Nikita Mazepin
Mazepin in 2019
NationalityRussia Russian[a]
BornNikita Dmitryevich Mazepin
(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
Asian Le Mans Series career
Debut season2023
Current team99 Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number99
Starts7
Wins2
Podiums5
Poles2
Fastest laps1
Best finish4th in 2023, 2023–24
Previous series
2021

2019–2020
2018
2016–17

2015–16
2015
2015
2014–15		FIA Formula One World Championship
FIA Formula 2 Championship
GP3 Series
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Toyota Racing Series
MRF Challenge
Formula One World Championship career
Active years2021
TeamsHaas
Car number9
Entries22 (21 starts)
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin (Russian: Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, IPA: [nʲɪˈkʲitə ˈdmʲɪtrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn]; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian professional racing driver who most recently drove in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series under a neutral flag driving for 99 Racing.[2][3]

A formula racing driver for much of his career, he raced in Formula One for Haas F1 Team in the 2021 Formula One World Championship[4] under a neutral flag representing the Russian Automobile Federation. Due to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Haas terminated their agreement with Mazepin, as well as with the title sponsor — the Russian company Uralkali.

Personal life

He is the son of Dmitry Mazepin,[5] a Belarusian-Russian oligarch businessman who is the former core shareholder and former chairman of Uralchem.[6][7]

On 9 December 2020, Mazepin posted an Instagram story in which he appeared to inappropriately grope a woman's breasts.[8][9] In a statement, the Haas F1 Team rebuked Mazepin's actions and called the video "abhorrent". Mazepin also released an apology, stating "I have to hold myself to a higher standard as a Formula 1 driver and I acknowledge I have let myself and many people down", but the apology was deleted nine days later.[10][11] In March 2021, Mazepin reiterated that he understood his actions were wrong.[12] The woman in the video defended Mazepin and labelled his actions as a joke between the two.[13][14] The woman has since posted content on her own social media stating "never let them touch you again or be disrespectful to you" and the two have since unfollowed each other.[15] The controversy led to the hashtag "#WeSayNoToMazepin" to trend on Twitter, calling for Mazepin's removal from the Haas F1 Team.[16][17]

Sanctions

In March 2022, Mazepin and his father, Dmitry, were included on the EU sanctions list following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18] He was also later sanctioned by the United Kingdom and Canada over the same reason.[19][20] In April 2022, a residential compound owned by Nikita and Dmitry in Portisco, Sardinia that was worth more than $114 million was seized by Italian authorities.[21] Following his dismissal from Formula One, Mazepin created "We Compete as One", a foundation to support athletes excluded for "political reasons".[22]

In 2023, he launched a challenge against the EU, UK and Canadian sanctions against him in a bid to revive his racing career.[20] In June 2023, a UK high court rejected a bid to suspend the sanctions against him on an interim basis so he could travel to the UK to negotiate with F1 teams based there.[23] In September 2023, the EU sanctions against Mazepin were partially lifted by general court order with him being allowed to visit the EU for activities related to motorsport, though he is still sanctioned by the EU generally and is not allowed to enter the EU for non-motorsport reasons.[24][25]

In March 2024, the EU overturned the sanctions against Mazepin as the association criterion of beyond a simple family relationship did not exist after he was dropped by Haas two years ago.[26]

Career

Karting career

Having won the Russian Karting championship, Mazepin started his international karting career in 2011 in the Trofeo Andrea Margutti.[27] He quickly moved up the ranks, driving in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in the KF3 class in just his second year of competition.[28] In 2013 he finished fourth in the KFJ-category of the WSK Super Master Series,[29] and in 2014, his final year of karting, he came 2nd in the Karting World Championship to Lando Norris.[30]

Lower formulae

Mazepin made his car racing debut in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 at the end of 2014, driving in the first round of the series and grabbing his first podium in just his second race of his single-seater career. He then made the switch to compete in the Toyota Racing Series with ETEC Motorsport, where he finished 18th in the drivers' standings.[31] He followed that up by racing for Josef Kaufmann Racing in the Formula Renault Northern European Cup alongside Louis Delétraz, Kevin Jörg and fellow rookie Dries Vanthoor.[32] Mazepin scored one podium with a third-place finish at the Red Bull Ring, and ended up twelfth in the championship.

Formula 3 European Championship

2016

In 2016, Mazepin competed in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship for Hitech Grand Prix.[33] He scored four points-scoring finishes and finished 20th in the championship, last of all full-time entrants. After being blocked during a session by Callum Ilott, Mazepin got into an altercation with the other driver, during which Mazepin hit Ilott in the face, resulting in a ban from the first race of the Hungaroring meeting. The sanction itself was controversial, with Frits van Amersfoort, boss of Ilott's team, believing the decision to be too lenient, calling it "a ridiculous decision by the stewards".[34][35]

2017

Despite the controversies of 2016, Mazepin was retained for another season.[36] He improved significantly compared to his first year, scoring 108 points and finishing on the podium on three occasions. He finished in tenth, one place behind teammate Ralf Aron.

GP3 Series

Mazepin racing at the 2018 Spielberg GP3 round

Mazepin moved to GP3 in 2018 to race for ART Grand Prix alongside Callum Ilott, Jake Hughes and eventual champion Anthoine Hubert.[37] He won four races, the most of any driver that year, and finished second in the championship, only 16 points behind Hubert.[38] Furthermore, he helped his team secure the title in the team championship.[39]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2019

Mazepin at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round with ART Grand Prix

In 2019, Mazepin progressed to Formula 2 to partner Nyck de Vries at ART Grand Prix.[40] His season was marked by causing an accident with Nobuharu Matsushita in the sprint race at the Sochi Autodrom. While his teammate ended up winning the championship, Mazepin ended the season in 18th place with 11 points.

2020

In 2020, he signed for the new Hitech Grand Prix Team to drive alongside Italian Luca Ghiotto. His first podium came at the Hungaroring with second place, before taking his first F2 victory in Britain. Mazepin also won the feature race at Mugello. On the final lap of the Belgian feature race, he pushed Carlin Motorsport driver Yuki Tsunoda wide, and was given a five-second time penalty, denying himself victory.[41][42]

Formula One

Mazepin testing the Force India VJM11 in Barcelona, 2018

Mazepin was named test driver of Sahara Force India in 2016 and made his Formula One testing debut in the in-season test at Silverstone, where he achieved a personal best lap time of 1:31.561.[43][44] He stayed in that role for the following two seasons, racking up 100 laps at the Hungaroring in 2017 and 51 in 2018 at the same track.[45] The following year he took part for Mercedes in the 2019 Barcelona test, where he topped the timing sheets with a time of 1:15.775.[46]

Haas (2021)

2021
Mazepin at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix

Mazepin joined Haas F1 Team for 2021 on a multi-year deal, partnering Mick Schumacher.[4] He chose the number 9 as his permanent racing number. Mazepin competed under a neutral flag representing the Russian Automobile Federation in the 2021 Formula One World Championship after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a World Anti-Doping Agency ban on Russia competing at World Championships in December 2020 due to state-sponsored doping of Russian athletes.[47]

In his debut race, Mazepin crashed out on the first lap by losing control on the kerb at turn three.[48] After finishing last in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, having spun twice in practice and blocked Antonio Giovinazzi in qualifying, Mazepin was given a five-second penalty for ignoring blue flags and blocking Sergio Pérez during the Portuguese Grand Prix.[49] His first race in which he beat teammate Schumacher came in Monaco, and Mazepin achieved his best result of the season at the following round in Azerbaijan, largely thanks to four retirements affecting the rest of the grid. At the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, which only lasted two laps behind the Safety Car due to heavy rain, Mazepin recorded the fastest lap of the race on the second lap; however, as the race was suspended permanently thereafter, the official results were taken from the end of the race's first full lap, and as a consequence, Mazepin's fastest lap award was rescinded.[50]

Mazepin missed the season finale at Yas Marina due to a positive COVID-test on race day; he was not replaced for the event.[51] He ended his debut season 21st in the standings, with no points scored throughout the year.[52]

2022

Mazepin was contracted to compete for Haas in the 2022 Formula One World Championship again under a neutral flag representing the Russian Automobile Federation like the 2021 championship, however on 5 March, Haas terminated both his contract and Uralkali's title sponsorship as part of the larger global response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[53] Mazepin expressed disappointment at the decision, remarking on social media that his "ongoing willingness to accept the conditions proposed in order to continue were completely ignored".[54] In a BBC interview, Mazepin stated that the sports sanctions were "cancel culture" against Russia.[55] Mazepin also stated that he sees "tremendous risks in saying anything at all" regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[56][57]

In July 2022, Mazepin sued Haas in a Swiss court for unpaid wages.[58] During the month, he told Match TV that despite his exit, he still follows Formula One closely when possible.[59]

Rally raid

A self-professed rally raid fan, Mazepin participated in a test with Dakar Rally-winning truck team Kamaz Master in July 2021.[60][61] Following his departure from Formula One in 2022, he expressed interest in switching to rally raid should he not return to F1. In his July 2022 interview with Match TV, Mazepin explained he intended to compete in off-road as long as he enjoyed it, and joked he would continue to do so if he could "physically walk and get into the car" as "there is no age limit in this sport."[59]

To gain experience, he began training with former Dakar quad category winner Sergey Karyakin and his Snag Racing team. Karyakin described Mazepin as knowing "how to read the lines perfectly, he sees the dunes" and that "bearing in mind that it was the first time he tested the sand, the results were quite good."[62]

Mazepin made his rally debut at the Ladoga Trophy in June 2022 before competing in the Silk Way Rally a month later, driving a Can-Am in the T3 category for Snag Racing.[59] He won his class with a stage victory in the seventh leg.[63] Speaking to TASS after the rally, Mazepin said rally raid and Formula One's lone similarities were "the steering wheel and four wheels. It was very hot, very challenging, and it was the real test. I am incredibly happy that I managed to win."[64]

Asian Le Mans Series

In 2023, Mazepin returned to international motorsport, making his endurance racing debut in the Asian Le Mans Series with 99 Racing competing under a neutral flag.[3] At the first race in Dubai, Mazepin, along with teammates Neel Jani and Gonçalo Gomes, finished on the podium, with Jani narrowly losing out on second to Charlie Eastwood during the final stint.[65] He finished 4th in the LMP2 driver's championship alongside co-driver Neel Jani after 99 racing finished 6th in the second Dubai race, 7th in the first Abu Dhabi race, and 2nd in the second Abu Dhabi race.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2010 WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini DR Srl 18th
2011 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 27th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Birel Motorsport NC
Italian CSAI Karting Championship — 60 Mini 69th
2012 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 Chiesa Corse 18th
Trofeo delle Industrie — KF3 11th
WSK Euro Series — KF3 22nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3 34th
WSK Final Cup — KF3 24th
Copa Campeones Trophy — KF3 4th
Grand Prix Open Karting — KF3 21st
2013 South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 24th
Italian Championship — KF3 9th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Rotax Junior 5th
WSK Euro Series — KFJ Tony Kart Racing Team 18th
WSK Super Master Series — KFJ 4th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ 38th
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ 18th
WSK Final Cup — KFJ 16th
2014 South Garda Winter Cup — KF2 Tony Kart Racing Team 10th
WSK Champions Cup — KF 6th
WSK Super Master Series — KF 8th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF 23rd
CIK-FIA World Championship — KF 2nd

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2012 Chiesa Corse KF3 PSB
R1
17 		PSB
R2
17 		PFI
R1
30 		PFI
R2
30 		34th 0
2013 Tony Kart Racing Team KFJ ALC
28 		ORT
DNQ 		38th 0
2014 Tony Kart Racing Team KF LAC
QH
9 		LAC
R
18 		ZUE
QH
10 		ZUE
R
14 		GEN
QH
17 		GEN
R
20 		PFI
QH
29 		PFI
R
24 		23rd 5

Complete Karting World Championship results

Year Team Class Main classification
2013 United Kingdom Tony Kart Racing Team KFJ 18th
2014 United Kingdom Tony Kart Racing Team KF 2nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 4 0 0 0 1 36 10th
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 0 0 0 1 125.5 12th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 16 0 0 0 0 304 18th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 30 0 0 0 0 10 20th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 AVF by Adrián Vallés 4 0 0 0 0 11 16th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 3 1 0 0 1 51 23rd
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 30 0 0 1 3 108 10th
2018 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 4 1 5 8 198 2nd
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship ART Grand Prix 22 0 0 0 0 11 18th
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 15 0 0 0 4 186 3rd
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 24 2 0 2 6 164 5th
2021 Formula One Uralkali Haas F1 Team 22 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2022 Formula One Uralkali Haas F1 Team Pre Season Test driver
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 99 Racing 4 0 2 0 2 49 4th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 99 Racing 3 2 0 1 3 68 4th

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

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2014-15 LOS
1
5 		LOS
2
2 		LOS
3
Ret 		LOS
4
6 		BHR
1 		BHR
2 		BHR
3 		BHR
4 		MMR
1 		MMR
2 		MMR
3 		MMR
4 		10th 36

Complete Toyota Racing 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 DC Points
2015 ETEC Motorsport RUA
1
Ret 		RUA
2
13 		RUA
3
Ret 		TER
1
13 		TER
2
16 		TER
3
15 		HMP
1
11 		HMP
2
Ret 		HMP
3
8 		TAU
1
13 		TAU
2
10 		TAU
3
17 		TAU
4
15 		MAN
1
20 		MAN
2
Ret 		MAN
3
11 		18th 304

