Oleksandr Bondarev
| Oleksandr Bondarev | |
|---|---|
 Bondarev in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  Ukrainian |
| Born | 27 April 2009 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | R-ace GP |
| Car number | 11 |
| Former teams | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2026 | UAE4 Series |
| Statistics up to date as of 14 October 2026. | |
Oleksandr "Sasha" Bondarev (Ukrainian: Олександр Бондарев; born 27 April 2009) is a Ukrainian racing driver who is set to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship for R-ace GP as part 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. Throughout his single-seater career, Bondarev has won the 2026 UAE4 Series.
Career
[edit]Karting (2014–2023)
[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 third 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 third 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, and was engaged in rehabilitation.[8]
After five months of recovery from the incident, Bondarev took part in the LeCont Trophy in Valencia and finished second.
2023
[edit]In 2023, Bondarev joined the Kart Republic team and continued his starts in OKJ class. He finished seventh in the WSK Champions Cup, eighth in the WSK Super Master Series and fifth 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 sixth in the WSK Final Cup.
Formula 4 (2024–2026)
[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, finishing 30th in the standings.[10]
2025
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In preparation for his main campaign, Bondarev took part in the F4 Middle East Championship with Prema Racing, finishing 12th in the standings with a best result of sixth.[11] Bondarev continued with Prema for the 2025 Italian F4 Championship, appearing in his first full season in the category alongside the parallel E4 Championship.[12] He took his maiden Italian F4 victory at Imola in August and added a podium at Misano later in the season, ending the year 10th in the standings while winning the E4 rookie title and finishing ninth in the overall E4 points.[13][14] His performances also contributed to Prema's title in the Italian F4 Constructors' standings.[14]
In December, Bondarev took part in the second round of the 2025 Formula Trophy at the Yas Marina Circuit, driving for Mumbai Falcons alongside the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.[15] He took pole position and won both races of the round.[16]
2026
[edit]At the start of 2026, Bondarev competed in the newly-renamed UAE4 Series with Mumbai Falcons, taking four race wins on his way to the title and becoming the first Ukrainian driver to win a single-seater championship.[17] Bondarev remained with Prema Racing for a second season in Italian F4, again alongside the E4 Championship.[18] He opened the campaign with a podium finish in the first race of the season at Misano.[19]
Formula Regional (2026–)
[edit]2026
[edit]In September 2026, Bondarev joined Van Amersfoort Racing for the final two rounds of the 2026 Formula Regional European Championship in Imola and Hockenheim.[20] After five races, including podium and victory at Race 2 and Race 3 respectively, Oleksandr finished 15th in the overall standings, and 4th in the rookie standings.
2027
[edit]In October 2026, R-ace GP have announced that Bondarev will compete for them in 2027 Formula Regional European Championship.[21]
Formula One
[edit]In September 2023, it was announced that Bondarev joined the Williams Driver Academy.[22][23] 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 — 60 Mini | 1st | |
| Ukrainian Karting Cup — Pioneer-N-mini | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Ukraine — Micro Max | 1st | ||
| 2017 | Ukrainian Championship — 60 Mini | 2nd | |
| 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 | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 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 | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 26th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | DNF | ||
| Sources:[24][25] | |||
Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Class | Circuit | QH | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Honta, Andriy | OK-J |  Campillos |
34th | Ret |
| 2023 | Prema Racing | OK-J |  Franciacorta |
25th | 14th |
| 2024 | Prema Racing | OK |  PF International |
16th | Ret |
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Honta, Andriy | OK-J | GEN QH 72 |
GEN F NQ |
AUB QH 32 |
AUB F 21 |
SAR QH 10 |
SAR F 9 |
ZUE QH 34 |
ZUE F 11 |
21st | 13 |
| 2022 | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | OK-J | POR QH 3 |
POR F 18 |
ZUE QH 35 |
ZUE F DNS |
KRI QH |
KRI F |
FRA QH |
FRA F |
24th | 8 |
| 2023 | Prema Racing | OK-J | VAL QH 3 |
VAL F 2 |
TRI QH 1 |
TRI F 1 |
ROD QH 4 |
ROD F 1 |
CRE QH 4 |
CRE F 3 |
1st | 256 |
| 2024 | Prema Racing | OK | VAL QH 27 |
VAL F 30 |
ARG QH 10 |
ARG F 23 |
SVK QH 20 |
SVK F DNS |
KRI QH |
KRI F |
26th | 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 | F4 Middle East Championship | Prema Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 10th | ||
