Nikolai Fomenko
Quick Facts
Biography
Nikolai Vladimirovich Fomenko (Russian: Николай Владимирович Фоменко, born30 April 1962) is a Russian musician, comic actor, motor racer, former president of Marussia Motors and former engineering director of Marussia F1.
Music career
Fomenko started his career as vocalist and guitarist in the band Secret, who were very popular in Russia in the mid-1980s.
Acting career
Fomenko first started his acting career as a theater actor in the Theater of Youth Creativity (1974-1976).
TV career
Fomenko performed in the popular Russian music collection series Staryye Pesni o Glavnom (Old songs about the important).
He hosted two seasons of a TV show The Interception and a season of the game-show The Weakest Link on Russia's Channel 5.
In 2009, he began hosting Top Gear Russia, the REN-TV spin-off of the BBC series Top Gear.
Car racing career
In 1994 Fomenko was invited by Vladislav Listyev to participate in a car racing show as a celebrity guest. Later he started to train as a professional racer and took his first victory in 1996.
FIA GT
| Year | Team | Car | № | Class | Co-drivers | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 58 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev | 0 | — |
| 2001 | Freisinger Racing | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 59 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev | 0 | — |
| 2002 | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev Antonio García | 1 | 26 |
| 2003 | RWS Yukos Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev Adam Jones | 17 | 14 |
| 2004 | Freisinger Yukos Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev | 26 | 7 |
| Cirtek Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 73 | Adam Jones John Grant | ||||
| 2005 | Russian Age Racing | Ferrari 550 Maranello | 17; 18 | GT1 | Alexey Vasilyev | 5 | 19 |
Endurance races
| Year | Race | Team | Car | Class | Co-drivers | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 Hours of Daytona | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 996 | GTS | Alexey Vasilyev, Patrick Bourdais Walter Lechner Jr., Tetsuya Tanaka | 28 (9) |
| 2004 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | LMGT | Alexey Vasilyev, Patrick Bourdais | DNF |
| 2005 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Cirtek Motorsport/ Russian Age Racing/ Convers Team | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | LMGT1 | Alexey Vasilyev, Christophe Bouchut | 17 (5) |
Car manufacturer
Fomenko is involved in the development and launching of the Marussia sports car.
Formula One
In 2010 Marussia became a sponsor of Virgin Racing Formula One team. On 11 November 2010, Marussia acquired a controlling stake in the team.
On 2 February 2011 Fomenko was announced as Engineering Director of the Marussia Virgin Racing Formula One team.
Personal life
He was married to Andrei Mironov's stepdaughter, actress Maria Golubkina, and has three children: daughters Anastasia and Ekaterina, and a son, Ivan.
