Russian Circuit Racing Series
The Russian Circuit Racing Series (RCRS) is a national Russian racing series created in 2004. It incorporates four classes: touring, super-production, touring-light, national class and national-junior (since 2015). Sergey Krylov has been the championship's promoter since 2004, in 2014 Oleg Petrikov became promoter of the series.
| Category | Touring cars |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Inaugural season | 2004 |
| Constructors | BMW, LADA, SEAT, Renault, Ford, Kia, Volkswagen, Honda, Subaru, Peugeot |
| Tyre suppliers | Yokohama |
| Drivers' champion |  |
| Teams' champion | LADA Sport Rosneft |
| Official website | raf-rcrs.ru |
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Circuits
| Circuit | City | First Held | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autodrom Moscow | Moscow | 2002 | 2019 |
| Neva Ring | Saint Petersburg | 1998 | 2006 |
| Red Ring | Krasnoyarsk | 2009 | 2010 |
| NRING Circuit | Nizhny Novgorod | 2010 | 2019 |
| Lipetsk | Lipetsk | 2009 | 2011 |
| Kursk | Kursk | 2008 | 2011 |
| Vorobyovy Gory | Moscow | 2001 | 2006 |
| Dmitrov | Dmitrov | 1998 | 2009 |
| Orlovsky Ring | Oryol | 2008 | 2008 |
| Luzhniki Olympic Complex | Moscow | 2003 | 2011 |
| Smolensk Ring | Smolensk | 2011 | 2019 |
| Kazan Ring | Kazan | 2011 | 2019 |
| Autodrom Saint Petersburg | St Petersburg | 2011 | 2011 |
| Moscow Raceway | Moscow | 2012 | 2019 |
| Sochi Autodrom | Sochi | 2014 | 2019 |
| Fort Grozny | Grozny | 2016 | 2019 |
Classes in detail
Touring
The international category where cars with two-litre engines and some physical alterations compete. The championship is similar in class to conditions in most other European countries that compete for the Cup of Europe ETCC and the World Championship WTCC.
Typical representatives include: BMW 320, Audi A4, Subaru BRZ, Honda Civic and Accord, Chevrolet Lacetti and Cruze, SEAT León.
Specifications:
- Engine: 2000 cm³
- Power: 290 HP
- Minimum weight: 1110 kg
- Speed: 250 km/h
TCR Russian Series
In 2015 it was announced that cars under the new TCR regulations (as used in the TCR International Series) will be eligible to compete alongside the Touring class, but also have their standalone classification.
Typical representatives include: SEAT León Cup Racer, Audi RS3 LMS TCR, LADA Vesta TCR and Renault Megane RS
Touring-Light
Cars with 1600cc engines compete in this class. Technical regulations are similar with R2B and S1600 international regulations.
Typical representatives include: Ford Fiesta, VW Polo, Lada Kalina, Kia Rio, Renault Twingo Sport, Peugeot 208 GTI.
Specifications:
- Engine: 1600 cm³
- Power: 180 HP
- Minimum weight 1000 kg
- Speed: 170 km/h
Super-Production
This is an international category where cars with the two litre engine compete.
Typical representatives: Honda Civic, Subaru BRZ, Lada Granta.
Specifications:
- Engine: 2000 cm³
- Power: 240 HP
- Minimum weight: 1110 kg
- Speed: 185 km/h
National class
1600сс engine category for cars assembled in the territory of the Russian Federation. The small number of allowed changes in construction makes this category the cheapest for participation (except Junior class).
Typical representatives: Lada Kalina, Lada 112, Lada Riva, Renault Logan/Sandero, VW Polo, Kia Rio.
Specifications:
- Engine: 1600 cm³
- Power: to 150 HP
- Minimum weight: 1000 kg
- Speed: to 160 km/h
National-Junior class
Category for drivers from 12 to 16 years old. Cars are similar to the National class but are less technically advanced. They are also cheaper for participation.
Typical representatives: Lada Kalina, Lada Samara, VW Polo.
