Mikhail Aleshin

Mikhail Aleshin
Aleshin in 2012
Nationality	Russian
Born	22 May 1987 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
IndyCar Series career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Starts	19
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2015 2006–2013 2011 2009 2007, 11 2005–06 2004 2003–05 2003–05 2002	European Le Mans Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series FIA Formula Two GP2 Series A1 Grand Prix FR 2.0 Italy Winter series Formula Renault 2.0 Germany Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Russian Formula Three
Championship titles
2010 2004	Formula Renault 3.5 Series FR 2.0 Italy Winter series

Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин; IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨn], born 22 May 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.

Career

Aleshin competed in karting from 1996 to 2000. Since 2001 he has taken part in various international open wheel series. On 14 April 2007 he became the first Russian driver to win a major international single-seater race when he won the opening round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Monza.^[1] He then deputised for the injured Michael Ammermüller in the ART Grand Prix team at the second round of the 2007 GP2 Series season, becoming the second Russian after Vitaly Petrov to race in the series. He remained in FR3.5 for 2008, taking his best finish in the championship so far despite not winning a race.

He joined the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship for 2009, driving car number 15.^[2] He finished third in the championship, with a single win coming at Oschersleben.

Aleshin returned to Formula Renault 3.5 for the 2010 season, partnering Jake Rosenzweig at Carlin.^[3] Scoring three victories, he became the champion of the series. He tested for Renault F1 in the young drivers' test in Abu Dhabi and stated that he was confident for a Formula One drive in 2011, but did not obtain one.^[4]

Aleshin remained with Carlin to drive in 2011 GP2 Series and 2011 GP2 Asia Series, the team's first season in the category and Aleshin's first attempt at the series since 2007. He was partnered by Max Chilton, another driver who had previously been employed by Carlin in lower formulae.^[5] He endured a frustrating Asia series, afflicted by technical problems which left him last in the drivers' championship, before announcing that he did not have a budget to compete in the main series, and would henceforth be stepping back to the ATS Formel 3 Cup. He then, however, secured a last-minute temporary GP2 deal with Carlin, only to crash in qualifying for the first round of the season in Turkey, injuring metacarpals in both hands which prevented him from racing.^[6] He returned to action for the following round of the championship at Catalunya, but was then replaced by Oliver Turvey as his money ran out.^[7] After eight races on the sidelines, he returned to racing action with Carlin at the Hungaroring.^[8] He was replaced again by Parente for the season finale at Monza, and finished 32nd and last in the overall standings.^[9]

In 2014 Aleshin began racing in the IndyCar Series with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.^[10]

Fontana Crash

At Fontana in the final race of the 2014 IndyCar season, Aleshin was practicing his race-car before the race. The first driver from Russia to race in the Verizon IndyCar Series, was in Turn 4 of the two-mile Fontana track—a track where the cars travel at more than 200 mph—when the accident occurred.^[11][12]

Aleshin's No. 7 car was driving low on the track before clipping the apron at the bottom, this unsettled the car and subsequently sent it into a spin. Charlie Kimball, who was running the high line, had no time to react to Aleshin's car that was sliding up the track before him and he slammed into Aleshin at almost full speed. The impact sent both cars into the outside retaining wall where the upwards momentum of Aleshin's out of control car caused it to vault up and over Kimball and the nose speared through the catch fencing, causing it to pirouette against the fence. Aleshin's car then fell back onto the track as pieces of the car were scattered for yards and a large section of the catch fencing was ripped down. Kimball was able to get out of his car on his own, however, Aleshin was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition.^[11][12]

"The 7 car spun from the bottom and I really had nowhere to go," said Kimball, who was not hurt. Aleshin, meanwhile, was diagnosed with a concussion, fractured ribs, a broken right clavicle and chest injuries.^[11][12]

Motorsports career results

Aleshin driving for Carlin Motorsport at the Donington Park round of the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

Aleshin driving a Red Bull RB2 at Moscow City Racing show (2008).

