Doru Sechelariu


Doru Sechelariu is a professional Romanian racecar driver. He is the son of :ro:Dumitru Sechelariu|Dumitru Sechelariu, who was the mayor of Bacău from 1996-2004.

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, 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.

Racing record

Career summary

† - As Sechelariu was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010Tech 1 RacingCAT
FEA
22		CAT
SPR
Ret		IST
FEA
9		IST
SPR
9		VAL
FEA
Ret		VAL
SPR
20		SIL
FEA
Ret		SIL
SPR
17		HOC
FEA
10		HOC
SPR
DSQ		HUN
FEA
14		HUN
SPR
21		SPA
FEA
Ret		SPA
SPR
20		MNZ
FEA
21		MNZ
SPR
18		29th0