| Nikita Bedrin | |
| Nationality: |  Russian Italian |
| Birth Date: | 2006 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belgorod, Russia |
| Current Series: | FIA Formula 3 Championship |
| First Year: | 2023 |
| Current Team: | AIX Racing |
| Former Teams: | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Car Number: | 27 |
| Starts: | 38 (38 entries) |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Podiums: | 3 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 1 |
| Best Finish: | 18th |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Prev Series: | FR European Championship FR Middle East Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2023–2024 2023 2021–2022 2021–2022 2021–2022, 2024 |
Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin (ru|Никита Вячеславович Бедрин; born 6 January 2006) is a Russian racing driver who is racing under an Italian racing license. He most recently competed for AIX Racing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, having previously competed with Jenzer Motorsport, and also competes for MP Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He finished fourth in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship and is a winner in Italian F4.
Having started out his karting career in his homeland, Bedrin won the Russian Karting Championship twice before moving to Italy to compete on the more competitive European stage.[1] His karting career proved to be a success, with him winning the Italian Championship in 2019 and the WSK Super Master Series in his final year of karting, 2020, as well as finishing fourth in the European Championship during the same year.[2] [3]
Bedrin graduated to cars in 2021, racing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport.[4] He scored his first podium in the second round, taking third in race three, but would sustain a hand injury during the following round which would end his campaign prematurely.
The Russian's main campaign would be in the Italian and ADAC F4 series, partnering Ollie Bearman, Joshua Dufek, Bence Válint and Han Cenyu at Van Amersfoort Racing.[5] [6] He would score points regularly in Italy, with the season highlight being a triple of podiums at Imola Circuit, where Bedrin was awarded the Race 3 victory after a disqualification for Bearman due to a technical infringement. Over in Germany, the Russian took two wins, one at Hockenheim and the Nürburgring respectively, which elevated him up to fifth overall. His frequent points finishes and flurry of podiums also brought him the rookie title in both championships.
The following year, Bedrin returned to the category, starting his season in the F4 UAE Championship, where he drove alongside Taylor Barnard and Jonas Ried for new team PHM Racing.[7] His campaign proved to be a success, as he took two wins, one a piece in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which led the Russian on to finish fourth in the standings.[8] [9]
Bedrin would follow that up by returning to the Italian F4 and ADAC F4 series, once again driving for PHM.[10] In the former, Bedrin took a pair of podiums but was hampered by an inconsistent end to the season, leaving him twelfth in the championship. Meanwhile, his season in ADAC Formula 4 would bear more fruit, as he finished fourth overall, with six podiums, including a lone win at a rainy Lausitzring, under his belt.[11] [12]
Bedrin would return to Formula 4 for 2024, participating in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship for PHM Racing.[13]
At the start of 2023, Bedrin competed in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing.[14]
In September 2022, Bedrin took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test for Jenzer Motorsport together with his PHM teammate Taylor Barnard and Euroformula Open driver Alex García.[15] [16] [17] He would subsequently be signed up for the 2023 F3 season, driving for Jenzer Motorsport.[18] After failing to score in the opening three rounds, Bedrin opened his account by scoring his first point in sprint race at Barcelona by finishing tenth in sprint and then 11th in the feature race.[19] He secured his first ever FIA Formula 3 podium on Hungaroring by finishing third in the sprint race. He even led for seven laps, but lost the lead to Gabriele Minì and then on the last lap to championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto for second.[20] In Belgium, he gambled in the feature race by starting on wet tyres as his teammates and a few other drivers, which would see him up to third place by the chequered flag and getting another podium.[21] It would be his final points finish of the season and he ended in 18th overall, with 24 points.[22]
Despite uncertainty if he would remain on the grid for 2024, Bedrin would return to PHM Racing for his second season, partnering Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Joshua Dufek.[23] After a shaky start in Bahrain, He impressed in Melbourne qualifying, securing his best result of fourth on the grid.[24] He was set for his first points of the season with eighth in the sprint race, but was dropped to 21st for gaining an advantage off-track.[25] Despite that, he would finish eighth in the feature race.[26] He scored back-to-back in the Imola sprint race, but went on a barren streak without points until the Silverstone feature race, where he finished ninth.[27] Qualifying 11th for Hungary, Bedrin took the lead from Dino Beganovic on the opening lap of the sprint race.[28] From there, he would take his first Formula 3 win, claiming AIX Racing's first win as well.[29] [30] He concluded his successful weekend with seventh in the feature race, which proved to be his final points finish of the season.[31] Bedrin ended the season 19th in the championship, with 25 points, ahead of teammates Inthraphuvasak and Dufek.[32]
Following his F3 season, Bedrin moved down to the Formula Regional European Championship later that year, joining Monolite Racing for Zandvoort.[33] He would later move to Van Amersfoort Racing for the final race in Hockenheim.[34]
Alongside his FIA Formula 3 campaign, Bedrin would race full-time in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport, although he would prioritise the former over the latter in clashing events.[35]
In November 2024, Bedrin made his Eurocup-3 debut with Drivex, during the final round in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[36]
| Season | Series | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Russian Championship — Super Mini | 1st | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 14th | |||
| WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 28th | |||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 31st | |||
| Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini | 1st | |||
| WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | 1st | |||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | 30th | |||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 26th | |||
| 2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | Baby Race Academy | 2nd | |
| WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 3rd | |||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 2nd | |||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | 2nd | |||
| Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini | 1st | |||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 2nd | |||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 6th | |||
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Baby Race Academy | 8th | |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 12th | |||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 15th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 32nd | |||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 6th | |||
| 2019 | Italian Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 7th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 5th | |||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 3rd | |||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 7th | |||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 5th | |||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 10th | |||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 2nd | |||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Ward Racing | 4th | |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 5th | |||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 1st | |||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 4th | |||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 4th | |||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 29th | |||
| Sources:[37] | ||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | nowrap | Tony Kart Racing Team | OKJ | SAR QH | SAR R | PFI QH | PFI R | AMP QH | AMP R | LEM QH | LEM R | 15th | 16 | |
| 2019 | nowrap | Tony Kart Racing Team | OKJ | ANG QH | ANG R | GEN QH | GEN R | KRI QH | KRI R | LEM QH | LEM R | 5th | 51 | |
| 2020 | nowrap | Ward Racing | OK | ZUE QH | ZUE R | SAR QH | SAR R | WAC QH | WAC R | 4th | 40 |
| Year | Team | Class | Quali Heats | Main race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OKJ | 29th | 32nd | |
| 2019 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OKJ | 19th | 10th | |
| 2020 |  Ward Racing | OK | 13th | 29th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Xcel Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 11th |
| Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 8th | |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 5th | ||
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | PHM Racing | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 198 | 4th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 12th | ||
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 175 | 4th | ||
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM Racing | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 8th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18th | |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Monolite Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | PHM AIX Racing | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 5th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | AIX Racing | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19th | |
| Formula Regional European Championship | MP Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16th | |
| Eurocup-3 | Drivex | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
(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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | nowrap | Xcel Motorsport | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | DUB1 4 | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC1 4 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | DUB2 4 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | YMC2 4 | DUB3 1 | DUB3 2 | DUB3 3 | DUB3 4 | 11th | 71 | |
| 2022 | nowrap | PHM Racing | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC1 4 | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | DUB1 4 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | DUB2 4 | DUB3 1 | DUB3 2 | DUB3 3 | DUB3 4 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | YMC2 4 | 4th | 198 | |
| 2024 | nowrap | PHM AIX Racing | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | YMC3 1 | YMC3 2 | YMC3 3 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | 5th | 124 |
(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 | DC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | nowrap | Van Amersfoort Racing | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | 8th | 103 | ||
| 2022 | nowrap | PHM Racing | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | RBR 4 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | 12th | 77 |
(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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | nowrap | Van Amersfoort Racing | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | HOC1 1 | HOC1 2 | HOC1 3 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | HOC2 1 | HOC2 2 | HOC2 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | 5th | 147 | |
| 2022 | nowrap | PHM Racing | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | NÜR1 3 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 3 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | NÜR2 3 | 4th | 175 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | nowrap | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | MEL SPR | MEL FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 18th | 24 | |||
| 2024 | nowrap | AIX Racing | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | MEL SPR | MEL FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 19th | 25 |
(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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | nowrap | Monolite Racing | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NC† | 0 | |||
| nowrap | Van Amersfoort Racing | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | nowrap | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 16th | 33 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.