MEX | BRA | ABU | – | – |