Aleksandr Vartanyan

Aleksandr Vartanyan
Nationality Russia Russian
Born (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000
Moscow, Russia
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career
Debut season 2016
Current team Arden Motorsport
Car no. 42
Former teams Fortec Motorsports, JD Motorsport
Starts 33
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 1
Best finish 12th in 2017
Previous series
2016-17
2016
2016
2015-16		 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
F4 Spanish Championship
Italian F4 Championship
SMP F4 Championship

Aleksandr Albertovich Vartanyan (born 20 July 2000 in Moscow) is a Russian racing driver. He is currently linked with SMP Racing and is coached by Kevin Korjus.

Career

Karting

Born in Moscow, Vartanyan began karting in 2007, at the age of five.[1] He competed in championships all across Europe, claiming titles in KF and KF3.

Lower Formulae

In 2015, Vartanyan made his single-seater debut in the fifth and sixth rounds of the SMP F4 Championship. He finished fifteenth overall with a highest finish of fourth.

In 2016, Vartanyan graduated to single-seaters full-time, competing in two championships. The SMP F4 Championship, where he claimed one victory and third place in a season dominated by Richard Verschoor and Jarno Opmeer, and Spanish F4 where he finished as vice-champion to Verschoor. He also partook in one round of the Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport.

Formula Renault 2.0

Vartanyan competed in seven races of the 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 championships (as a guest driver in Eurocup) with Fortec Motorsports. In January 2017, Vartanyan switched to the series full-time with JD Motorsport.[2] He had ten point-scoring finishes (fifth place at Hungaroring was the highest finishing position in the season) and ended the season thirteenth.[3]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 SMP F4 Championship Koiranen GP 6 0 0 0 0 17 15th
2016 SMP F4 Championship Koiranen GP 21 1 0 1 9 198 3rd
F4 Spanish Championship Drivex 19 0 2 1 10 223 2nd
Italian F4 Championship Cram Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 5 0 0 0 0 40 22nd
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 23 0 0 0 0 42 13th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Arden Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 68 16th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden Motorsport 8 0 0 1 0 11 16th*
SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 3 0 0 1 2 32 11th*

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

References

  1. ↑ "SMP Racing: Alexander Vartanyan". Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vartanyan to race for JD Motorsport in Formula Renault". 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Allen, Peter (1 July 2017). "Dan Ticktum clinches first Formula Renault win in Hungaroring opener". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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