Nikita Bedrin | |
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Никита Бедрин | |
Bedrin in 2025 | |
| Born | Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin (2006-01-06)6 January 2006 (age 20) Belgorod, Russia |
| Nationality |
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| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | AIX Racing |
| Car number | 28 |
| Former teams | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 18th in2023 |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Saintéloc Racing |
| Car number | 11 |
| Former teams | Van Amersfoort Racing,MP Motorsport, Monolite Racing |
| Starts | 38 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in2025 |
| Previous series | |
Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin (Russian:Никита Вячеславович Бедрин; born 6 January 2006) is a Russian-Italian racing driver who is set to compete in theGB3 Championship forVRD Racing.
Bedrin finished fourth in the2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship and is a race winner inItalian F4. He is a member of theDS Penske Driver Development Program inFormula E. He previously competed in theFIA Formula 3 Championship from2023 to2025 forJenzer Motorsport andAIX Racing. Bedrin finished 11th in theFormula Regional European Championship in2025, earning 2 podiums and 72 points.
Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin was born on 6 January 2006, inBelgorod, Russia.[2]
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.[3] His karting career proved to be a success, with him winning the Italian Championship in 2019 and theWSK Super Master Series in his final year of karting in 2020, as well as finishing fourth in theEuropean Championship during the same year.[4][5]

Bedrin graduated to cars in 2021, racing in theFormula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport.[6] He scored his first podium in the second round, taking third in race three,[7] but would sustain a hand injury during the following round which would end his campaign prematurely.[8]

Bedrin's main campaign would be in theItalian andADAC F4 series, partneringOllie Bearman,Joshua Dufek, Bence Válint andHan Cenyu atVan Amersfoort Racing.[9][10] He would score points regularly in Italy, with the season highlight being a triple of podiums atImola Circuit, where Bedrin was awarded the Race 3 victory after a disqualification for Bearman due to a technical infringement.[11] A further third-placed rostrum inMugello meant Bedrin finished eighth in the overall standings.[12]
Over in Germany, Bedrin started the season with two podiums in the opening two rounds, before taking his first win in the campaign inHockenheim.[13] A second win during the final race during theNürburgring season finale elevated him up to fifth overall.[14] His frequent points finishes and flurry of podiums also brought him the rookie title in both championships.[15]

The following year, Bedrin returned to the category, starting his season in theF4 UAE Championship, where he drove alongsideTaylor Barnard andJonas Ried for new teamPHM Racing.[16] His campaign proved to be a success, as he took two wins, one a piece inDubai andAbu Dhabi, which led Bedrin on to finish fourth in the standings.[17][18]

Bedrin would follow that up by returning to theItalian F4 andADAC F4 series, once again driving for PHM.[19] 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 rainyLausitzring, under his belt.[20][21]
Bedrin would return toFormula 4 for 2024, participating in the2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship forPHM Racing.[22] A successful opening round inYas Marina followed as he took the win in the second race following a late pass onJack Beeton.[23] Despite only one podium in the second Yas Marina round, Bedrin closed his three-round campaign in the championship with a double victory inDubai Autodrome.[24][25] Despite missing the remaining two rounds of the championship, Bedrin placed fifth in the standings with three wins, four podiums and 124 points.

In September 2022, Bedrin took part in theFIA Formula 3 post-season test forJenzer Motorsport together with his PHM teammateTaylor Barnard andEuroformula Open driverAlex García.[26][27][28] He would subsequently be signed up for the2023 F3 season, driving forJenzer Motorsport.[29] After failing to score in the opening three rounds, Bedrin opened his account by scoring his first point in sprint race atBarcelona by finishing tenth in sprint and then 11th in the feature race.[30] He secured his first ever FIA Formula 3 podium onHungaroring by finishing third in the sprint race. He even led for seven laps, but lost the lead toGabriele Minì and then on the last lap to championship leaderGabriel Bortoleto for second.[31] InBelgium, 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.[32] It would be his final points finish of the season and he ended in 18th overall, with 24 points.[33]

