Maksim "Max" Sergeyevich Snegirev ( rus, Макси́м Серге́евич Снегирёв, p=mɐkˈsʲim sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ sʲnʲɪɡʲɪˈrʲɵf; born 12 June 1987) is a
Russian
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racing driver. He currently resides in
London
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.
Career
Formula Palmer Audi
Unlike most racing drivers, Snegirev had no karting experience and made his racing debut in
Formula Palmer Audi
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in
2007. He finished nineteenth with fourteen point-scoring finishes and six retirements. Snegirev remained in the series for
2008
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, improving to eleventh place in the championship and was running at the finish of each race. His best result was sixth place at
Donington.
In
2009 Snegirev returned to the series, participating in the final round at
Snetterton
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, scoring five points in his only race, failing to start in another two races. Snegirev made another return to the series in 2010, contesting the last two weekends of the season at Croft and Silverstone. He won a race at Croft and took two podiums at Silverstone.
Formula Renault
Snegirev took part in the
Rockingham races of the
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup with Falcon Motorsport. He also competed in two races of
the main series in
2009 with
Tempus Sport.
Formula Three
Snegirev made his debut in the National Class of the
British Formula 3 Championship
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in
2009 with
Team West-Tec
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. In a slim field, he finished fourth in the championship despite missing two rounds at
Hockenheim
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and
Spa.
He remained in the series in
2010, but switched to the Championship Class and
Fortec Motorsport
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Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, ...
. Despite his Formula Two involvement Snegirev returned to the series in 2011, competing at
Brands Hatch
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,
Donington Park and
Silverstone.
Formula Two
In
2011, Snegirev made his
Formula Two
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debut. He had three point-scoring finishes in sixteen races, and finished eighteenth in the championship. After missing the first round of the
2012 season at Silverstone due to Auto GP commitments, he returned to the series for the remainder of the season.
Auto GP
Snegirev stepped up to the
Auto GP World Series in
2012
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joining
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1 ...
.
Current career
Snegirev has worked as a recruitment consultant in the Automotive and Motorsport industry since 2015.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Auto GP results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Russian racing drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Formula Palmer Audi drivers
FIA Formula Two Championship drivers
Auto GP drivers
Sportspeople from Moscow
Virtuosi Racing drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Hitech Grand Prix drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers
Team West-Tec drivers