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2017 Russian Circuit Racing Series
The 2017 SMP Russian Circuit Racing Series was the fourth season of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organized by SMP Racing. It was the third season with TCR class cars, competing alongside the Super 2000 TC2 cars. Dmitry Bragin became TCR Russia champion for a second year in a row, Mikhail Mityaev won Russian Cup in Super-Production category. Denis Bulatov became Champion of Russia in Touring-Light, and Aidar Nuriev won Russian Cup in National category. Maxim Kornilkov become the winner of National-Junior category. Irek Minnakhmetov became first ever SMP RCRS Trophy winner. Teams and drivers All teams and drivers were Russian-registered except Vladislav Seredenko from Ukraine who performs in the National Junior class. Yokohama was the official tyre supplier. Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship In the Trophy class, pilots who are not prize-winners of foreign racing series and who are not prize-winners of the Russian Championship participate. Super Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMP Racing
SMP Racing is the motor sport endurance racing team and also motorsport management created in 2013 by Boris Rotenberg, founder of the SMP Bank of Russia. Description The goal of SMP Racing is to train and unveil new talents. The team's training center is in Le Luc, France. In November 2014, the team unveiled is first home-made car, the BR01, planned to run for the 2015 competitions Drivers Championships * 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup * 2018 European Le Mans Series * 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship * 2018 Formula One World Championship ( Williams Martini Racing) Racing record Complete FIA World Endurance Championship participations Branding SMP Racing also was a moniker for these teams, when SMP sponsored them: * ADM Motorsport, a motor racing team based in Italy. * AF Corse, a motor racing team based in Italy. * AV Formula, a motor racing team based in Spain. * Comtec Racing, a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. * Euronova Racing, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lada Granta
The Lada Granta (russian: Ла́да Гра́нта) is a subcompact car developed by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ in collaboration with Renault, based on the Lada Kalina platform. Mass sales started in Russia on 1 December 2011. Additional production at the Izhevsk plant began in September 2012, after the old Lada Riva, VAZ-2107 was removed from production. A five-door hatchback variant, aimed at replacing the discontinued Lada Samara 2 series in the line-up, debuted in 2014. The Lada Granta was the best-selling car model in Russia from 2013 to 2015. Overview The Lada Granta is considered to be a step away from the classic A-, B-, and C-segment class cars and towards the needs of young Russians and small Russian families wanting supermini sedans designs that are somewhat more popular in Russia after 2010. Moreover, the Granta will likely compete with the foreign market in Russia, since most European superminis exported there are hatchbacks, thus are smaller yet more expensive. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyundai Solaris
The Hyundai Accent ( ko, 현대 엑센트), or Hyundai Verna (현대 베르나) is a subcompact car produced by Hyundai. In Australia, the first generation models carried over the Hyundai Excel name used by the Accent's predecessor. The Accent was replaced in 2000 by the Hyundai Verna in South Korea, although most international markets, including the US, retained the "Accent" name. The "Accent" name is an abbreviation of ''Advanced Compact Car of Epoch-making New Technology''. The Accent is produced for the Chinese market by Beijing Hyundai Co., a joint venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. For the Russian market it was assembled by the TagAZ plant in Taganrog until 2011, and since 2011 it is assembled by the HMMR plant in Saint Petersburg and sold under the new name Hyundai Solaris. In Mexico, the Accent was marketed until 2014 by Chrysler as the Dodge Attitude, previously known as the Verna by Dodge. In Venezuela, Chrysler marketed these models as the Dodge Brisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Fiesta
The Ford Fiesta is a supermini car marketed by Ford since 1976 over seven generations. Over the years, the Fiesta has mainly been developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and has been positioned below the Escort (later the Focus). Ford has sold over 22 million Fiestas since 1976, making it one of the best-selling Ford marques behind the Escort and the F-Series. It has been manufactured in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Taiwan, China, India, Thailand, and South Africa. The Fiesta is planned to be discontinued in June 2023, after 20 million have been made; it had been largely displaced by newer models. The hybrid Ford Puma became the more affordable option with the approach of bans on internal-combustion-engined cars. Development The Fiesta was originally designed by the project "Bobcat" team headed by Trevor Erskine (not to be confused with the badge-engineered Mercury variant of the Ford Pinto) and approved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matevos Isaakyan
Matevos "Matos" Isaakyan (russian: Матевос "Матос" Исаакян; born 17 April 1998) is a Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme. Career Karting Born in Moscow, Isaakyan began karting in his native Russia in 2010, finishing fifth in the Russian Super Mini Championship. The following year he stepped up to the Russian KF3 Championship, finishing seventh, before placing fifth in the same category in 2012. French F4 Isaakyan graduated to single-seaters in 2013, racing in the French F4 Championship. He took five podium places and two fastest laps on his way to fifth in the championship. Toyota Racing Series In January and February 2014, Isaakyan raced in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series for the ETEC Motorsport team. He took a best race result of sixth at the opening round in Teretonga to finish ninth in the championship, one place behind teammate and fellow Russian Denis Korneev. Formula Renault 2.0 Isaakyan's main r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Atoev
