Evgeny Novikov

For the Estonian footballer, see Jevgeni Novikov.
Evgeny Novikov
Personal information
Nationality Russian
Born 19 September 1990 (1990-09-19) (age 21)
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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Career

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]

Complete WRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
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
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
Team Abu Dhabi Ford Fiesta RS WRC GBR
7

PWRC results

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
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

References

  1. ^ "P-WRC drivers: 35 - Evgeny Novikov (Russia)". WRC.com. http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=a31&featureid=248. Retrieved 24 December 2008. 
  2. ^ "Citroen announce junior WRC team". Rally-Live.com. 24 December 2008. http://rally.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/081224142610.shtml. Retrieved 24 December 2008. 
  3. ^ "Novikov scores his first WRC points". Eurosport. 25 May 2009. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25052009/29/novikov-scores-first-wrc-points.html. Retrieved 14 June 2009. 
  4. ^ "Maiden stage win for Novikov!". Rally-Live.com. 12 June 2009. http://rally.racing-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/090612143227.shtml. Retrieved 14 June 2009. 
  5. ^ "A record for Novikov and the Citroen Junior Team". Rally-Live.com. 13 June 2009. http://www.rally-live.com/en/headlines/news/detail/090613071029.shtml. Retrieved 16 June 2009. 
  6. ^ http://www.wrc.com/news/prevot-novikov-has-huge-potential/?fid=14185

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