Sergey Mokshantsev (born 22 January 1978) is a Russian racing driver from

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. After

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, he began his auto racing career in the

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series in 2006. He continued in the series in 2007 as well as making his debut in the

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. He moved to the Italian Formula Master series in 2008 and competed in 2 races in the International Formula Master Series as well in addition to completing the

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and placing 6th. In 2009 he signed to compete for

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in the

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, becoming the first Russian driver to compete in an IRL-sanctioned series. After skipping the

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, he left the series after the

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race with a best finish of 13th in eight starts. Released following the 2009 Indy Lights season, Mokshantsev was set to join

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for 2012, switching to

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with plans to run a limited schedule in the

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and

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in preparation for a full-time Truck Series campaign in 2013, none of which materialized.

American open-wheel racing results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights

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* Living people 1978 births Russian racing drivers Indy Lights drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers Russian Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula Master drivers Racing drivers from Moscow {{Russia-autoracing-bio-stub