Nikolay Martsenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Martsenko.

Nikolay Martsenko
Martsenko in 2012.
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31) Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Comtec Racing
Car number	26
Former teams	Pons Racing BVM Target
Starts	34
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	14th in 2014
Previous series
2014 2009-11 2009 2009	GP3 Series German Formula Three Finnish Formula Three Formula Three NEZ

Nikolay Yuryevich Martsenko (Russian: Никола́й Ю́рьевич Ма́рценко, [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ˈurʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈmartsɛnkə], born 25 May 1993) is a racing car driver from Russia.

Career

Early career

Born in Krasnoyarsk, Martsenko started his racing career at the age of eleven in amateur Russian touring car championships.[1] Since sixteen he participated in various Formula Three championships including German Formula Three Championship, Finnish Formula Three Championship and North European Zone Formula 3 Cup.

Formula Three

His German Formula Three campaign started in 2009 with four races in Trophy Classes at Oschersleben for Jenichen Motorsport. For the next season Martsenko graduate into Cup Class with Max Travin Racing Team, for which he raced in Finnish Formula Three Championship and North European Zone Formula 3 Cup. In 2011 he stayed in series in the same team, amassing nine points with the best result — finish on fourth place at Assen.[2]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

For 2012 Max Travin Racing Team planned to enter the championship with Martsenko as one of drivers.[3] But the team was rejected from final entry list.[4] After this Max Travin Racing and Martsenko joined forces with BVM Target for his debut in the series.[5][6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2008	Lada Cup Krasnoyarsk	Ilan-MotorSport	12	1	0	?	3	62	4th
2009	Formula 3 Finland	Max Travin Racing Team	10	1	0	3	6	134	4th
	North European Zone Formula 3 Cup		4	1	0	0	2	59	5th
	German Formula 3 Trophy	Jenichen Motorsport	4	0	0	0	1	16	7th
2010	German Formula 3 Championship	Max Travin Racing Team	18	0	0	0	0	1	18th
2011	German Formula 3 Championship	Max Travin Racing Team	18	0	0	0	0	9	12th
2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	BVM Target	17	0	0	0	0	13	20th
2013	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Pons Racing	17	0	0	0	0	20	20th
2014	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Comtec Racing	4	0	0	0	1	36	14th
	GP3 Series	Hilmer Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	0	33rd

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2012	BVM Target	ALC 1 5	ALC 2 15	MON 1 18	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 9	NÜR 1 21	NÜR 2 Ret	MSC 1 Ret	MSC 2 18	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 12	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 14	LEC 1 23	LEC 2 21	CAT 1 25	CAT 2 20	20th	13
2013	Pons Racing	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 Ret	ALC 1 12	ALC 2 21	MON 1 21	SPA 1 6	SPA 2 7	MSC 1 Ret	MSC 2 14	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 Ret	HUN 1 11	HUN 2 Ret	LEC 1 7	LEC 2 12	CAT 1 13†	CAT 2 17	20th	20
2014	Comtec Racing	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 6	ALC 1 2	ALC 2 Ret	MON 1	SPA 1	SPA 2	MSC 1	MSC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	JER 1	JER 2	14th	36

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2014	Hilmer Motorsport	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	RBR FEA 19	RBR SPR DNS	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HOC FEA	HOC SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	SOC FEA 19	SOC SPR Ret	YMC FEA	YMC SPR	33rd	0

References

1. Сибирский Шумахер готов покорить престижные трассы Европы [Siberian Schumacher ready to conquer prestigious European circuits]. vesti.ru (in Russian). Rossiya 24. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
2. Николай Марценко показал лучший для себя результат [Nikolay Martsenko shows best result for himself]. kp-avto.ru (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
3. "18 teams apply for 2012 season". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. "Thirteen teams selected for 2012". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.^[permanent dead link‍]
5. "Формула-Рено 3.5" в Москве: в чемпионате примет участие еще один российский пилот [Formula Renault 3.5 in Moscow: Another Russian driver will take part in the championship]. Sport Express (in Russian). European Sports Media. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
6. "Max Travin Racing объявила о сотрудничестве с BVM Racing в Мировой серии "Рено"" [Max Traving Racing announced partnership with BVM Racing in World Series by Renault]. Championat.com (in Russian). SUP Media. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

External links

• Nikolay Martsenko career summary at DriverDB.com
• Nikolay Martsenko on Twitter