| Hugo de Sadeleer | |
| Nationality: |  Swiss |
| Birth Date: | 1997 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Silver |
| Current Series: | European Le Mans Series |
| First Year: | 2017 European Le Mans Series |
| Current Team: | United Autosports |
| Car Number: | 32 |
| Starts: | 6 |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Podiums: | 3 |
| Best Finish: | 2nd |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Prev Series: | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula BMW |
| Prev Series Years: | 2016 2016 2015 2014 2012 |
Hugo de Sadeleer (born 16 July 1997) is a professional racing driver from Switzerland, formerly competing in the LMP2 category of the European Le Mans Series.
Born in Lausanne, Sadeleer began karting in 2009 at the age of twelve. He finished 11th in the 2009 Swiss Rotax Max Challenge Mini.[1]
Sadeleer graduated to single-seaters in 2012, partaking in 10 races of the 2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup finishing 8th in the overall standings.[2] [3]
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.[4] [5]
In 2015, Sadeleer graduated to the more competitive Formula Renault Eurocup championship. He participated in 17 races and finished the championship in 24th place.[6]
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.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
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.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
It was announced that Sadeleer would rejoin United Autosports for the 2018 European Le Mans Series and the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.[22] For the ELMS campaign, he was joined in the cockpit by Will Owen and Wayne Boyd.[23] The third driver for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was Juan Pablo Montoya.
† As de Sadeleer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL | MNZ | RBR | LEC | SPA | ALG | 2nd | 98 | |
| 2018 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC | MNZ | RBR | SIL | SPA | ALG | 10th | 23 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  United Autosports | Will Owen Filipe Albuquerque | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 5th | 4th | |
| 2018 | United Autosports | Will Owen Juan Pablo Montoya | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 365 | 7th | 3rd |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)