🇷🇺 Nikita Mazepin

Nikita Mazepin is an established professional racing driver competing in endurance racing. A Platinum-graded FIA driver, he races a GT2-pace car in the GTX class of the 24H Series multiclass championship for Graff Racing, and also competes in the Asian Le Mans Series, a single-class shared-car endurance series that fields professionals and amateurs on the same grid. His career spans ten seasons across single-seater racing, Formula 1, and endurance competition.[1]

Mazepin's record in single-seaters ran from 2015 to 2021. He competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and GB3 early in his career, then spent two seasons in FIA Formula 3 European with HitechGP, posting three podiums across 51 starts. He stepped up to GP3 Series in 2018, where he took four wins and eight podiums to finish second in the championship standings. Two seasons in Formula 2 from 2019 to 2020 yielded two wins and six podiums across 46 starts. His Formula 1 campaign came in 2021 with Haas, taking 22 starts. Since moving to endurance racing, he has competed in the Asian Le Mans Series, recording two wins and five podiums from seven starts, and made his 24H Series debut in 2025.[2]

Through his single-seater years, Mazepin regularly faced drivers of considerable pedigree. He was closely matched with Mick Schumacher, the 2018 Formula 3 European champion and 2020 Formula 2 champion. Against Lando Norris, the 2017 Formula 3 European champion, Mazepin finished ahead on six occasions. He also beat George Russell, a generational driver and multiple series champion, once in their shared racing.