Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin (russian: Никита Вячеславович Бедрин; born 6 January 2006) is a

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racing driver who is racing under an Italian racing license. He currently competes in the

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with

Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful in ...

. During pre-season early in 2023, Bedrin competed in the

Formula Regional Middle East Championship The Formula Regional Middle East Championship is an FIA-certified Formula Regional racing series, which will start in 2023. This championship will race in the Emirati venues from the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship and Kuwait Motor Town. ...

with

PHM Racing PHM Racing is a German auto racing team currently competing in the Italian F4 Championship, Italian F4 and ADAC Formula 4 championships. The team was founded by Paul Müller. The team is due to take over Charouz Racing System's FIA Formula 2 Cham ...

Career

Karting

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. His karting career proved to be a success, with him winning the Italian Championship in 2019 and the

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in his final year of karting, 2020, as well as finishing fourth in the European Championship during the same year.

Lower formulae

2021

Bedrin graduated to cars in 2021, racing in the

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with Xcel Motorsport. 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. The Russian's main campaign would be in the

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and ADAC F4 series, partnering

Ollie Bearman Oliver Bearman (born 8 May 2005) is a British racing driver. He was the 2021 Italian and ADAC Formula 4 champion and is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He most recently competed for Prema Racing in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, end ...

, Joshua Dufek, Bence Válint and Han Cenyu at

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. He would score points regularly in Italy, with the season highlight being a triple of podiums at

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, 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

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and the

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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

The following year, Bedrin returned to the category, starting his season in the F4 UAE Championship, where he drove alongside

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and Jonas Ried for new team

. His campaign proved to be a success, as he took two wins, one a piece in

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and

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, which led the Russian on to finish fourth in the standings. Bedrin would follow that up by returning to the Italian F4 and ADAC F4 series, once again driving for PHM. 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

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, under his belt.

2023

At the start of 2023, Bedrin is set to compete in the

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with

FIA Formula 3

In September 2022, Bedrin took part in the

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post-season test for

together with his PHM teammate

and

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driver Alex García. He would subsequently be signed up for the 2023 F3 season, driving for

. He is due to compete as Italian after the

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banned drivers from competing under the Russian flag following the

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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Complete Karting World Championship results

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedrin, Nikita Living people 2006 births Russian racing drivers People from Belgorod Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Karting World Championship drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers PHM Racing drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers