Sergey Mokshantsev (born 22 January 1978[1]) is a Russian racing driver from Moscow. After karting, he began his auto racing career in the Formula RUS series in 2006. He continued in the series in 2007 as well as making his debut in the Italian Formula Three Championship. He moved to the Italian Formula Master series in 2008 and competed in 2 races in the International Formula Master Series as well in addition to completing the Russian Formula Three Championship and placing 6th. In 2009 he signed to compete for Brian Stewart Racing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series, becoming the first Russian driver to compete in an IRL-sanctioned series.[2] After skipping the Freedom 100, he left the series after the Toronto race with a best finish of 13th in eight starts.
| Sergey Mokshantsev | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Russian |
| Born | 22 January 1978 Bendery, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Firestone Indy Lights Series | |
| Years active | 2009 |
| Teams | Brian Stewart Racing |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2008 2007 2006-2007 | Russian Formula Three International Formula Master Italian Formula Three Formula RUS |
Released following the 2009 Indy Lights season, Mokshantsev was set to join NTS Motorsports for 2012, switching to stock car racing with plans to run a limited schedule in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and Camping World Truck Series in preparation for a full-time Truck Series campaign in 2013,[3] none of which materialized.
American open-wheel racing results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Brian Stewart Racing | STP1 27 |
STP2 14 |
LBH 21 |
KAN 22 |
INDY | MIL 13 |
IOW 17 |
WGL 16 |
TOR 18 |
EDM | KTY | MDO | SNM | CHI | HMS | 17th | 162 | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Firestone Indy Lights". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ From Russia... to Indy Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, IndyCar.com, 18 February 2009
- ^ Adamczyk, Jay (21 April 2012). "Russian, Mokshantsev plans to run trucks with NTS". Jayski's Camping World Truck Series Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "Sergey Mokshantsev – 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
edit- Sergey Mokshantsev driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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