Michael Belov
Russian racing driver

Michael Belov

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Michael Arnoldovich Belov (Russian: Михаэль Арнольдович Белов, Mikhael Arnoldovich Belov; born 21 November 2001) is a Russian racing driver who lasted competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident.

Career

Formula 4

Belov started his professional single-seater career in the SMP F4 Championship in 2017 with the SMP Racing team. Belov claimed his first podium finish on the final race of the season with a third-place, finishing eighth overall in the championship. He continued in the championship for the 2018 season, claiming his first win at the second round in the NRING Circuit, winning races 1 and 3. He ended the season with five wins, finishing second in the championship behind Konsta Lappalainen.

In 2019, Belov joined the Italian F4 Championship with the Italian Bhai Tech Racing team. He finished on the podium in the first two races. It was later announced that Belov would also contest the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship starting from the second round. Belov won one race in ADAC F4 at the Sachsenring, finishing eighth in the championship. Belov failed to win during his Italian F4 campaign, however, finished second on five occasions, ending the season fourth in the championship.

Formula Renault

At the end of 2019, Belov participated in the post-season Formula Renault Eurocup rookie test. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup season was disrupted and postponed. As a consequence, Reece Ushijima, who was previously announced to drive for Belgian team M2 Competition withdrew due to travel restrictions. On 2 July 2020, M2 Competition announced that Michael Belov would drive for them for the full 2020 season.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Following the Barcelona round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, David Schumacher left Charouz Racing System to join Carlin Racing instead. Belov was brought in to replace him for the remainder of the Formula 3 season. Belov remained with the team throughout post-season and pre-season testing and was expected to be given a drive for the 2021 season, however, Enzo Fittipaldi was announced instead.

Formula Regional European Championship

2021

Michael Belov
Belov racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Belov joined JD Motorsport in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship as a wildcard entrant for the fourth round at Circuit Paul Ricard. Despite not being eligible for points, he had a strong race weekend and earned two podium finishes. Following this, it was announced Belov would race with G4 Racing for the remainder of the championship. Belov secured two victories and ending the campaign eighth.

2022

Belov joined the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship for the final three rounds of the season. He scored a second place in his second race and was 12th in the championship.

Belov would sign with MP Motorsport for his second season in the Formula Regional European Championship. After a podium in the opening round in Monza, Belov was forced to stop his campaign halfway through the season due to travel issues. Nevertheless, he placed seventh in the standings.

2023

Michael Belov
Belov racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Belov made a surprise return to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023 with G4 Racing. However, he was unable to finish the season once again and sat out for the final two rounds. He finished 20th in the overall standings with 23 points.

2024

Michael Belov
Belov driving at the Hungaroring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

In 2024, Belov made a stand-in return in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident, deputising for an injured Roman Bilinski. In three rounds, Belov scored a second-placed podium in which he stated he needed that to "revive career" after periods of financial struggles and the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Eurocup-3

In October 2024, Belov was called by Drivex to make his Eurocup-3 debut for the Jerez round.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Position
2014 Sodi W Series Finals — Junior Cup 1st
2015 Euro Finale — Mini Max Small 2nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 20 0 0 0 1 104 8th
2018 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 21 5 4 7 11 275 2nd
Formula Academy Finland N/A 10 2 2 3 7 164 1st
2019 Italian F4 Championship Bhai Tech Racing 21 0 0 1 7 179 4th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship R-ace GP 17 1 0 1 2 122 8th
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship BlackArts Racing Team 3 0 0 1 0 39 11th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup M2 Competition 4 0 0 0 0 40 13th
R-ace GP 6 0 0 0 0
FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 6 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
2021 Formula Regional European Championship JD Motorsport 2 0 0 1 2 116 8th
G4 Racing 11 2 2 3 3
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Evans GP 9 0 0 0 1 55 12th
Formula Regional European Championship MP Motorsport 10 0 0 0 2 93 7th
Russian Endurance Challenge - GT Pro IY Engineering & Mospolytech 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2023 Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing 16 0 0 1 0 23 20th
2024 Formula Regional European Championship Trident 6 0 0 0 1 26 19th
Eurocup-3 Drivex 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

* Season still in progress.

Complete SMP F4 Championship 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 19 20 21 Pos Points
2017 SMP Racing SOC1
9
SOC2
9
SOC3
8
SMO1
9
SMO2
4
SMO3
Ret
AHV1
4
AHV2
4
AHV3
9
AUD1
DNS
AUD2
Ret
AUD3
4
MSC11
7
MSC12
6
MSC13
5
MSC21
Ret
MSC22
5
MSC23
4
ASS1
10
ASS2
13
ASS3
3
8th 104
2018 SMP Racing SMO1
5
SMO2
4
SMO3
4
NRG1
1
NRG2
Ret
NRG3
1
MSC1
4
MSC2
7
MSC3
7
ADM1
3
ADM2
2
ADM3
3
AHV1
2
AHV2
5
AHV3
1
ALA1
2
ALA2
1
ALA3
2
ASS1
1
ASS2
4
ASS3
Ret
2nd 275

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2019 Bhai Tech Racing VLL1
2
VLL2
3
VLL3
28
MIS1
9
MIS2
7
MIS3
C
HUN1
7
HUN2
2
HUN3
18
RBR1
Ret
RBR2
11
RBR3
10
IMO1
3
IMO2
4
IMO3
2
IMO4
5
MUG1
5
MUG2
9
MUG3
5
MNZ1
2
MNZ2
2
MNZ3
Ret
4th 179

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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 19 20 Pos Points
2019 R-ace GP OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1
13
RBR2
20
RBR3
12
HOC1
4
HOC2
Ret
ZAN1
6
ZAN2
5
ZAN3
5
NÜR1
6
NÜR2
2
NÜR3
8
HOC1
Ret
HOC2
5
HOC3
4
SAC1
1
SAC2
9
SAC3
14
8th 122

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship 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 DC Points
2019–20 BlackArts Racing Team SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 CHA1
4
CHA2
5
CHA3
4
11th 39
2022 Evans GP ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1
10
DUB2
2
DUB3
6
DUB1
15
DUB2
6
DUB3
5
ABU1
14
ABU1
6
ABU1
9
12th 55

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 19 20 DC Points
2020 M2 Competition MNZ1
5
MNZ2
4
IMO1
10
IMO2
Ret
NÜR1
NÜR2
MAG1
MAG2
ZAN1
ZAN2
CAT1
CAT2
SPA1
SPA2
13th 40
R-ace GP IMO1
11
IMO2
10
HOC1
14
HOC2
6
LEC1
15
LEC2
6

Complete FIA Formula 3 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 DC Points
2020 Charouz Racing System RBRFEA
RBRSPR
RBRFEA
RBRSPR
HUNFEA
HUNSPR
SILFEA
SILSPR
SILFEA
SILSPR
CATFEA
CATSPR
SPAFEA
20
SPASPR
Ret
MNZFEA
10
MNZSPR
13
MUGFEA
27
MUGSPR
23
23rd 1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 19 20 DC Points
2021 JD Motorsport IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1
2
LEC2
2
8th 116
G4 Racing ZAN1
9
ZAN2
DNS
SPA1
1
SPA2
5
RBR1
6
RBR2
Ret
VAL1
5
VAL2
1
MUG1
2
MUG2
4
MNZ1
9
MNZ2
8
2022 MP Motorsport MNZ1
2
MNZ2
5
IMO1
15
IMO2
5
MCO1
5
MCO2
6
LEC1
3
LEC2
6
ZAN1
7
ZAN2
6
HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MUG1 MUG2 7th 93
2023 G4 Racing IMO1
10
IMO2
Ret
CAT1
9
CAT2
10
HUN1
4
HUN2
26†
SPA1
11
SPA2
14
MUG1
15
MUG2
9
LEC1
9
LEC2
13
RBR1
9
RBR2
10
MNZ1
Ret
MNZ2
17
ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 20th 23
2024 Trident HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1
12
HUN2
11
MUG1
6
MUG2
12
LEC1
2
LEC2
Ret
IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 19th 26

Complete Eurocup-3 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 DC Points
2024 Drivex SPA1
SPA2
RBR1
RBR2
POR1
POR2
POR3
LEC1
LEC2
ZAN1
ZAN2
ARA1
ARA2
JER1
5
JER2
7
CAT1
CAT2
NC* 0*

Season still in progress.