Quick Facts
Biography
Doru Sechelariu (born 19 November 1992 in Bacău, Romania) is a professional Romanian racecar driver. He is the son of Dumitru Sechelariu, who was the mayor of Bacău from 1996-2004.
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.
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.
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.
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 | |
| 2010 | GP3 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
† - 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 | 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 |