# Matevos Isaakyan

Matevos "Matos" Isaakyan (Russian: Матевос "Матос" Исаакян; born 17 April 1998) is a Russian former racing driver. He is a former member of the SMP Racing driver programme.

## Career
### Karting

Born in Moscow, Isaakyan began karting in his native Russia in 2010, finishing fifth in the Russian Super Mini Championship. The following year he stepped up to the Russian KF3 Championship, finishing seventh, before placing fifth in the same category in 2012.

### French F4

Isaakyan graduated to single-seaters in 2013, racing in the French F4 Championship. He took five podium places and two fastest laps on his way to fifth in the championship.

### Toyota Racing Series

In January and February 2014, Isaakyan raced in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series for the ETEC Motorsport team. He took a best race result of sixth at the opening round in Teretonga to finish ninth in the championship, one place behind teammate and fellow Russian Denis Korneev.

### Formula Renault 2.0

Isaakyan's main racing program for 2014 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship, racing for Italian team JD Motorsport. He was ineligible to race at the first round of the season in Imola due to the fact he had not yet turned 16 years of age. He was, however, allowed to take part in the free practice sessions.
During the season, Isaakyan took seven podium places, including a double win at the Red Bull Ring, to finish third in the championship, behind Charles Leclerc and champion Nyck de Vries. He also finished second to Leclerc in the Junior Championship standings. Isaakyan also contested the opening three rounds of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, taking a best race result of seventh 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.

### GP3 Series

Isaakyan made his debut with Koiranen GP at the Bahrain round of the 2015 season and finished twenty first with two points. The following year, Isaakyan competed with the team full-time and finished seventeenth overall (his highest race result being fourth in the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps.

### Formula V8 3.5

Whilst competing full-time in GP3, Isaakyan debuted in the series with SMP Racing in place of original choice Vladimir Atoev. He claimed his maiden victory in the sport at the first race at Jerez and finished ninth overall.

### Formula 2

In 2019, Isaakyan entered the final two rounds of the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Charouz Racing System replacing injured Sauber Junior driver Juan Manuel Correa.

## Racing record
### 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 |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | JD Motorsport | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 180 | 3rd |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | JD Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | JD Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 193 | 4th |
| 2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | JD Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 10th |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21st |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
| 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 Series | SMP Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 9th |
| 2017 | World Series Formula V8 3.5 | SMP Racing with AVF | 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 | SMP Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14th |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series | SMP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship | SMP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series | Inter Europol Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 16th |
| 2022 | Russian Circuit Racing Series - CN | ArtLine Engineering | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 28th |
$^†$ As Isaakyan was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2014 | JD Motorsport | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | PAU 1 2 | PAU 2 Ret | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 1 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 2 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 2 | MUG 1 7 | MUG 2 3 | JER 1 8 | JER 2 6 | | | 3rd | 180 |
| 2015 | JD Motorsport | IMO 1 8 | IMO 2 10 | PAU 1 2 | PAU 2 Ret | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 1 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 1 | MNZ 1 8 | MNZ 2 6 | MNZ 3 Ret | MIS 1 2 | MIS 2 2 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 12 | 4th | 193 |

### 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 |
| 2015 | Koiranen GP | 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 | SOC SPR | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR 14 | YMC FEA 9 | YMC SPR 12 | 21st | 2 |
| 2016 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 11 | CAT SPR 6 | RBR FEA Ret | RBR SPR Ret | SIL FEA 21 | SIL SPR 18 | HUN FEA 12 | HUN SPR 8 | HOC FEA Ret | HOC SPR 13 | SPA FEA 8 | SPA SPR 4 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR Ret | SEP FEA 15 | SEP SPR 14 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 16 | 17th | 17 |

### Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 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 | Pos. | Points |
| 2016 | SMP Racing | ALC 1 12 | ALC 2 10 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 Ret | SPA 1 DNS | SPA 2 Ret | LEC 1 10 | LEC 1 12 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | JER 1 1 | JER 2 6 | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 5 | 9th | 70 |
| 2017 | SMP Racing with AVF | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 Ret | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 1 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 5 | JER 1 3 | JER 2 3 | ALC 1 2 | ALC 2 5 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 2 | MEX 1 2 | MEX 2 4 | COA 1 4 | COA 2 6 | BHR 1 NC | BHR 2 9 | 2nd | 215 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2017 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | Dallara P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL | MNZ | RBR 6 | LEC 1 | SPA 3 | ALG 3 | 6th | 63 |
| 2018 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | Dallara P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret | MNZ Ret | RBR 7 | SIL Ret | SPA | ALG | 22nd | 6 |
| 2020 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 7 | SPA 11 | LEC 6 | MNZ 12 | ALG | | 16th | 15.5 |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
| 2018–19 | SMP Racing | LMP1 | BR Engineering BR1 | AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SPA Ret | LMS Ret | SIL | FUJ Ret | SHA Ret | SEB | SPA | LMS | NC | 0 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2018 | SMP Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin Egor Orudzhev | BR Engineering BR1-AER | LMP1 | 123 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | Inter Europol Competition | Jakub Śmiechowski René Binder | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 325 | 42nd | 17th |

### Complete FIA Formula 2 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | BAK FEA | BAK SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | LEC FEA | LEC SPR | RBR SPR | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA 18 | SOC SPR 13 | YMC FEA 15 | YMC SPR Ret | 25th | 0 |