G-Drive Racing
Appearance
Founded | 2012 |
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Base | Moscow, Russia |
Team principal(s) |
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Former series | Blancpain GT Series |
Noted drivers | Mike Conway Olivier Pla Sam Bird Pipo Derani Giedo van der Garde René Rast Ryō Hirakawa Mikkel Jensen Nyck de Vries Roman Rusinov |
Website | https://www.gdriveracing.com/ |
G-Drive Racing is a Russian
LMP2 class of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship in a partnership with Signatech, before quickly rising to prominence, winning three titles in the European Le Mans Series, taking the 2015 WEC title, as well as winning the Asian Le Mans Series twice.[2][3] Over the years, G-Drive ran in conjunction with multiple race teams, including Jota Sport, TDS Racing, Graff Racing, and Algarve Pro Racing.[4][5]
As a result of regulations imposed by the
FIA on Russian competitors in the aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, G-Drive withdrew from international competition. They currently organise multiple sporting events in Russia.[6]
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
European Le Mans Series
Year | Entrant | Team | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
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2016 | G-Drive Racing | Jota Sport | LMP2 | 38 | Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde Harry Tincknell |
SIL 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 3 |
LEC 5 |
SPA 5 |
EST 1 |
1st | 103 |
2017 | G-Drive Racing | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | 22 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Memo Rojas Léo Roussel Ryō Hirakawa (rounds 1–2, 5–6) Nicolas Minassian (rounds 3–4) |
SIL 2 |
MNZ 1 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 2 |
ALG 4 |
1st | 110 |
2018 | G-Drive Racing | TDS Racing | LMP2 | 26 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Alexandre Imperatori (round 1) Jean-Éric Vergne (rounds 2–6) |
LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
RBR 1 |
SIL 1 |
SPA 12‡ |
ALG 4 |
1st | 100.25 |
Graff | 40 | James Allen José Gutiérrez (rounds 1–4) Enzo Guibbert (rounds 1–2) Garry Findlay (round 4) Henning Enqvist (rounds 5–6) Julien Falchero (rounds 5–6) |
LEC 6 |
MNZ Ret |
RBR 13 |
SIL 12 |
SPA 11‡ |
ALG 7 |
12th | 15.25 | |||||
2019 | G-Drive Racing | TDS Racing | LMP2 | 26 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Roman Rusinov Job van Uitert Norman Nato (round 1–2) Jean-Éric Vergne (rounds 3–6) |
LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
CAT 1 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 4 |
ALG 6 |
2nd | 101 |
2020 | G-Drive Racing | TDS Racing | LMP2 | 26 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov Nyck de Vries (rounds 1, 4–5) Jean-Éric Vergne (round 3) |
LEC 2 |
SPA Ret |
LEC 2 |
MNZ Ret |
ALG 1 |
3rd | 61 | |
2021 | G-Drive Racing | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 25 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Rui Andrade John Falb Pietro Fittipaldi (round 1) Roberto Merhi (rounds 2–4) Gustavo Menezes (rounds 5–6) |
CAT 7 |
RBR 3 |
LEC 10 |
MNZ 6 |
SPA 7 |
ALG 8 |
6th | 42 |
26 | Franco Colapinto Roman Rusinov Nyck de Vries (rounds 1–3, 5–6) Mikkel Jensen (round 4) |
CAT 4 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 1 |
MNZ 8 |
SPA NC |
ALG 5 |
4th | 74 |
Notes
- ^ a b G-Drive Racing and Roman Rusinov are Russian, but both competed as neutral competitors using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[7]
References
- ^ "G-Drive withdraws from WEC, Le Mans over FIA's Russia code of conduct". www.motorsport.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ G-Drive by Signatech-Nissan
- ^ "G-Drive Racing". NIS Petrol i Gazprom. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (14 March 2016). "Hignett (Jota): "The Team is Now Branded as G-Drive Racing" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (8 February 2018). "TDS, Graff to Run G-Drive Cars; Rusinov Lineup Receives Dispensation – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Emma (16 February 2023). "Alexander Krylov: "G-Drive Arena has become a new attraction for Omsk"". Athletistic. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel; Dagys, John (13 August 2021). "Le Mans Friday Notebook". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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