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Nikita Bedrin
Bedrin in 2024
NationalityRussia Russian
Italy Italian
Born (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 18)
Belgorod, Russia
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamAIX Racing
Car number27
Former teamsJenzer Motorsport
Starts38 (38 entries)
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish18th in 2023
Previous series
20232024
2023
20212022
20212022
20212022, 2024
FR European Championship
FR Middle East Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Formula 4 UAE Championship

Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin (Russian: Никита Вячеславович Бедрин; born 6 January 2006) is a Russian racing driver who is racing under an Italian racing license. He most recently competed for AIX Racing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, having previously competed with Jenzer Motorsport, and also competes for MP Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He finished fourth in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship and is a winner in Italian F4.

Career

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Karting

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Having started out his karting career in his homeland, Bedrin won the Russian Karting Championship twice before moving to Italy to compete on the more competitive European stage.[1] His karting career proved to be a success, with him winning the Italian Championship in 2019 and the WSK Super Master Series in his final year of karting, 2020, as well as finishing fourth in the European Championship during the same year.[2][3]

Formula 4

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2021

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Bedrin racing in the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring

Bedrin graduated to cars in 2021, racing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport.[4] He scored his first podium in the second round, taking third in race three, but would sustain a hand injury during the following round which would end his campaign prematurely.

Bedrin racing in the 2021 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

The Russian's main campaign would be in the Italian and ADAC F4 series, partnering Ollie Bearman, Joshua Dufek, Bence Válint and Han Cenyu at Van Amersfoort Racing.[5][6] He would score points regularly in Italy, with the season highlight being a triple of podiums at Imola Circuit, where Bedrin was awarded the Race 3 victory after a disqualification for Bearman due to a technical infringement. Over in Germany, the Russian took two wins, one at Hockenheim and the Nürburgring respectively, which elevated him up to fifth overall. His frequent points finishes and flurry of podiums also brought him the rookie title in both championships.

2022

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Bedrin racing in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at Spa-Francorchamps.

The following year, Bedrin returned to the category, starting his season in the F4 UAE Championship, where he drove alongside Taylor Barnard and Jonas Ried for new team PHM Racing.[7] His campaign proved to be a success, as he took two wins, one a piece in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which led the Russian on to finish fourth in the standings.[8][9]

Bedrin racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Bedrin would follow that up by returning to the Italian F4 and ADAC F4 series, once again driving for PHM.[10] In the former, Bedrin took a pair of podiums but was hampered by an inconsistent end to the season, leaving him twelfth in the championship. Meanwhile, his season in ADAC Formula 4 would bear more fruit, as he finished fourth overall, with six podiums, including a lone win at a rainy Lausitzring, under his belt.[11][12]

2024

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Bedrin would return to Formula 4 for 2024, participating in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship for PHM Racing.[13]

Formula Regional Middle East

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At the start of 2023, Bedrin competed in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing.[14]

FIA Formula 3

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2023

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Bedrin driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In September 2022, Bedrin took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test for Jenzer Motorsport together with his PHM teammate Taylor Barnard and Euroformula Open driver Alex García.[15][16][17] He would subsequently be signed up for the 2023 F3 season, driving for Jenzer Motorsport.[18] After failing to score in the opening three rounds, Bedrin opened his account by scoring his first point in sprint race at Barcelona by finishing tenth in sprint and then 11th in the feature race.[19] He secured his first ever FIA Formula 3 podium on Hungaroring by finishing third in the sprint race. He even led for seven laps, but lost the lead to Gabriele Minì and then on the last lap to championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto for second.[20] In Belgium, he gambled in the feature race by starting on wet tyres as his teammates and a few other drivers, which would see him up to third place by the chequered flag and getting another podium.[21] It would be his final points finish of the season and he ended in 18th overall, with 24 points.[22]

2024

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Bedrin driving for PHM AIX Racing during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round

