Ivan Samarin (racing driver)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Samarin.

Ivan Samarin
NationalityRussian
Born (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 36)
Moscow (Soviet Union)
German Formula Three career
Debut season2011
Current teamArtLine Racing
Car number50
Starts2
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2010
2008
2008
2008
2006–08
2004–05		FIA Formula Two
Russian Formula Three
Finnish Formula Three
Formula Three NEZ
Formula 1600 Russia
Formula RUS
Championship titles
2006–07Formula 1600 Russia

Ivan Alekseyevich Samarin (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Сама́рин, IPA: [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 driving Fotmula 3 ArtTech F24 car at Moscow City Racing 2008 show

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.

He competed in a number of regional championship events for the Russian Formula Three, Finnish Formula Three, and Formula Three NEZ in 2008.

He missed the entire 2009 season due to sponsorship problems.[1]

FIA Formula Two Championship

Samarin at the Oschersleben round of the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship season.

Samarin stepped up to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2010.[1]

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 SIL
1
DSQ 		SIL
2
15 		MAR
1
4 		MAR
2
Ret 		MON
1
12 		MON
2
8 		ZOL
1
7 		ZOL
2
8 		ALG
1
13 		ALG
2
8 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
9 		BRN
1
14 		BRN
2
16 		OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
8 		VAL
1
10 		VAL
2
4 		12th 64

References

  1. ^ a b Кабановский, Александр (5 December 2009). Иван Самарин выступит в Формуле 2. f1news.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 5 December 2009.