Hugo de Sadeleer (born 16 July 1997) is a professional racing driver from Switzerland, formerly competing in the LMP2 category of the European Le Mans Series.

Career

Karting Born in Lausanne, Sadeleer began karting in 2009 at the age of twelve. He finished 11th in the 2009 Swiss Rotax Max Challenge Mini.

Formula BMW Sadeleer graduated to single-seaters in 2012, partaking in ten races of the 2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup finishing 8th in the overall standings.

Formula Renault 2.0 In 2013, Sadeleer signed with Tech 1 racing to participate in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. Because of existing regulations that drivers must be over the age of 16, he was not allowed to participate in the championship and instead took part in testing. Sadeleer participated in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. He finished the season in 16th position with one podium finish at the Pau Grand Prix.

In 2015, Sadeleer graduated to the more competitive Formula Renault Eurocup championship. He participated in 17 races and finished the championship in 24th place.

In 2016, Sadeleer participated in the 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship. He participated in 14 races, achieving one victory in Spa-Francorchamps and three podiums. He finished the season in sixth place.

Sportscars On 12 January 2017, team owner Zak Brown announced Sadeleer would drive for United Autosports in the 2017 European Le Mans Series championship. He drove the team's new Ligier JSP217 in the LMP2 category. It was also announced that Sadeleer would participate in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was joined in the cockpit by American driver Will Owen. The third driver was announced to be Filipe Albuquerque.

It was announced that Sadeleer would rejoin United Autosports for the 2018 European Le Mans Series and the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the ELMS campaign, he was joined in the cockpit by Will Owen and Wayne Boyd. The third driver for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was Juan Pablo Montoya.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup BMW Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 14 8th 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 0 1 27 16th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Tech 1 Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 17 0 0 0 0 0 24th 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 North European Cup Tech 1 Racing 15 0 0 2 0 162 9th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 1 0 0 3 89 6th 2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 2 0 0 3 98 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A4th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Team WRT100000NC 2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports600012313th IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype100002850th 24 Hours of Le Mans -LMP210001N/A 3rd 2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport10000214th 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe R-Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 11.5 15th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup100000NC ADAC GT Masters PROpeak Performance400000NC NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 Racing Engineering4000221421st 2023 GT4 European Series - Silver Code Racing Development800011727th * Season still ongoing. † As de Sadeleer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results (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 Pos Points 2014 Tech 1 Racing IMO1 IMO2 PAU1 PAU2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MUG1 MUG2 JER1 JER2 16th 27 2015 Tech 1 Racing IMO1 IMO2 PAU1 PAU2 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MIS1 MIS2 JER1 JER2 NC† 0

† As de Sadeleer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 17 DC Points 2014 Tech 1 RacingALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2JER1JER2 NC† 02015 ALC1 ALC2 ALC3 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 NÜR1 NÜR2 LMS1 LMS2 JER1 JER2 JER3 24th 0 2016 ALC1 ALC2 ALC3 MON1 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 RBR1 RBR2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 EST1 EST2 6th 89

† As de Sadeleer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 DC Points 2016 Tech 1 Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 9th 162

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2017 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 2nd 98 2018 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 10th 23 * Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 United Autosports Will Owen Filipe Albuquerque Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 362 5th 4th 2018 United Autosports Will Owen Juan Pablo Montoya Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 365 7th 3rd

24 Hours of Daytona results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2018 United Autosports Bruno Senna Paul di Resta Will Owen Ligier JS P217-Gibson P 804 4th 4th

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2019 R-Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 2nd 99

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