Aleksey Vasilyev (racing driver)

Aleksey Igorevich Vasilyev (Russian: Алексе́й И́горевич Васи́льев, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪtɕ vɐˈsʲɪlʲjɪf]; born 13 January 1972) is a Russian auto racing driver.[1]

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Igorevich and the family name is Vasilyev.

Aleksey Vasilyev
Nationality	Russian
Born	Aleksey Igorevich Vasilyev (1972-01-13) 13 January 1972 Moscow, Soviet Union
FIA GT1 World Championship career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Valmon Racing Team Russia
Car number	7
Starts	4
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2007–11 2004–06, 2008 2005–06 2000–05 1996–97, 2000	Ferrari Challenge Europe Le Mans Series A1 Grand Prix FIA GT Championship Tourism-1600
Championship titles
1996–97, 2000	Tourism-1600
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years 2004–2008 Teams Freisinger Motorsport, Cirtek Motorsport, Convers MenX Team, Snoras Spyker Squadron Best finish 5th (2005) Class wins 0

Career

Vasilyev began karting in 1984 and raced primarily in his native Soviet Union for the majority of his early career, finishing as runner-up in the USSR championship in 1989. From 1990 to 2000 he raced in Russian touring car championships, winning three championship titles in the Tourism-1600 category.

In 2000 he debuted internationally, competing in the N-GT class of the FIA GT Championship for Freisinger Motorsport alongside another Russian driver Nikolai Fomenko. After the 2001 season, he and Fomenko switched to RWS Motorsport for next two successive years. In 2002, Vasilyev scored his first point at Donington.[2]

By 2004 he returned to Freisinger Motorsport, scoring his first podium at Magny-Cours and placed sixth in the final championship standings; his best result in the N-GT class.[3] Vasilyev also debuted with Freisinger in the new-for-2004 Le Mans Endurance Series, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[4]

Vasilyev graduated to the new GT1 class in 2005 with Russian Age Racing, and again competed in the Le Mans Endurance Series, where he finished third in the GT class with the Convers Team.[5] He finished in fifth place in the GT1 class at Le Mans; his best result at the race.[6] Vasilyev also contested the British round of the inaugural A1 Grand Prix season.[7]

In 2006 Vasilyev made his debut in the Dakar Rally, in the car class.[8] He finished second in the Le Mans Series GT1 standings,.[9] before switching to the GT2 class in 2008, returning to the Le Mans Series with Snoras Spyker Squadron. He had competed in the Ferrari Challenge in 2007, and remained in the series until the end of 2011. In 2010 he participated under a Lithuanian racing licence, after his Russian licence was disqualified due to unsporting behaviour.[10] Vasilyev signed with Valmon Racing Team Russia for the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season.[11]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1996	Tourism-1600	Canopus	?	?	?	?	?	?	1st
1997	Tourism-1600	Miller-Pilot	?	?	?	?	?	?	1st
2000	Tourism-1600	TNK Racing	8	1	?	?	?	120	1st
	FIA GT Championship (N-GT)	Freisinger Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2001	FIA GT Championship (N-GT)	Freisinger Racing	9	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2002	FIA GT Championship (N-GT)	RWS Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	1	47th
2003	FIA GT Championship (N-GT)	RWS Yukos Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	17	16th
2004	FIA GT Championship (N-GT)	Freisinger Yukos Motorsport	11	0	0	0	3	48	6th
	24 Hours of Le Mans (GT)	Freisinger Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Le Mans Endurance Series (GT)		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2005	FIA GT Championship (GT1)	Russian Age Racing	9	0	0	0	0	5	34th
	Le Mans Endurance Series (GT1)	Convers Team	5	0	0	0	3	31	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans (GT1)	Cirtek Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2005–06	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Russia	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th
2006	Le Mans Series (GT1)	Convers MenX Team	5	0	0	0	3	28	2nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans (GT1)		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2007	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli	HP-Exclusiv	14	0	?	?	?	142	8th
	24 Hours of Le Mans (GT1)	Convers MenX Team	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2008	Le Mans Series (LMGT2)	Snoras Spyker Squadron	4	0	0	0	0	13	8th
	24 Hours of Le Mans (GT2)		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli	Ferrari Moscow	?	?	?	?	?	117	9th
2009	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli	Ferrari Moscow	14	0	?	?	0	113	6th
2010	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli	Ferrari Moscow	14	0	0	0	4	124	4th
2011	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli	Ferrari Moscow	9	1	3	0	8	108	4th

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2004	Freisinger Motorsport	Nikolai Fomenko Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	GT	65	DNF	DNF
2005	Cirtek Motorsport Russian Age Racing Convers Team	Nikolai Fomenko Christophe Bouchut	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	GT1	315	17th	5th
2006	Convers MenX Team	Robert Pergl Peter Kox	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	GT1	196	DNF	DNF
2007	Convers MenX Team	Robert Pergl Tomáš Kostka	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	GT1	322	14th	8th
2008	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Ralf Kelleners Peter Dumbreck	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	GT2	43	DNF	DNF

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
2012	Valmon Racing Team Russia	Aston Martin	NOG QR 16	NOG CR 12	ZOL QR 9	ZOL CR 12	NAV QR	NAV QR	SVK QR	SVK CR	ALG QR	ALG CR	SVK QR	SVK CR	MOS QR	MOS CR	NUR QR	NUR CR	DON QR	DON CR	29th	0

References

1. "Hersteller aus Russland – Marussia in die F1?". Inside Racing (in German). 18 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
2. "Results: 2002 Round 9 – Donington". FIA GT Championship. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
3. "Results: 2004 Round 3 – Magny-Cours". FIA GT Championship. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
4. "2004 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors". ExperienceLeMans.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
5. "Le Mans Series – LMGT1 2005". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
6. "2005 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors". ExperienceLeMans.com. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
7. "Стартовала новая гоночная серия A1 Grand Prix. В числе ее участников есть и команда России" [New racing series A1 Grand Prix started. Team Russia is also participant] (in Russian). rargt.com. 25 September 2005. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
8. Алексей Васильев стартует в "Дакаре-2006" [Alexey Vasilyev starts in 2006 Dakar] (in Russian). autonews.ru. 14 November 2005. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
9. "Le Mans Series – LMGT1 2006". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
10. Scherbakov, Sergey (2 March 2010). Васильев: в российском автоспорте полная коррупция (in Russian). infox.ru. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
11. Алексей Васильев возвращается в ФИА ГТ! [Alexey Vasilyev returns in FIA GT] (in Russian). Race-tech.ru. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

External links

• Career statistics from Driver Database