Personal information | |
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Nationality | Russian |
Born | 19 September 1990 Moscow, Soviet Union |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2007–present |
Teams | Citroën Junior Team, Stobart Ford, Team Abu Dhabi |
Rallies | 23 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 4 |
Total points | 16 |
First rally | 2007 Wales Rally GB |
Evgeny Novikov (born 19 September 1990 in Moscow) is a Russian rally driver previously competing for the Citroën Junior Team in the World Rally Championship.
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Novikov won the Russian Rally Cup in 2006 and finished runner-up in both Estonian and Russian national championships in 2007.[1] The 2007 season also saw him debut in the World Rally Championship at the season-ending 2007 Wales Rally GB.
In the 2008 season, Novikov contested a full six-event Production World Rally Championship programme as the series' youngest driver. He retired in four rallies and collected his only PWRC points at the Rally Japan, where he impressively led the category until suspension problems on the last stage dropped him narrowly behind Juho Hänninen. He still managed to stay 2.9 seconds ahead of Toshi Arai and with the eight points for the second place, he placed 13th in the championship standings.
For the 2009 season, Novikov was signed by the debuting Citroën Junior Team, Citroën Total's satellite team. With Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach as his teammates, he will drive the Citroën C4 WRC in at least eight of the twelve rallies.[2] He scored his first WRC points with a fifth place at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna,[3] and his first stage win in the following event, the Acropolis Rally in Greece.[4] He became both the first Russian and the youngest-ever driver to top the time sheets in the series.[5] After one year off from the WRC, Evgeny will return in the 2011 season at the Rally Mexico racing for Stobart Ford.[6]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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2007 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR Ret |
- | 0 |
2008 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG Ret |
JOR | ITA | - | 0 | ||||||||||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | GRE 35 |
TUR Ret |
FIN | GER | NZL Ret |
ESP | FRA | JPN 11 |
GBR Ret |
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2009 | Citroën Junior Team | Citroën C4 WRC | IRE | NOR 11 |
CYP Ret |
POR Ret |
ARG | ITA 5 |
GRE 15 |
POL 9 |
FIN Ret |
AUS | ESP Ret |
GBR | 13th | 4 | ||||
2011 | M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | SWE | MEX Ret |
POR | JOR | ITA 14 |
ARG | GRE 20 |
FIN Ret |
DEU | AUS Ret |
FRA 24 |
17th | 12 | |||||
ALM Russia | Citroën DS3 WRC | ESP 7 |
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Team Abu Dhabi | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | GBR 7 |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
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2008 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE | ARG Ret |
13th | 8 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | GRE 15 |
TUR Ret |
FIN | NZL Ret |
JPN 2 |
GBR Ret |
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