Matevos Isaakyan

Matevos Isaakyan
Nationality Russian
Born 17 April 1998
Moscow, Russia
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career
Debut season 2014
Current team JD Motorsport
Car no. 35
Starts 6
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish NC in 2014
Previous series
2014
2014
2013		 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Toyota Racing Series
French F4 Championship

Matevos Isaakyan (born 17 April 1998) is a Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme.[1]

Career

Karting

Born in Moscow, Isaakyan began karting in his native Russia in 2010, finishing fifth in the Russian Super Mini Championship. The following year he stepped up to the Russian KF3 Championship, finishing seventh,[2] before placing fifth in the same category in 2012.[3]

French F4

Isaakyan graduated to single-seaters in 2013, racing in the French F4 Championship.[4] He took five podium places and two fastest laps on his way to fifth in the championship.[5]

Toyota Racing Series

In January and February of 2014, Isaakyan raced in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series for the ETEC Motorsport team.[6] He took a best race result of sixth at the opening round in Teretonga to finish ninth in the championship, one place behind team-mate and fellow Russian Denis Korneev.[7]

Formula Renault 2.0

Isaakyan's main racing program for 2014 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship, racing for Italian team JD Motorsport.[8] He was ineligible to race at the first round of the season in Imola due to the fact he had not yet turned 16 years of age. He was, however, allowed to take part in the free practice sessions.[9]

During the season, Isaakyan took seven podium places, including a double win at the Red Bull Ring,[10] to finish third in the championship, behind Charles Leclerc and champion Nyck de Vries.[11] He also finished second to Leclerc in the Junior Championship standings.[12] Isaakyan also contested the opening three rounds of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, taking a best race result of seventh at both Spa-Francorchamps and Moscow Raceway.

In 2015, Isaakyan will remain with JD Motorsport to contest full-seasons in both Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.[13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 20 0 0 2 5 153 5th
2014 Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 412 9th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps JD Motorsport 12 2 2 0 7 180 3rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

† As Isaakyan was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

References

  1. ↑ Allen, Peter (16 December 2014). "PaddockScout Top 50 Drivers of 2014: 40-31". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 25 March 2015. Part of the expansive SMP Racing programme that also recruited Sirotkin at the start of the year...
  2. ↑ "Russian Championship — KF3 2011 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Russian Championship — KF3 2012 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (23 April 2013). "2013 French F4 Championship season preview". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 25 March 2015. Finally, perhaps the strongest Russian on the grid is Matevos Isaakyan...
  5. ↑ "French F4 Championship 2013 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "ETEC Brings the World to Toyota Racing Series". toyota.co.nz (Toyota Racing New Zealand). 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Point standings: Toyota Racing Series — Season 2013-2014". speedsport-magazine.com (Speedsport Magazine). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (25 February 2014). "Isaakyan lands Alps promotion with JD Motorsport". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Costa, Massimo (5 April 2014). "Imola — Isaakyan bloccato dalla FIA" [Imola — Isaakyan blocked by the FIA]. italiaracing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (25 May 2014). "Isaakyan does the double at Spielberg". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2014 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Leclerc takes Rookie Championship title". fortecmotorsports.com (Fortec Motorsports). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (3 March 2015). "Alps race winner Matevos Isaakyan follows JD to Eurocup". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 25 March 2015.

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