Mikhail Aleshin
Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin, also Mikhail Aleshin (Russian: Михаил Петрович Алёшин; May 22nd, 1987 in Moscow ) is a Russian auto racing driver. He started from 2006 to 2013, with interruptions in the Formula Renault 3.5, where he won the league title in 2010. In 2014 he appears in the IndyCar Series.
Career
Aleshin began his motorsport career in karting in 1996 and was active until 2002 in this sport. Parallel denied Aleshin his first race in Formula racing in the Russian Formula 3 In the next three seasons, he was both in the German Formula Renault, as well as in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup active. In the German Formula Renault Aleshin 2003 reached the 12th place overall, 2004, he improved to 5th place in the overall standings and in 2005 he won the runner-up title. In the Formula Renault Eurocup Aleshin was not so successful: In 2003, he was not considered, 2004, he was 17 and in the 2005 season, he played only half, he was 30th in the A1GP 2005/2006 season Aleshin contested two races for the Russian team.
2006 Aleshin went into the Formula Renault 3.5 for Carlin Motorsport at the start, finishing in eleventh place overall. 2007 remained Aleshin at Carlin and celebrated his first victory in Formula Renault 3.5. At the end of the season he finished 13th in the overall standings. In addition, Aleshin made his debut in the GP2 Series: After Michael Ammer Müller had violated Aleshin competed in the second race weekend of the GP2 Series 2007 season in Barcelona for ART Grand Prix and became an instant sixth at the main race. At the last race weekend of the season in Valencia Aleshin went again for ART Grand Prix at the start. His teammate at two race weekends was Lucas di Grassi. In the overall standings Aleshin finished with three points in 25th place. 2008 Aleshin denied his third season in Formula Renault 3.5. Again he went for Carlin Motorsport at the start and finished fifth in the overall standings. In a motorsports show in Moscow, Aleshin 2008 drove a Formula 1 car of Red Bull Racing by his hometown.
2009 saw Aleshin in the revived Formula 2 and went as one of three Red Bull Junior at the start. With a race win at Oschersleben, he finished the season third overall. End of the season Red Bull ended the promotion of Aleshin and he returned for the 2010 season in the Formula Renault 3.5 to Carlin back. With wins in Alcaniz, Spa -Francorchamps and Magny -Cours he won the championship title with 138 points against 136 against Daniel Ricciardo. In addition, he participated in a run of the GP3 Series for Carlin. As a reward for his championship title in the Formula Renault 3.5 Aleshin was allowed to attend a Formula 1 test day for Renault at the end of the season.
2011 remained Aleshin at Carlin initially and increased with the team in the GP2 Asia Series a. He finished in 27th place overall. Then he should go 2011 for Carlin in the GP2 series at the start. Because of budget problems, he lost his cockpit at first, but was eventually reported by Carlin to the first two race weekends. Later in the season he came to two other GP2 race weekends for Carlin used. In the overall classification, he finished 32nd. In the meantime he received at Stromos ArtLine a cockpit in the German Formula 3, he did not have to pay because he did development work for the team. He participated in four race weekends, where he won the Trophy ranking in seven of the eight races. In early July Aleshin returned back into the Formula Renault 3.5 and occurred at a race weekend for KMP Racing as a representation for Anton Nebylizki. He also went into the Superleague Formula for the second and final race weekend. A third place was his best result.
2012 Aleshin returned to Formula Renault 3.5 as a full-time pilot back. He joined for RFR (formerly KMP Racing) at. At the last race of the season he reached his best finish with a second place. He finished the season starting on the 13th Place. 2013 Aleshin opted for another season in the Formula Renault 3.5. He switched to Tech 1 Racing. With two fifth places as the best results he finished the season in twelfth place. With 33 to 136 points, he defeated his teammate Nigel Melker. In addition, Aleshin debuted in GT racing and took in different classes at five races of the Blancpain Endurance Series for SMP Racing part. He stood in the GT3 Pro- Am class once on the podium.
2014 moved to North America Aleshin in the IndyCar Series. He received a cockpit at Peterson Schmidt Motorsports.
Statistics
Career stations
- 2006: A1GP
- 2006: Formula Renault 3.5 (11th )
- 2007: Formula Renault 3.5 tonnes ( 13th)
- 2007: GP2 Series (No. 25)
- 2008: Formula Renault 3.5 ( 5th place)
- 2009: Formula 2 ( 3rd place)
- 2010: Formula Renault 3.5 (Master)
- 2010: GP3 Series ( No. 37 )
- 2011: GP2 Asia Series ( No. 27 )
- 2011: GP2 Series (No. 32)
- 2011: German Formula 3 ( 17th)
- 2011: Formula Renault 3.5 (ranked 28)
- 2011: Superleague Formula
- 2012: Formula Renault 3.5 ( 13th)
- 2013: Formula Renault 3.5 ( 12th place)
- 2013: Blancpain Endurance Series, GT3 Pro ( # 29 )
- 2014: IndyCar Series