Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov(Russian:Рома́н Алекса́ндрович Ру́синов,IPA:[rɐˈmanɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕˈrusʲɪnəv],born 21 October 1981 inMoscow) is a Russianauto racingdriver who competed in theFIA World Endurance ChampionshipwithG-Drive Racingfrom the Championship's first season in 2012 until 2021 and theEuropean Le Mans Seriesfrom 2018 until 2021. He has four titles in international endurance championships.
| Roman Rusinov | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Born | 21 October 1981(age43) Moscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold
|
| 24 Hours of Le Manscareer | |
| Years | 2008–2009,2012–2021 |
| Teams | IPB Spartak Racing,Team Modena,Signatech-Nissan,G-Drive Racing |
| Best finish | 2nd(2016) |
Rusinov is the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe.
Racing record
editIn 2000 Rusinov won the International Renault Finals in FrenchFormula Renault,becoming the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe. In 2002 he led theFormula Palmer Audichampionship till the last event, but collided with his main rival and finished third overall. In 2003 he competed inEuro Formula 3000,taking apole positionat theNürburgring.
The same year he won the LMP675 class at the first race of theLe Mans Series,the 1000 km of Le Mans. In 2004, Rusinov raced with Ferrari Modena and became the Le Mans Series Champion in the GT2 class. In 2005, he competed in aMaserati MC12in theFIA GT Championshipand was appointed one of Russia'sA1GPdrivers. The A1GP team lasted only three events before running out of funding.
In 2006, Rusinov was one of four test drivers signed toFormula OneteamMF1 Racing.The team's owner, Russian-bornCanadianbusinessmanAlex Shnaider,had announced an ambition to get a Russian driver into F1. Rusinov participated in the first MF1 tests at Jerez, but was the only test driver not to participate in at least one Friday practice session, due to the absence of Russian sponsors on the MF1 Racing car and the difficult financial situation of the team.
In 2008, Rusinov switched toendurance racing,driving aReiter Engineering-preparedLamborghini Murcielagoracing under the IPB SPARTAK RACING name in the FIA GT Championship and the Le Mans Series, and aLamborghini Gallardoin theADAC GT Mastersseries. In the latter series he won two of the three races, with his driving partnerPeter Kox.
In 2012 Rusinov entered the inaugural running of theFIA World Endurance Championship,joining the reigningIntercontinental Le Mans CupchampionsSignatech-Nissanfrom round two onwards.[1]
In 2013 Rusinov's association with G-Drive Racing began, with theGazprombrand sponsoring the 26 car in the LMP2 category. In subsequent years until 2021 the brand and Rusinov moved through several partnerships as they expanded across WEC and in theEuropean Le Mans Series.
At the2018 24 Hours of Le MansRusinov's G-Drive LMP2 crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified during post-race scrutineering for a modified refuelling rig in their fuel system assemblies.
In 2022 the team formally entered the 53 car to ELMS under G-Drive Racing. However, on 6 March 2022 Rusinov announced via an Instagram post that the team would not be competing, citing that he was not willing to sign off the conditions of competition for Russian athletes introduced by the FIA in response to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Rusinov began to compete inrally raidsin 2023, driving a Can-Am Maverick in the T3 category for G-Drive Racing. He finished eighth in class in his debut at the Russian Rally-Raid Championship's Gold of Kagan Baja, then runner-up at theSilk Way Rally.The following year, Rusinov won the Silk Way in T3.[3][4]
Career results
editCareer summary
edit† Guest driver ineligible to score points
‡ Teams' Standings
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Signatech-Nissan | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE4.5 L V8 | SEB | SPA 25 |
LMS 8 |
SIL 10 |
SÃO 14 |
BHR 10 |
FUJ EX |
SHA 13 |
25th | 11.5 | |
| 2013 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE4.5 L V8 | SIL 6 |
SPA 4 |
LMS EX |
SÃO 1 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 1 |
BHR 1 |
3rd | 132 | |
| 2014 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 |
SPA 1 |
LMS Ret |
2nd | 137 | ||||||
| Ligier JS P2 | COA 3 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 1 |
BHR 3 |
SÃO Ret |
||||||||||
| 2015 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 |
SPA 9 |
LMS 2 |
NÜR 2 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 2 |
BHR 1 |
1st | 178 | |
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
SPA 5 |
LMS 2 |
NÜR Ret |
MEX 7 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 1 |
BHR 1 |
3rd | 162 |
| 2017 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 5 |
SPA 1 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 6 |
MEX 4 |
COA 8 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 7 |
BHR 7 |
9th | 82 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eurointernational | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE5.0 L V8 | SIL | IMO 8 |
RBR 9 |
LEC | SPA | EST | 25th | 6 |
| 2018 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
RBR 1 |
SIL 1 |
SPA 12‡ |
ALG 4 |
1st | 100.25 |
| 2019 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | GibsonGK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
CAT 1 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 4 |
ALG 6 |
2nd | 101 |
| 2020 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | GibsonGK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 2 |
SPA Ret |
LEC 2 |
MNZ Ret |
ALG 1 |
3rd | 61 | |
| 2021 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | GibsonGK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 1 |
MNZ 8 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 5 |
4th | 74 |
‡Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Notes
edit- ^At the first three rounds, G-Drive Racing ran as a support team for theW Racing Team.At the fifth round, G-Drive Racing formed part of theReiter Engineeringentry.
References
edit- ^Mercier, Laurent (18 April 2012)."Roman Rusinov dernière recrue chez Signatech-Nissan"[Roman Rusinov last rookie in Signatech-Nissan].Endurance-Info(in French). Infomaniak Network SA. Archived fromthe originalon 18 May 2012.Retrieved18 April2012.
- ^"Roman Rusinov (G-Drive Racing) ne signera pas le document de la FIA".Endurance Info(in French).Retrieved2022-03-06.
- ^Nguyen, Justin (26 April 2023)."Roman Rusinov, G-Drive Racing expand into rally raid".The Checkered Flag.Retrieved18 July2024.
- ^"«Для меня как специалиста по кольцевым гонкам на «Шелковом Пути» сложность была в том, чтобы не сломать автомобиль» — Русинов"[ "For me, as a circuit driver racing on the Silk Way, the difficulty was in not breaking the car" - Rusinov].Match TV(in Russian). 18 July 2024.Retrieved18 July2024.
External links
edit