Konstantin Alekseyevich Tereschenko ( rus, Константи́н Алексе́евич Тере́щенко, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʲɪˈrʲeɕːɪnkə; born 17 June 1994) is a Russian professional

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driver who currently competes in the

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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

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, Tereshchenko moved into

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, 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

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, with

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, in

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. He will remain with Campos Racing for a second season in 2015.

GP3 Series

, 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

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. 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

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at the opening round of the World Series Formula V8 3.5 in

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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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tereshchenko, Konstantin 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

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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