Anton Nikitovich Nebylitskiy ( rus, Анто́н Ники́тович Небыли́цкий, p=ɐnˈton nʲɪˈkʲitəvʲɪtɕ nʲɛbɨˈlʲitskʲɪj; born 11 October 1989, in

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) is a professional

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from

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Career

Formula Renault 2.0

After spending the following season on the sidelines, Nebylitskiy returned to racing in 2006 in the inaugural

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whole of Europe. The ...

. Driving for SL Formula Racing, he finished 13th in the standings. He also took part in six

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula 3.5 V8, Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to ...

races, but failed to score a point. In November of that year, Nebylitskiy also took part in the British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter series. He would have been classified 17th in the final standings, but was ineligible because he did not hold a valid MSA licence. The following year, Nebylitskiy took part in a full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, driving the first ten races of the season with SL Formula Racing before switching to

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for the final four races. Again, he failed to score a championship point. He also contested ten races of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, taking a best race result of sixth at

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to finish 22nd in the standings. Nebylitskiy continued in the Eurocup in

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, driving for the SG Drivers' Project team. He took a best result of seventh at the final round in

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to end the season in 20th position. He also contested a full

Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,Dijon–Prenois.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In November 2008, Nebylitskiy took part in

Formula Renault 3.5 Series The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...

testing at both

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and

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. After testing with three different teams, Nebylitskiy was signed by

Comtec Racing Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in three championships — Formula Renault, World Series by Renault and the Auto GP World Series. History The team started out in Formula Ford from the ashes of ...

to contest the 2009 season. After the second round of the season at Spa–Francorchamps, he left the team to join the newly created KMP Group/SG Formula outfit. He ended the season 29th overall, with a single hard charger point earned at the

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. Nebylitskiy continued in the series in

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with new team

KMP Racing Team RFR that was previously known as KMP Racing are an auto racing Russian team who made their début in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2010. The team is based at Nogaro, France. Background KMP Group/SG Formula KMP Group are a Russian–ba ...

. He finished in the points on eight occasions, taking a single podium place at

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to finish in 14th place in the standings. He continued in the championship for a third season in

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, staying with KMP Racing for a second consecutive year. However, he was replaced after the fifth round of the year at the

by fellow Russian and 2010 series champion

Mikhail Aleshin Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin ( rus, Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин, p=mʲɪxɐˈil pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨn, born 22 May 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the For ...

, with team boss

Bruno Besson Bruno Besson (born 26 September 1979 in St. Germain-en-Laye) is a French racing driver. He has competed in such series as World Series by Nissan and the French Formula Three Championship. He won the Eurocup Formula Renault Formula Renault Euro ...

explaining that the arrival of an experienced driver would help the team's other driver,

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Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with asterisk indicate most gaining positions during the race)

References

External links

Career details from Driver Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nebylitskiy, Anton 1989 births Living people Russian racing drivers Sportspeople from Moscow Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault 2.0 WEC drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers International GT Open drivers SG Formula drivers Comtec Racing drivers