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Michael Belov

Michael Belov
Belov in 2024
NationalityRussia Russian
BornMikhael Belov
(2001-11-21) 21 November 2001 (age 23)
Lyubertsy, Russia
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamTrident
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number4
Former teamsJD Motorsport, MP Motorsport, G4 Racing
Wins2
Podiums5
Poles2
Fastest laps4
Best finish7th in 2022
Previous series
2022
2020
2019–20
2019
2019
20172018
FR Asian Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
F3 Asian Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
SMP F4 Championship

Michael Arnoldovich Belov (Russian: Михаэль Арнольдович Белов, romanizedMikhael Arnoldovich Belov; born 21 November 2001) is a Russian racing driver who lasted competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident.

Career

Formula 4

Belov 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

At 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

Following 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

2021

Belov racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

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

Belov 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

Belov racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

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

Belov driving at the Hungaroring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

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

In October 2024, Belov was called by Drivex to make his Eurocup-3 debut for the Jerez round.[27]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Position
2014 Sodi W Series Finals — Junior Cup 1st
2015 Euro Finale — Mini Max Small 2nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

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 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

* Season still in progress.

Complete SMP F4 Championship 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 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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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
19th 26

Complete Eurocup-3 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 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

  1. ^ Belov was ineligible to score points at Le Castellet as he competed as a guest driver.

References

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  2. ^ "В Нижнем Новгороде завершился второй этап SMP Formula 4 NEZ Championship сезона-2018". smpracing.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. ^ "BhaiTech Racing announces its 4 drivers in Italian F4". www.f4championship.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  4. ^ Wood, Elliot (2019-09-28). "Mikhael Belov takes first ADAC F4 win at Sachsenring as title contenders dice". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  5. ^ "Formula Renault Eurocup - Press release - Matteo Nannini sets best time, Michael Belov dominates the Rookie Tests - renaultsport.com". Renault Sport. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
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  21. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2 August 2022). "Belov travel issues prompted FREC's mid-season musical chairs". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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