Despite uncertainty if he would remain on the grid for2024, Bedrin would return toPHM Racing for his second season, partneringTasanapol Inthraphuvasak andJoshua Dufek.[34] After a shaky start inBahrain, He impressed inMelbourne qualifying, securing his best result of fourth on the grid.[35] 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.[36] Despite that, he would finish eighth in the feature race.[37] He scored back-to-back in theImola sprint race, but went on a barren streak without points until theSilverstone feature race, where he finished ninth.[38] Qualifying 11th forHungary, Bedrin took the lead fromDino Beganovic on the opening lap of the sprint race.[39] From there, he would take his first Formula 3 win, claimingAIX Racing's first win as well.[40][41] He concluded his successful weekend with seventh in the feature race, which proved to be his final points finish of the season.[42] Bedrin ended the season 19th in the championship, with 25 points, ahead of teammates Inthraphuvasak and Dufek.[43]
Amidst uncertainty on his future for the second year in a row,AIX Racing retained Bedrin to compete in the opening race of the2025 season inMelbourne, alongside teammatesJavier Sagrera andNicola Marinangeli.[44]
At the start of 2023, Bedrin competed in the2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship withPHM Racing.[45] After a mediocre first half of the campaign, Bedrin made his mark during the fourth round of the championship as he took his first Formula Regional victory from pole position.[46] He was able to replicate this feat during the final race of the season inYas Marina, elevating himself to eighth in the standings with 78 points.[47][48]
Following his F3 season, Bedrin moved down to theFormula Regional European Championship later that year, joining Monolite Racing forZandvoort.[49] He would later move toVan Amersfoort Racing for the final race inHockenheim.[50] Throughout his short two-round stint, Bedrin was able to clinch a third place during the first race in Hockenheim.[51]

Alongside hisFIA Formula 3 campaign, Bedrin would race full-time in the2024 Formula Regional European Championship withMP Motorsport, although he would prioritise the former over the latter in clashing events.[52] He missed three rounds due to his aforementioned commitments; his highest finish being a sixth during theHockenheim opener and theMonza season finale saw him place 16th in the standings with 33 points.[53][54]
In November 2024, Bedrin made hisEurocup-3 debut withDrivex, during the final round inCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[55]

Bedrin returned to theFormula Regional Middle East Championship at the start of 2025, racing the final two rounds withSaintéloc Racing.[56] He was on form immediately, returning to the podium in only the second race inYas Marina.[57] An outstanding weekend inQatar followed as he took the win in the first race before sweeping the podium in the other two, lifting himself to eleventh in the standings.[58][59]
After prematurely failing to secure an F3 seat for2025, Bedrin continued in theFormula Regional European Championship for the year, racing withSaintéloc Racing.[60]
Bedrin moved to GB3 in2026, joiningVRD Racing.[61]
In June 2025, Bedrin was announced to be one of the rookie drivers forDS Penske during theBerlin rookie test, as well as becoming part its Driver Development Program.[62] In January 2026, he is set to participate in the rookie free practice session during theMiami ePrix.[63]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Russian Championship — Super Mini | 1st | |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 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 | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 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 | ||
| Asian Open Championship — Mini ROK | Mars Racing Team | 1st | |
| 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 | ||
| Champions of the Future —OK | 1st | ||
| WSK Super Master Series —OK | 1st | ||
| WSK Euro Series —OK | 4th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship —OK | 4th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OK | 29th | ||
| Sources:[64][65] | |||
| Year | Entrant | Class | Circuit | QH | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OK-J | 29th | Ret[b] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OK-J | 19th | 10th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Ward Racing | OK | 13th | Ret[c] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[66][67][68] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OK-J | SAR QH 7 | SAR F 26 | PFI QH 54 | PFI F DNQ | AMP QH 9 | AMP F 20 | ESS QH 1 | ESS F Ret | 15th | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tony Kart Racing Team | OK-J | ANG QH 18 | ANG F (14) | GEN QH 1 | GEN F 5 | KRI QH 2 | KRI F 4 | LEM QH 13 | LEM F 8 | 5th | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Ward Racing | OK | ZUE QH 3 | ZUE F 3 | SAR QH 8 | SAR F 4 | WAC QH 20 | WAC F (12) | 4th | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[69][70][71] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
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| 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 | Xcel Motorsport | DUB1 1 8 | DUB1 2 7 | DUB1 3 7 | DUB1 4 5 | YMC1 1 8 | YMC1 2 6 | YMC1 3 3 | YMC1 4 6 | DUB2 1 5 | DUB2 2 WD | DUB2 3 WD | DUB2 4 WD | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | YMC2 4 | DUB3 1 | DUB3 2 | DUB3 3 | DUB3 4 | 11th | 71 |
| 2022 | PHM Racing | YMC1 1 6 | YMC1 2 6 | YMC1 3 Ret | YMC1 4 DNS | DUB1 1 8 | DUB1 2 11 | DUB1 3 7 | DUB1 4 1 | DUB2 1 2 | DUB2 2 2 | DUB2 3 7 | DUB2 4 6 | DUB3 1 3 | DUB3 2 6 | DUB3 3 4 | DUB3 4 5 | YMC2 1 2 | YMC2 2 1 | YMC2 3 Ret | YMC2 4 6 | 4th | 198 |
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing | YMC1 1 9 | YMC1 2 1 | YMC1 3 7 | YMC2 1 3 | YMC2 2 5 | YMC2 3 7 | DUB1 1 1 | DUB1 2 5 | DUB1 3 1 | YMC3 1 | YMC3 2 | YMC3 3 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | 5th | 124 | |||||
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| 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 | Van Amersfoort Racing | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 21 | LEC 3 Ret | MIS 1 5 | MIS 2 10 | MIS 3 Ret | VLL 1 16 | VLL 2 Ret | VLL 3 15 | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 3 | IMO 3 1 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 17 | MUG 1 5 | MUG 2 6 | MUG 3 3 | MNZ 1 16 | MNZ 2 10 | MNZ 3 20 | 8th | 103 | |
| 2022 | PHM Racing | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 9 | IMO 3 6 | MIS 1 9 | MIS 2 9 | MIS 3 28† | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 17 | VLL 1 11 | VLL 2 9 | VLL 3 19 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 5 | RBR 4 7 | MNZ 1 31† | MNZ 2 11 | MNZ 3 C | MUG 1 12 | MUG 2 15 | MUG 3 10 | 12th | 77 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 11 | RBR 3 3 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 Ret | HOC1 1 7 | HOC1 2 7 | HOC1 3 1 | SAC 1 7 | SAC 2 5 | SAC 3 3 | HOC2 1 7 | HOC2 2 Ret | HOC2 3 11 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 6 | NÜR 3 1 | 5th | 147 |
| 2022 | PHM Racing | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 5 | SPA 3 8 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 Ret | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 5 | ZAN 3 7 | NÜR1 1 3 | NÜR1 2 3 | NÜR1 3 8 | LAU 1 1 | LAU 2 3 | LAU 3 2 | NÜR2 1 9 | NÜR2 2 9 | NÜR2 3 5 | 4th | 175 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PHM Racing | DUB1 1 Ret | DUB1 2 14 | DUB1 3 7 | KUW1 1 Ret | KUW1 2 19 | KUW1 3 8 | KUW2 1 7 | KUW2 2 Ret | KUW2 3 15 | DUB2 1 5 | DUB2 2 19 | DUB2 3 1 | ABU 1 Ret | ABU 2 9 | ABU 3 1 | 7th | 78 |
| 2025 | Saintéloc Racing | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | YMC3 1 9 | YMC3 2 2 | YMC3 3 Ret | LUS 1 1 | LUS 2 3 | LUS 3 3 | 11th | 92 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR 16 | BHR FEA 17 | MEL SPR 15 | MEL FEA 23† | MON SPR 15 | MON FEA 12 | CAT SPR 10 | CAT FEA 11 | RBR SPR 25 | RBR FEA 13 | SIL SPR 18 | SIL FEA 17 | HUN SPR 3 | HUN FEA 23 | SPA SPR 11 | SPA FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 15 | MNZ FEA Ret | 18th | 24 | ||
| 2024 | AIX Racing | BHR SPR 13 | BHR FEA 20 | MEL SPR 21 | MEL FEA 8 | IMO SPR 9 | IMO FEA 30† | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA 24 | CAT SPR Ret | CAT FEA 30 | RBR SPR 13 | RBR FEA Ret | SIL SPR 13 | SIL FEA 9 | HUN SPR 1 | HUN FEA 7 | SPA SPR 13 | SPA FEA 20 | MNZ SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 13 | 19th | 25 |
| 2025 | AIX Racing | MEL SPR 6 | MEL FEA 4 | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 21st | 17 |
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| 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 | 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 9 | ZAN 2 5 | NC† | 0 | ||
| Van Amersfoort Racing | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 8 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 9 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | MUG 1 8 | MUG 2 16 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 10 | RBR 1 15 | RBR 2 7 | CAT 1 20 | CAT 2 21 | MNZ 1 17 | MNZ 2 6 | 16th | 33 |
| 2025 | Saintéloc Racing | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 6 | SPA 1 15 | SPA 2 9 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 10 | HUN 1 DSQ | HUN 2 Ret | LEC 1 14 | LEC 2 8 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 3 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 8 | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 14 | HOC 1 27 | HOC 2 Ret | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 Ret | 11th | 72 |
† As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | bTeam | 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 | JER 2 | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 3 | NC† | 0 |
† As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.