Aleksey Chuklin (; born 11 August 1985) is a Russian racing driver, since 2015 competing under Ukrainian racing license while living in Kyiv.
He started his car racing career in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, and has also competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Championnat VdeV, the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, and the European F3 Open. In 2016, Chuklin finished 3rd in the Championnat VdeV with MP Motorsport. In 2018, Aleksey Chuklin joined NEFIS By Speed Factory team to compete in European Le Mans Series.
Career
Chuklin, from Barnaul, had a brief Rotax Max karting career in Russia before moving to car racing. He spent several months in England and Western Europe testing the Formula Renault 2.0 Tatuus car.
In December 2010, Chuklin tested for the MP Motorsport team in a FR 2.0 Caparo car. For 2011, he signed with MP Motorsport for the complete season in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup as well as several rounds in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series. He made his racing debut for the team in the opening round of the Formula Renault NEC, which was held at Hockenheimring, and finished twelfth in the first race, retired from the second, and eighteenth in the third. Having entered the next two rounds of the Formula Renault NEC, with his best finish being twelfth in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps, Chuklin raced in the Aragon of the Championnat VdeV, taking three poles, and two race victories; also setting the fastest lap in all three races. He then returned to the Formula Renault NEC, and took his first top-ten finish in the series in August, in the second race held at Zandvoort. Following that race, he entered the Silverstone round of the Eurocup Formula Renault, finishing 24th in race one, and 32nd in race two. Chuklin then returned to the Formula Renault NEC, finishing the remaining races, and took his best result of the season in the penultimate round at Monza; a sixth place. He ended the season having entered the final race of the Eurocup Formula Renault season, held at Barcelona; finishing 23rd in race one, and 27th in race two. He was classified 13th in the Formula Renault NEC, with 113 points, and 22nd in the Championnat VdeV, with 104 points after the one race weekend competing.
In 2012, Chuklin remained in the Formula Renault NEC with MP Motorsport. The team had joined up with Manor Motorsport, and were competing under the "MP Manor Motorsport" name. The season did not start successfully; Chuklin retired from four of his first six races, with his best finish in that time being twentieth in the third race at Hockenheim. After finishing 16th in the second race at Oschersleben, and retiring from the third, he entered the Moscow round of the Formula Renault Eurocup with Fortec Motorsports; he finished 28th in the first race, and 23rd in the second. Chuklin returned to the Formula Renault NEC at the Red Bull Ring round of the series, finishing 25th in the first race, and retiring from the second. The following round, held at Autodrom Most, saw Chuklin take his only top-10 finish of the season; he finished tenth in the second race. Following that event, Chuklin had a viza issues and could not compete in the Formula Renault NEC for the rest of the season. Chuklin switched to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps for its season finale, held at Barcelona; Chuklin was entered by Team Torino Motorsport. He retired from the first race, and finished 22nd in race two. He was classified 34th in the Formula Renault NEC, with 23 points.