Kirill Sergeyevich Ladygin (born 17 December 1978 in
Ekaterinburg
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) is a Russian professional
auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
driver. He is twice champion of the Russian LADA Revolution Cup in 2004 and 2006. In 2008 he competed in the
FIA
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World Touring Car Championship
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when the
Russian Bears Motorsport
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Team history
R ...
Team entered a third car, alongside
Jaap van Lagen
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Racing c ...
and
Viktor Shapovalov
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. He drove in the final eight rounds of the season in a
Lada 110
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History
The prototype of the Lada 110, known as the 300 serie ...
, with a best placed race finish of nineteenth.
For the
2009 season he returned with Russian Bears team, this time with full manufacturer backing from
Lada.
[
Lada confirms three cars for the premiere]
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
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key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
‡ As Ladygin was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.
References
External links
Russian Bears Motorsport Official Site.WTCC official Site.Ladygin Kirill official site.
Russian racing drivers
1978 births
Living people
World Touring Car Championship drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
International GT Open drivers
Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg
European Le Mans Series drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
World Touring Car Cup drivers
SMP Racing drivers
Russian Circuit Racing Series drivers
AF Corse drivers
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