Doru Sechelariu

Doru Sechelariu
Nationality	Romanian
Born	November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19) (age 18) Bacău (Romania)
2011 GP3 Series
Debut season	2010
Current team	Tech 1 Racing
Car no.	26
Starts	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2009 2008–09 2008 2007 2006–07	European F3 Open Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW Pacific Formula BMW UK Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium

Doru Sechelariu (born November 19, 1992 in Bacău, Romania) is a professional Romanian racecar driver. He is son of Dumitru Sechelariu, who was mayor of Bacău in 1996-2004.

Career

Karting

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

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.

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.

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 Americas and Pacific series.

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.

GP3 Series

In 2010, Sechelariu became the first driver to join Tech 1 Racing for the 2010 GP3 Series season.^[1]

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.^[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Car No.	Races	Poles	Wins	FLaps	Points	Position
2006	Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium	Thierry Boutsen Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2007	Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium	Thierry 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		16	0	0	0	0	64	15th
	Formula BMW Pacific	Team Meritus	4	2	2	1	2	N/A	NC†
	Formula BMW Americas	Team Autotecnica	2	0	0	0	1	N/A	NC†
	Formula BMW World Final	EuroInternational	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
2009	Formula BMW Europe	FMS International	16	0	0	0	0	68	15th
		Motaworld Racing
		Eifelland Racing
	European F3 Open	Emiliodevillota.com	8	0	0	0	0	14	16th

† - As Sechelariu was a guest driver, he was ineligible for 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	ESP FEA 22	ESP SPR Ret	TUR FEA 9	TUR SPR 9	VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR 20	GBR FEA Ret	GBR SPR 17	GER FEA 10	GER SPR DSQ	HUN FEA 14	HUN SPR 21	BEL FEA Ret	BEL SPR 20	ITA FEA 21	ITA SPR 18	29th	0

References

1. ^ "Doru Sechelariu together with Tech 1 Racing in GP3". gp2series.com (GP2 Series). 2010-01-13. http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2674. Retrieved 2010-01-13. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Doru Sechelariu". BMW Motorsport (BMW). http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/fbmw/formula_europe/driver/doru_sechelariu/doru_sechelariu.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 

External links

• Official website
• Doru Sechelariu career statistics at Driver Database

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Name	Sechelariu, Doru
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Date of birth	November 19, 1992
Place of birth	Bacău (Romania)
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