Ivan Taranov | |
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Nationality | Russian |
Born | Tolyatti, Russia | 30 October 1994
GP3 Series career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Hilmer Motorsport |
Car number | 17 |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 34th in 2014 |
Previous series | |
2013 2011–13 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Protyre Formula Renault |
Ivan Taranov (Russian: Ива́н Тара́нов, IPA: [ɪˈvan tɐˈranəf]; born 30 October 1994) is a Russian racing driver.
Born in Tolyatti, Taranov began karting in 2010, finishing eighth in the Daytona Max Lightweight Sprint Series.[1]
In 2011, Taranov moved into open-wheel racing, competing in Formula Renault BARC with Daytona Motorsport.[2] He ended the season fourteenth, finishing in ten out of the series' twelve races.[3]
Taranov remained in the series for the 2012 season, but switched to Antel Motorsport.[4] He improved to tenth place in the series standings with just one retirement in fourteen races.[5]
After competing for Scorpio Motorsport in the final round of the 2012 season, Taranov signed with the team for the 2013 season.[6] He missed the rounds at Croft and Rockingham due to funding issues, but returned for the finale at Silverstone, where he scored his first wins in the series.[7] He also competed in four races of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series with Tech 1 Racing.[8]
In 2014, Taranov will graduate to the GP3 Series with Hilmer Motorsport supported by Force India F1 Team.[9]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2011 | Formula Renault BARC | Daytona Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 14th |
Formula Renault 2.0 Finals Series - FR BARC | Antel Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 7th | |
2012 | Formula Renault BARC | Antel Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 10th |
Scorpio Motorsport | |||||||||
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | Core Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8th | |
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Green Goblin by Facondini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th | |
Single-seater V de V Challenge | Antel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 43rd | |
2013 | Protyre Formula Renault Championship | Scorpio Motorsport | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 12th |
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Tech 1 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | |
2014 | GP3 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |