Roman Rusinov


Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov is a Russian auto racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing.
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, 4 class victories
2009 Le Mans Series LMGT1, vict. Catalunya
2008 Le Mans Series
3 podium,
ADAC GT3
2 win
2006 Formula One test driver
2005 FIA GT
Formula One Jordan/Midland test Driver
A1 GP team Russia
2004 Le Mans Series
Champion, 1 win, 2 podiums
2003 “Le Mans 1000 km”
Winner
Euro F3000 Series
1 pole position, 1 fastest lap
2002 Formula Palmer Audi
3rd overall
1 win, 7 podiums, 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap
2001 French Formula Renault
3rd in Grand Prix of Pau, 1 podium
2000 French Formula Renault
2nd overall Junior Class, 7th overall, 1 win 1 podium
Winner of the International Renault Finals
1999 Formula Campus

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
sup>* Season still in progress.