| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Participating years | 2008 - |
| Teams | IPB Spartak Racing, Team Modena |
| Best finish | 27th (2009) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov (Russian: Роман Александрович Русинов, born October 21, 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver.
Rusinov was the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe, in 2000 he won the International Renault Finals in French Formula Renault. In 2002 he led the Formula Palmer Audi championship till the last event, but collided with his main rival and finished third overall. In 2003 he competed in Euro Formula 3000, taking a pole position at the Nurburgring. The same year he won the LMP650 class at the first race of the Le Mans Series, the 1000 km of Le Mans. In 2004, Rusinov raced with Ferrari Modena and became the Le Mans Series Champion in the GT2 class. In 2005, he competed in a Maserati MC12 in the FIA GT Championship and was appointed one of Russia's A1GP drivers. The A1GP team lasted only three events before running out of funding.
In 2006, Rusinov was one of four test drivers signed to Formula One team MF1 Racing. The team's owner, Russian-born Canadian businessman Alex Shnaider, had announced an ambition to get a Russian driver into F1. Rusinov participated in the first MF1 tests at Jerez, but was the only test driver not to participate in at least one Friday practice session, due to the absence of Russian sponsors on the MF1 Racing car and the difficult financial situation of the team.
In 2008, Rusinov switched to endurance racing, driving a Reiter Engineering-prepared Lamborghini Murcielago racing under the IPB SPARTAK RACING name in the FIA GT Championship and the Le Mans Series and a Lamborghini Gallardo in the ADAC GT Masters series. In the latter series he won two of the three races, with his driving partner Peter Kox.
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2009 Le Mans Series LMGT1 (Lamborghini, IPB Spartak Racing), vict. Catalunya
2008 Le Mans Series (GT) 3 podium, (Lamborghini Murcielago)
ADAC GT3 (3 race) 2 win (Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo)
2006 Formula One (MF1 Racing) test driver
2005 FIA GT (Maserati MC12) Formula One Jordan/Midland test Driver A1 GP team Russia (2 race)
2004 Le Mans Series (N-GT) Champion, 1 win, 2 podiums (Ferrari Modena)
2003 “Le Mans 1000 Km” (LMP2) Winner (Courage Competition)
Euro F3000 Series (GP racing) 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap (5 races)
2002 Formula Palmer Audi 3rd overall 1 win, 7 podiums, 1 pole position, 1 fastest lap
2001 French Formula Renault (Graff racing) 3rd in Grand Prix of Pau, 1 podium
2000 French Formula Renault (Graff racing) 2nd overall Junior Class, 7th overall, 1 win 1 podium Winner of the International Renault Finals
1999 Formula Campus
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | A1 Team Russia | GBR SPR |
GBR FEA |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR 13 |
AUS FEA Ret |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
USA SPR |
USA FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
25th | 0 |
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | GT1 | 55 | M | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12 |
IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering |
Peter Kox Mike Hezemans |
266 | NC | NC |
| 2009 | GT2 | 84 | M | Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari 4.0L V8 |
Team Modena | Leo Mansell Pierre Ehret |
314 | 27th | 7th |