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Biography
Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov (Russian: Рома́н Алекса́ндрович Ру́синов; IPA: [rɐˈman ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈrusʲɪnəv], born 21 October 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver.
Rusinov was the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe, in 2000 he won the International Renault Finals in French Formula Renault. 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 LMP650 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.
Career summary
2013 FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 (Oreca 03-Nissan, G-Drive Racing), 4 class victories
2009 Le Mans Series LMGT1 (Lamborghini, IPB Spartak Racing), vict. Catalunya
2008 Le Mans Series (GT) 3 podium, (Lamborghini Murcielago)
ADAC GT3 (3 race) 2 win (Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo)
2006 Formula One (MF1 Racing) test driver
2005 FIA GT (Maserati MC12) Formula One Jordan/Midland test Driver A1 GP team Russia (2 race)
2004 Le Mans Series (N-GT) Champion, 1 win, 2 podiums (Ferrari Modena)
2003 “Le Mans 1000 km” (LMP2) Winner (Courage Compétition)
Euro F3000 Series (GP racing) 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap (5 races)
2002 Formula Palmer Audi 3rd overall 1 win, 7 podiums, 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap
2001 French Formula Renault (Graff racing) 3rd in Grand Prix of Pau, 1 podium
2000 French Formula Renault (Graff racing) 2nd overall Junior Class, 7th overall, 1 win 1 podium Winner of the International Renault Finals
1999 Formula Campus
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering |  Peter Kox Mike Hezemans | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | GT1 | 266 | NC | NC |
| 2009 |  Team Modena | Leo Mansell Pierre Ehret | Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 314 | 27th | 7th |
| 2012 |  Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici | Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 351 | 10th | 4th |
| 2013 | G-Drive-Nissan |  John Martin Mike Conway | Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 327 | EX | EX |
| 2014 | G-Drive Racing | Olivier Pla Julien Canal | Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 120 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | G-Drive Racing | Sam Bird Julien Canal | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 358 | 11th | 3rd |
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | René Rast Will Stevens | Oreca 05-Nissan | LMP2 | 357 | 6th | 2nd |
| 2017 | G-Drive Racing | Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 20 | DNF | DNF |
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 25 | LMS 8 | SIL 10 | SÃO 14 | BHR 10 | FUJ EX | SHA 13 | 25th | 11.5 | |
| 2013 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 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 VK45DE 4.5 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 VK45DE 4.5 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 VK45DE 4.5 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 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 5 | SPA 1 | LMS Ret | NÜR 6 | MEX 4 | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 7th* | 58* |
* Season still in progress.