| E4 Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9th | ||
| Formula Trophy | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 8th | |
| 2026 | UAE4 Series | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 191 | 1st |
| Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 15th* | |
| E4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 8th | ||
| Eurocup-3 | GRS Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 15th | |
| FIA F4 World Cup | SJM Theodore Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | TBD | |
| 2027 | Formula Regional European Championship | R-ace GP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 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 | MIS1 1 22 |
MIS1 2 |
MIS1 3 6 |
MIS1 4 8 |
VLL 1 17 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 10 |
VLL 4 12 |
MNZ 1 33† |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 Ret |
MUG 1 8 |
MUG 2 17 |
MUG 3 26 |
IMO 1 4 |
IMO 2 C |
IMO 3 1 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 14 |
CAT 3 C |
MIS2 1 6 |
MIS2 2 |
MIS2 3 4 |
MIS2 4 29 |
MIS2 5 3 |
10th | 89 | |||
| 2026 | Prema Racing | MIS1 1 2 |
MIS1 2 5 |
MIS1 3 |
MIS1 4 9 |
VLL 1 11 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 9 |
VLL 4 Ret |
MNZ 1 28† |
MNZ 2 15 |
MNZ 3 |
MNZ 4 Ret |
MUG1 1 |
MUG1 2 4 |
MUG1 3 3 |
MUG1 4 4 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
IMO 4 |
MIS2 1 |
MIS2 2 |
MIS2 3 |
MIS2 4 |
MUG2 1 |
MUG2 2 |
MUG2 3 |
MUG2 4 |
15th* | 135* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Middle East Championship / UAE4 Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | YMC1 1 16 |
YMC1 2 Ret |
YMC1 3 11 |
YMC2 1 8 |
YMC2 2 7 |
YMC2 3 10 |
DUB 1 8 |
DUB 2 25 |
DUB 3 8 |
YMC3 1 6 |
YMC3 2 22 |
YMC3 3 6 |
LUS 1 12 |
LUS 2 11 |
LUS 3 22 |
12th | 54 |
| 2026 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | YMC1 1 1 |
YMC1 2 6 |
YMC1 3 2 |
YMC2 1 1 |
YMC2 2 10 |
YMC2 3 1 |
DUB 1 2 |
DUB 2 4 |
DUB 3 1 |
LUS 1 2 |
LUS 2 7 |
LUS 3 5 |
1st | 191 | |||
Complete E4 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 7 |
MUG 1 8 |
MUG 2 11 |
MUG 3 17 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 11 |
MNZ 3 13 |
19th | 30 |
| 2026 | Prema Racing | VLL 1 5 |
VLL 2 7 |
VLL 3 4 |
LEC 1 27 |
LEC 2 12 |
LEC 3 4 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
8th | 78 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Trophy results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
YMC1 1 1 |
YMC1 2 1 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
8th | 50 |
Complete Eurocup-3 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GRS Team | LEC 1 |
LEC SR |
LEC 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO SR |
IMO 2 |
MNZ 1 WD |
MNZ 2 WD |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
JER 1 |
JER SR |
JER 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Regional European 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Van Amersfoort Racing | RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 1 10 |
IMO 2 2 |
IMO 3 1 |
HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 7 |
15th | 47 |
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.
- 1 2 Series, Feeder (13 June 2024). "Williams academy boss confirms 2024 F4 debut for kart champion Bondarev". Feeder Series. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (14 January 2025). "Prema reveals full FRegional and F4 Middle East line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (25 November 2024). "Sasha Bondarev confirmed in Prema's 2025 Italian F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "Oleksandr Bondarev becomes first Ukrainian in history to win Formula 4 race". UkrAiNews. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Williams Racing Academy Driver Oleksandr Bondarev targets 2026 Italian Formula 4 title". Williams Racing. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ↑ "Formula Trophy to return for 2025 with three-race schedule". Prema Racing. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ↑ "Academy Report: Sasha's Perfect Weekend". Williams Racing. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ↑ "Bondarev makes history with UAE4 title as Williams faith rewarded". PlanetF1. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ↑ "Bondarev extends PREMA tenure for 2026 Formula 4 season". Prema Racing. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ "Academy Report: Podium start for Sasha in Italian F4". Williams Racing. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ↑ "Van Amersfoort Racing welcomes Williams F1 Team Academy Driver Oleksandr Bondarev for final two FREC rounds". Van Amersfoort Racing. 2 September 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- ↑ Cameli, Nicolò (2 October 2026). "FREC | Bondarev e R-ace GP insieme nel 2027" [FREC | Bondarev and R-ace GP together in 2027]. Fuoripista (in Italian). Retrieved 14 October 2026.
- ↑ "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 (25 March 2022). "Bondarev Oleksandr".
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Oleksandr Bondarev career summary at DriverDB.com
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