Sean Gelael

Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael (born 1 November 1996) is an Indonesian racing driver who is set to compete with United Autosports in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Gelael left Prema to join reigning FIA Formula 2 teams' champion DAMS for the 2020 season, replacing Sérgio Sette Câmara.

[24] Gelael had his first experience of Formula One machinery, driving the Toro Rosso STR12 at the in-season test after the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing 78 laps.

[26] He continued his association with Toro Rosso during the 2018 season, appearing at testing days in Spain, Hungary and Abu Dhabi, and at the Friday practice session of the United States Grand Prix.

Competing for Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia alongside Antonio Giovinazzi, the pair won both races they drove in and finished third in the standings.

[31][32] During the same year, he would also make his FIA World Endurance Championship debut with Extreme Speed Motorsports, competing in the last three rounds of the season.

[35] Following a pair of podiums at the beginning of the season, a strong performance from the team would see the trio finish second in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

[36][37] Despite rounding off the season with two further appearances on the rostrum, Gelael and his teammates would miss out on the title to Team WRT, who had managed to win the final three races, which left Jota second in the LMP2 results.

[39]In 2022 Gelael continued to race in the World Endurance Championship, switching teams to previous year's champions WRT to drive alongside Robin Frijns and René Rast.

[40][41] After starting the season with a strong second place at a rain-shortened race in Sebring, the Indonesian took his maiden win in the category at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

[44] The outfit was set back further in Monza, where a twelfth place following a radiator issue made them miss out on points for the second race in a row.

[46] At the start of 2023, Gelael teamed up with Valentino Rossi and three other drivers to compete in the Dubai 24 Hour event, driving a BMW M4 GT3 for WRT.

[48][49] For a third year running, the World Endurance Championship would be the main destination for the Indonesian, who, along with Robin Frijns, remained at Team WRT to be partnered by Ferdinand Habsburg.

[50] The season proved to be a disappointment, as the #31 crew finished fourth in the teams' standings with a suspension problem denying them from a Le Mans podium and an engine failure costing them victory at Monza.

Alongside BMW factory driver Augusto Farfus and bronze-ranked Darren Leung, Gelael was able to take his first win in the category at Imola, before experiencing a hefty shunt caused by Earl Bamber on the Kemmel straight at Spa-Francorchamps from which the Indonesian escaped unharmed.

Gelael at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round for his second season with Prema
Gelael driving a Toro Rosso during free practice for the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
#31 Oreca 07 from Team WRT driven by Robin Frijns, Rene Rast and Sean Gelael
The No. 31 M4 GT3 driven by Gelael, Augusto Farfus, and Darren Leung during the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps