Nikolay Karamyshev (born 19 January 1989 in
Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
) is a Russian
auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
driver. He has competed in the
European Touring Car Cup
The FIA European Touring Car Cup was an annual touring car racing event, which had been held at various locations across Europe from 2005 to 2017. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, in 2010 the series was a three round event.
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and will make his debut in the
World Touring Car Championship
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at the
2013 FIA WTCC Race of Russia.
Racing career
Racing in Russia
In 2015 and 2016 Karamyshev won traditional Russian Race of Stars.
World Touring Car Championship
Karamyshev joined
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 19 ...
for the inaugural
FIA WTCC Race of Russia
The FIA WTCR Race of Russia is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which was held for the first time in 2013 at the Moscow Raceway until 2015 in Volokolamsk, from the capital, Moscow.
The event returned in 2021, but the venue was re ...
in
2013
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, replacing
Hugo Valente
Hugo Valente (born 17 June 1992) is a French former auto racing driver. He raced in the World Touring Car Championship for SUNRED Engineering, Campos Racing and the Lada factory team having made his debut in the series at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race ...
in the team in a two race deal for both the Race of Russia and the
Race of Portugal.
European Touring Car Cup
In 2012-2014 Nikolay participated in
European Touring Car Cup
The FIA European Touring Car Cup was an annual touring car racing event, which had been held at various locations across Europe from 2005 to 2017. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, in 2010 the series was a three round event.
...
, in
2012
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he was a winner of the Super Production class, and in
2014 he was a champion of the TC2 Turbo class, by winning 6 of 10 races.
Racing Record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kursk
Russian racing drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
European Touring Car Cup drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Russian Circuit Racing Series drivers
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