Konstantin Alekseyevich Tereschenko ( rus, Константи́н Алексе́евич Тере́щенко, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʲɪˈrʲeɕːɪnkə; born 17 June 1994) is a Russian professional
racing
In sport, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific go ...
driver who currently competes in the
European Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...
with
Duqueine Engineering.
Career
Karting
Born in Moscow, Tereshchenko began
karting in 2009 in the Junior class of the German karting championship. For the next two years he competed in the
KF2
KF2, is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 14 and up.
This class used to be called Intercontinental A (ICA) and has changed since January 2007 when CIK- FIA decided to replace the 100 cc water-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 c ...
category, racing in various European karting championships.
Formula Renault
In
2012
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, Tereshchenko moved into
open-wheel racing
Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single- ...
, competing in
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with the
Interwetten.com Racing Team. He ended the season 32nd, without scoring a point. He also had a part-time campaign in
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.
Tereshchenko stayed with the team for the
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season. He improved to fifteenth position in the final series standings with four point-scoring positions. He also competed in three rounds of the
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.
Euroformula Open
Tereshchenko stepped up to the
Euroformula Open Championship
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europ ...
, with
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1 ...
, in
2014
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. He will remain with Campos Racing for a second season in 2015.
GP3 Series
In
2014
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, Tereshchenko was to have made his debut in 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 th ...
with
Trident
A trident is a three- pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.
The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the God of the Sea in classical mythology. The trident may occasionally be held by other mari ...
. He suffered a spectacular rollover in his first free practice session at
Spa and was unable to partake in both races.
World Series
Tereshchenko made his debut with Spain's
Teo Martín Motorsport
Teo Martín Motorsport formerly EV Racing, Emilio de Villota Motorsport, is a Spanish motor racing team, run by Teo Martín and former racing driver Emilio de Villota.
History E.V. Racing
After retiring from racing, Emilio de Villota formed his o ...
at the opening round of the
World Series Formula V8 3.5 in
2017
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, where he is currently 8th in the championship, with a best result of 3rd.
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete GP3 Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
*
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Russian racing drivers
Sportspeople from Moscow
1994 births
Living people
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
Russian GP3 Series drivers
German Formula Three Championship drivers
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
Konstantin
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ...
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
AV Formula drivers
SMP Racing drivers
Teo Martín Motorsport drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Trident Racing drivers
EPIC Racing drivers