Sergey Andreyevich Afanasyev ( rus, Серге́й Андре́евич Афана́сьев, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪf; born 25 March 1988) is a Russian racing driver, holder of honour "Master of sports of Russia".
Education
School
Sergey graduated from school (Moscow) in 2004 with the gold medal.
Higher education
2009 –
Academic Law University
The Academic Law Institute (russian: Академический правовой институт (АПИ); ''translit'': Akademichiskii Pravovoi Institut, API) is a private law school founded in 1993 under the auspices of the Institute of State ...
(Russian Academy of Science) // Law (Honours degree)
2010 –
Lomonosov Moscow State University
M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...
// Marketing
2013 – Moscow Socio-Pedagogical Institute // Pedagogics and psychology
Career
Early career
Afanasyev began his racing career 1998 in baggy-kart where immediately started to achieve high results. Since 1999 started to take part in
go-kart
A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance Kart rac ...
competition.
1999 – bronze in Russian Championship in Mini
2000 – Champion of Russia in Raket
2001 – bronze in Russian Championship in ICA-junior
2002 – Champion of Russia in ICA-junior
2002 – Champion of Russia in Oka-junior (winter track racing)
Formula RUS and Formula Renault 2000
Sergey began his racing career in openwheels in 2003 in the
Formula RUS
Formula RUS (Формула Русь) was a Russian formula racing class, corresponding to FIA's Formula Е category. The class was designed to help beginners and young Kart racing, karters make the transition to auto racing. The series ran from ...
. That year saw him take three wins in this series. The next year he took championship title. He also took part in eight Formula Renault Monza races for
BVM Minardi Junior Team, finishing the year in 13th place.
The following year, Afanasyev took part in a full Formula Renault 2.0 season, driving with Lukoil Racing team. He finished tenth overall in that year. He also contested thirteen races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, hugely crashed at Bilbao and taking a best race result of fourth at Oschersleben to finish twenty-fourth in the standings.
In 2006 Afanasiev moved up to new
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whole of Europe. The ...
championship for Lukoil Racing team. He finished eighth overall in that year. He also contested ten races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship and finishing as runner-up.
Formula 3 Euro Series
In 2007 Afanasyev made his debut in
Formula 3 Euro Series
The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...
for HBR Motorsport team. Also he contested in
Masters of Formula 3
The Masters of Formula 3 was a Formula Three race held annually, usually at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Due to noise restrictions in the Zandvoort area, the 2007 and 2008 races were held in the Belgian circuit of Zolder. However ...
at Zolder, but he did not qualify and missed the race.
International Formula Master
Afanasyev took part in
International Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007. European television channel Euros ...
for two years with JD Motorsport team. In first season he won one race and finished eighth overall. He also contested in six
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...
races for the KTR team and failed to score a championship point.
Afanasyev remained in the series for
2009 season and improved to second place overall.
FIA Formula Two Championship
In 2010 Afanasyev graduated to Formula Two, finishing third in the standings with four podium finishes which gave him the right to receive the F1 licence.
Auto GP
Afanasyev switched to
Auto GP
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
for 2011, joining team champions
DAMS
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...
. He was the only who scored three wins, but due to problems with British visa he missed Donington round and finished the season just on third place.
FIA GT1 World Championship
In 2012 Afanasyev and his main sponsor
Lukoil
The PJSC Lukoil Oil Company ( stylized as LUKOIL or ЛУКОЙЛ in Cyrillic script) is a Russian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Moscow, specializing in the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of petrol ...
decide to leave open-wheels and join
FIA GT1 World Championship
The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series, developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), that was held from 2010 to 2012. It featured multiple grand to ...
with
Valmon Racing Team Russia in
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with ...
. His partner that year was
Andreas Zuber
Andreas "Andi" Zuber (born 9 October 1983 in Judenburg, Austria) is a motor racing driver. An Austrian by birth, he is based in Dubai and once raced under a licence issued by the United Arab Emirates.
Career
Formula König
Despite beginning his ...
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GT racing
In the end of 2012 Sergey together with
Bernd Schneider finished 4th in the Baku City Challenge.
In 2013 together with HTP Gravity Charouz team on
Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 joined by
Andreas Simonsen
Andreas Simonsen (born 8 October 1989) is a Swedish auto racing driver from Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Väs ...
won the Championship.
Next year Andreas left the championship and Sergey was joined by Stef Dusseldorp.
Touring Car Racing
Together with Lukoil Sergey moved to the front wheel driving cars and in 2015–2016 took part in the new championship –
TCR International Series
The TCR International Series was an international touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was marketed as a cost-eff ...
achieving podiums and the pole-position.
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
In 2017 Afanasyev and Lukoil made a mutual decision to terminate the interaction. Sergey drove two years with
ArtLine racing team in the European and Middle East championships in ProAm category achieving the best result as the runner-up.
Lamborghini Super Trofeo championship was selected by Jonnesway tools as the General sponsor of Afanasiev, due to the good price-to-performance ratio.
Sergey joined the Bonaldi team in 2019 joined by
Danny Kroes
Danny Kroes (born 5 November 1999) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the SMP F4 Championship and F4 Spanish Championship amongst ...
in the car. Together they won the Chempionship. The best results were achieved in Zandvoort (hometrack of Danny), where they won both races in front of the Dutch fans.
Coming back to GT racing
In November 2019 Afanasyev joined the Black Falcon racing team for the
Kyalami 9 Hours
The Nine Hours of Kyalami is an endurance sports car race contested at Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa. The first races were held from 1958 to 1960 at a circuit at the Grand Central Airport near Midrand before moving to Kyalami in 1961. The event ...
race which was the part of the International GT Challenge. His partners were Patrick Assenheimer and Hubert Haupt in silver class. Leading most part of the race, but after an accident in heavy rain they finished second.
Next race was –
Bathurst 12 Hour
The Bathurst 12 Hour, currently known as the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour for sponsorship reasons, is an annual endurance race for GT and production cars held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, in Bathurst, Australia. The race was first held in ...
s. Haupt was not able to join so he was replaced by Michele Beretta. Leading until the last 4 hours of the race. Issues with the car after a small contact with the wall pushed them back. Third position at the finish is still a good result for the rookies of the one of the most incredible circuits in the world.
Racing record
Career results
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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Common meanings
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
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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 FIA Formula Two 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 Auto GP 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)
FIA GT competition results
GT1 World Championship results
FIA GT Series results
Complete TCR International Series 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)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
References
External links
Profile on InstagramOfficial siteCareer statistics from Driver DatabaseProfile on Lukoil Racing TeamProfile on Formula Two ChampionshipProfile on IFM site
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1988 births
Living people
Russian racing drivers
Italian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers
German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
International Formula Master drivers
FIA Formula Two Championship drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Auto GP drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Sportspeople from Moscow
TCR International Series drivers
DAMS drivers
JD Motorsport drivers
KTR drivers
BVM Racing drivers
Charouz Racing System drivers