Matevos Isaakyan

Matevos Isaakyan
Born	Matevos Isaakyan (1998-04-17) April 17, 1998 Moscow, Russia
Other names	Matos Isaakyan
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2010–2022
Known for	SMP Racing driver development program participant
Notable work	Competed in GP3 Series, Formula Renault 2.0, Formula V8 3.5, FIA Formula 2 Championship

Matevos "Matos" Isaakyan (; born 17 April 1998) is a retired Russian racing driver and former participant in the SMP Racing driver development program.

Karting

Hailing from Moscow, Isaakyan initiated his karting journey in Russia in 2010, securing fifth place in the Russian Super Mini Championship. He then advanced to compete in the Russian KF3 Championship, where he finished seventh in 2011 and improved to fifth position in 2012.

French F4

Isaakyan transitioned to single-seater racing in 2013 by entering the French F4 Championship. During the season, he earned five podium finishes and recorded two fastest laps, ultimately ranking fifth in the overall standings.

Toyota Racing Series

At the start of 2014, Isaakyan took part in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series driving for ETEC Motorsport. His top result was sixth place at the initial round held at Teretonga, concluding the championship ninth overall, just behind teammate Denis Korneev.

Formula Renault 2.0

The main focus of Isaakyan's 2014 season was competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series with Italian outfit JD Motorsport. Due to age restrictions, he missed the opening round at Imola but was able to participate in free practice sessions.

Throughout that year, Isaakyan achieved seven podium finishes, highlighted by a double win at the Red Bull Ring, and secured third place in the championship standings behind Charles Leclerc and Nyck de Vries. He also finished second in the Junior Championship rankings, trailing only Leclerc. Additionally, Isaakyan competed in the first three rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, with his best race result being seventh place at both Spa-Francorchamps and Moscow Raceway.

In 2015, Isaakyan remained with JD Motorsport to contest full seasons in both Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championships.

GP3 Series

Isaakyan made his GP3 debut with Koiranen GP during the 2015 Bahrain round, scoring two points and finishing twenty-first overall. He then competed full-time with Koiranen GP in 2016, ending seventeenth in the championship standings, with a best race result of fourth place during the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Formula V8 3.5

While maintaining his full-time GP3 campaign, Isaakyan joined SMP Racing to compete in Formula V8 3.5, taking over from Vladimir Atoev. He claimed his maiden victory at the opening race held at Jerez and finished ninth overall in the championship.

Formula 2

In , Isaakyan participated in the last two rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship representing Charouz Racing System, stepping in for injured Sauber Junior driver Juan Manuel Correa.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	French F4 Championship	Auto Sport Academy	20	0	0	2	5	153	5th
2014	Toyota Racing Series	ETEC Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	412	9th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	JD Motorsport	12	2	2	0	7	180	3rd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		6	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2015	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	JD Motorsport	16	2	0	1	7	193	4th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		17	0	0	2	2	87	10th
	GP3 Series	Koiranen GP	4	0	0	0	0	2	21st

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016	2016 GP3 Series season	Koiranen GP	18	0	0	0	0	17	17th
	2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series	AF Corse (SMP Racing)	13	1	1	0	2	70	9th
2017	2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5	AV Formula (SMP Racing)	18	2	1	3	8	215	2nd
	2017 European Le Mans Series	SMP Racing	4	1	0	0	3	63	6th
	2017 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Light		2	0	0	0	0	24	14th
2018	2018 European Le Mans Series	SMP Racing	4	0	0	0	0	6	22nd
	2018 24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	0	_N/A_	_DNF_
2018–19   || align=left 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship   || align=left SMP Racing   ||4   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||NC   |-   !2019   || align=left 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship   || align=left Charouz Racing System (Sauber Junior Team by Charouz)   ||4   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||25th   |-   !2020   || align=left 2020 European Le Mans Series   || align=left Inter Europol Competition   ||4   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||0   ||15.5   ||16th   |-   !2022   || align=left 2022 Russian Circuit Racing Series - CN   || align=left ArtLine Engineering   ||2   ||1   ||0   ||1   ||1   ||49   ||28th  |} † As a guest competitor, Isaakyan was not eligible to earn championship points. Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results (key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position; those in italics indicate the fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Championship Position Points 2014 JD Motorsport ALC 1 27 ALC 2 15 SPA 1 16 SPA 2 7 MSC 1 8 MSC 2 7 NÜR 1 NÜR 2 HUN 1 HUN 2 LEC 1 LEC 2 JER 1 JER 2 NC† 0 2015 ALC 1 4 ALC 2 4 ALC 3 9 SPA 1 6 SPA 2 3 HUN 1 19 HUN 2 10 SIL 1 16 SIL 2 16 SIL 3 14 NÜR 1 3 NÜR 2 12 LMS 1 21 LMS 2 Ret JER 1 6 JER 2 6 JER 3 7 10th 87 † As Isaakyan was a guest competitor, he was not eligible to score points. Full Results in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series (key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are in italics) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Position Points Earned 2014 JD Motorsport style="background:#;" | IMO 1 style="background:#;" | IMO 2 style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PAU 1 style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PAU 2 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | RBR 1 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | RBR 2 style="background:#DFDFDF;" | SPA 1 style="background:#DFDFDF;" | SPA 2 style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MNZ 1 style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MNZ 2 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MUG 1 style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MUG 2 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | JER 1 style="background:#DFFFDF;" | JER 2 style="background:#FFDF9F" | 3rd style="background:#FFDF9F" | 180

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