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	Russian Formula Three Championship	Lukoil Racing F3	4	0	0	?	1	40	4th
2003	Formula Renault 2000 Germany	JD Motorsport	14	0	0	0	0	99	12th
	Formula Renault 2000 Masters		8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2004	Formula Renault 2000 Germany	Lukoil Racing Team	14	0	2	1	3	185	5th
	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup		16	0	0	0	0	26	17th
	Formula Renault 2000 Italia		?	?	?	?	?	?	1st
2005	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Lukoil Racing Team	10	0	0	0	0	3	30th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Germany		16	1	1	1	7	274	2nd
2005–06	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Russia	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th
2006	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Carlin Motorsport	17	0	1	0	2	41	11th
2007	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Carlin Motorsport	17	1	1	0	1	44	13th
	GP2 Series	ART Grand Prix	4	0	0	0	0	3	25th
2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Carlin Motorsport	16	0	0	0	3	73	5th
2009	FIA Formula Two Championship	Motorsport Vision	16	1	1	0	5	59	3rd
2010	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Carlin	17	3	1	2	8	138	1st
	GP3 Series		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	German Formula Three – Trophy	Stromos ArtLine	2	2	2	2	2	N/A	NC†
2011	GP2 Series	Carlin	8	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
	GP2 Asia Series		4	0	0	0	0	0	27th
	German Formula Three	Stromos ArtLine	8	0	0	0	0	3	18th
	German Formula Three – Trophy		8	7	8	8	7	70	3rd
	Superleague Formula	Russia	3	0	0	0	1	56	12th
	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	KMP Racing	2	0	0	0	0	4	28th
2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Team RFR	17	0	1	1	1	46	13th
2013	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Tech 1 Racing	17	0	0	0	0	33	12th
	Blancpain Endurance Series	SMP Racing	4	0	0	0	1	7	29th
2014	IndyCar Series	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	18	0	0	0	1	372	17th
2015	European Le Mans Series	AF Corse	5	0	0	0	3	56	5th
		SMP Racing
		AF Racing
	24 Hours of Le Mans	SMP Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	33rd
	IndyCar Series	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	40	33rd
2016	IndyCar Series	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	30	5th*

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

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

A1 Grand Prix results
Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2005–06	A1 Team Russia	GBR SPR	GBR FEA	GER SPR	GER FEA	POR SPR 15	POR FEA 17	AUS SPR	AUS FEA	MYS SPR	MYS FEA	UAE SPR	UAE FEA	RSA SPR	RSA FEA	IDN SPR	IDN FEA	MEX SPR	MEX FEA	USA SPR	USA FEA	CHN SPR	CHN FEA	25th	0

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Formula Renault 3.5 results
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2006	Carlin Motorsport	ZOL 1 13	ZOL 2 Ret	MON 1 15	IST 1 23	IST 2 2	MIS 1 7	MIS 2 16	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 6	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 21	DON 1 7	DON 2 9	LMS 1 19	LMS 2 Ret	CAT 1 8	CAT 2 13	12th	41
2007	Carlin Motorsport	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 19	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 15	MON 1 7	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 20	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 7	DON 1 9	DON 2 Ret	MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 10	EST 1 Ret	EST 2 14	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 13	12th	44
2008	Carlin Motorsport	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 5	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 3	MON 1 6	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 18	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 15	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 DNS	BUG 1 6	BUG 2 4	EST 1 9	EST 2 23	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 14	5th	73
2010	Carlin Motorsport	ALC 1 1	ALC 2 11	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 4	MON 1 2	BRN 1 Ret	BRN 2 9	MAG 1 1	MAG 2 4	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 3	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 4	SIL 1 6	SIL 2 11	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 3	1st	138
2011	KMP Racing	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MON 1	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HUN 1 11	HUN 2 8	SIL 1	SIL 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	28th	4
2012	Team RFR	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 11	MON 1 8	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 Ret	NÜR 1 13	NÜR 2 6	MSC 1 14	MSC 2 9	SIL 1 11†	SIL 2 17†	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 19	LEC 1 12	LEC 2 17	CAT 1 9	CAT 2 2	13th	46
2013	Tech 1 Racing	MNZ 1 15	MNZ 2 14	ALC 1 10	ALC 2 11	MON 1 8	SPA 1 14	SPA 2 Ret	MSC 1 16	MSC 2 5	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 18	HUN 1 5	HUN 2 13	LEC 1 17†	LEC 2 6	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 14	12th	33

Complete GP2 Series results

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

GP2 Series results
Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2007	ART Grand Prix	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	ESP FEA 6	ESP SPR Ret	MON FEA	FRA FEA	FRA SPR	GBR FEA	GBR SPR	EUR FEA	EUR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	TUR FEA	TUR SPR	ITA FEA	ITA SPR	BEL FEA	BEL SPR	VAL FEA 9	VAL SPR 20	25th	3
2011	Carlin	TUR FEA DNS	TUR SPR DNS	ESP FEA 16	ESP SPR 18	MON FEA	MON SPR	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	GBR FEA	GBR SPR	GER FEA	GER SPR	HUN FEA 15	HUN SPR 15	BEL FEA Ret	BEL SPR Ret	ITA FEA	ITA SPR				32nd	0

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

GP2 Asia Series results
Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	DC	Points
2011	Carlin	ABU FEA Ret	ABU SPR 24	ITA FEA 20	ITA SPR 20	27th	0

Complete Formula Two results

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

Formula Two results
Year	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2009	15	VAL 1 4	VAL 2 6	BRN 1 2	BRN 2 Ret	SPA 1 18	SPA 2 8	BRH 1 10	BRH 2 3	DON 1 2	DON 2 7	OSC 1 5	OSC 2 1	IMO 1 7	IMO 2 Ret	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 7	3rd	59

24 Hours of Daytona

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24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2014	GTD	72	SMP/ESM Racing	Ferrari 458	Boris Rotenberg Sergey Zlobin Maurizio Mediani Mika Salo	662	21	4

IndyCar Series

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IndyCar Series results
Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2014	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP 12	LBH 6	ALA 22	IMS 25	INDY 21	DET 17	DET 7	TXS 7	HOU 23	HOU 2	POC 7	IOW 21	TOR 11	TOR 23	MDO 14	MIL 8	SNM 7	FON DNS	16th	372
2015	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM 10			33rd	40
2016	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP 5	PHX 17	LBH 16	ALA 17	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	RDA	IOW	TOR	MDO	POC	SNM				13th*	70*

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500
Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2014	Dallara	Honda	15	21	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports

Complete European Le Mans Series results

European Le Mans Series results
Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Rank	Points
2015	AF Corse	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 8					5th	56
	SMP Racing		BR Engineering BR01			IMO 8	RBR 3
	AF Racing							LEC 2	EST 3

24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	SMP Racing	Kirill Ladygin Anton Ladygin	BR Engineering BR01-Nissan	LMP2	322	33rd	13th

References

1. "Aleshin wins race one at Monza". autosport.com. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
2. "Red Bull places Aleshin in F2". autosport.com. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
3. Mills, Peter (26 February 2010). "Aleshin joins Carlin for FR3.5 return". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 4 March 2010.
4. Straw, Edd (16 November 2010). "Aleshin expects F1 race seat in 2011". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 16 November 2010.
5. "Carlin sign Aleshin and Chilton for GP2". http://gp2series.com (GP2 Series). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011. External link in |work= (help)
6. Elizalde, Pablo (6 May 2011). "Aleshin ruled out of Turkey event". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 26 May 2011.
7. "Oliver Turvey back at Carlin for Monaco". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
8. O'Leary, Jamie (28 July 2011). "Mikhail Aleshin rejoins Carlin for Hungaroring GP2 weekend". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2 August 2011.
9. Elizalde, Pablo (7 September 2011). "Parente returns to Carlin for Monza GP2 round". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 12 September 2011.
10. Beer, Matt. Aleshin lands Schmidt IndyCar deal, Racer, 22 November 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-22
11. Peltz, Jim (29 August 2014). "IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin hurt in multi-car crash in Fontana". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
12. Bianchi, Jordan (30 August 2014). "IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin hospitalized after crash during practice". sbnation.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Mikhail Aleshin driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Driver Database