Specifications:
- Engine: 1600 cm³
- Power: to 130 HP
- Minimum weight: 1000 kg
- Speed: to 145 km/h
Champions
| Season | Touring | Touring-Light | Super-Production | S1600 | S1600 Junior | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers' Champion | Teams' Champion | Drivers' Champion | Teams' Champion | Drivers' Champion | Teams' Champion | Drivers' Champion | Teams' Champion | Drivers' Champion | Teams' Champion | |
| Russian Circuit Racing Series | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Dmitry Bragin | TAIF Motorsport | Vladimir Cherevan | Rally Academy | Andrey Petukhov | LADA Sport Rosneft | Mikhail Mityaev | LADA Sport Rosneft | Petr Plotnikov | Rally Academy |
| 2018 | Dmitry Bragin | Lukoil Racing Team | Grigory Burlutskiy | Carville Racing | Mikhail Mityaev | LADA Sport Rosneft | Pavel Kalmanovich | AG Team | Irina Sidorkova | Rally Academy |
| 2017 | Dmitry Bragin | LADA Sport Rosneft | Denis Bulatov | Podmoskovie Motorsport | Mikhail Mityaev | LADA Sport Rosneft | Aydar Nuriev | Rally Academy | Maxim Kornilkov | Rally Academy |
| 2016 | Dmitry Bragin | Lukoil Racing | Dmitry Bragin | LADA Sport Rosneft | Maksim Chernev | URT Subaru Team Lukoil | Vladimir Sheshenin | B-Tuning Pro Racing Team | Anton Gavrichenkov | None |
| 2015 | Aleksey Dudukalo | Lukoil Racing | Dmitry Bragin | LADA Sport Rosneft | Maksim Chernev | Innocenti Lada Sport | Dmitry Bragin | STK Taifmotorsport | Gleb Kuznetsov | None |
| 2014 | Mikhail Grachev | AMG Motorsport | Boris Shulmeyster | Sports Racing Technologies | Andrei Maslennikov | Ralf-Car Team | Vladimir Sheshenin | Lukoil Racing Team Lada | Not held | |
| Russian Racing Championship | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Mikhail Grachev | AMG Motorsport | Pavel Kalmanovich | Lukoil Racing Team Lada | Vladimir Strelchenko | Ralf-Car Team | Egor Sanin | KGOO STK MX-Autosport | Not held | |
| 2012 | Aleksandr Frolov | TNK Racing Team | Mikhail Grachev | PSM Team80 | Vasiliy Krichevskiy | Khimki Motorsport | Vladimir Sheshenin | AvtoVAZ PROO | Not held | |
| Russian Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Aleksandr Frolov | Orenburg Racing | Aleksandr Sotnikov | Lukoil Racing | Viktor Kozankov | Honda Cheryomushki | Vadim Meshcherjakov | Autoclod-afso | Not held | |
| 2010 | Mikhail Ukhov | TNK Racing | Mikhail Kozlovskiy | Lukoil Racing | Viktor Kozankov | Honda Cheryomushki | Vasiliy Mezentsev | Krasnoe koltso | Not held | |
| 2009 | Vladimir Strelchenko | Khimki Motorsport | Aleksey Dudukalo | Lukoil Racing | Mikhail Zasadych | Prology Racing Team | Aleksey Filimonov | None | Not held | |
| 2008 | Aleksey Basov | RED WINGS | Aleksey Dudukalo | Lukoil Racing | Pavel Fedorov | Prology Racing Team | Aleksandr Zheltov | TAXI-2 Technical Consulting | Not held | |
| 2007 | Aleksandr Lvov | Golden Motors | Aleksandr Sotnikov | Dinamo Autosport | Aleksey Basov | STK Rally Podmoskovie | Nikita Vasilyev | Jackpot | Not held | |
| 2006 | Vladimir Labazov | AVTODOM Racing | Anton Markin | Dinamo Autosport | Vladimir Cherevan | Korus Autosport | Igor Fillipov | Kaluga Motorsport | Not held | |
| 2005 | Vladimir Nechaev | AVTODOM Racing | Aleksandr Sotnikov | Dinamo Autosport | Ilya Burenko | Forza Sport | Artem Kazyavin | SKP | Not held | |
| 2004 | Grigoriy Komarov | MTS AC Racing | Vladimir Labazov | Dinamo ASSTI | Not held | Roman Kozyavin | SPK Tolyatti | Not held | ||
| Before RTCC | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Mikhail Ukhov | MTS AC Racing | Anton Smekalkin | None | Not held | |||||
| 2002 | Grigoriy Komarov | MTS AC Racing | Vladimir Nechaev | None | Not held | |||||
| 2001 | Aleksandr Lvov | Master-Pilot | Mikhail Ukhov | None | Not held | |||||
| 2000 | Mikhail Ukhov | MTS AC Racing | Not held | |||||||
| 1999 | Vladimir Sukhov | AC Racing | Not held | |||||||
| 1998 | Oleg Kesselman | Avtostil Azart MSP | Not held | |||||||