Ivan Peklin (; born 23 October 2001) is a Ukrainian racing driver currently competing for GT Sports Technology in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe.
Peklin began karting at the age of eleven. He won the Ukrainian Karting Championship twice: in the Bezkorobka Junior class in 2015 and in KZ2 in 2017. Internationally, he represented Ukraine in the 2016 Karting Academy Trophy and competed for Maranello Kart and Birel ART in the KZ2 class during his final year of karting in 2018.
After losing a fully-paid seat for the 2020 F4 British Championship to Marijn Kremers in the 2019 FEED Racing Program, Peklin made his single-seater debut with Xcel Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship trophy round in late 2019. He finished seventh in the only race he contested, and also competed in the final round of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship at Sepang, achieving a best result of sixth in race one.
In 2020, Peklin competed in the French F4 Championship run by the FFSA Academy for his first full season in single-seaters. He scored his maiden podium in race two at Nogaro. In the next round at Magny-Cours, he became the first Ukrainian to win a single-seater race by taking victory in race two. Peklin struggled to maintain this form in the remaining rounds, with a best finish of seventh and ended the season 10th in the standings.
Peklin moved to International GT Open in 2021, joining Team Lazarus alongside Jordan Pepper. The duo won the season opener at Le Castellet and finished fifth in race two. Lazarus withdrew from the series after this round, leaving Peklin sidelined. In late 2021, Peklin made a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Sprint Championship and was set to contest the 2022 ADAC GT4 Germany season, but the campaign was delayed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He eventually debuted at the season finale at Hockenheimring for PROsport Racing, and also represented Ukraine in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games GT discipline.
In 2023, Peklin joined Seyffarth Motorsport in the GTC Race series, taking a lone GT4 class win at Oschersleben to finish seventh in the standings. He also made a one-off appearance in TCR Europe at Monza, finishing ninth and 14th in his two races, but did not participate in the following round at Barcelona despite appearing on the entry list. In 2024, Peklin returned to the GTC Race series with Land-Motorsport, driving an Audi R8 LMS GT3. He won at Spa and finished second in the Semi-pro standings. He also represented Ukraine in the FIA Motorsport Games GT discipline, finishing sixth despite an early-race spin. The following year, Peklin raced part-time in Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe for GT Sports Technology, in which he won three races and ended the year fourth in points.
â As Peklin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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â As Peklin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
â â Peklin did not finish the race but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)