Michael Arnoldovich Belov (Russian: Михаэль Арнольдович Белов, romanized: Mikhael Arnoldovich Belov; born 21 November 2001) is a Russian racing driver who lasted competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident.
| Michael Belov | |
|---|---|
 Belov in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Born | Mikhael Belov 21 November 2001 Lyubertsy, Russia |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | JD Motorsport, MP Motorsport, G4 Racing |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2020 2019–20 2019 2019 2017–2018 | FR Asian Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup F3 Asian Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 SMP F4 Championship |
Career
editFormula 4
editBelov started his professional single-seater career in the SMP F4 Championship in 2017 with the SMP Racing team.[1] Belov claimed his first podium finish on the final race of the season with a third-place, finishing eighth overall in the championship. He continued in the championship for the 2018 season, claiming his first win at the second round in the NRING Circuit, winning races 1 and 3.[2] He ended the season with five wins, finishing second in the championship behind Konsta Lappalainen.
In 2019, Belov joined the Italian F4 Championship with the Italian Bhai Tech Racing team.[3] He finished on the podium in the first two races. It was later announced that Belov would also contest the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship starting from the second round. Belov won one race in ADAC F4 at the Sachsenring, finishing eighth in the championship.[4] Belov failed to win during his Italian F4 campaign, however, finished second on five occasions, ending the season fourth in the championship.
Formula Renault
editAt the end of 2019, Belov participated in the post-season Formula Renault Eurocup rookie test.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup season was disrupted and postponed. As a consequence, Reece Ushijima, who was previously announced to drive for Belgian team M2 Competition withdrew due to travel restrictions.[6] On 2 July 2020, M2 Competition announced that Michael Belov would drive for them for the full 2020 season.[7]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
editFollowing the Barcelona round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, David Schumacher left Charouz Racing System to join Carlin Racing instead.[8] Belov was brought in to replace him for the remainder of the Formula 3 season.[9][10] Belov remained with the team throughout post-season and pre-season testing and was expected to be given a drive for the 2021 season,[11] however, Enzo Fittipaldi was announced instead.[12]
Formula Regional European Championship
edit2021
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Belov joined JD Motorsport in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship as a wildcard entrant for the fourth round at Circuit Paul Ricard.[13] Despite not being eligible for points, he had a strong race weekend and earned two podium finishes.[14][15] Following this, it was announced Belov would race with G4 Racing for the remainder of the championship.[16] Belov secured two victories and ending the campaign eighth.[17][18]
2022
editBelov joined the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship for the final three rounds of the season.[19] He scored a second place in his second race and was 12th in the championship.
Belov would sign with MP Motorsport for his second season in the Formula Regional European Championship.[20] After a podium in the opening round in Monza, Belov was forced to stop his campaign halfway through the season due to travel issues.[21] Nevertheless, he placed seventh in the standings.
2023
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Belov made a surprise return to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023 with G4 Racing.[22][23] However, he was unable to finish the season once again and sat out for the final two rounds.[24] He finished 20th in the overall standings with 23 points.
2024
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In 2024, Belov made a stand-in return in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident, deputising for an injured Roman Bilinski.[25] In three rounds, Belov scored a second-placed podium in which he stated he needed that to "revive career" after periods of financial struggles and the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[26]
Eurocup-3
editIn October 2024, Belov was called by Drivex to make his Eurocup-3 debut for the Jerez round.[27]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sodi W Series Finals — Junior Cup | 1st |
| 2015 | Euro Finale — Mini Max Small | 2nd |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 8th |
| 2018 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 275 | 2nd |
| Formula Academy Finland | N/A | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 164 | 1st | |
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | Bhai Tech Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 179 | 4th |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | R-ace GP | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 8th | |
| 2019–20 | F3 Asian Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | M2 Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13th |
| R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd | |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | JD Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 8th |
| G4 Racing | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Evans GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 12th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | MP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 7th | |
| Russian Endurance Challenge - GT Pro | IY Engineering & Mospolytech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19th |
| Eurocup-3 | Drivex |
* Season still in progress.
Complete SMP F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMP Racing | SOC 1 9 |
SOC 2 9 |
SOC 3 8 |
SMO 1 9 |
SMO 2 4 |
SMO 3 Ret |
AHV 1 4 |
AHV 2 4 |
AHV 3 9 |
AUD 1 DNS |
AUD 2 Ret |
AUD 3 4 |
MSC1 1 7 |
MSC1 2 6 |
MSC1 3 5 |
MSC2 1 Ret |
MSC2 2 5 |
MSC2 3 4 |
ASS 1 10 |
ASS 2 13 |
ASS 3 3 |
8th | 104 |
| 2018 | SMP Racing | SMO 1 5 |
SMO 2 4 |
SMO 3 4 |
NRG 1 1 |
NRG 2 Ret |
NRG 3 1 |
MSC 1 4 |
MSC 2 7 |
MSC 3 7 |
ADM 1 3 |
ADM 2 2 |
ADM 3 3 |
AHV 1 2 |
AHV 2 5 |
AHV 3 1 |
ALA 1 2 |
ALA 2 1 |
ALA 3 2 |
ASS 1 1 |
ASS 2 4 |
ASS 3 Ret |
2nd | 275 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bhai Tech Racing | VLL 1 2 |
VLL 2 3 |
VLL 3 28 |
MIS 1 9 |
MIS 2 7 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 2 |
HUN 3 18 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 11 |
RBR 3 10 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 4 |
IMO 3 2 |
IMO 4 5 |
MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 9 |
MUG 3 5 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
4th | 179 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | R-ace GP | OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
OSC 3 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 20 |
RBR 3 12 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 5 |
ZAN 3 5 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 2 |
NÜR 3 8 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 5 |
HOC 3 4 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 9 |
SAC 3 14 |
8th | 122 |
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | BlackArts Racing Team | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
CHA 1 4 |
CHA 2 5 |
CHA 3 4 |
11th | 39 |
| 2022 | Evans GP | ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
DUB 1 10 |
DUB 2 2 |
DUB 3 6 |
DUB 1 15 |
DUB 2 6 |
DUB 3 5 |
ABU 1 14 |
ABU 1 6 |
ABU 1 9 |
12th | 55 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | M2 Competition | MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 4 |
IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
13th | 40 | ||||||
| R-ace GP | IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 10 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 6 |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 6 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Charouz Racing System | 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 20 |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 10 |
MNZ SPR 13 |
MUG FEA 27 |
MUG SPR 23 |
23rd | 1 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JD Motorsport | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 2 |
8th | 116[N 1] | ||||||||||||
| G4 Racing | ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 DNS |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 5 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 Ret |
VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 1 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 4 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 8 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 5 |
IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 5 |
MCO 1 5 |
MCO 2 6 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 6 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 6 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
7th | 93 |
| 2023 | G4 Racing | IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 Ret |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 10 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 26† |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 14 |
MUG 1 15 |
MUG 2 9 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 13 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 10 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 17 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
20th | 23 |
| 2024 | Trident | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 11 |
MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 12 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 Ret |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
17th* | 26* |
Complete Eurocup-3 results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drivex | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
JER 1 5 |
JER 2 7 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
Notes
edit- ^ Belov was ineligible to score points at Le Castellet as he competed as a guest driver.
References
edit- ^ "Календарь SMP F4 NEZ Championship". smpracing.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "В Нижнем Новгороде завершился второй этап SMP Formula 4 NEZ Championship сезона-2018". smpracing.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "BhaiTech Racing announces its 4 drivers in Italian F4". www.f4championship.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2019-09-28). "Mikhael Belov takes first ADAC F4 win at Sachsenring as title contenders dice". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Formula Renault Eurocup - Press release - Matteo Nannini sets best time, Michael Belov dominates the Rookie Tests - renaultsport.com". Renault Sport. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-06-17). "M2 Competition loses only confirmed 2020 Eurocup driver". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2020-07-02). "SMP's Mikhael Belov joins M2 Competition in Formula Renault Eurocup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Cleeren, Fillip (19 August 2020). "David Schumacher parts ways with Charouz F3 team". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Belov teams up with Charouz Racing System in Spa". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2020-08-27). "Belov joins FIA F3 with Charouz as Schumacher replacement". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2 April 2021). "Logan Sargeant and Mikhael Belov join Charouz for FIA F3 testing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (4 May 2021). "Fittipaldi and Sargeant make surprise FIA F3 returns with Charouz". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (27 May 2021). "Belov joins JD Motorsport in FREC after missing out on FIA F3 seat". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (29 May 2021). "Saucy loses latest FREC win to disqualification, David handed victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (30 May 2021). "Saucy controls second FREC race at Paul Ricard to extend points lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (9 June 2021). "Belov switches to G4 Racing for rest of FREC season after debut podium". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (24 July 2021). "Masterclass from Belov to dominate first FREC race at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (26 September 2021). "Belov takes lights-to-flag FREC win at Valencia". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (4 February 2022). "Belov and Pasma join Evans GP in FRAC, van't Hoff tops testing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Allen, Peter (17 March 2022). "Michael Belov signs with MP Motorsport for Formula Regional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2 August 2022). "Belov travel issues prompted FREC's mid-season musical chairs". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "G4 Racing welcomes back Michael Belov". G4 Racing. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (9 May 2023). "G4 Racing fighting to keep Belov after team's strong start in FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (9 October 2023). "Giltaire and Soldavini in, Belov out for last FREC rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Allen, Peter (19 June 2024). "Belov replaces Bilinski in Trident FREC trio". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (8 August 2024). ""Realistic" Belov looks to revive career with Trident FREC substitute role". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (3 October 2024). "Michael Belov joins Eurocup-3 grid for Jerez round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
External links
edit- Michael Belov career summary at DriverDB.com