Ivan Taranov ( rus, Ива́н Тара́нов, p=ɪˈvan tɐˈranəf; born 30 October 1994) is a Russian

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driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Tolyatti, Taranov began karting in 2010, finishing eighth in the Daytona Max Lightweight Sprint Series.

Formula Renault

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, Taranov moved into

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, competing in Formula Renault BARC with Daytona Motorsport. He ended the season fourteenth, finishing in ten out of the series' twelve races. Taranov remained in the series for the 2012 season, but switched to Antel Motorsport. He improved to tenth place in the series standings with just one retirement in fourteen races. After competing for Scorpio Motorsport in the final round of the 2012 season, Taranov signed with the team for the 2013 season. He missed the rounds at

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and Rockingham due to funding issues, but returned for the finale at

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, where he scored his first wins in the series. He also competed in four races of the

Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 2.0 Alps was a category of Formula Renault open-wheel racing, created by the merging of the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship (formerly known as Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland) and Formula Renault 2.0 Italia. Ov ...

series with

Tech 1 Racing Tech 1 Racing is a racing team based in Toulouse, France. They currently compete in the World Series by Renault and Eurocup Mégane Trophy. Tech 1 also operate the Panis Racing LMP2 entry to the European Le Mans Series and the Ultimate LMP2 Pro ...

GP3 Series

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, Taranov will graduate to the

GP3 Series The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, was a single-seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. GP3 followed the entire European leg of the Formula One series and the ...

with

Hilmer Motorsport Hilmer Motorsport was a German racing team established in 2013 by Franz Hilmer. The team first raced in the GP2 Series, starting in 2013, replacing Ocean Racing Technology. Hilmer joined the GP3 Series in 2014 with support from Force India, rep ...

supported by Force India F1 Team.

Racing record

Career summary

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taranov, Ivan 1994 births Living people Russian racing drivers Sportspeople from Tolyatti Formula Renault BARC drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Russian GP3 Series drivers Tech 1 Racing drivers Hilmer Motorsport drivers