Nationality Romanian Name Doru Sechelariu | Parents Dumitru Sechelariu | |
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201020092008–09200820072006–07 GP3 SeriesEuropean F3 OpenFormula BMW EuropeFormula BMW PacificFormula BMW UKFormula Renault 1.6 Belgium | ||
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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.
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- Doru sechelariu start la barcelona
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- Karting
- Formula Renault
- Formula BMW
- GP3 Series
- Personal life
- Career summary
- Complete GP3 Series results
- References
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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.
Career summary
† - 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)