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Ivan Alekseyevich Samarin (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Сама́рин, [ɪˈvan ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ sɐˈmarʲɪn], born 7 September 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian racing driver, holder of the honour of "Master of sports of Russia".
Career
Early career
Samarin competed in karting from 1998 to 2003. He began his formula racing career in the 2004 Formula RUS season, finishing fourth overall in the championship standings. For 2005, he remained in the series and finished as runner-up.
Samarin's next step was Formula 1600 Russia. The Russian driver took four race victories in 2006, en route to the championship. He continued in the series in 2007, taking the title once again.
In 2008, he took part in various local races of the Russian Formula Three, Finnish Formula Three, Formula Three NEZ championships.
He missed the entire 2009 season due to sponsorship problems.
FIA Formula Two Championship
Samarin stepped up to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2010.
Racing record
Career results
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Formula RUS | Lukoil Racing Team Junior | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 4th |
| 2005 | Formula RUS | Lukoil Racing Team Junior | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 2nd |
| 2006 | Formula 1600 Russia | Istok Art-Line Racing | 10 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 79 | 1st |
| 2007 | Formula 1600 Russia | Istok Art-Line Racing | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 186 | 1st |
| 2008 | Russian Formula Three | Art-Line Engineering | 12 | 4 | 2 | ? | 8 | 129 | 2nd |
| AKM Racing Team | |||||||||
| Finnish Formula Three | Art-Line Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12th | |
| Formula Three NEZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7th | ||
| 2010 | FIA Formula Two Championship | Motorsport Vision | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 12th |
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SIL1 DSQ | SIL2 15 | MAR1 4 | MAR2 Ret | MON1 12 | MON2 8 | ZOL1 7 | ZOL2 8 | ALG1 13 | ALG2 8 | BRH1 3 | BRH2 9 | BRN1 14 | BRN2 16 | OSC1 Ret | OSC2 8 | VAL1 10 | VAL2 4 | 12th | 64 |
