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	23
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	10th in 2015
Previous series
2014-2015 2014 2013	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Toyota Racing Series French F4 Championship

Matevos "Matos" Isaakyan (born 17 April 1998) is a Russian racing driver with Armenian roots. 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†
2015	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	JD Motorsport	16	2	0	1	7	193	4th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		17	0	0	2	2	87	10th
	GP3 Series	Koiranen GP	4	0	0	0	0	2	21st
2016
	Formula V8 3.5 Series	SMP Racing	4	0	0	0	0	1	14th*

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

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
2015	Koiranen GP	ESP FEA	ESP SPR	AUT FEA	AUT SPR	GBR FEA	GBR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	BEL FEA	BEL SPR	ITA FEA	ITA SPR	RUS FEA	RUS SPR	BHR FEA Ret	BHR SPR 14	ABU FEA 9	ABU SPR 12	21st	2

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

(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	Pos.	Points
2016	SMP Racing	ALC 1 12	ALC 2 10	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 Ret	SPA 1	SPA 2	LEC 1	LEC 1	SIL 1	SIL 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	JER 1	JER 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	14th*	1*

^* Season still in progress.

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.

External links

• Matevos Isaakyan career summary at DriverDB.com