Despite uncertainty if he would remain on the grid for 2024, Bedrin would return to PHM Racing for his second season, partnering Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Joshua Dufek.[23] After a shaky start in Bahrain, He impressed in Melbourne qualifying, securing his best result of fourth on the grid.[24] He was set for his first points of the season with eighth in the sprint race, but was dropped to 21st for gaining an advantage off-track.[25] Despite that, he would finish eighth in the feature race.[26] He scored back-to-back in the Imola sprint race, but went on a barren streak without points until the Silverstone feature race, where he finished ninth.[27] Qualifying 11th for Hungary, Bedrin took the lead from Dino Beganovic on the opening lap of the sprint race.[28] From there, he would take his first Formula 3 win, claiming AIX Racing's first win as well.[29][30] He concluded his successful weekend with seventh in the feature race, which proved to be his final points finish of the season.[31] Bedrin ended the season 19th in the championship, with 25 points, ahead of teammates Inthraphuvasak and Dufek.[32]

Formula Regional European Championship

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2023

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Following his F3 season, Bedrin moved down to the Formula Regional European Championship later that year, joining Monolite Racing for Zandvoort.[33] He would later move to Van Amersfoort Racing for the final race in Hockenheim.[34]

2024

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Bedrin driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

Alongside his FIA Formula 3 campaign, Bedrin would race full-time in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport, although he would prioritise the former over the latter in clashing events.[35]

Eurocup-3

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In November 2024, Bedrin made his Eurocup-3 debut with Drivex, during the final round in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[36]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2016 Russian Championship — Super Mini 1st
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 14th
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini 28th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 31st
Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini 1st
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini 1st
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 30th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 26th
2017 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK Baby Race Academy 2nd
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini 3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 2nd
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 2nd
Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini 1st
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 2nd
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 6th
2018 WSK Champions CupOKJ Baby Race Academy 8th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 12th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ Tony Kart Racing Team 15th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 32nd
WSK Final CupOKJ 6th
2019 Italian ChampionshipOKJ 1st
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Tony Kart Racing Team 7th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 5th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ 3rd
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 7th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 5th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 10th
WSK Final CupOKJ 2nd
2020 WSK Champions CupOK Ward Racing 4th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 5th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 1st
WSK Euro SeriesOK 4th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 4th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK 29th
Sources:[37]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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(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
2018 Tony Kart Racing Team OKJ SAR
QH
7
SAR
R
26
PFI
QH
54
PFI
R
DNQ
AMP
QH
9
AMP
R
20
LEM
QH
1
LEM
R

27
15th 16
2019 Tony Kart Racing Team OKJ ANG
QH
18
ANG
R
(14)
GEN
QH
1
GEN
R

5
KRI
QH
2
KRI
R
4
LEM
QH
13
LEM
R
8
5th 51
2020 Ward Racing OK ZUE
QH
3
ZUE
R
3
SAR
QH
8
SAR
R
4
WAC
QH
20
WAC
R
(12)
4th 40

Complete Karting World Championship results

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Year Team Class Quali Heats Main race
2018 Italy Tony Kart Racing Team OKJ 29th 32nd
2019 Italy Tony Kart Racing Team OKJ 19th 10th
2020 Sweden Ward Racing OK 13th 29th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 9 0 0 0 1 71 11th
Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 21 1 0 0 4 103 8th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 18 1 0 0 5 147 5th
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship PHM Racing 19 2 1 1 6 198 4th
Italian F4 Championship 20 0 0 0 2 77 12th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 18 1 0 1 6 175 4th
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship PHM Racing 15 2 2 0 2 78 8th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 2 24 18th
Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Van Amersfoort Racing 2 0 0 0 1
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship PHM AIX Racing 9 3 2 0 4 124 5th
FIA Formula 3 Championship AIX Racing 20 1 0 1 1 25 19th
Formula Regional European Championship MP Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 33 16th
Eurocup-3 Drivex 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†

As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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(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
2021 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1

