Oleksandr Bondarev
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| Oleksandr Bondarev | |
|---|---|
 Bondarev in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Ukrainian |
| Born | 27 April 2009 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Italian F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 17 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 2018 2022 2023 2024 | Ukrainian Karting Championship CEE Rotax Max Challenge WSK Super Master Series – OKJ CIK-FIA European Championship – OKJ WSK Champions Cup — OK |
Oleksandr "Sasha" Bondarev (Ukrainian: Олександр Бондарев; born 27 April 2009) is a Ukrainian racing driver competing in the Italian F4 Championship for Prema Racing. He is a member of the Williams Driver Academy. He is a winner of several karting championships including 2024 WSK Champions Cup in OK class. His earlier achievements comprise the 2022 WSK Super Master Series[1] and the 2023 CIK-FIA European Championship,[2] both in the OKJ class.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Early career
[edit]Bondarev began his karting journey at the age of five, inspired by the animated Pixar animated film Cars about Lightning McQueen. By the age of seven, he became the youngest Ukrainian Karting Champion in the Micro class.
At the age of eight, Bondarev reached the podiums in the Spanish and Portuguese Championships,[3] and won the 2018 CEE Rotax Max Challenge.[4] By the following year he began competing in the WSK Championships in the 60 Mini class.[5]
In 2020, at the age of eleven, Bondarev made his debut in the X30 Junior class, where he secured 3rd place in the Italian Championship. His progression continued in 2021, Bondarev made his debut in the OK Junior class.[6] He finished third in the CIK-FIA Academy Trophy.
In 2022, Bondarev joined the British team Ricky Flynn Motorsport. At the beginning of the season, he won the WSK Super Master Series in the OKJ class and took the 3rd place in the first round of the Champions of the Future.
Accident
[edit]At the end of April 2022 Bondarev was involved in a serious crash during the second round of the CIK-FIA European Championship in Zuera.[7] As a result of the collision, he sustained a severe leg injury, underwent ten surgeries, was engaged in rehabilitation.[8]
After five months of recovery from the incident, Bondarev took part in the LeCont Trophy in Valencia and finished 2nd.
2023
[edit]In 2023, Bondarev joined the Kart Republic team and continued his starts in OKJ class. He finished 7th in the WSK Champions Cup, 8th in the WSK Super Master Series and 5th in the Champions of the Future.
In July 2023, he became the first Ukrainian driver in the history to win the CIK-FIA European Championship after finishing on the podium in each of the four rounds. In August 2023, Bondarev joined Prema Racing.[9] He finished 14th in the CIK-FIA World Championship and made his debut in the OK class, finishing 6th in the WSK Final Cup.
Formula 4
[edit]2024
[edit]Bondarev entered the world of single-seater racing in September 2024, competing in the final two rounds of the 2024 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing.[10]
2025
[edit]Bondarev is set to continue with Prema for the 2025 Italian F4 Championship.[11]
Formula One
[edit]In September 2023, it was announced that Bondarev joined the Williams Driver Academy.[12][13] It is the first time in history that a Formula One team has signed a Ukrainian driver.[10]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ukrainian Championship — Micro | 1st | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Ukraine — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| 2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Micro Max | 6th | |
| 2018 | CEE Rotax Max Challenge | 1st | |
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Gamoto ASD | 14th | |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Gamoto ASD | 64th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 26th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 50th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | 19th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 11th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Gamoto ASD | 8th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — X30 Junior | 2nd | ||
| Italian Championship — X30 Junior | 3rd | ||
| 2021 | Winter Cup — OKJ | Honta Andriy | 6th |
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 29th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 7th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 47th | ||
| German Championship — OKJ | NC | ||
| CIK-FIA Academy Trophy | 3rd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 21st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 28th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 10th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| 2022 | Champions of the Future - Winter Series — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 28th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 1st | ||
| Champions of the Future - Euro Series — OK | 9th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 24th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 28th | ||
| LeCont Trophy — OKJ | 2nd | ||
| 2023 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 7th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 8th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Prema Racing | 28th | |
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 1st | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Prema Racing | 14th | |
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 6th | ||
| 2024 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | Prema Racing | 31st |
| WSK Champions Cup — OK | 1st | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 2nd | ||
| Sources:[14][15] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2025 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prema Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 25 |
CAT 3 18 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 24 |
30th | 0 |
| 2025 | Prema Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
TBD | - |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Champions of the WSK Super Master Series 2022". kartcom.com. 14 March 2022.
- ^ "FIA Karting - Rene Lammers, Oleksandr Bondarev and Hugo Marti crowned at Cremona". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Piloto ucraniano de 8 años gana la carrera internacional de karts en Portugal (Fotos)". www.ukrinform.es (in Spanish). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Karting CEE | Karting CEE Official website". 11 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "WSK Champions Cup – Friday: Antonelli, Badoer & Gladysz the fastest at Adria". The RaceBox. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Kalmès, Cristina (25 March 2022). "Bondarev Oleksandr". Kartcom. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2 May 2022). "Bondarev breaks leg in European Karting Championship crash". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Series, Feeder (23 August 2023). "The heroic recovery behind Bondarev's European junior karting title". Feeder Series. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "PREMA sign Bondarev, Hanna to its Karting programme". Prema Racing. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ a b Series, Feeder (13 June 2024). "Williams academy boss confirms 2024 F4 debut for kart champion Bondarev". Feeder Series. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 November 2024). "Sasha Bondarev confirmed in Prema's 2025 Italian F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "2023 FIA Karting European Champion Oleksandr Bondarev joins Williams Racing Driver Academy". Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (12 September 2023). "Ukrainian karting star Sasha Bondarev becomes Williams F1 junior". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Bondarev Oleksander".
- ^ Kalmès, Cristina. "Bondarev Oleksandr".