Michael Belov
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Michael Arnoldovich Belov (Russian: Михаэль Арнольдович Белов, romanized:Mikhael Arnoldovich Belov; born 21 November 2001) is a Russian racing driver who last competed under the Kyrgyz flag in the Formula Regional European Championship for CL Motorsport.
Born in Lyubertsy, Belov debuted in SMP F4 in 2017 and 2018. He won his first title in Formula Academy Finland in the latter year. After another season in Italian and ADAC Formula 4, he progressed to Formula Three and Formula Renault 2.0, contesting the F3 Asian Championship, the Eurocup, and FIA Formula 3. He moved to Formula Regional European in 2021, where he achieved multiple victories and finished eighth overall. He improved to seventh the following year with MP and has retained his place in the series through 2025.
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 he 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 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
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, he 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.
2025
In May 2025, CL Motorsport announced that Belov would join the team for the second round of the Formula Regional European Championship at Spa.
2026
During the winter, Belov competed in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy, continuing with CL Motorsport. However, after just one round, where he had crashed into Reza Seewooruthun and subsequently missed the third race in Yas Marina, Belov departed the team.
Eurocup-3
2024
In October 2024, Belov was called by Drivex to make his Eurocup-3 debut for the Jerez round.
2025
In 2025, Belov made a cameo appearance in Eurocup-3 in Assen. He joined the grid again with Drivex during the season finale in Barcelona.
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 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 / Formula Regional Middle East Trophy 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 |
| 2026 | CL Motorsport | YMC1 1 18 | YMC1 2 Ret | YMC1 3 DNS | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | LUS 1 | LUS 2 | LUS 3 | 35th | 0 |
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 | ||||||
| R-ace GP | IMO 1 11 | IMO 2 10 | HOC 1 14 | HOC 2 6 | LEC 1 15 | LEC 2 6 |
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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 2025 | CL Motorsport | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 Ret | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 20 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 7 | LEC 1 11 | LEC 2 17 | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 7 | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 17 | CAT 1 15 | CAT 2 6 | HOC 1 20 | HOC 2 13 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 8 | 15th | 27 |
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 | 18 | 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 | |
| 2025 | Allay Racing | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | POR 1 | POR SR | POR 2 | LEC 1 | LEC SR | LEC 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ASS 1 2 | ASS 2 Ret | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | 15th | 28 | ||
| Drivex | CAT 1 23† | CAT 2 5 |
† As Belov was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Notes
External links
- career summary at DriverDB.com