Sergey Chukanov (born 29 April 1988) is a former Ukrainian racing driver. In 2013, he won the Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli.

Career

Chukanov competed in kart racing before graduating to single seaters in 2006 when he entered

Formula Renault NEC In science, a formula is a concise way of expressing information symbolically, as in a mathematical formula or a ''chemical formula''. The informal use of the term ''formula'' in science refers to the general construct of a relationship betwee ...

with

Lukoil The PJSC Lukoil Oil Company ( stylized as LUKOIL or ЛУКОЙЛ in Cyrillic script) is a Russian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Moscow, specializing in the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of petrol ...

Racing. In his first season, he scored 96 points and finished 15th in the championship. For 2007, he moved to Formula 1600 Russia, and then for 2008 & 2009 he moved to

ATS Formel 3 Cup The German Formula Three Championship was the national Formula Three championship of Germany, and the former West Germany, from 1950 to 2002, then as Formel 3 until 2014. In 2003, the series had merged with the French Formula Three Championship to ...

. In his second season he won the trophy drivers championship series for Stromos Art-Line, winning 14 of the 18 races. After a career break, Chukanov returned to racing in 2013 in the Superstars GT series. Driving a

Ferrari 458 The Ferrari 458 Italia (Type F142) is a mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari. The F458 is the successor of the F430, and was first officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was succeeded by the 488 GTB (Gran Turismo Berl ...

he won 1 of the 2 sprint races entered for Team Ukraine. The same year he would drive in the Ferrari Challenge Europe, a series he would win for Ferrari Ukraina. Over the season he won 3 races and secured a further 3 podium finishes. In 2014, he drove one race 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 fo ...

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, winning the GTC category. In 2015, he completed two races in the Blancpain GT and Endurance series but failed to finish either race.

Racing Record

Career Summary

References

External links

Sergey Chukanov official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chukanov, Sergey 1988 births Living people Ukrainian racing drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Superstars Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers People from Kamianske Ferrari Challenge drivers