Vitaly Petrov
Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (born September 8, 1984 in Vyborg) is a Russian Formula One driver for the Renault F1 team. He is known as "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia.[1] By racing in the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, he is the first Russian driver to take part in the Formula One World Championship. He lives in Valencia, Spain.
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Nationality  Russian | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Races | 30 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 59 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First race | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2012 British Grand Prix |
| 2010 position | 13th (27 points) |
Racing career
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lada Cup Russia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
| 2002 | Lada Cup Russia | SK OOO Favorit | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 500 | 1st |
| VW Polo Cup | ? | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | ? | ? | |
| Formula RUS | 10 Duimov | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | 2 | ? | ? | |
| 2003 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series | Eurotek Motorsport | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2000 UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28th | ||
| Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Euronova Junior Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19th | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Masters | Euronova Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Euro Formula 3000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Italia | Euronova Junior Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Euro Formula 3000 | Euronova Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Lada Revolution Russia | Elex Polyus | 4 | 1 | 4 | ? | 4 | 43 | 2nd | |
| 2005 | Formula 1600 Russia | Art-Line ProTeam | 6 | 5 | 1 | ? | 9 | 85 | 1st |
| Lada Revolution Russia | Maxmotor-Ulianovsk | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ? | 1st | |
| 2006 | Euroseries 3000 | Euronova | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 3rd |
| GP2 Series | David Price Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | |
| F3000 International Masters | Charouz Racing System | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | |
| 2007 | GP2 Series | Campos Grand Prix | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13th |
| 2008 | GP2 Series | Barwa International Campos Team | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 7th |
| GP2 Asia Series | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 3rd | ||
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa International Campos Team | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 5th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | Barwa Addax Team | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 75 | 2nd |
| 2010 | Formula One | Renault F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15th |
| 2011 | Formula One | Lotus Renault GP | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32* | 8th* |
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | David Price Racing | VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
SMR FEA |
SMR SPR |
EUR FEA |
EUR SPR |
ESP FEA |
ESP SPR |
MON FEA |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
FRA FEA |
FRA SPR |
GER FEA 15 |
GER SPR 15 |
HUN FEA 15 |
HUN SPR 10 |
TUR FEA 16 |
TUR SPR 18 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 12 |
28th | 0 |
| 2007 | Campos Grand Prix | BHR FEA 14 |
BHR SPR 11 |
ESP FEA 10 |
ESP SPR 16 |
MON FEA 6 |
FRA FEA 5 |
FRA SPR 5 |
GBR FEA 9 |
GBR SPR 9 |
GER FEA 11 |
GER SPR 17 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 9 |
TUR FEA 17 |
TUR SPR 5 |
ITA FEA 12 |
ITA SPR 12 |
BEL FEA 9 |
BEL SPR 11 |
VAL FEA 1 |
VAL SPR 8 |
13th | 21 |
| 2008 | Campos Grand Prix | ESP FEA 6 |
ESP SPR Ret |
TUR FEA 5 |
TUR SPR 2 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 15 |
FRA FEA 4 |
FRA SPR 18 |
GBR FEA 10 |
GBR SPR 5 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 12 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 9 |
EUR FEA 1 |
EUR SPR 15 |
BEL FEA 4 |
BEL SPR 3 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR Ret |
7th | 39 | |
| 2009 | Barwa Addax | ESP FEA 2 |
ESP SPR 9 |
MON FEA 2 |
MON SPR 6 |
TUR FEA 1 |
TUR SPR 3 |
GBR FEA 15 |
GBR SPR 10 |
GER FEA 4 |
GER SPR 4 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 12 |
VAL FEA 1 |
VAL SPR 3 |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR 6 |
ITA FEA 2 |
ITA SPR 5 |
POR FEA 4 |
POR SPR Ret |
2nd | 75 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Campos Grand Prix | DUB1 FEA Ret |
DUB1 SPR 9 |
IDN FEA 5 |
IDN SPR 3 |
MYS FEA 1 |
MYS SPR 3 |
BHR FEA 10 |
BHR SPR 3 |
DUB2 FEA 4 |
DUB2 SPR Ret |
3rd | 33 | ||
| 2008–09 | Campos Grand Prix | CHN FEA 5 |
CHN SPR Ret |
DUB FEA 5 |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA 10 |
BHR1 SPR 12 |
QAT FEA 3 |
QAT SPR 2 |
MYS FEA 6 |
MYS SPR 1 |
BHR2 FEA 19 |
BHR2 SPR 11 |
5th | 28 |
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Renault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27-2010 2.4 V8 | BHR Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL Ret |
CHN 7 |
ESP 11 |
MON 13† |
TUR 15 |
CAN 17 |
EUR 14 |
GBR 13 |
GER 10 |
HUN 5 |
BEL 9 |
ITA 13 |
SIN 11 |
JPN Ret |
KOR Ret |
BRA 16 |
ABU 6 |
13th | 27 | |
| 2011 | Lotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27-2011 2.4 V8 | AUS 3 |
MAL 17† |
CHN 9 |
TUR 8 |
ESP 11 |
MON Ret |
CAN 5 |
EUR 15 |
GBR 12 |
GER 10 |
HUN 12 |
BEL 9 |
ITA Ret |
SIN 17 |
JPN 9 |
KOR Ret |
IND 11 |
ABU 13 |
BRA 10 |
10th | 37 | |
| 2012 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 2.4 V8 | AUS Ret |
MAL 16 |
CHN 18 |
BHR 16 |
ESP 17 |
MON Ret |
CAN 19 |
EUR 13 |
GBR DNS |
GER 16 |
HUN 19 |
BEL 14 |
ITA 15 |
SIN 19 |
JPN 17 |
KOR 16 |
IND 17 |
ABU 16 |
USA 17 |
BRA 11 |
19th | 0 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Vitaly Petrov Media
Petrov took his first win of the 2009 GP2 Series season at the Turkish round.
When Petrov drove for Renault at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, it was the first time a Russian had driven in the Formula One World Championship.
Petrov driving for Renault at the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
Petrov in pre-season testing at Barcelona
Petrov finished fifth in the wet weather race in Canada.
Petrov driving for Caterham at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix.
Petrov during free practice at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Petrov at the 2012 US Grand Prix
Petrov for Mücke Motorsport in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 2014.
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References
- ↑ Vitaly Petrov Adria race report. motorsport.com. 2006-04-11. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=214689&FS=EU3000. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
Other websites
- VitalyPetrov.com Archived 2013-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian) - Официальный Виталий Петров сайт
- Vitaly Petrov career statistics at Driver Database
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