Théophile Naël
Naël in 2023
NationalityFrance French
Born (2007-06-27) 27 June 2007
Saint-Étienne, France
FRECA career
Debut season2024
Current teamSaintéloc Racing
Car numberTBA
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2022–2023		Formula 4 UAE Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Championship titles
2023F4 Spanish Championship

Théophile Naël (born 27 June 2007) is a French racing driver who is the 2023 F4 Spanish champion. He is currently set to race in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for Saintéloc Racing.

Career

Karting

Naël was a successful karter in his national category, taking the crown in the 2018 French Championship, National Series Karting and in the 2020 IAME Series.[1][2][3]

Formula 4

2022

Naël made his single-seater debut during the fourth round of the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship with Saintéloc Racing at Spa-Francorchamps, around a week after he had turned 15.[4] Having achieved four points finishes with a high of eighth place, Naël ended 19th in the standings with 11 points.

2023

During 2023 pre-season, Naël was announced to drive in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Saintéloc Racing.[5] With multiple points finishes across the season, Naël placed 11th in the standings.[6][7]

Naël driving at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.

His full-time campaign would lie in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship, as he continued to drive for Saintéloc Racing.[8] His first podium came only in the second race in Spa-Francorchamps, before taking his maiden car racing win the next round in Aragón.[9] Naël then put on a dominant display over the next three rounds, winning the next six of nine races, propelling himself to the top of the standings.[10] Another win the next round in Circuit Ricardo Tormo put him at the brink of the title.[11] Despite a complete sweep by rival Christian Ho during the season finale in Barcelona, Naël's massive points lead allowed him to seal the title during the first race.[12] He described his title win as "unbelievable" as he won against long-standing rivals Campos Racing and MP Motorsport.[13] He achieved eight wins, five poles and fourteen podiums whilst harnessing 314 points, 23 ahead of rival Ho.

Formula Regional

Naël stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024, continuing his relationship with Saintéloc Racing.[14] Before that, he competed in the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Championship with the team.[15]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Micro Max Laurent Nael 34th
2018 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max Nuvolini Stephen 21st
French Championship — Cadet 1st
National Series Karting — Cadet 1st
2019 CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ
2020 IAME Series France — X30 Junior 2N Racing 1st
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 3rd
IAME International Games — X30 Junior 2N Racing 51st
2021 IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior 3rd
Source:[16]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 F4 Spanish Championship Saintéloc Racing 12 0 0 0 0 11 19th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Saintéloc Racing 15 0 0 1 0 49 11th
F4 Spanish Championship 21 8 5 5 14 314 1st
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Saintéloc Racing
Formula Regional European Championship

Complete F4 Spanish Championship 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 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2022 Saintéloc Racing ALG
1
 ALG
2
 ALG
3
 JER
1
 JER
2
 JER
3
 CRT
1
 CRT
2
 CRT
3
 SPA
1
24		 SPA
2
12		 SPA
3
Ret		 ARA
1
8		 ARA
2
23		 ARA
3
21†		 NAV
1
11		 NAV
2
10		 NAV
3
8		 CAT
1
15		 CAT
2
11		 CAT
3
9		 19th 11
2023 Saintéloc Racing SPA
1
7		 SPA
2
3		 SPA
3
6		 ARA
1
5		 ARA
2
3		 ARA
3
1		 NAV
1
1		 NAV
2
1		 NAV
3
3		 JER
1
1		 JER
2
4		 JER
3
1		 EST
1
1		 EST
2
1		 EST
3
Ret		 CRT
1
2		 CRT
2
1		 CRT
3
19		 CAT
1
3		 CAT
2
18		 CAT
3
2		 1st* 314*

Complete F4 UAE Championship 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 Points Pos
2023 Saintéloc Racing DUB1
1
7		 DUB1
2
Ret		 DUB1
3
7		 KMT1
1
4		 KMT1
2
15		 KMT1
3
8		 KMT2
1
10		 KMT2
2
9		 KMT2
3
32		 DUB2
1
26		 DUB2
2
28		 DUB2
3
6		 YMC
1
28†		 YMC
2
9		 YMC
3
6		 49 11th

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship 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
2024 Saintéloc Racing YMC1
1		 YMC1
2		 YMC1
3		 YMC2
1		 YMC2
2		 YMC2
3		 DUB1
1		 DUB1
2		 DUB1
3		 YMC3
1		 YMC3
2		 YMC3
3		 DUB2
1		 DUB2
2		 DUB2
3		 TBD TBD

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2024 Saintéloc Racing HOC
1		 HOC
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 TBD TBD

References

  1. ↑ "French Championship - Cadet 2018". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "National Series Karting - Cadet". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "IAME Series France - X30 Junior". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Wood, Ida (5 July 2022). "Sainteloc Racing and Brazilian F4 duo to debut in Spanish F4 at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Wood, Ida (14 December 2023). "Cram Motorsport and Sainteloc Racing reveal F4 UAE line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship 2023". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Tassel, Pierre (22 February 2023). "Deux Top 10 pour conclure la saison F4 UAE". Saintéloc Racing (in French).
  8. ↑ Wood, Ida (3 May 2023). "Sainteloc Racing reveals Spanish F4 line-up and Cram adds Silvaggi". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Allen, Peter (28 May 2023). "Nael takes his and Sainteloc Racing's first Spanish F4 win at Aragon". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Spanish F4 leader Théophile Naël: 'I knew there was an opportunity to do something in this championship'". Feeder Series. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Théophile Naël one step away from the F4 Spain title". Saintéloc Racing. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Allen, Peter (11 November 2023). "Nael clinches Spanish F4 crown even as Ho wins Barcelona race one". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (14 November 2023). "Theophile Nael: "To win versus Campos and MP is just unbelievable"". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Gascoigne, Roger (1 December 2023). "Nael, de Palo and Peugeot form Sainteloc's all-rookie 2024 FREC line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Wood, Ida (5 January 2024). "FRegional Middle East grid grows with a week to go before round one". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Théophile Naël | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driver DB. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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