Nikola Tsolov
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP, ART GRAND PRIX
Date of birth: 21 December 2006
Nationality: Bulgarian
2022 (Spanish Formula 4 Championship)
Wins: 13
Podiums: 18
Pole Positions: 15
Fastest Laps: 17
Points: 400
Position: 1st
Instagram: nikola_tsolov
Twitter: @NikolaTsolov
“I’m super excited to continue working with the Alpine Academy for the 2023 season as well as competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with ART Grand Prix. Last season was my first in single seaters where I raced in Formula 4 and I know the step up to Formula 3 will not be easy, especially as it’s a much faster and more physical car to drive than anything I’ve done before. That said, to have Alpine’s support will help me overcome these challenges and I look forward to counting on their support and advice in these next steps of my career. I’ve had a busy pre-season preparing and I’m really excited to go racing now. I’m confident that with Alpine we can achieve great things together and continue our success to the top!”
Nikola steps up to Alpine Academymembership after an impressive debut single-seater season as an Affiliate driver in 2022, where the Bulgarian won the Spanish Formula 4 Championship.
Nikola began karting at the early age of nine, and very quickly started to win races and championships in his native Bulgaria (2016 and 2017 Champion in the Bulgarian Republic Mini Championship). He continued karting through to 2021, winning the WSK Open Cup (60 Mini) and finishing runner-up in the Italian Karting Championship (X30 Senior) and WSK Final (OK). He became an Alpine Affiliate driver in March 2022 and then dominated his rookie year in single seaters, taking the Spanish F4 Championship by 113 points with 13 wins from 21 races and a further five podium visits.
2023 marks a new chapter for Nikola as he progresses to the FIA Formula 3 grid with ART Grand Prix.
2022: 1st (Champion), Spanish Formula 4 Championship