Nikita Troitskiy
| Nikita Troitskiy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Born | 16 April 1999 Ekenäs, Finland |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car number | 16 |
| Starts | 29 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 15th in 2018 |
| Previous series | |
| 2016–17 2016 2015–16 2015 2015 | Euroformula Open Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC MRF Challenge SMP F4 Championship French F4 Championship |
Nikita Troitskiy (Russian: Никита Троицкий; born 16 April 1999 in Ekenäs) is a Finnish-born Russian driver.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Born in Ekenäs, Finland, but raised in St. Petersburg,[1] Troitskiy competed in karting for a number of years after some encouragement from fellow countryman Robert Shwartzman.[2]
Lower formulae
[edit]In 2015, Troitskiy graduated to single-seaters in the SMP F4 and French F4 Championships. He claimed a win and finished sixth in the former whilst finishing thirteenth in the latter.[citation needed]
Later that month, Troitskiy partook in the MRF Challenge and finished third overall.[citation needed]
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
[edit]In 2016, Troitskiy switched to the sport with Fortec Motorsports.[3] He finished thirteenth overall, with a podium in his first race.
Euroformula Open
[edit]Troitskiy also raced in two rounds of the Euroformula Open Championship with Drivex, claiming a pole and third place in the second race at Monza.[4]
The following year, Troitskiy reunited with Drivex to contest the series.[5] He wasn't able to win, but finished as runner-up to Harrison Scott with nine podium finishes in the 18 races. In the final race of the season, Felipe Drugovich won the race, but was ineligible to score points and Nikita Troitskiy win the last race.
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SMP F4 Championship | Koiranen GP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 149 | 6th |
| French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 13th | |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | JD Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | GSK Grand Prix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2015–16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 191 | 3rd |
| 2016 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 14th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13th | |
| 2017 | Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 222 | 2nd |
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 15th |
† As Troitskiy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Euroformula Open 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drivex School | EST 1 |
EST 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 4 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 3 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
13th | 36 |
| 2017 | Drivex School | EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 2 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 6 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 2 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 2 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 5 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 6 |
JER 1 3 |
JER 2 2 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 2 |
2nd | 222 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carlin | Volkswagen | PAU 1 15 |
PAU 2 13 |
PAU 3 11 |
HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 20 |
HUN 3 9 |
NOR 1 22 |
NOR 2 11 |
NOR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 13 |
ZAN 3 1 |
SPA 1 DNS |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 24 |
SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 15 |
MIS 1 18 |
MIS 2 21 |
MIS 3 14 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 17 |
NÜR 3 19 |
RBR 1 16 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 17 |
HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 21 |
15th | 37 |
References
[edit]- ^ "SMP F4 Championship – Nikita Troitskiy, the St. Petersburg driver". 21 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Troitskiy chuffed with third-place in MRF Challenge". 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Nikita Troitskiy signs with Fortec for Formula Renault Northern European Cup". 21 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Nikita Troitskiy to make Euroformula Open debut with Drivex at Red Bull Ring". 2 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Euroformula Open 2017 season review". 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Nikita Troitskiy career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- Finnish racing drivers
- Russian racing drivers
- French F4 Championship drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- SMP F4 Championship drivers
- Koiranen GP drivers
- Auto Sport Academy drivers
- Drivex drivers
- SMP Racing drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- JD Motorsport drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- People from Raseborg
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers