Nikita_Lastochkin
Nikita Lastochkin
Russian racing driver
Nikita Lastochkin (born May 5, 1990) is a Russian racing driver, who moved to the United States at the age of 16 years, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
He began racing in 2013 where he completed the 3 day Skip Barber Racing School and went on to race in the Championship. That year he placed 2nd in the Winter Championship and awarded “Most Improved.”[1] He also participated in the 2014 Summer Racing Series, where he placed 3rd in the Championship. In 2014, Nikita also competed in the Pacific Region F1600 Championship Series, with PR1 where he claimed 2 wins.[2] Nikita then moved to the Atlantic Region with Team Pelfrey, where he would place 6th overall in the F1600 Championship Series; with two podiums, a pole position and a lap record at Watkins Glen International.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | SBF2000 Winter Series | Skip Barber Racing School | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 126 | 23rd |
| 2013-14 | Skip Barber Winter Series | Skip Barber Racing School | 18 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 320 | 2nd |
| 2014 | F1600 Formula F Championship Series | WISKO Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 360 | 6th |
| SBF2000 Summer Series | Skip Barber Racing School | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 393 | 3rd | |
| Pacific Formula F1600 | PR1/Russkaya Mekhanika | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 1st | |
| 2015 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Team Pelfrey | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 8th |
| U.S. F2000 Winterfest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9th | ||
| 2016 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 8th |
| 2017 | Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 18th |
| Pro Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 5th | |
| 2018 | Pro Mazda Championship | Cape Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 9th |
| 2019 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 6th |
| 2021 | Indy Lights | HMD Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 13th |
| 2024 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | Czabok-Simpson Motorsport |
F1600 Championship Series
U.S. F2000 National Championship - Winterfest
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team Pelfrey | NOL 8 |
NOL 11 |
NOL 13 |
BAR 12 |
BAR 8 |
9th | 66 |
U.S. F2000 National Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team Pelfrey | STP 10 |
STP 8 |
NOL 10 |
NOL 12 |
BAR 10 |
BAR 8 |
IMS 8 |
IMS 7 |
LOR 12 |
TOR 8 |
TOR 8 |
MDO 11 |
MDO 10 |
MDO 10 |
LAG 7 |
LAG 5 |
7th | 193 |
| 2016 | Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing |
STP 9 |
STP 7 |
BAR 7 |
BAR 5 |
IMS 23 |
IMS 11 |
LOR | ROA 6 |
ROA 8 |
TOR 17 |
TOR 6 |
MDO 6 |
MDO 7 |
MDO 8 |
LAG 11 |
LAG 6 |
8th | 183 |
Pro Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Team Pelfrey | STP 5 |
STP 5 |
IMS 6 |
IMS 5 |
ROA 3 |
ROA 3 |
MDO 5 |
MDO 5 |
MDO 6 |
GMP 6 |
WGL 13 |
WGL 4 |
5th | 203 | ||||
| 2018 | Cape Motorsports | STP 8 |
STP 7 |
BAR 11 |
BAR 11 |
IMS 6 |
IMS 9 |
LOR 9 |
ROA 12 |
ROA 11 |
TOR 5 |
TOR 4 |
MOH 11 |
MOH 8 |
GMP 11 |
POR 7 |
POR 4 |
9th | 209 |
| 2019 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 5 |
STP 7 |
IMS 7 |
IMS 4 |
LOR 11 |
ROA 5 |
ROA 5 |
TOR 10 |
TOR 8 |
MDO 4 |
MDO 7 |
GTW 8 |
PIR 6 |
PIR 9 |
LAG 9 |
LAG 13 |
6th | 237 |
Indy Lights
- "2013 -2014 Skip Barber Winter Series presented by Mazda Finale: Wilby and Soori Clinch Championship". Skip Barber. 8 April 2014.
- "Round Four Sees Lastochkin Take Second Series Victory and Increase Points Lead". Pacific Formula F Racing. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- Official website
- Nikita Lastochkin career summary at DriverDB.com