Doru Sechelariu

Doru-Sirius Sechelariu (born 19 November 1992 in Bacău, Romania) is a Romanian racecar driver. He is the son of Dumitru Sechelariu, who was the mayor of Bacău from 1996 to 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, he 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, Sechelariu 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 the Americas and Pacific series, taking two wins at the Singapore Street Circuit in the latter. He finished 29th in the standings, with no points and a best finish of ninth. Sechelariu was set to remain with Tech 1 Racing for the 2011 season, but a lack of funding forced him to leave the championship.

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 Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2006 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2007 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium 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 Fortec Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 64 15th Formula BMW Pacific Team Meritus 4 2 2 1 2 0 NC† Formula BMW Americas Team Autotecnica 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† Formula BMW World Final EuroInternational 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th 2009 Formula BMW Europe FMS International 10 0 0 0 0 69 14th Motaworld Racing 2 0 0 0 0 Eifelland Racing 4 0 0 0 1 European F3 Open emiliodevillota.com 4 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 to score 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 CATFEA CATSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 29th 0