Career
Karting
Born in Moscow, Markelov began karting in 2006 and raced mostly in his native Russia for the majority of his karting career, working his way up through the junior ranks to progress into the KF2 category by 2010. Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Formel Masters
As a result, Markelov finished in fourth place in the final championship standings. Formula Three
During the 2011 season, Markelov made his Formula Three debut, with Motopark, in the Hockenheimring round of the Formula 3 Euro Series.
Markelov and Motopark – now under the Lotus moniker – elected to compete in the German Formula Three Championship in 2012.
He finished seventh in the standings, scoring three podiums, including sprint-race wins at Lausitz and Hockenheim. Markelov stayed in the German series for another year in 2013, remaining with Motopark.
He had eighteen podiums in twenty-three races, including wins in both main races at Lausitz. Career summary
* Season still in progress.
† As Markelov was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.