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 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 DC Points
2015 Josef Kaufmann Racing MNZ
1
10 		MNZ
2
Ret 		SIL
1
14 		SIL
2
Ret 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
Ret 		RBR
3
3 		SPA
1
8 		SPA
2
10 		ASS
1
12 		ASS
2
12 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
13 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
Ret 		HOC
3
18 		12th 125.5

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2016 Hitech GP Mercedes LEC
1
19 		LEC
2
12 		LEC
3
10 		HUN
1
EX 		HUN
2
Ret 		HUN
3
13 		PAU
1
16 		PAU
2
13 		PAU
3
Ret 		RBR
1
14 		RBR
2
17 		RBR
3
14 		NOR
1
11 		NOR
2
11 		NOR
3
11 		ZAN
1
17 		ZAN
2
15 		ZAN
3
17 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
8 		NÜR
1
16 		NÜR
2
14 		NÜR
3
16 		IMO
1
13 		IMO
2
11 		IMO
3
15 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
10 		HOC
3
Ret 		20th 10
2017 Hitech GP Mercedes SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
15 		SIL
3
7 		MNZ
1
11 		MNZ
2
10 		MNZ
3
11 		PAU
1
4 		PAU
2
7 		PAU
3
Ret 		HUN
1
12 		HUN
2
11 		HUN
3
10 		NOR
1
10 		NOR
2
18 		NOR
3
10 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
7 		SPA
3
11 		ZAN
1
11 		ZAN
2
11 		ZAN
3
10 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
11 		NÜR
3
16 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
3 		RBR
3
2 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
6 		HOC
3
7 		10th 108

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2016 United Kingdom Hitech GP Dallara F312 18th 18th DNF

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
2018 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
1 		CAT
SPR
10 		LEC
FEA
2 		LEC
SPR
5 		RBR
FEA
13 		RBR
SPR
7 		SIL
FEA
2 		SIL
SPR
7 		HUN
FEA
1 		HUN
SPR
12 		SPA
FEA
5 		SPA
SPR
1 		MNZ
FEA
5 		MNZ
SPR
3 		SOC
FEA
2 		SOC
SPR
Ret 		YMC
FEA
5 		YMC
SPR
1 		2nd 198

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 ART Grand Prix BHR
FEA
19 		BHR
SPR
13 		BAK
FEA
8 		BAK
SPR
Ret 		CAT
FEA
17 		CAT
SPR
14 		MON
FEA
10 		MON
SPR
8 		LEC
FEA
Ret 		LEC
SPR
16 		RBR
FEA
12 		RBR
SPR
11 		SIL
FEA
16† 		SIL
SPR
12 		HUN
FEA
12 		HUN
SPR
15 		SPA
FEA
C 		SPA
SPR
C 		MNZ
FEA
11 		MNZ
SPR
9 		SOC
FEA
8 		SOC
SPR
Ret 		YMC
FEA
10 		YMC
SPR
17† 		18th 11
2020 Hitech Grand Prix RBR1
FEA
14 		RBR1
SPR
10 		RBR2
FEA
14 		RBR2
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
2 		HUN
SPR
5 		SIL1
FEA
1 		SIL1
SPR
5 		SIL2
FEA
4 		SIL2
SPR
8 		CAT
FEA
13 		CAT
SPR
6 		SPA
FEA
2 		SPA
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
NC 		MNZ
SPR
8 		MUG
FEA
1 		MUG
SPR
18 		SOC
FEA
7 		SOC
SPR
2 		BHR1
FEA
5 		BHR1
SPR
2 		BHR2
FEA
9 		BHR2
SPR
9 		5th 164

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete F3 Asian Championship 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 DC Points
2019–20 Hitech Grand Prix SEP
1
4 		SEP
2
2 		SEP
3
5 		DUB
1
4 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
3
6 		ABU
1
2 		ABU
2
6 		ABU
3
3 		SEP
1
5 		SEP
2
2 		SEP
3
4 		CHA
1
5 		CHA
2
8 		CHA
3
8 		3rd 186

Complete Formula One results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 WDC Points
2021 Uralkali Haas F1 Team Haas VF-21 Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t BHR
Ret 		EMI
17 		POR
19 		ESP
19 		MON
17 		AZE
14 		FRA
20 		STY
18 		AUT
19 		GBR
17 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
17 		NED
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		RUS
18 		TUR
20 		USA
17 		MXC
18 		SAP
17 		QAT
18 		SAU
Ret 		ABU
WD 		21st 0

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2023 99 Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1
3 		DUB
2
6 		ABU
1
7 		ABU
2
2 		4th 49
2023–24 99 Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1
1 		SEP
2
2 		DUB
1 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		4th 68

Notes

  1. ^ Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but in 2021 and 2022 he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[1]

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