Konstantin Alekseyevich Tereshchenko ( rus, Константи́н Алексе́евич Тере́щенко, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʲɪˈrʲeɕːɪnkə; born 17 June 1994), sometimes transliterated as Tereschenko, is a Russian former professional

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driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Moscow, Tereshchenko began

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in 2009 in the Junior class of the German karting championship. For the next two years he competed in the KF2 category, racing in various European karting championships.

Formula Renault

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, Tereshchenko moved into

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, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with the Interwetten.com Racing Team. He ended the season 32nd, without scoring a point. He also had a part-time campaign in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. Tereshchenko stayed with the team for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season. He improved to fifteenth position in the final series standings with four point-scoring positions. He also competed in three rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

Euroformula Open

Tereshchenko stepped up to the

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, with

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, in

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. He will remain with Campos Racing for a second season in 2015.

GP3 Series

, Tereshchenko was to have made his debut in the

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with

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. He suffered a spectacular rollover in his first free practice session at

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and was unable to partake in either of the weekends' two races. He returned to the championship late in the 2015 season with

, and remained with the Spanish outfit for 2016. The Russian only scored points in his final GP3 outings in

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in 2016 and was dropped for 2017.

World Series Formula V8 3.5

Tereshchenko contested the

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, initially competing with

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before switching to

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for the last round in Bahrain. He finished eighth in the championship with a sole podium finish being his best result.

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP3 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tereshchenko, Konstantin Russian racing drivers Racing drivers from Moscow 1994 births Living people Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Russian GP3 Series drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Russian people of Ukrainian descent

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24 Hours of Le Mans drivers European Le Mans Series drivers AV Formula drivers SMP Racing drivers Teo Martín Motorsport drivers Campos Racing drivers Trident Racing drivers EPIC Racing drivers Duqueine Team drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers