Aleksey Nikolayevich Dudukalo ( rus, Алексе́й Никола́евич Дудука́ло, p=ɐlʲɪˈksej nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ dʊdʊˈkalə; born 6 October 1976, in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

) is a Russian

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driver. He raced in the

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between 2011 and 2013.

Career

Early years

Dudukalo started his racing career in 1995 in

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racing. Five years later he switched to single–seaters. Dudukalo competed in Russian Formula 1600, where he was third in 2004 (his best result in open wheel series). He has very successful in the Supertourism/Tourism 1600 (champion in 2003) and the Russian Honda Civic Cup/Super Light Cup (champion in 2004–06), as well as the Touring-Light class of the

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(champion in 2008 and 2009). In

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he finished 20th in the

SEAT León Eurocup The SEAT León Eurocup was a one-make racing, one-make touring car racing series which uses SEAT Leóns, run by SEAT Sport. Background The championship began in 2008, making its debut at Circuit de Valencia, as a support series for the World To ...

for Rangoni Motorsport. He also competed in the

SEAT León Supercopa The SEAT León Supercopa was a one-make racing series, organised by SEAT Sport, the motorsport division of Spanish car manufacturer SEAT. It used a modified version of the SEAT León road car, and championships have been run in Spain, Germany, Ita ...

with the same team. For

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Dudukalo switched to

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. He improved to seventh position in standings with a win at

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World Touring Car Championship

Lukoil-SUNRED (2011)

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Dudukalo moved up to the

, continuing his collaboration with SUNRED where he was joined by

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. He only scored points twice and finished the season 21st in the drivers' standings.

Lukoil Racing Team (2012)

Dudukalo was retained alongside Tarquini for

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with the team now run by

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. He had qualified eighth for the Race of Spain when his SEAT León WTCC caught fire in parc ferme. He qualified a career best second for the Race of Slovakia and finished in that position in race one behind his team mate to complete a Lukoil Racing Team 1–2, Dudukalo was also the

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Independents' Trophy winner. However race two saw Dudukalo issued with a drive through penalty as all four of his wheels were not on the ground when the five-minute board was shown on the grid. He started on pole position for race two of the Race of Austria but was overtaken at the start by the BMWs of

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and Stefano D'Aste. Dudukalo was one of a few drivers who had to pit during the race for fresh tyres due to punctures. He clashed with former

rival Gábor Wéber at the Race of Portugal and went into a gravel trap but both drivers were able to return to the pits. He then clashed with

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in race two of the Race of Brazil which caused Cerqui to crash into the pit wall. At the Race of the United States, having made it through to Q2 he beached his car near the end of the first session and brought the red flags out. He was then caught in a pileup at the start of race one which forced him to retire. A clash with

Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani ( ar, مهدي بناني, born 25 August 1983) is a Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the TCR Europe with Sébastien Loeb Racing. He was TCR Europe Champion in 2020 with the Belgian team Comtoyou Racing. He became ...

in the first race of the Race of Japan earned Dudukalo a 30–second post race penalty. He was classified fifteenth in the drivers' championship although still some way off his team mate.

Lukoil Lada Sport (2013)

Dudukalo will race alongside James Thompson at Lukoil Lada Sport in

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. During qualifying for the Race of Italy Dudukalo missed the braking point for the first chicane and collided with his team–mate. Dudukalo was given a five–place grid drop for race one following the collision with Thompson. Lada later withdrew both of their cars prior to the races as neither could be repaired in time to participate. The incident put Dudukalo's seat in doubt with the team considering bringing in a replacement driver. Prior to the Race of Morocco he was replaced at the team by

Mikhail Kozlovskiy Mikhail Kozlovskiy (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Козловский, born 17 October 1989 in Leningrad) is a Russian auto racing driver. He won the Russian Touring Car Championship in 2010 ( RTCC – Touring-Light). He currently ra ...

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete TCR International Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Profile at fiawtcc.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudukalo, Aleksey 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Moscow Russian racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Russian Formula Three Championship drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers SEAT León Eurocup drivers European Touring Car Cup drivers TCR International Series drivers Russian Circuit Racing Series drivers Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers