Nikita Mazepin

Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin (Russian: Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, IPA: [nʲɪkʲɪˈta dˈmʲɪtrʲɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn]; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Hitech Racing.[4][5] He is due to race for the Haas F1 Team in the 2021 Formula One World Championship.[6]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Dmitryevich and the family name is Mazepin.
Nikita Mazepin
BornNikita Dmitryevich Mazepin
(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999
Moscow, Russia
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityNeutral competitor[lower-alpha 1]
2021 teamHaas-Ferrari[2]
Car number9
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamHitech Grand Prix
Car number24
Former teamsART Grand Prix
Starts46 (48 entries)
Wins2
Podiums6
Poles2[lower-alpha 2]
Fastest laps2
Best finish5th in 2020
Previous series
2018
2016–17

2015–16
2015
2015
2014–15		GP3 Series
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Toyota Racing Series
MRF Challenge

Career

Formula 3 European Championship

In 2016, Mazepin competed in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship for Hitech Grand Prix. It was a disappointing season in which he managed four points-scoring finishes and finished 20th in the championship, the lowest position of a driver competing at every race. After being blocked during a session by Callum Ilott, Mazepin got into an altercation with the other driver, during which he hit him in the face, resulting in a ban from the first race of the Hungaroring meeting. The sanction itself was controversial, with Frits van Amersfoort, boss of Ilott's team, believing the decision to be too lenient, calling it "a ridiculous decision by the stewards".[7][8] Nonetheless, Mazepin was retained for another season. He improved a lot compared to his first season, scoring 108 points and finishing on the podium on three occasions. He finished one place behind teammate Ralf Aron, who was ninth.

Mazepin testing the Force India VJM11 in Barcelona, 2018

GP3

In 2018 Mazepin moved to GP3, to race for ART Grand Prix alongside Callum Ilott, Jake Hughes and eventual champion Anthoine Hubert. He won four races, the most of any driver that year, and finished second in the championship, only 16 points behind Hubert. Furthermore, he helped his team secure the title in the team championship.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In 2019, Mazepin progressed to Formula 2 to partner Nyck de Vries at ART Grand Prix. His season was marked by causing an accident with Nobuharu Matsushita in the sprint race at the Sochi Autodrom. While his teammate ended up winning the championship, Mazepin's end result was 18th place with 11 points.

In 2020, he signed for the new Hitech Grand Prix Team to drive alongside Italian Luca Ghiotto. His first podium came at the Hungaroring with second place, before taking his first F2 victory in Britain. Mazepin also won the feature race at Mugello. On the final lap of the Belgian feature race, he pushed Carlin Motorsport driver Yuki Tsunoda wide, and was given a five second time penalty, denying him victory.

Haas (2021–)

Mazepin is due to join Haas F1 Team for 2021 on a multi-year deal.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of Dmitry Mazepin, who is the core shareholder and chairman of the Uralchem Integrated Chemicals Company.[9]

On 9 December 2020, Mazepin posted an Instagram story in which he appeared to inappropriately grope a woman's breasts.[10][11] In a statement, the Haas F1 Team rebuked Mazepin's actions and called the video "abhorrent". Mazepin also released an apology, stating "I have to hold myself to a higher standard as a Formula 1 driver and I acknowledge I have let myself and many people down", but the apology was deleted nine days later.[12][13] The woman in the video defended Mazepin and labelled his actions as a joke between the two.[14][15] The woman has since posted content on her own social media stating "never let them touch you again or be disrespectful to you" and the two have unfollowed each other.[16]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 4 0 0 0 1 36 10th
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 0 0 0 1 125.5 12th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 304 18th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 30 0 0 0 0 10 20th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 AVF by Adrián Vallés 4 0 0 0 0 11 16th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 3 1 0 0 1 51 23rd
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 30 0 0 1 3 108 10th
2018 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 4 1 5 8 198 2nd
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship ART Grand Prix 22 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 11 18th
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 15 1 0 0 4 186 3rd
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 24 2 2 6 164 5th
2021 Formula One Haas F1 Team -

† As Mazepin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2016 Hitech GP Mercedes LEC
1
19		 LEC
2
12		 LEC
3
10		 HUN
1
EX		 HUN
2
Ret		 HUN
3
13		 PAU
1
16		 PAU
2
13		 PAU
3
Ret		 RBR
1
14		 RBR
2
17		 RBR
3
14		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
11		 NOR
3
11		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
15		 ZAN
3
17		 SPA
1
12		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
8		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
14		 NÜR
3
16		 IMO
1
13		 IMO
2
11		 IMO
3
15		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
10		 HOC
3
Ret		 20th 10
2017 Hitech GP Mercedes SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
7		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
10		 MNZ
3
11		 PAU
1
4		 PAU
2
7		 PAU
3
Ret		 HUN
1
12		 HUN
2
11		 HUN
3
10		 NOR
1
10		 NOR
2
18		 NOR
3
10		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
7		 SPA
3
11		 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
11		 ZAN
3
10		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
11		 NÜR
3
16		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
2		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
6		 HOC
3
7		 10th 108

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2018 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
1		 CAT
SPR
10		 LEC
FEA
2		 LEC
SPR
5		 RBR
FEA
13		 RBR
SPR
7		 SIL
FEA
2		 SIL
SPR
7		 HUN
FEA
1		 HUN
SPR
12		 SPA
FEA
5		 SPA
SPR
1		 MNZ
FEA
5		 MNZ
SPR
3		 SOC
FEA
2		 SOC
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
5		 YMC
SPR
1		 2nd 198

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2019 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA
19		 BHR
SPR
13		 BAK
FEA
8		 BAK
SPR
Ret		 CAT
FEA
17		 CAT
SPR
14		 MON
FEA
10		 MON
SPR
8		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
16		 RBR
FEA
12		 RBR
SPR
11		 SIL
FEA
16†		 SIL
SPR
12		 HUN
FEA
12		 HUN
SPR
15		 SPA
FEA
C		 SPA
SPR
C		 MNZ
FEA
11		 MNZ
SPR
9		 SOC
FEA
8		 SOC
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
10		 YMC
SPR
17†		 18th 11
2020 Hitech Grand Prix RBR1
FEA
14		 RBR1
SPR
10		 RBR2
FEA
14		 RBR2
SPR
8		 HUN
FEA
2		 HUN
SPR
5		 SIL1
FEA
1		 SIL1
SPR
5		 SIL2
FEA
4		 SIL2
SPR
8		 CAT
FEA
13		 CAT
SPR
6		 SPA
FEA
2		 SPA
SPR
4		 MNZ
FEA
NC		 MNZ
SPR
8		 MUG
FEA
1		 MUG
SPR
18		 SOC
FEA
7		 SOC
SPR
2		 BHR1
FEA
5		 BHR1
SPR
2		 BHR2
FEA
9		 BHR2
SPR
9		 5th 164

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula One results
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 WDC Points
2021 Haas F1 Team TBA Ferrari

1.6 V6 t

 BHR EMI TBA ESP MON AZE CAN FRA AUT GBR HUN BEL NED ITA RUS SIN JPN USA MXC SAP AUS SAU ABU – –

Notes
  1. Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but he will compete under a neutral flag as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsered doping program of Russian athletes.[1]
  2. 0 poles achieved during qualifying, and 2 poles given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[3]

References
  1. Luke Smith (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Haas sign F2 racer Nikita Mazepin for 2021 on multi-year deal". Liberty Media. 1 December 2020.
  3. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. Allen, Peter (18 December 2015). "Nikita Mazepin steps up to F1 with Haas F1 Team". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. "Force India confirms Mazepin Silverstone test". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. "Haas sign F2 racer Nikita Mazepin for 2021 on multi-year deal". Liberty Media. 1 December 2020.
  7. "Nikita Mazepin banned for altercation in European Formula 3 paddock". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. "Driver Banned From First F3 Race For Punching Rival In The Face". wtf1.com. wtf1. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. Boren, Cindy (9 December 2020). "Formula One driver apologizes for groping a woman in a video he posted on social media". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  10. de Menezes, Jack (9 December 2020). "F1 driver apologises for 'abhorrent' behaviour after posting video of himself groping woman". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  11. "Haas condemn F1 driver Nikita Mazepin's 'abhorrent' Instagram video". The Guardian. PA Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. "Haas condemns 'abhorrent' video from Mazepin". ESPN. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. "Fresh criticism for Mazepin after apology deleted". F1 News by PlanetF1. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  14. Loisy, Guillaume (9 December 2020). "F1 : Nikita Mazepin embarrasse l'écurie Haas avec une vidéo au parfum de scandale - Formule 1 - Auto/Moto". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. Choudhry, Sabah (10 December 2020). "Haas F1 condemn Russian driver Nikita Mazepin over 'abhorrent' Instagram video". Sky News. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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