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Dan Wells (born 29 May 1991) is a British racing driver from Salisbury.

Karting
Wells started his racing career late 2009, at the age of 18. He competed in 11 Senior Rotax kart races in the South of the UK - setting a fastest lap in a field of 24 experienced drivers in his first ever race at Clay Pigeon. He also took a podium in his first race off novice plates at Dunkeswell.

Formula Ford
In 2010 Wells graduated to Formula Ford 1600. Together with engineer John Percy - who ran him out of a single trailer - Wells took five class poles and five class wins in just seven race weekends.

This brought him to the attention of the Racing Steps Foundation for their 2010 Formula Renault UK Winter Cup shoot-out. After a six-week program, he was 0.6s clear of the other finalists and he looked favourite for the RSF backing. However, long time McLaren F1 backed Oliver Rowland was chosen leaving Wells and his team with the task of finding the funding to continue in the series.

Formula Renault
Wells managed to get on the grid from round 3 of the 2011 Formula Renault UK championship with Atech Reid GP. He finished 10th in the overall standings, with a best result of 4th at Rockingham and Brands Hatch.

His progress continued in the Formula Renault UK Final Series, where he scored three podiums in six races, with a best result of 2nd at Snetterton. He emerged as vice champion of the series, never finishing outside the top 6. Over the winter, Wells worked hard to secure the necessary budget for a 2012 Formula Renault UK seat. However, in March of 2012 it was announced that Formula Renault UK series would not take place in 2012.

Formula Pilota China
On 28 March 2012, Wells announced he will compete in the Formula Pilota China Series in 2012, for the Hong Kong based KCMG team.

Career summary
$$ Season in progress.

Personal life
Wells was educated at La Retraite Swan in Salisbury, where he got seven A*’s and four A’s at his GCSE. He was also Top 10 in the UK for Politics and Economics at Peter Symonds College in Winchester.

One of his hobbies is golf. He also likes to play acoustic and electric guitar, with Eric Clapton’s Hideaway and Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing being his favourite performances.