Sean Gelael

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Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael (born 1 November 1996) is an Indonesians racing driver who is currently competing with Team WRT in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He has scored two Le Mans class podiums as his respective teams' silver-ranked driver, finishing second with Jota Sport in the LMP2 class in 2021 and second again with WRT in 2024's LMGT3 category.

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Early career Gelael started racing in 2005, where he became the navigator of his dad in Rally of Indonesia. In 2007, he set a record from MURI for being the youngest racing navigator at the age of ten.

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Karting In 2011, he competed in the Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011, finishing third in the overall standings.

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Lower formulae Gelael began his car racing career in his native continent, competing in the Formula Pilota China in 2012. He finished his debut season fourth in the overall standings and second in the "Best Asian Trophy" standings. He raced for the Target Racing team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza.

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FIA European Formula 3 Championship

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2013 In 2013, Gelael participated in the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, joining the Double R Racing team. During the same year, the Indonesian driver made an appearance in the Masters of Formula 3, although he was forced to retire from the race.

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2014 In 2014, Gelael signed with Carlin for the 2014 season. On 10 May 2014, he scored his first ever point in the championship, finishing tenth and therefore scoring one point in the Pau Grand Prix. He finished the season in 18th position with 25 points.

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British Formula 3 Championship Gelael competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 International Series alongside Antonio Giovinazzi, driving for Double R Racing. He claimed his first podium in at Silverstone by finishing 3rd in the second race. He finished eight in the final overall standings.

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Formula Renault 3.5 Series On 20 January 2015, it was announced that Gelael would compete in the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Carlin partnering with Tom Dillmann. He finished 19th in the overall standings.

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GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship

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2015 Gelael made his GP2 Series debut with Carlin Motorsport in the Hungaroring in the 2015 season. He finished 18th in the feature race and 20th in the sprint race.

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2016 In 2016, Gelael competed full-time in the GP2 Series with Campos Racing, partnering Mitch Evans. At Catalunya, he finished 19th in the feature race having started from 22nd on the grid. He scored his first podium at the Red Bull Ring, where he finished second behind his teammate Evans, who won the race.

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2017 With the championship rebranded to the FIA Formula 2 Championship, Gelael moved to the Pertamina Arden team for the 2017 season, joining Norman Nato. Gelael lost the team battle, finishing in points-paying positions just in four races.

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2018 Gelael raced for Prema Powerteam in the 2018 season, joining Dutch people driver Nyck de Vries. In the Monaco, he scored his only podium for the season, finishing second in the feature race. He failed to score points for the rest of the season following his podium finish. He placed 15th with 29 points in the overall standings.

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2019 For the 2019 season, Gelael remained with Prema, partnered by 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship winner Mick Schumacher. He lost the team battle, finishing in 17th position in the drivers' standings by scoring points in just five races.

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2020 Gelael left Prema to join reigning FIA Formula 2 teams' champion DAMS for the 2020 season, replacing Sérgio Sette Câmara. He was joined by two-time Macau Grand Prix winner and Williams Driver Academy member Dan Ticktum. He scored points in both races of the second round at the Red Bull Ring, finishing tenth and seventh. He broke a vertebra from an impact with a kerb during the Barcelona feature race, and was unable to start the sprint race. He was replaced at DAMS by Red Bull Junior Team driver Jüri Vips for the next four rounds. At the time of his injury he had scored three points, compared to 61 points for teammate Ticktum.

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FIA Formula 2 departure Due to a string of accidents and technical failures, followed by Gelael's seldom points-scoring performances in FIA Formula 2 Championship that contributed to poor seasons, Gelael's father Ricardo Gelael announced that his son will no longer continue racing in Formula 2 after the 2020 season.

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Formula One 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. He continued to drive for Toro Rosso in a testing capacity throughout the season, including tests at the Hungaroring and Yas Marina Circuit as well as Friday practice appearances in Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Mexico. He continued his association with Toro Rosso during the season, appearing at testing days in Spain, Hungary and Abu Dhabi, and at the Friday practice session of the . In 2019, Gelael again took part in the post-season tyre test for Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi.

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Sportscar career

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2016: Debut success Gelael stepped into the Asian Le Mans Series during the second half of 2015–16 season to gather his first experience in endurance racing. Competing for Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia alongside Antonio Giovinazzi, the pair won both races they drove in and finished third in the standings.

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.

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2021: Title assaults Following the conclusion to his time in Formula 2, Gelael returned to the ALMS for the entirety of the 2021 campaign, driving for Jota Sport alongside Formula E drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Tom Blomqvist in the LMP2 category. He finished second and fifth in Dubai and won both races in Abu Dhabi, which placed him second in the standings.

The Indonesian's main focus for 2021 would lie in the World Endurance Championship, where he once again partnered Vandoorne and Blomqvist at Jota Sport. 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. 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. Following the end of the season, Gelael described the season as having been "really good", whilst equally ruing the team's missed opportunities to win races.

He would make a guest appearance during the 4 Hours of Monza with Jota, finishing third alongside driver Jazeman Jaafar.

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2022: Adding victories 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. 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. Dramatic scenes would occur at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as, having started from pole due to an impressive lap from Frijns, the team was forced to retire with hours to go after the Dutchman had made an error and collided with the barriers. 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. At the penultimate race in Fuji, Gelael, Frijns and substitute teammate Dries Vanthoor managed to win the race, having held off advances from the Nr. 38 Jota car in the dying embers of the event. Another victory at the 8 Hours of Bahrain would not be enough to take the title, as the team lost out to Jota by 21 points.

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2023: GT3 debut 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. The lineup experienced a positive weekend, completing a double-podium for the team by finishing third.

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. 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.

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2024: Full GT3 season With the removal of LMP2 from the WEC, Gelael and WRT moved to the newly-formed LMGT3 class for the 2024 season. 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. Redemption came at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where the #31 turned out to be the only BMW entry to escape troubles, finishing second in class.

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2025: Move to United Autosports On 3 January 2025, United Autosports confirmed that Gelael and his former WRT teammate Darren Leung will join the team for the 2025 season. They are set to partner Marino Sato in the No. 95 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.

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Personal life Gelael is the only son of the owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken's Indonesian franchise and former rally driver and the youngest child of actress . He is the cousin of Indonesian tennis player Justin Barki. His late grandfather Dick Gelael is the founder of and Multi Food Indonesia.

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Karting record

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Karting career summary

Bridgestone Cup European Final — KF2	26th
Andrea Margutti Trophy — KF2	32nd
Coppa Del Vesuvio — KF2	8th
WSK Euro Series — KF2	49th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF2	7th
CIK-FIA World Championship — KF2	NC
WSK Master Series — KF2	NC
Asian Karting Open Championship — Formula 125 Senior	3rd
Bridgestone Cup European Final — KF2	NC
CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF1	14th
WSK Master Series — KF2	70th
Andrea Margutti Trophy — KF2	50th
WSK Euro Series — KF2	82nd
CIK-FIA World Karting Championship — KF1	43rd

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Racing record

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Racing career summary

Formula Abarth	Target Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
British Formula 3 Championship	12	0	0	1	3	78	8th
Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin	3	0	0	0	3	0	NC†
GP2 Series	Carlin	9	0	0	0	0	0	30th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2	SMP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	10	24th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Extreme Speed Motorsports	3	0	0	0	1	40	12th
Formula One	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Test driver
Formula One	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Test driver
Formula One	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Test driver
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	4	2	0	0	3	78	2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1	0	0	1	0	N/A	5th
APRC - Asia Rally Cup	Jagonya Ayam	2	1	N/A	N/A	1	43	2nd
Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	0
Middle East Trophy - GT3	Century Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup		0	0	0	1	12	14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Paradine Competition	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup		5	0	0	0	1	46	7th

^† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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Complete Formula Pilota China results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

