| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Base | Moscow, Russia |
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| Current series | Russian Circuit Racing Series SMP F4 Championship |
| Former series | FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series IMSA SportsCar Championship Blancpain GT Series |
| Current drivers | Russian Circuit Racing Series Alexander Smolyar Vladimir Atoev Denis Remenyako Irina Sidorkova SMP F4 Championship Egor Stepanov-Kim Egor Nosov |
| Website | https://www.gdriveracing.com/ |
| Drivers | Mike Conway Olivier Pla Sam Bird Pipo Derani Giedo van der Garde René Rast Ryō Hirakawa Mikkel Jensen Nyck de Vries Roman Rusinov |
G-Drive Racing is a Russian sports car racing team. It is named after the commercial fuel distributed by Gazprom Neft, a subsidiary of oil giant Gazprom.[1] They made their debut in the LMP2 class of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship in a partnership with Signatech, before quickly rising to prominence, winning three titles in the European Le Mans Series, taking the 2015 WEC title, as well as winning the Asian Le Mans Series twice.[2][3] Over the years, G-Drive ran in conjunction with multiple race teams, including Jota Sport, TDS Racing, Graff Racing, and Algarve Pro Racing.[4][5]
As a result of regulations imposed by the FIA on Russian competitors in the aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, G-Drive withdrew from international competition. They currently organise multiple sporting events in Russia.[6] The team opened a rally raid division in 2023 for Roman Rusinov and Anastasiya Nifontova, and the former won the Silk Way Rally in the T3 category the following year.[7][8]
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
FIA World Endurance Championship
European Le Mans Series
References
- ^ "G-Drive withdraws from WEC, Le Mans over FIA's Russia code of conduct". www.motorsport.com. 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "G-Drive by Signatech-Nissan". Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "G-Drive Racing". NIS Petrol i Gazprom. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (2016-03-14). "Hignett (Jota): "The Team is Now Branded as G-Drive Racing" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Dagys, John (2018-02-08). "TDS, Graff to Run G-Drive Cars; Rusinov Lineup Receives Dispensation – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Emma (2023-02-16). "Alexander Krylov: "G-Drive Arena has become a new attraction for Omsk"". Athletistic. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (26 April 2023). "Roman Rusinov, G-Drive Racing expand into rally raid". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "«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] (in Russian). Match TV. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
External links
- ^ G-Drive Racing and Roman Rusinov are Russian, but both competed as neutral competitors using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[9]