Nikolay Martsenko Explained

Nikolay Martsenko
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:25 May 1993
Birth Place:Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
Current Series:Formula Renault 3.5 Series
First Year:2012
Current Team:Comtec Racing
Car Number:26
Former Teams:Pons Racing
BVM Target
Starts:34
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:14th
Year:2014
Prev Series:GP3 Series
German Formula Three
Finnish Formula Three
Formula Three NEZ
Prev Series Years:2014
2009-11
2009
2009

Nikolay Yuryevich Martsenko (Russian: Никола́й Ю́рьевич Ма́рценко, pronounced as /ru/, born 25 May 1993) is a racing car driver from Russia.

Career

Early career

Born in Krasnoyarsk, Martsenko started his racing career at the age of eleven in amateur Russian touring car championships.[1] Since sixteen he participated in various Formula Three championships including German Formula Three Championship, Finnish Formula Three Championship and North European Zone Formula 3 Cup.

Formula Three

His German Formula Three campaign started in 2009 with four races in Trophy Classes at Oschersleben for Jenichen Motorsport. For the next season Martsenko graduate into Cup Class with Max Travin Racing Team, for which he raced in Finnish Formula Three Championship and North European Zone Formula 3 Cup. In 2011 he stayed in series in the same team, amassing nine points with the best result — finish on fourth place at Assen.[2]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

For 2012 Max Travin Racing Team planned to enter the championship with Martsenko as one of drivers.[3] But the team was rejected from final entry list.[4] After this Max Travin Racing and Martsenko joined forces with BVM Target for his debut in the series.[5] [6]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2008Lada Cup KrasnoyarskIlan-MotorSport1210?3624th
2009Formula 3 Finlandalign=left rowspan=2Max Travin Racing Team1010361344th
North European Zone Formula 3 Cup41002595th
German Formula 3 TrophyJenichen Motorsport40001167th
2010German Formula 3 ChampionshipMax Travin Racing Team180000118th
2011German Formula 3 ChampionshipMax Travin Racing Team180000912th
2012Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesBVM Target1700001320th
2013Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesPons Racing1700002020th
2014Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesComtec Racing400013614th
GP3 SeriesHilmer Motorsport30000033rd

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2012BVM TargetALC
1

ALC
2

MON
1

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

20th13
2013Pons RacingMNZ
1

MNZ
2

ALC
1

ALC
2

MON
1

SPA
1

SPA
2

MSC
1

MSC
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

20th20
2014Comtec RacingMNZ
1

MNZ
2

ALC
1

ALC
2

MON
1
SPA
1
SPA
2
MSC
1
MSC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
JER
1
JER
2
14th36

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=500987#.Tj-stHbhyiM.livejournal. ru:Сибирский Шумахер готов покорить престижные трассы Европы. Siberian Schumacher ready to conquer prestigious European circuits. 7 July 2011. vesti.ru. Rossiya 24. Russian. 2 February 2012.
  2. News: http://kp-avto.ru/article/12578/. ru:Николай Марценко показал лучший для себя результат. Nikolay Martsenko shows best result for himself. 25 September 2011. kp-avto.ru. Komsomolskaya Pravda. Russian. 2 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005225855/http://kp-avto.ru/article/12578/#. 5 October 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: 18 teams apply for 2012 season. 10 October 2011. renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2 February 2012.
  4. News: Thirteen teams selected for 2012. 17 October 2011. renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 17 October 2011.
  5. News: http://news.sport-express.ru/2012-03-06/497737/. ru:"Формула-Рено 3.5" в Москве: в чемпионате примет участие еще один российский пилот. Formula Renault 3.5 in Moscow: Another Russian driver will take part in the championship. 6 March 2012. Sport Express. European Sports Media. Russian. 7 March 2012.
  6. News: Max Travin Racing объявила о сотрудничестве с BVM Racing в Мировой серии "Рено". Max Traving Racing announced partnership with BVM Racing in World Series by Renault. 6 March 2012. Championat.com. SUP Media. Russian. 7 March 2012.