2012 !nowrap

Eurasia Motorsport

SHI 1

SHI 2

SHI 3

ORD1 1

ORD1 2

ORD1 3

ORD2 1

ORD2 2

ORD2 3

GUA 1

GUA 2

GUA 3

SEP1 1

SEP1 2

SEP1 3

SEP2 1

SEP2 2

SEP2 3 ! 4th ! 132

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Complete British Formula Three Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

2013 !nowrap

Double R Racing

SIL 1

SIL 2

SIL 3

SPA 1

SPA 2

SPA 3

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

NÜR 1

NÜR 2

NÜR 3

! 8th ! 78

2014 !nowrap

Carlin

ROC 1

ROC 2

ROC 3

SIL 1

SIL 2

SIL 3

SNE 1

SNE 2

SNE 3

SPA 1

SPA 2

SPA 3

Thruxton Circuit

Thruxton Circuit

Thruxton Circuit

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

Donington Park

Donington Park

Donington Park ! NC† ! 0

^† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

2013 !nowrap

Double R Racing

MNZ 1

MNZ 2

MNZ 3

SIL 1

SIL 2

SIL 3

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

RBR 1

RBR 2

RBR 3

Norisring

Norisring

Norisring

NÜR 1

NÜR 2

NÜR 3

ZAN 1

ZAN 2

ZAN 3

VAL 1

VAL 2

VAL 3

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

! 28th ! 0

2014 !nowrap

Jagonya Ayam with Carlin

SIL 1

SIL 2

SIL 3

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

PAU 1

PAU 2

PAU 3

Hungaroring

Hungaroring

Hungaroring

SPA 1

SPA 2

SPA 3

Norisring

Norisring

Norisring

Moscow Raceway

Moscow Raceway

Moscow Raceway

RBR 1

RBR 2

RBR 3

NÜR 1

NÜR 2

NÜR 3

IMO 1

IMO 2

IMO 3

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring

Hockenheimring ! 18th ! 25

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

2015 !nowrap

Jagonya Ayam with Carlin

ALC 1

ALC 2

MON 1

SPA 1

SPA 2

Hungaroring

Hungaroring

RBR 1

RBR 2

SIL 1

SIL 2

NÜR 1

NÜR 2

BUG 1

BUG 2

JER 1

JER 2 ! 19th ! 7

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Complete GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

2015 !nowrap

Carlin

BHR FEA

BHR SPR

CAT FEA

CAT SPR

MON FEA

MON SPR

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

HUN FEA

HUN SPR

SPA FEA

SPA SPR

MNZ FEA

MNZ SPR

SOC FEA

SOC SPR

BHR FEA

BHR SPR

YMC FEA

YMC SPR

! 30th ! 0

2016 !nowrap

Campos Racing

CAT FEA

CAT SPR

MON FEA

MON SPR

BAK FEA

BAK SPR

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

HUN FEA

HUN SPR

HOC FEA

HOC SPR

SPA FEA

SPA SPR

MNZ SPR

SEP FEA

SEP SPR

YMC FEA

YMC SPR

! 15th ! 24

!nowrap Pertamina Arden

BHR FEA

BHR SPR

CAT FEA

CAT SPR

MON FEA

MON SPR

BAK FEA

BAK SPR

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

HUN FEA

HUN SPR

SPA FEA

SPA FEA

MNZ FEA

MNZ SPR

JER FEA

JER SPR

YMC FEA

YMC SPR

! 15th ! 17

!nowrap Prema Powerteam

BHR FEA

BHR SPR

BAK FEA

BAK SPR

CAT FEA

CAT SPR

MON FEA

MON SPR

LEC FEA

LEC SPR

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

HUN FEA

HUN SPR

SPA FEA

SPA SPR

MNZ FEA

MNZ SPR

SOC FEA

SOC SPR

YMC FEA

YMC SPR ! 15th ! 29

!nowrap Prema Powerteam

BHR FEA

BHR SPR

BAK FEA

BAK SPR

CAT FEA

CAT SPR

MON FEA

MON SPR

LEC FEA

LEC SPR

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

HUN FEA

HUN SPR

SPA FEA

SPA SPR

MNZ FEA

MNZ SPR

SOC FEA

SOC SPR

YMC FEA

YMC SPR ! 17th ! 15

!nowrap DAMS

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

RBR FEA

RBR SPR

HUN FEA

HUN SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

SIL FEA

SIL SPR

CAT FEA

CAT SPR

SPA FEA

SPA SPR

MNZ FEA

MNZ SPR

MUG FEA

MUG SPR

SOC FEA

SOC SPR

BHR FEA

BHR SPR

BHR FEA

BHR SPR ! 21st ! 3

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Complete European Le Mans Series results

2016 !nowrap	SMP Racing ! LMP2 !nowrap	BR Engineering BR01 !nowrap	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR	LEC	SPA	EST ! 24th ! 10
2021 !nowrap	Jota Sport ! LMP2 !nowrap	Oreca 07 !nowrap	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT	RBR	LEC	MNZ	SPA	ALG ! NC† ! 0†

^† As Gelael was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

2016 !nowrap

Extreme Speed Motorsports ! LMP2 !nowrap

Ligier JS P2 !nowrap

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

SIL

SPA

LMS

NÜR

MEX

COA

FUJ

SHA

BHR ! 12th ! 40

2021 !nowrap

Jota Sport ! LMP2 !nowrap

Oreca 07 !nowrap

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

SPA

ALG

MNZ

LMS

BHR

BHR

!style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"

131

2022 ! WRT ! LMP2 ! Oreca 07 ! Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

SEB

SPA

LMS

MNZ

FUJ

BHR

!style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"

116

2023 ! Team WRT ! LMP2 ! Oreca 07 ! Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

SEB

ALG

SPA

LMS

MNZ

FUJ

BHR

! 4th ! 94

2024 !nowrap

Team WRT !LMGT3 !nowrap

BMW M4 GT3 !nowrap

BMW P58 3.0 L I6 t

QAT

IMO

SPA

LMS

SÃO

COA

FUJ

BHR

! 4th ! 85

2025 !nowrap

United Autosports !LMGT3 !nowrap

McLaren 720S GT3 Evo !nowrap

McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8

QAT

IMO

SPA

LMS

SÃO

COA

FUJ

BHR

! 11th ! 43

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Complete Formula One participations (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap)

!nowrapScuderia Toro Rosso !nowrap

Toro Rosso STR12 !nowrap

Toro Rosso 1.6 V6 Turbocharger

AUS

CHN

BHR

RUS

ESP

MON

CAN

AZE

AUT

GBR

HUN

BEL

ITA

SIN

MAL

JPN

USA

MEX

BRA

ABU

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!nowrap Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda !nowrap

Toro Rosso STR13 !nowrap

Honda RA618H 1.6 V6 Turbocharger

AUS

BHR

CHN

AZE

ESP

MON

CAN

FRA

AUT

GBR

GER

HUN

BEL

ITA

SIN

RUS

JPN

USA

MEX

BRA

ABU ! – ! –

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Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

2021 !nowrap	Jota Sport ! LMP2 !nowrap	Oreca 07 !nowrap	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	Dubai Autodrome	Dubai Autodrome	YMC 1	YMC 2	!style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"	78
2023–24 !nowrap	Team Project 1 ! rowspan="2"	GT !nowrap	BMW M4 GT3 !nowrap	BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6	MYS 1	MYS 2	! rowspan="2" 19th ! rowspan="2"	12

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Complete 24H GT Series results

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Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

2024 ! Team WRT ! BMW M4 GT3 ! Silver	Brands Hatch	Brands Hatch	MIS 1	MIS 2	Hockenheimring	Hockenheimring	MAG 1	MAG 2	CAT 1	CAT 2 ! 14th ! 18

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External links

• Sean GP
• Sean Gelael Kian Mendekat ke F1

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