8
DUB1
2

7
DUB1
3

7
DUB1
4

5
YMC1
1

8
YMC1
2

6
YMC1
3

3
YMC1
4

6
DUB2
1

5
DUB2
2

WD
DUB2
3

WD
DUB2
4

WD
YMC2
1
YMC2
2
YMC2
3
YMC2
4
DUB3
1
DUB3
2
DUB3
3
DUB3
4
11th 71
2022 PHM Racing YMC1
1

6
YMC1
2

6
YMC1
3

Ret
YMC1
4

DNS
DUB1
1

8
DUB1
2

11
DUB1
3

7
DUB1
4

1
DUB2
1

2
DUB2
2

2
DUB2
3

7
DUB2
4

6
DUB3
1

3
DUB3
2

6
DUB3
3

4
DUB3
4

5
YMC2
1

2
YMC2
2

1
YMC2
3

Ret
YMC2
4

6
4th 198
2024 PHM AIX Racing YMC1
1

9
YMC1
2

1
YMC1
3

7
YMC2
1

3
YMC2
2

5
YMC2
3

7
DUB1
1

1
DUB1
2

5
DUB1
3

1
YMC3
1
YMC3
2
YMC3
3
DUB2
1
DUB2
2
DUB2
3
5th 124

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing LEC
1

13
LEC
2

21
LEC
3

Ret
MIS
1

5
MIS
2

10
MIS
3

Ret
VLL
1

16
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

15
IMO
1

2
IMO
2

3
IMO
3

1
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

17
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

6
MUG
3

3
MNZ
1

16
MNZ
2

10
MNZ
3

20
8th 103
2022 PHM Racing IMO
1

3
IMO
2

9
IMO
3

6
MIS
1

9
MIS
2

9
MIS
3

28†
SPA
1

6
SPA
2

3
SPA
3

17
VLL
1

11
VLL
2

9
VLL
3

19
RBR
1

7
RBR
2
RBR
3

5
RBR
4

7
MNZ
1

31†
MNZ
2

11
MNZ
3

C
MUG
1

12
MUG
2

15
MUG
3

10
12th 77

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing RBR
1

12
RBR
2

11
RBR
3

3
ZAN
1

11
ZAN
2

3
ZAN
3

Ret
HOC1
1

7
HOC1
2

7
HOC1
3

1
SAC
1

7
SAC
2

5
SAC
3

3
HOC2
1

7
HOC2
2

Ret
HOC2
3

11
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

6
NÜR
3

1
5th 147
2022 PHM Racing SPA
1

8
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

8
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

3
HOC
3

Ret
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

5
ZAN
3

7
NÜR1
1

3
NÜR1
2

3
NÜR1
3

8
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

3
LAU
3

2
NÜR2
1

9
NÜR2
2

9
NÜR2
3

5
4th 175

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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(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
2023 PHM Racing DUB1
1

Ret
DUB1
2

14
DUB1
3

7
KUW1
1

Ret
KUW1
2

19
KUW1
3

8
KUW2
1

7
KUW2
2

Ret
KUW2
3

15
DUB2
1

5
DUB2
2

19
DUB2
3

1
ABU
1

Ret
ABU
2

9
ABU
3

1
7th 78

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(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 19 20 DC Points
2023 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR

16
BHR
FEA

17
MEL
SPR

15
MEL
FEA

23†
MON
SPR

15
MON
FEA

12
CAT
SPR

10
CAT
FEA

11
RBR
SPR

25
RBR
FEA

13
SIL
SPR

18
SIL
FEA

17
HUN
SPR

3
HUN
FEA

23
SPA
SPR

11
SPA
FEA

3
MNZ
SPR

15
MNZ
FEA

Ret
18th 24
2024 AIX Racing BHR
SPR

13
BHR
FEA

20
MEL
SPR

21
MEL
FEA

8
IMO
SPR

9
IMO
FEA

30
MON
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

24
CAT
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

30†
RBR
SPR

13
RBR
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

13
SIL
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

1
HUN
FEA

7
SPA
SPR

13
SPA
FEA

20
MNZ
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

13
19th 25

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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
2023 Monolite Racing IMO
1
IMO
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ZAN
1

9
ZAN
2

5
NC† 0
Van Amersfoort Racing HOC
1

3
HOC
2

11
2024 MP Motorsport HOC
1

6
HOC
2

8
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZAN
1

11
ZAN
2

9
HUN
1
HUN
2
MUG
1

8
MUG
2

16
LEC
1
LEC
2
IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

10
RBR
1

15
RBR
2

7
CAT
1

20
CAT
2

21
MNZ
1

17
MNZ
2

6
16th 33

As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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(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 SPA
1

SPA
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

ARA
1

ARA
2

JER
1

JER
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

NC†* 0*

As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

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