Konstantin Tereshchenko

Konstantin Tereshchenko
Nationality	Russian
Born	17 June 1994 Moscow, Russia
Euroformula Open career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Campos Racing
Car no.	6
Starts	32
Wins	6
Poles	8
Fastest laps	6
Best finish	2nd in 2015
Previous series
2014-15 2012–13 2012–13 2012–13	GP3 Series Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Russia
Championship titles
2015 2012	Spanish Formula Three Formula Russia

Konstantin Alekseyevich Tereshchenko (Russian: Константи́н Алексе́евич Тере́щенко; IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ tʲɪrʲɛˈɕːinkə]; born 17 June 1994) is a Russian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Moscow, Tereshchenko began karting in 2009 in the Junior class of the German karting championship.^[1] For the next two years he competed in the KF2 category, racing in various European karting championships.

Formula Renault

In 2012, Tereshchenko moved into open-wheel racing, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with the Interwetten.com Racing Team.^[2] He ended the season 32nd, without scoring a point.^[3] He also had a part-time campaign in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

Tereshchenko stayed with the team for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season.^[4] He improved to fifteenth position in the final series standings with four point-scoring positions.^[5] He also competed in three rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

Euroformula Open

Tereshchenko stepped up to the Euroformula Open Championship, with Campos Racing, in 2014.^[6] He will remain with Campos Racing for a second season in 2015.^[7]

GP3 Series

In 2014, Tereshchenko will début in the GP3 Series with Trident.^[8] He suffered a spectacular rollover in his first free practice session at Spa; from which, according to commentators on American network NBCSN, he acquired the nickname 'Cosmonaut'.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Formula Russia	Team Moscow	7	5	2	4	5	155	1st
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	Interwetten.com Racing Team	14	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		6	0	0	0	0	0	44th
2013	Formula Russia	Team Moscow	4	3	3	4	4	73.5	4th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	Interwetten.com Racing Team	14	0	0	0	0	25	15th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		6	0	0	0	0	0	33rd
2014	Euroformula Open	Campos Racing	16	0	0	0	1	75	6th
	Spanish Formula Three		6	0	0	0	0	27	7th
	GP3 Series	Trident	0	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	Euroformula Open	Campos Racing	16	6	8	6	12	286	2nd
	Spanish Formula Three		6	4	5	3	5	134	1st
	GP3 Series		6	0	0	0	0	0	29th
2016	GP3 Series	Campos Racing	18	0	0	0	0	8	19th

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	Trident	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HOC FEA	HOC SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA DNS	SPA SPR DNS	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	SOC FEA	SOC SPR	YMC FEA	YMC SPR	NC	0
2015	Campos Racing	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	SOC FEA 17	SOC SPR 16	BHR FEA 18	BHR SPR 17	YMC FEA Ret	YMC SPR 20	29th	0
2016	Campos Racing	CAT FEA 17	CAT SPR 21	RBR FEA 18	RBR SPR Ret	SIL FEA 20	SIL SPR 13	HUN FEA 16	HUN SPR 17	HOC FEA Ret	HOC SPR 15	SPA FEA 17	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA 17	SEP FEA 14	MNZ FEA 17	MNZ SPR 17	YMC FEA 8	YMC SPR 6	19th	8

References

1. "Tereshchenko Konstantin" (in Russian). OpenRacing.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
2. "Nuovi volti nella F.Renault 2.0 Alps: Al via anche il figlio di Panis" [New faces in the Alps Formula Renault 2.0: Starts the son of Panis] (PDF). La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 10 March 2012. p. 36. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
3. "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
4. "Interwetten 2013 line-up will include Abogado, Mora and Tereshchenko". Renault Sport Italia. Fast Lane Promotion. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
5. "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
6. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (21 January 2014). "Tereshchenko joins Campos for debut F3 Open season". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
7. Hensby, Paul (27 January 2015). "Tereschenko returns to Campos Racing for 2015". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
8. "2014 GP3 Series Round 6 Preview: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

External links

• Konstantin Tereshchenko career summary at DriverDB.com