Alexey Pchelintsev

Alexey Pchelintsev (born October 16, 1982 in Almaty, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh racing driver. He competed in the F1RWRS for two races with the Mitie Aviation Racing team, becoming the first driver from Kazakhstan to compete in the series. Unfortunately, he was dropped by the team after two races in favor of pay-driver Steven Mackintosh. As of yet, Pchelintsev has not returned to the F1RWRS and he is no longer affiliated with the Mitie (now Kingfisher) outfit.

Early Career

Alexey Pchelintsev was born to a wealthy Kazakh family in the city of Almaty (then Alma-Ata), the largest city in Kazakhstan. Pchelintsev lived in Kazakhstan until 1991 when his family emigrated to Japan for business reasons. Alexey's father, a financial advisor, had no interest in motor racing but Alexey was fascinated by motor racing. Pchelintsev joined the Japanese karting circuit at age thirteen. Pchelintsev did quite well in the lower feeder categories in Japan and he was signed on to the Team Nakajima squad, run by Satoru Nakajima. Nakajima's conncetions gave Pchelintsev, who won three races in his first season in Formula 3, a spot on the Honda Young Drivers' Program by 2001. In 2003, Pchelintsev was given a drive in Formula Nippon.

Complete F1RWRS Results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	1	15	16	DC	Pts
2014	Mitie Aviation	TAS DNPQ	AUS DNPQ	BRA	MEX	USA	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	BEL	ITA	MED	NED	MAC]]	CHN	JPN	=26th	0