Roman Rusinov

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Rusinov is the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe.

Racing record

In 2000 Rusinov won the International Renault Finals in French Formula Renault, becoming the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe. In 2002 he led the Formula Palmer Audi championship till the last event, but collided with his main rival and finished third overall. In 2003 he competed in Euro Formula 3000, taking a pole position at the Nürburgring.

The same year he won the LMP675 class at the first race of the Le 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 a Maserati MC12 in the FIA GT Championship and was appointed one of Russia's A1GP drivers. The A1GP team lasted only three events before running out of funding.

In 2006, Rusinov was one of four test drivers signed to Formula One team MF1 Racing. The team's owner, Russian-born Canadian businessman Alex 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 to endurance racing, driving a Reiter Engineering-prepared Lamborghini Murcielago racing under the IPB SPARTAK RACING name in the FIA GT Championship and the Le Mans Series, and a Lamborghini Gallardo in the ADAC GT Masters series. In the latter series he won two of the three races, with his driving partner Peter Kox.

In 2012 Rusinov entered the inaugural running of the FIA World Endurance Championship, joining the reigning Intercontinental Le Mans Cup champions Signatech-Nissan from round two onwards.^[1]

In 2013 Rusinov's association with G-Drive Racing began, with the Gazprom brand 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 the European Le Mans Series.

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Rusinov at the 2018 Le Mans 24

At the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Rusinov'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 the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

Rusinov began to compete in rally raids in 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 the Silk Way Rally. The following year, Rusinov won the Silk Way in T3.^[3]^[4]

Rusinov returned to endurance racing in early 2025, driving a Graff Racing-run Rossa LM GT at the Dubai 24 Hour alongside former teammate Harrison Newey.^[5]

Career results

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2000	Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0	Graff Racing	8	1	0	0	1	25	7th
2001	Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0	Graff Racing	11	0	0	0	1	53	10th
2001	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	Graff Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	42nd
2002	Formula Palmer Audi	N/A	12	1	1	5	7	198	3rd
2003	Euro Formula 3000	GP Racing	7	0	1	1	0	6	9th
2004	Le Mans Endurance Series - GT	JMB Racing	4	1	0	0	2	25	1st
2005	FIA GT Championship - GT1	JMB Racing	5	0	0	0	0	17	11th
2005	Formula One	Jordan Grand Prix	Test driver
2005–06	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Russia	2	0	0	0	0	0‡	25th‡
2006	Formula One	Midland F1 Racing	Test driver
2008	Le Mans Series - GT1	IPB Spartak Racing	5	0	1	0	3	27	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - GT1	IPB Spartak Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	FIA GT Championship - GT1	Reiter Engineering	4	0	0	0	0	9.5	17th
	ADAC GT Masters	Reiter Engineering	5	2	0	1	2	20	14th
2009	Le Mans Series - GT1	IPB Spartak Racing	1	1	0	0	1	10	8th
2009	24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2	Team Modena	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
2012	FIA World Endurance Championship	Signatech-Nissan	7	0	0	0	0	11.5	25th
2012	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Signatech-Nissan	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2013	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	8	4	0	0	5	132	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DSQ
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	G-Drive Racing by Phoenix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2014	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	8	4	6	0	6	137	2nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	United SportsCar Championship - Prototype	OAK Racing	1	0	0	0	0	26	45th
	Blancpain GT Sprint Series - Pro	G-Drive Racing Template:Efn	8	0	0	0	0	16	16th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2015	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	8	4	0	0	7	178	1st
2015	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2016	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	9	3	3	0	6	162	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Eurointernational	2	0	0	0	0	6	25th
2017	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	9	1	0	0	1	82	9th
2017	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2018	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	6	3	0	0	3	100.25	1st
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DSQ
	24H GT Series - 991	RScar Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	6	2	0	0	2	101	2nd
2019	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2019–20	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing with Algarve	4	2	0	0	4	83	1st
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	5	1	0	0	3	61	3rd
2020	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2021	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	G-Drive Racing	6	1	1	1	2	74	4th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
2025	Middle East Trophy - GTX	Graff Racing
2025	Ultimate Cup European Series - GT Endurance Cup - UCS1	Graff Racing

† Guest driver ineligible to score points

‡ Teams' Standings

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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2008	Template:Flagicon IPB Spartak Racing Template:Flagicon Reiter Engineering	Template:Flagicon Peter Kox Template:Flagicon Mike Hezemans	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	GT1	266	NC	NC
2009	Template:Flagicon Team Modena	Template:Flagicon Leo Mansell Template:Flagicon Pierre Ehret	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	314	27th	7th
2012	Template:Flagicon Signatech-Nissan	Template:Flagicon Pierre Ragues Template:Flagicon Nelson Panciatici	Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	351	10th	4th
2013	Template:Flagicon G-Drive-Nissan	Template:Flagicon John Martin Template:Flagicon Mike Conway	Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	327	EX	EX
2014	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Olivier Pla Template:Flagicon Julien Canal	Morgan LMP2-Nissan	LMP2	120	DNF	DNF
2015	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Sam Bird Template:Flagicon Julien Canal	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	LMP2	358	11th	3rd
2016	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon René Rast Template:Flagicon Will Stevens	Oreca 05-Nissan	LMP2	357	6th	2nd
2017	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Pierre Thiriet Template:Flagicon Alex Lynn	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	20	DNF	DNF
2018	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Andrea Pizzitola Template:Flagicon Jean-Éric Vergne	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	369	DSQ	DSQ
2019	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Job van Uitert Template:Flagicon Jean-Éric Vergne	Aurus 01-Gibson	LMP2	364	11th	6th
2020	Template:Flagicon G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Mikkel Jensen Template:Flagicon Jean-Éric Vergne	Aurus 01-Gibson	LMP2	367	9th	5th
2021	File:Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg G-Drive Racing	Template:Flagicon Franco Colapinto Template:Flagicon Nyck de Vries	Aurus 01-Gibson	LMP2	358	12th	7th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
2012	Signatech-Nissan	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SEB	SPA 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LMS 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SIL 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SÃO 14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BHR 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FUJ EXScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		25th	11.5
2013	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LMS EXScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SÃO 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	COA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FUJ 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BHR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		3rd	132
2014	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Morgan LMP2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LMS RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".							2nd	137
2014	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8				COA 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FUJ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BHR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SÃO RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		2nd	137
2015	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LMS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NÜR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	COA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FUJ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BHR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		1st	178
2016	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LMS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NÜR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MEX 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	COA 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FUJ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BHR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	3rd	162
2017	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LMS RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NÜR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MEX 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	COA 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FUJ 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SHA 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BHR 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	9th	82

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2016	Eurointernational	LMP3	Ligier JS P3	Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8	SIL	IMO 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RBR 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LEC	SPA	EST	25th	6
2018	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MNZ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RBR 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SIL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 12‡Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ALG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1st	100.25
2019	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MNZ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	CAT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SIL 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ALG 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2nd	101
2020	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LEC 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MNZ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ALG 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		3rd	61
2021	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Aurus 01	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RBR 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LEC 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MNZ 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SPA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ALG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	4th	74

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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Sporting positions
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