# Michael Belov

Michael Arnoldovich Belov (Russian: Михаэль Арнольдович Белов, romanized: Mikhael Arnoldovich Belov; born 21 November 2001) is a Russian racing driver who lasted competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident.

## Career
### Formula 4

Belov started his professional single-seater career in the SMP F4 Championship in 2017 with the SMP Racing team. Belov claimed his first podium finish on the final race of the season with a third-place, finishing eighth overall in the championship. He continued in the championship for the 2018 season, claiming his first win at the second round in the NRING Circuit, winning races 1 and 3. He ended the season with five wins, finishing second in the championship behind Konsta Lappalainen.
In 2019, Belov joined the Italian F4 Championship with the Italian Bhai Tech Racing team. He finished on the podium in the first two races. It was later announced that Belov would also contest the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship starting from the second round. Belov won one race in ADAC F4 at the Sachsenring, finishing eighth in the championship. Belov failed to win during his Italian F4 campaign, however, finished second on five occasions, ending the season fourth in the championship.

### Formula Renault

At the end of 2019, Belov participated in the post-season Formula Renault Eurocup rookie test. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup season was disrupted and postponed. As a consequence, Reece Ushijima, who was previously announced to drive for Belgian team M2 Competition withdrew due to travel restrictions. On 2 July 2020, M2 Competition announced that Michael Belov would drive for them for the full 2020 season.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

Following the Barcelona round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, David Schumacher left Charouz Racing System to join Carlin Racing instead. Belov was brought in to replace him for the remainder of the Formula 3 season. Belov remained with the team throughout post-season and pre-season testing and was expected to be given a drive for the 2021 season, however, Enzo Fittipaldi was announced instead.

### Formula Regional European Championship
#### 2021

Belov joined JD Motorsport in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship as a wildcard entrant for the fourth round at Circuit Paul Ricard. Despite not being eligible for points, he had a strong race weekend and earned two podium finishes. Following this, it was announced Belov would race with G4 Racing for the remainder of the championship. Belov secured two victories and ending the campaign eighth.

#### 2022

Belov joined the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship for the final three rounds of the season. He scored a second place in his second race and was 12th in the championship.
Belov would sign with MP Motorsport for his second season in the Formula Regional European Championship. After a podium in the opening round in Monza, Belov was forced to stop his campaign halfway through the season due to travel issues. Nevertheless, he placed seventh in the standings.

#### 2023

Belov made a surprise return to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2023 with G4 Racing. However, he was unable to finish the season once again and sat out for the final two rounds. He finished 20th in the overall standings with 23 points.

#### 2024

In 2024, Belov made a stand-in return in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident, deputising for an injured Roman Bilinski. In three rounds, Belov scored a second-placed podium in which he stated he needed that to "revive career" after periods of financial struggles and the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

### Eurocup-3

In October 2024, Belov was called by Drivex to make his Eurocup-3 debut for the Jerez round.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Position |
| 2014 | Sodi W Series Finals — Junior Cup | 1st |
| 2015 | Euro Finale — Mini Max Small | 2nd |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 8th |
| 2018 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 275 | 2nd |
| 2018 | Formula Academy Finland | N/A | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 164 | 1st |
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | Bhai Tech Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 179 | 4th |
| 2019 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | R-ace GP | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 8th |
| 2019–20 | F3 Asian Championship | BlackArts Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | M2 Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13th |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | JD Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 8th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 8th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Evans GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 12th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | MP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 7th |
| 2022 | Russian Endurance Challenge - GT Pro | IY Engineering & Mospolytech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19th |
| 2024 | Eurocup-3 | Drivex | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete SMP F4 Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
| 2017 | SMP Racing | SOC 1 9 | SOC 2 9 | SOC 3 8 | SMO 1 9 | SMO 2 4 | SMO 3 Ret | AHV 1 4 | AHV 2 4 | AHV 3 9 | AUD 1 DNS | AUD 2 Ret | AUD 3 4 | MSC1 1 7 | MSC1 2 6 | MSC1 3 5 | MSC2 1 Ret | MSC2 2 5 | MSC2 3 4 | ASS 1 10 | ASS 2 13 | ASS 3 3 | 8th | 104 |
| 2018 | SMP Racing | SMO 1 5 | SMO 2 4 | SMO 3 4 | NRG 1 1 | NRG 2 Ret | NRG 3 1 | MSC 1 4 | MSC 2 7 | MSC 3 7 | ADM 1 3 | ADM 2 2 | ADM 3 3 | AHV 1 2 | AHV 2 5 | AHV 3 1 | ALA 1 2 | ALA 2 1 | ALA 3 2 | ASS 1 1 | ASS 2 4 | ASS 3 Ret | 2nd | 275 |

### Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | Bhai Tech Racing | VLL 1 2 | VLL 2 3 | VLL 3 28 | MIS 1 9 | MIS 2 7 | MIS 3 C | HUN 1 7 | HUN 2 2 | HUN 3 18 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 11 | RBR 3 10 | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 4 | IMO 3 2 | IMO 4 5 | MUG 1 5 | MUG 2 9 | MUG 3 5 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 2 | MNZ 3 Ret | 4th | 179 |

### Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | R-ace GP | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | RBR 1 13 | RBR 2 20 | RBR 3 12 | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 Ret | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 5 | ZAN 3 5 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 2 | NÜR 3 8 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 5 | HOC 3 4 | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 9 | SAC 3 14 | 8th | 122 |

### Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship 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 | DC | Points |
| 2019–20 | BlackArts Racing Team | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | SEP 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | SEP 3 | CHA 1 4 | CHA 2 5 | CHA 3 4 | 11th | 39 |
| 2022 | Evans GP | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | DUB 1 10 | DUB 2 2 | DUB 3 6 | DUB 1 15 | DUB 2 6 | DUB 3 5 | ABU 1 14 | ABU 1 6 | ABU 1 9 | 12th | 55 |

### Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2020 | M2 Competition | MNZ 1 5 | MNZ 2 4 | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 Ret | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | | | | | | | 13th | 40 |
| 2020 | R-ace GP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IMO 1 11 | IMO 2 10 | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 6 | LEC 1 15 | LEC 2 6 | 13th | 40 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2020 | Charouz Racing System | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | SPA FEA 20 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 10 | MNZ SPR 13 | MUG FEA 27 | MUG SPR 23 | 23rd | 1 |

### Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | JD Motorsport | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MCO 1 | MCO 2 | LEC 1 2 | LEC 2 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 116 |
| 2021 | G4 Racing | | | | | | | | | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 DNS | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 5 | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 Ret | VAL 1 5 | VAL 2 1 | MUG 1 2 | MUG 2 4 | MNZ 1 9 | MNZ 2 8 | 8th | 116 |
| 2022 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 5 | IMO 1 15 | IMO 2 5 | MCO 1 5 | MCO 2 6 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 6 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 6 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | 7th | 93 |
| 2023 | G4 Racing | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 Ret | CAT 1 9 | CAT 2 10 | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 26† | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 14 | MUG 1 15 | MUG 2 9 | LEC 1 9 | LEC 2 13 | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 10 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 17 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 20th | 23 |
| 2024 | Trident | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 12 | HUN 2 11 | MUG 1 6 | MUG 2 12 | LEC 1 2 | LEC 2 Ret | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 19th | 26 |

### Complete Eurocup-3 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 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Drivex | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | JER 1 5 | JER 2 7 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | NC† | 0 |
† As Belov was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points