Vladimir Atoev (born 22 January 1999) is a Russian racing driver. Career Karting Prior to his single-seater career, Atoev enjoyed a successful period in karting, winning the Russian Karting Championship Supermini class in 2009 and finishing second in the KF3 class two years later. Outside of his native Russia, he finished sixth in the KF3 WSK Final Cup in 2012. Formula 4 Atoev made his single-seater debut in 2014, racing in the French F4 Championship. He finished the season in eleventh place, with a best race result of fourth achieved at both Nogaro and Paul Ricard. He did take victory in the second race of the Nogaro event, but was penalised with a 30-second time penalty for a collision with Belgian driver Max Defourny. For 2015, Atoev raced in the inaugural SMP F4 Championship. He finished as runner-up in the championship, behind Finnish driver Niko Kari, taking eleven podium positions including three race wins, all of which occurred at the Alastaro Circuit in Finland. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksey Basov
Aleksey Mikhailovich Basov ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ба́сов, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ ˈbasəf; born 22 April 1977) is a Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme. Career Early years Born in Kaliningrad, Basov began racing in his native Russia in 1995, finishing as runner-up in the cross championship of Moscow Oblast. His highlight was third place in the 2005 Lada Cup Russia. Russian Circuit Racing Series and first steps in Europe In 2007, Basov moved to the Super Production class of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, driving Honda Civic Type-R for Rostokino-Lada team. He won the category after eight race wins. Also he won the two-race 2007 European Touring Car Cup in the same Super Production class. For the next year he moved into the main class — Touring, competing for the Red Wings team. He clinched the championship title. In 2009, he moved to the Ukrainian Touring Car Championship and wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Polo
The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the German car manufacturer Volkswagen since 1975. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, and estate variants throughout its production run. History As of 2018, six separate generations of the Polo have been produced, usually identified by a "Series" or "Mark" number. Some generations were facelifted midway through production, with the updated versions known unofficially by an addition of the letter F to the mark number, e.g. Mk2F. Some members of the automotive press and some enthusiasts consider the facelifts to be separate models, so have used the unofficial designations Polo Mk1 to Mk7 for previous generations. Each Polo model is also identified by a two- or three-character Volkswagen Group ''Typ'' number. Official VW Polo history describes Mark I to Mark IV using either Roman numerals or Arabic numerals, with facelifted variants known as "Phase II" models. The body style has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ildar Rakhmatullin (racing Driver)
Ildar Ilhamovich Rakhmatullin (born 6 March 1986) is a Russian racing driver currently competing in the Russian Circuit Racing Series. He previously competed in the TCR International Series and FIA European Rallycross Championship. Racing career Rakhmatullin began his career in 1996 in karting. In 2007 he switched to the Russian Ice Racing Championship, and he won the championship that year. In 2008 he switched to the Russian Rallycross Championship, finishing the season 4th in the championship standings. He switched to the FIA European Rallycross Championship in 2009, he raced in the championship up until 2013, finishing second in the championship standings in 2010 and 2013. In June 2015, it was announced that Rakhmatullin would make his TCR International Series debut with WestCoast Racing WestCoast Racing is a Swedish motor racing team, which was founded in 1994 by Dick Jönsson-Wigroth. The team which is based in Halmstad on the Swedish west coast (hence the name) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault Twingo
The Renault Twingo is a four-seater passenger city car manufactured and marketed by the French auto-maker Renault, introduced in 1992 and currently in its third generation. The first generation Twingo (two door, front engine) debuted at the Paris Motor Show on 5 October 1992, receiving its formal market launch in continental European markets beginning in April 1993. Renault launched the second-generation Twingo (two door, front engine) in the summer of 2007 – and the third generation (four door, rear engine) debuted at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, receiving its formal market launch in September 2014. The name ''Twingo'' is a portmanteau of the words ''twist'', ''swing'' and ''tango''. First generation (1993) The original Twingo was launched in April 1993, was sold in Europe's LHD markets until August 2007, and received intermediate restylings in 1998, 2000 and 2004. Development Designed under the direction of Patrick Le Quément, Renault's chief designer, the car derive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subaru BRZ
The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima P ... assembly plant. The 2+2 fastback coupé has a natural aspiration, naturally-aspirated boxer engine, Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive configuration, 53/47 front/rear weight balance and low centre of gravity; it was inspired by Toyota's earlier Toyota AE86, AE86, a small, light, front-engine/rear-drive Toyota Corolla, Corolla variant widely popular for Production car racing, Showroom Stock, Group A, Group N, Rallying, Rally, Club and Drifting (motorsport), drift racing. For the first-generation model, Toyota marketed the sports car as the 86 in Asia, Australia, North Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otkritie FC Bank
PJSC "Bank Otkrytie Financial Corporation" or Otkrytie FC Bank (russian: Банк «ФК Открытие», translates as ''opening'' or ''discovery'') is one of Russia's largest full-service commercial banks. It has more than 440 offices of different formats in Russia. It was co-founded by Igor Finogenov, now CEO of the Eurasian Development Bank. Otkrytie Bank ranked 1st among privately owned banks and 4th by assets among banking groups in Russia. In August 2017, Otkrytie was bailed out by the Central Bank of Russia, at a cost to the state of over $8 billion. The central bank later described Otkrytie's capital as "largely fictitious". History The lending institution was registered as ''TIPCO Venture Bank'' (russian: ТИПКО Венчур Банк) in 1992. The bank was renamed in 1994 as joint stock investment commercial bank ''Novaya Moskva'' (russian: Новая Москва, Russian for ''New Moscow''), and ''Nomos-Bank'' (russian: Номос-Банк) in 2007. ICT G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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