Hugo de Sadeleer

Hugo de Sadeleer 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 10 races of the 2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup finishing 8th in the overall standings.

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 2015 [Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0|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 3 podiums. He finished the season in 6th 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 still ongoing.
^† As de Sadeleer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

Year

Team

Pos

Points

2014

Tech 1 Racing

IMO
1
18

IMO
2
Ret

PAU
1
11

PAU
2
3

RBR
1
19

RBR
2
17

SPA
1
19

SPA
2
26

MNZ
1
Ret

MNZ
2
Ret

MUG
1
12

MUG
2
11

JER
1
21

JER
2
21

16th

2015

Tech 1 Racing

IMO
1
9

IMO
2
13

JER
1
Ret

JER
2
14

NC†

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

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

Year

Entrant

Points

2014

Tech 1 Racing

ALC
1

ALC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

LEC
1
18

LEC
2
19

JER
1

JER
2

NC†

2015

Tech 1 Racing

ALC
1
27†

ALC
2
16

ALC
3
21

SPA
1
Ret

SPA
2
Ret

HUN
1
13

HUN
2
Ret

SIL
1
24

SIL
2
20

SIL
3
Ret

NÜR
1
Ret

NÜR
2
24

LMS
1
15

LMS
2
17

JER
1
17

JER
2
17

JER
3
13

24th

2016

Tech 1 Racing

ALC
1
Ret

ALC
2
DNS

ALC
3
18

MON
1
11

MNZ
1
10

MNZ
2
4

MNZ
3
13

RBR
1
6

RBR
2
11

LEC
1
Ret

LEC
2
8

SPA
1
1

SPA
2
3

EST
1
2

EST
2
7

6th

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

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2016 Formula Renault 2.0 [Northern European Cup\|2016]	Tech 1 Racing	MNZ 1 10	MNZ 2 12	SIL 1 9	SIL 2 14	HUN 1 19	HUN 2 4	SPA 1 16	SPA 2 10	ASS 1 9	ASS 2 12	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 5	HOC 1 14	HOC 2 5	HOC 3 6	9th	162