Nikita Mazepin | |
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Ники́та Мазе́пин | |
 Mazepin in 2019 | |
| Born | Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin 2 March 1999 Moscow, Russia |
| Parent | Dmitry Mazepin (father) |
| Asian Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | 99 Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 99 |
| Starts | 7 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2023, 2023–24 (LMP2) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Russian[a] |
| Active years | 2021 |
| Teams | Haas |
| Car number | 9 |
| Entries | 22 (21 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Previous series | |
| 2019–2020 2018 2016–2017 2015–2016 2015 2015 2014–2015 | FIA Formula 2 GP3 Series FIA F3 European Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC Toyota Racing Series MRF Challenge |
Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin (Russian: Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, IPA: [nʲɪˈkʲitə ˈdmʲɪtrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn]; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian racing driver and motorsport executive, who most recently competed under a neutral flag in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series for 99 Racing. Mazepin competed in Formula One in 2021.
Born and raised in Moscow, Mazepin is the son of Belarusian-Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin, owner of Uralchem. After finishing runner-up to Lando Norris at the direct-drive Karting World Championship in 2014, Mazepin graduated to junior formulae. Following a season in Formula Renault 2.0, he progressed to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2016, finishing tenth the following season. Mazepin then competed in the GP3 Series in 2018, finishing runner-up to Anthoine Hubert in his rookie season with ART. He also finished third in the 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship. Graduating to Formula 2 in 2019, Mazepin finished fifth in 2020 with Hitech.
A test driver for Force India from 2016 to 2018, Mazepin topped the Barcelona in-season test in 2019 with Mercedes, driving the W10. Mazepin signed for Haas in 2021 to partner Mick Schumacher, making his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix under a neutral flag representing the Russian Automobile Federation.[a] After crashing out on lap one of his debut race, Haas failed to score points all season with the VF-21, with Mazepin finishing a career-best 14th in Azerbaijan. He made his final Formula One start in Saudi Arabia, withdrawing from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with COVID-19. Despite having a multi-year contract signed with Haas, Mazepin—alongside Russian sponsor Uralkali—was dropped for the 2022 season following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, resulting in two years of arbitration and legal proceedings.
Outside of Formula One, Mazepin founded the Jordanian-British sports car racing team 99 Racing in 2022. With the team, he has competed in the Asian Le Mans Series since 2023, where he is a race-winner. In rally raid, Mazepin topped his class at the Silk Way Rally in 2022.
- ^ Luke Smith (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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