# Mikhail Aleshin

Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин, IPA:, born 22 May 1987) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.

## Career

Aleshin competed in karting from 1996 to 2000. Since 2001 he has taken part in various international open wheel series. On 14 April 2007 he became the first Russian driver to win a major international single-seater race when he won the opening round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Monza. He then deputised for the injured Michael Ammermüller in the ART Grand Prix team at the second round of the 2007 GP2 Series season, becoming the second Russian after Vitaly Petrov to race in the series. He remained in FR3.5 for 2008, taking his best finish in the championship so far despite not winning a race.
He joined the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship for 2009, driving car number 15. He finished third in the championship, with a single win coming at Oschersleben.
Aleshin returned to Formula Renault 3.5 for the 2010 season, partnering Jake Rosenzweig at Carlin. Scoring three victories, he became the champion of the series. He tested for Renault F1 in the young drivers' test in Abu Dhabi and stated that he was confident for a Formula One drive in 2011, but did not obtain one.
Aleshin remained with Carlin to drive in 2011 GP2 Series and 2011 GP2 Asia Series, the team's first season in the category and Aleshin's first attempt at the series since 2007. He was partnered by Max Chilton, another driver who had previously been employed by Carlin in lower formulae. He endured a frustrating Asia series, afflicted by technical problems which left him last in the drivers' championship, before announcing that he did not have a budget to compete in the main series, and would henceforth be stepping back to the ATS Formel 3 Cup. He then, however, secured a last-minute temporary GP2 deal with Carlin, only to crash in qualifying for the first round of the season in Turkey, injuring metacarpals in both hands which prevented him from racing. He returned to action for the following round of the championship at Catalunya, but was then replaced by Oliver Turvey as his money ran out. After eight races on the sidelines, he returned to racing action with Carlin at the Hungaroring. He was replaced again by Parente for the season finale at Monza, and finished 32nd and last in the overall standings.
In 2014 Aleshin began racing in the IndyCar Series with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.

### Fontana crash

At Fontana in the final race of the 2014 IndyCar season, Aleshin was practicing his race-car before the race. The first driver from Russia to race in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Aleshin was in Turn 4 of the two-mile Fontana track—a track where the cars travel at more than 200 mph—when the accident occurred.
Aleshin's No. 7 car was driving low on the track before clipping the apron at the bottom, this unsettled the car and subsequently sent it into a spin. Charlie Kimball, who was running the high line, had no time to react to Aleshin's car that was sliding up the track before him and he slammed into Aleshin at almost full speed. The impact sent both cars into the outside retaining wall where the upwards momentum of Aleshin's out of control car caused it to vault up and over Kimball and the nose speared through the catch fencing, causing it to pirouette against the fence. Aleshin's car then fell back onto the track as pieces of the car were scattered for yards and a large section of the catch fencing was ripped down. Kimball was able to get out of his car on his own, however, Aleshin was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
"The 7 car spun from the bottom and I really had nowhere to go," said Kimball, who was not hurt. Aleshin, meanwhile, was diagnosed with a concussion, fractured ribs, a broken right clavicle and chest injuries.

## Motorsports career results
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2002 | Russian Formula 3 Championship | Lukoil Racing F3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 40 | 4th |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Germany | JD Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 12th |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2000 Masters | JD Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Germany | Lukoil Racing Team | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 185 | 5th |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Lukoil Racing Team | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17th |
| 2005 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Lukoil Racing Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30th |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | Lukoil Racing Team | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 274 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 11th |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin Motorsport | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 13th |
| 2007 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25th |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 5th |
| 2009 | FIA Formula Two Championship | Motorsport Vision | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 138 | 1st |
| 2010 | GP3 Series | Carlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2010 | German Formula 3 Trophy | Stromos ArtLine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | NC† |
| 2010 | Formula One | Renault F1 Team | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2011 | GP2 Series | Carlin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| 2011 | GP2 Asia Series | Carlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2011 | German Formula 3 Championship | Stromos ArtLine | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th |
| 2011 | German Formula 3 Trophy | Stromos ArtLine | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 3rd |
| 2011 | Superleague Formula | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 12th |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | KMP Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Team RFR | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 13th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12th |
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | SMP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 29th |
| 2014 | IndyCar Series | Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 372 | 17th |
| 2015 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5th |
| 2015 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | AF Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 5th |
| 2015 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 5th |
| 2015 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th |
| 2015 | IndyCar Series | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 33rd |
| 2016 | IndyCar Series | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 15th |
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16th |
| 2016 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th |
| 2017 | IndyCar Series | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 19th |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20th |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018-19 | FIA World Endurance Championship | SMP Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 4th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 2nd |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
$^†$ As Aleshin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | DC | Points |
| 2005 | Lukoil Racing Team | ZOL 1 12 | ZOL 2 11 | VAL 1 18 | VAL 2 19 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 DNS | BIL 2 DNS | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 14 | DON 1 9 | DON 2 Ret | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 26 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 30th | 3 |

### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Formula Renault 3.5 results :
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
| 2006 | Carlin Motorsport | ZOL 1 13 | ZOL 2 Ret | MON 1 15 | IST 1 23 | IST 2 2 | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 16 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 6 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 21 | DON 1 7 | DON 2 9 | LMS 1 19 | LMS 2 Ret | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 13 | 12th | 41 |
| 2007 | Carlin Motorsport | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 19 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 15 | MON 1 7 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 20 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 7 | DON 1 9 | DON 2 Ret | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 10 | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 14 | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 13 | 12th | 44 |
| 2008 | Carlin Motorsport | MNZ 1 5 | MNZ 2 5 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 3 | MON 1 6 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 18 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 15 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 DNS | BUG 1 6 | BUG 2 4 | EST 1 9 | EST 2 23 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 14 | 5th | 73 |
| 2010 | Carlin Motorsport | ALC 1 1 | ALC 2 11 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 4 | MON 1 2 | BRN 1 Ret | BRN 2 9 | MAG 1 1 | MAG 2 4 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 3 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 4 | SIL 1 6 | SIL 2 11 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 3 | 1st | 138 |
| 2011 | KMP Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MON 1 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 8 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 28th | 4 |
| 2012 | Team RFR | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 11 | MON 1 8 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 Ret | NÜR 1 13 | NÜR 2 6 | MSC 1 14 | MSC 2 9 | SIL 1 11† | SIL 2 17† | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 19 | LEC 1 12 | LEC 2 17 | CAT 1 9 | CAT 2 2 | 13th | 46 |
| 2013 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 15 | MNZ 2 14 | ALC 1 10 | ALC 2 11 | MON 1 8 | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 Ret | MSC 1 16 | MSC 2 5 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 18 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 13 | LEC 1 17† | LEC 2 6 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 14 | 12th | 33 |

### Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
GP2 Series results :
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2007 | ART Grand Prix | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | CAT FEA 6 | CAT SPR Ret | MON FEA | MAG FEA | MAG SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | IST FEA | IST SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | VAL FEA 9 | VAL SPR 20 | 25th | 3 |
| 2011 | Carlin | IST FEA DNS | IST SPR DNS | CAT FEA 16 | CAT SPR 18 | MON FEA | MON SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA 15 | HUN SPR 15 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | | | | 32nd | 0 |

#### Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
GP2 Asia Series results :
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Carlin | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 24 | IMO FEA 20 | IMO SPR 20 | 27th | 0 |

### Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIA Formula Two Championship results :
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
| 2009 | VAL 1 4 | VAL 2 6 | BRN 1 2 | BRN 2 Ret | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 8 | BRH 1 10 | BRH 2 3 | DON 1 2 | DON 2 7 | OSC 1 5 | OSC 2 1 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 Ret | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 7 | 3rd | 59 |

### 24 Hours of Daytona

(key)
24 Hours of Daytona results :
| Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. |
| 2014 | GTD | 72 | SMP/ESM Racing | Ferrari 458 | Boris Rotenberg Sergey Zlobin Maurizio Mediani Mika Salo | 662 | 21 | 4 |

### IndyCar Series

(key)
IndyCar Series results :
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | 7 | Honda | STP 12 | LBH 6 | ALA 22 | IMS 25 | INDY 21 | DET 17 | DET 7 | TXS 7 | HOU 23 | HOU 2 | POC 7 | IOW 21 | TOR 11 | TOR 23 | MDO 14 | MIL 8 | SNM 7 | FON DNS | 16th | 372 |
| 2015 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | 77 | Honda | STP | NLA | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TXS | TOR | FON | MIL | IOW | MDO | POC | SNM 10 | | | 33rd | 40 |
| 2016 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | 7 | Honda | STP 5 | PHX 17 | LBH 16 | ALA 17 | IMS 13 | INDY 27 | DET 15 | DET 17 | RDA 16 | IOW 5 | TOR 6 | MDO 17 | POC 2 | TXS 16 | WGL 22 | SNM 11 | | | 15th | 347 |
| 2017 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | 7 | Honda | STP 14 | LBH 12 | ALA 10 | PHX 17 | IMS 18 | INDY 13 | DET 6 | DET 16 | TXS 15 | RDA 10 | IOW 21 | TOR | MDO 14 | POC | GTW | WGL | SNM | | 19th | 237 |

#### Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500 :
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 2014 | Dallara | Honda | 15 | 21 | Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports |
| 2016 | Dallara | Honda | 7 | 27 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| 2017 | Dallara | Honda | 13 | 13 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

European Le Mans Series results :
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
| 2015 | AF Corse | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 8 | | | | | 5th | 56 |
| 2015 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | | IMO 8 | RBR 3 | | | 5th | 56 |
| 2015 | AF Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | | | | LEC 2 | EST 3 | 5th | 56 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results :
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2015 | SMP Racing | Kirill Ladygin Anton Ladygin | BR Engineering BR01-Nissan | LMP2 | 322 | 33rd | 13th |
| 2016 | SMP Racing | Maurizio Mediani Nicolas Minassian | BR Engineering BR01-Nissan | LMP2 | 347 | 11th | 7th |
| 2017 | SMP Racing | Sergey Sirotkin Viktor Shaytar | Dallara P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 330 | 33rd | 16th |
| 2018 | SMP Racing | Vitaly Petrov Jenson Button | BR Engineering BR1-AER | LMP1 | 315 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | SMP Racing | Vitaly Petrov Stoffel Vandoorne | BR Engineering BR1-AER | LMP1 | 379 | 3rd | 3rd |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

FIA World Endurance Championship results :
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
| 2016 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS 5 | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ 8 | SHA 6 | BHR 9 | 16th | 34 |
| 2018–19 | SMP Racing | LMP1 | BR Engineering BR1 | AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SPA 5 | LMS Ret | SIL Ret | FUJ 4 | SHA 3 | SEB 3 | SPA 3 | LMS 3 | | 4th | 94 |