Matevos Isaakyan

Matevos Isaakyan
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)
Moscow, Russia
Formula V8 3.5 career
Debut season2016
Current teamAVF
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number35
Former teamsSMP Racing
Starts31
Wins3
Poles2
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2017
Previous series
2015-16
2014-15
2014-2015
2014
2013		GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Toyota Racing Series
French F4 Championship

Matevos "Matos" Isaakyan (Russian: Матевос "Матос" Исаакян; born 17 April 1998) is a former Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme.[1]

Career

Karting

Born in Moscow, Isaakyan began karting in his native Russia in 2010, finishing fifth in the Russian Super Mini Championship. The following year he stepped up to the Russian KF3 Championship, finishing seventh,[2] before placing fifth in the same category in 2012.[3]

French F4

Isaakyan graduated to single-seaters in 2013, racing in the French F4 Championship.[4] He took five podium places and two fastest laps on his way to fifth in the championship.[5]

Toyota Racing Series

In January and February 2014, Isaakyan raced in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series for the ETEC Motorsport team.[6] He took a best race result of sixth at the opening round in Teretonga to finish ninth in the championship, one place behind teammate and fellow Russian Denis Korneev.[7]

Formula Renault 2.0

Isaakyan's main racing program for 2014 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship, racing for Italian team JD Motorsport.[8] He was ineligible to race at the first round of the season in Imola due to the fact he had not yet turned 16 years of age. He was, however, allowed to take part in the free practice sessions.[9]

During the season, Isaakyan took seven podium places, including a double win at the Red Bull Ring,[10] to finish third in the championship, behind Charles Leclerc and champion Nyck de Vries.[11] He also finished second to Leclerc in the Junior Championship standings.[12] Isaakyan also contested the opening three rounds of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, taking a best race result of seventh at both Spa-Francorchamps and Moscow Raceway.

In 2015, Isaakyan remained with JD Motorsport to contest full-seasons in both Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.[13]

GP3 Series

Isaakyan made his debut with Koiranen GP at the Bahrain round of the 2015 season and finished twenty first with two points. The following year, Isaakyan competed with the team full-time and finished seventeenth overall (his highest race result being fourth in the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Formula V8 3.5

Whilst competing full-time in GP3, Isaakyan debuted in the series with SMP Racing in place of original choice Vladimir Atoev.[14] He claimed his maiden victory in the sport at the first race at Jerez and finished ninth overall.

Formula 2

In 2019, Isaakyan entered the final two rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Charouz Racing System replacing injured Sauber Junior driver Juan Manuel Correa.[15]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 20 0 0 2 5 153 5th
2014 Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 412 9th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps JD Motorsport 12 2 2 0 7 180 3rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps JD Motorsport 16 2 0 1 7 193 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 17 0 0 2 2 87 10th
GP3 Series Koiranen GP 4 0 0 0 0 2 21st
2016 GP3 Series Koiranen GP 18 0 0 0 0 17 17th
Formula V8 3.5 Series SMP Racing 13 1 1 0 2 70 9th
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 SMP Racing with AVF 18 2 1 3 8 215 2nd
European Le Mans Series SMP Racing 4 1 0 0 3 63 6th
Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Light 2 0 0 0 0 24 14th
2018 European Le Mans Series SMP Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship SMP Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 4 0 0 0 0 0 25th
2020 European Le Mans Series Inter Europol Competition 4 0 0 0 0 15.5 16th
2022 Russian Circuit Racing Series - CN ArtLine Engineering 2 1 0 1 1 49 28th

† As Isaakyan was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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 Pos Points
2014 JD Motorsport IMO
1
 IMO
2
 PAU
1
2 		PAU
2
Ret 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
1 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
2 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
2 		MUG
1
7 		MUG
2
3 		JER
1
8 		JER
2
6 		3rd 180
2015 JD Motorsport IMO
1
8 		IMO
2
10 		PAU
1
2 		PAU
2
Ret 		RBR
1
2 		RBR
2
Ret 		RBR
3
1 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
1 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
6 		MNZ
3
Ret 		MIS
1
2 		MIS
2
2 		JER
1
Ret 		JER
2
12 		4th 193

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2015 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		BHR
FEA
Ret 		BHR
SPR
14 		YMC
FEA
9 		YMC
SPR
12 		21st 2
2016 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA
11 		CAT
SPR
6 		RBR
FEA
Ret 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
21 		SIL
SPR
18 		HUN
FEA
12 		HUN
SPR
8 		HOC
FEA
Ret 		HOC
SPR
13 		SPA
FEA
8 		SPA
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		SEP
FEA
15 		SEP
SPR
14 		YMC
FEA
Ret 		YMC
SPR
16 		17th 17

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 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 Pos. Points
2016 SMP Racing ALC
1
12 		ALC
2
10 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
Ret 		SPA
1
DNS 		SPA
2
Ret 		LEC
1
10 		LEC
1
12 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		RBR
1
12 		RBR
2
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		JER
1
1 		JER
2
6 		CAT
1
5 		CAT
2
5 		9th 70
2017 SMP Racing with AVF SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
Ret 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
1 		MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
5 		JER
1
3 		JER
2
3 		ALC
1
2 		ALC
2
5 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
2 		MEX
1
2 		MEX
2
4 		COA
1
4 		COA
2
6 		BHR
1
NC 		BHR
2
9 		2nd 215

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2017 SMP Racing LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR
6 		LEC
1 		SPA
3 		ALG
3 		6th 63
2018 SMP Racing LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
Ret 		MNZ
Ret 		RBR
7 		SIL
Ret 		SPA ALG 22nd 6
2020 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
7 		SPA
11 		LEC
6 		MNZ
12 		ALG 16th 15.5

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2018–19 SMP Racing LMP1 BR Engineering BR1 AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 SPA
Ret 		LMS
Ret 		SIL FUJ
Ret 		SHA
Ret 		SEB SPA LMS NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Russia SMP Racing France Stéphane Sarrazin
Russia Egor Orudzhev 		BR Engineering BR1-AER LMP1 123 DNF DNF
2020 Poland Inter Europol Competition Poland Jakub Śmiechowski
Austria René Binder 		Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 325 42nd 17th

Complete FIA Formula 2 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2019 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		BAK
FEA 		BAK
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		LEC
FEA 		LEC
SPR 		RBR
SPR 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA
18 		SOC
SPR
13 		YMC
FEA
15 		YMC
SPR
Ret 		25th 0

References

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  2. ^ "Russian Championship — KF3 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Russian Championship — KF3 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (23 April 2013). "2013 French F4 Championship season preview". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 25 March 2015. Finally, perhaps the strongest Russian on the grid is Matevos Isaakyan...
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  6. ^ "ETEC Brings the World to Toyota Racing Series". toyota.co.nz. Toyota Racing New Zealand. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Point standings: Toyota Racing Series — Season 2013-2014". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (25 February 2014). "Isaakyan lands Alps promotion with JD Motorsport". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ^ Costa, Massimo (5 April 2014). "Imola — Isaakyan bloccato dalla FIA" [Imola — Isaakyan blocked by the FIA]. italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (25 May 2014). "Isaakyan does the double at Spielberg". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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  15. ^ "Isaakyan a Sochi e Yas Marina, debutto in F2 con Sauber by Charouz (in Italian)". Italia Racing. 18 September 2019.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Junior Champion
2015 		Succeeded by
None
(Series ended)