Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin (; born 6 January 2006) is a Russian-Italian racing driver who currently competes in the GB3 Championship for VRD Racing.
Bedrin finished fourth in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship and is a race winner in Italian F4. He is a member of the DS Penske Driver Development Program in Formula E. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship from 2023 to 2025 for Jenzer Motorsport and AIX Racing.
Early and personal life Nikita Vyacheslavovich Bedrin was born on 6 January 2006, in Belgorod, Russia.
Career
Karting Having started out his karting career in his homeland, Bedrin won the Russian Karting Championship twice before moving to Italy to compete on the more competitive European stage. His karting career proved to be a success, with him winning the Italian Championship in 2019 and the WSK Super Master Series in his final year of karting in 2020, as well as finishing fourth in the European Championship during the same year.
Formula 4
2021
Bedrin graduated to cars in 2021, racing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport. He scored his first podium in the second round, taking third in race three, but would sustain a hand injury during the following round which would end his campaign prematurely.
Bedrin's main campaign would be in the Italian and ADAC F4 series, partnering Ollie Bearman, Joshua Dufek, Bence Válint and Han Cenyu at Van Amersfoort Racing. He would score points regularly in Italy, with the season highlight being a triple of podiums at Imola Circuit, where Bedrin was awarded the Race 3 victory after a disqualification for Bearman due to a technical infringement. A further third-placed rostrum in Mugello meant Bedrin finished eighth in the overall standings.
Over in Germany, Bedrin started the season with two podiums in the opening two rounds, before taking his first win in the campaign in Hockenheim. A second win during the final race during the Nürburgring season finale elevated him up to fifth overall. His frequent points finishes and flurry of podiums also brought him the rookie title in both championships.
2022
The following year, Bedrin returned to the category, starting his season in the F4 UAE Championship, where he drove alongside Taylor Barnard and Jonas Ried for new team PHM Racing. His campaign proved to be a success, as he took two wins, one a piece in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which led Bedrin on to finish fourth in the standings.
Bedrin would follow that up by returning to the Italian F4 and ADAC F4 series, once again driving for PHM. In the former, Bedrin took a pair of podiums but was hampered by an inconsistent end to the season, leaving him twelfth in the championship. Meanwhile, his season in ADAC Formula 4 would bear more fruit, as he finished fourth overall, with six podiums, including a lone win at a rainy Lausitzring, under his belt.
2024 Bedrin would return to Formula 4 for 2024, participating in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship for PHM Racing. A successful opening round in Yas Marina followed as he took the win in the second race following a late pass on Jack Beeton. Despite only one podium in the second Yas Marina round, Bedrin closed his three-round campaign in the championship with a double victory in Dubai Autodrome. Despite missing the remaining two rounds of the championship, Bedrin placed fifth in the standings with three wins, four podiums and 124 points.
FIA Formula 3 2023
In September 2022, Bedrin took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test for Jenzer Motorsport together with his PHM teammate Taylor Barnard and Euroformula Open driver Alex García. He would subsequently be signed up for the 2023 F3 season, driving for Jenzer Motorsport. After failing to score in the opening three rounds, Bedrin opened his account by scoring his first point in sprint race at Barcelona by finishing tenth in sprint and then 11th in the feature race. He secured his first ever FIA Formula 3 podium on Hungaroring by finishing third in the sprint race. He even led for seven laps, but lost the lead to Gabriele Minì and then on the last lap to championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto for second. In Belgium, Bedrin ambled in the feature race by starting on wet tyres as his teammates and a few other drivers, which would see him up to third place by the chequered flag and getting another podium. It would be his final points finish of the season and he ended in 18th overall, with 24 points.
2024
Despite uncertainty if he would remain on the grid for 2024, Bedrin would return to PHM Racing for his second season, partnering Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Joshua Dufek. After a shaky start in Bahrain, He impressed in Melbourne qualifying, securing his best result of fourth on the grid. He was set for his first points of the season with eighth in the sprint race, but was dropped to 21st for gaining an advantage off-track. Despite that, he would finish eighth in the feature race. He scored back-to-back in the Imola sprint race, but went on a barren streak without points until the Silverstone feature race, where he finished ninth. Qualifying 11th for Hungary, Bedrin took the lead from Dino Beganovic on the opening lap of the sprint race. From there, he would take his first Formula 3 win, claiming AIX Racing's first win as well. He concluded his successful weekend with seventh in the feature race, which proved to be his final points finish of the season. Bedrin ended the season 19th in the championship, with 25 points, ahead of teammates Inthraphuvasak and Dufek.
2025 Amidst uncertainty on his future for the second year in a row, AIX Racing retained Bedrin to compete in the opening race of the 2025 season in Melbourne, alongside teammates Javier Sagrera and Nicola Marinangeli.
Formula Regional 2023 At the start of 2023, Bedrin competed in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing. After a mediocre first half of the campaign, Bedrin made his mark during the fourth round of the championship as he took his first Formula Regional victory from pole position. He was able to replicate this feat during the final race of the season in Yas Marina, elevating himself to eighth in the standings with 78 points.
Following his F3 season, Bedrin moved down to the Formula Regional European Championship later that year, joining Monolite Racing for Zandvoort. He would later move to Van Amersfoort Racing for the final race in Hockenheim. Throughout his short two-round stint, Bedrin was able to clinch a third place during the first race in Hockenheim.
2024
Alongside his FIA Formula 3 campaign, Bedrin would race full-time in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport, although he would prioritise the former over the latter in clashing events. He missed three rounds due to his aforementioned commitments; his highest finish being a sixth during the Hockenheim opener and the Monza season finale saw him place 16th in the standings with 33 points.
In November 2024, Bedrin made his Eurocup-3 debut with Drivex, during the final round in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
2025
Bedrin returned to the Formula Regional Middle East Championship at the start of 2025, racing the final two rounds with Saintéloc Racing. He was on form immediately, returning to the podium in only the second race in Yas Marina. An outstanding weekend in Qatar followed as he took the win in the first race before sweeping the podium in the other two, lifting himself to eleventh in the standings.
After prematurely failing to secure an F3 seat for 2025, Bedrin continued in the Formula Regional European Championship for the year, racing with Saintéloc Racing.
2026 Bedrin moved to GB3 in 2026, joining VRD Racing while still being part of the PHM Racing Academy.
Formula E In June 2025, Bedrin was announced to be one of the rookie drivers for DS Penske during the Berlin rookie test, as well as becoming part its Driver Development Program. In 2026, he participated in the rookie free practice session during the Miami ePrix, and the Madrid ePrix rookie test.
Karting record Karting career summary Season Series Team Position 2016 Russian Championship — Super Mini 1st Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini 14th WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini 28th WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 31st Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini 1st WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini 1st ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 30th WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 26th 2017 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK Baby Race Academy 2nd WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini3rd Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini 2nd ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 2nd Trofeo Industrie — 60 Mini 1st WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 2nd WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 6th Asian Open Championship — Mini ROK Mars Racing Team 2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Baby Race Academy 8th South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 12th CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ Tony Kart Racing Team 15th CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 32nd WSK Final Cup — OKJ 6th 2019 Italian Championship — OKJ 1st South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Tony Kart Racing Team7th WSK Open Cup — OKJ 5th WSK Euro Series — OKJ 3rd WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 7th CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 5th CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 10th WSK Final Cup — OKJ 2nd 2020 WSK Champions Cup — OK Ward Racing 4th South Garda Winter Cup — OK5th Champions of the Future — OK 1st WSK Super Master Series — OK 1st WSK Euro Series — OK 4th CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 4th CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 29th Sources:
Complete CIK-FIA results Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results YearEntrantClassCircuit2018Tony Kart Racing TeamOK-J Kristianstad29th2019Tony Kart Racing TeamOK-J Alahärmä19th2020Ward RacingOK Portimão13thSource:
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClass12345678Points2018Tony Kart Racing TeamOK-J15th162019Tony Kart Racing TeamOK-J5th512020Ward RacingOK4th40Source:
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 9 0 0 0 1 71 11th Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 21 1 0 0 4 103 8th ADAC Formula 4 Championship 18 1 0 0 5 147 5th2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship PHM Racing 19 2 1 1 6 198 4th Italian F4 Championship 20 0 0 0 2 77 12th ADAC Formula 4 Championship 18 1 0 1 6 175 4th 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship PHM Racing 15 2 2 0 2 78 8th FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 2 24 18th Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Van Amersfoort Racing 2 0 0 0 1 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship PHM AIX Racing 9 3 2 0 4 124 5th FIA Formula 3 Championship AIX Racing 20 1 0 1 1 25 19th Formula Regional European Championship MP Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 33 16th Eurocup-3 Drivex 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† 2024–25 Formula E DS Penske Development driver 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Saintéloc Racing 6 1 0 2 4 92 11th Formula Regional European Championship 20 0 0 0 2 72 11th FIA Formula 3 Championship AIX Racing 2 0 0 0 0 17 21st 2025–26 Formula E DS Penske Development driver 2026 GB3 Championship VRD Racing 14 6 5 6 9 363* 1st* † As Bedrin was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (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 Pos Points 2021 Xcel Motorsport DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 11th 71 2022 PHM Racing YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 4th 198 2024 PHM AIX Racing YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 5th 124