Ivan Samarin (racing driver)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Samarin.

Ivan Samarin
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 36) Moscow (Soviet Union)
German Formula Three career
Debut season	2011
Current team	ArtLine Racing
Car number	50
Starts	2
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2010 2008 2008 2008 2006–08 2004–05	FIA Formula Two Russian Formula Three Finnish Formula Three Formula Three NEZ Formula 1600 Russia Formula RUS
Championship titles
2006–07	Formula 1600 Russia

Ivan Alekseyevich Samarin (Russian: Ива́н Алексе́евич Сама́рин, IPA: [ɪˈvan ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ sɐˈmarʲɪn], born 7 September 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian racing driver, holder of the honour of "Master of sports of Russia".

Career

Early career

Samarin driving Fotmula 3 ArtTech F24 car at Moscow City Racing 2008 show

Samarin competed in karting from 1998 to 2003. He began his formula racing career in the 2004 Formula RUS season, finishing fourth overall in the championship standings. For 2005, he remained in the series and finished as runner-up.

Samarin's next step was Formula 1600 Russia. The Russian driver took four race victories in 2006, en route to the championship. He continued in the series in 2007, taking the title once again.

He competed in a number of regional championship events for the Russian Formula Three, Finnish Formula Three, and Formula Three NEZ in 2008.

He missed the entire 2009 season due to sponsorship problems.[1]

FIA Formula Two Championship

Samarin at the Oschersleben round of the 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship season.

Samarin stepped up to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2010.[1]

Racing record

Career results

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2004	Formula RUS	Lukoil Racing Team Junior	4	0	0	0	2	53	4th
2005	Formula RUS	Lukoil Racing Team Junior	4	1	0	2	3	53	2nd
2006	Formula 1600 Russia	Istok Art-Line Racing	10	?	?	?	?	79	1st
2007	Formula 1600 Russia	Istok Art-Line Racing	14	5	0	3	8	186	1st
2008	Russian Formula Three	Art-Line Engineering	12	4	2	?	8	129	2nd
		AKM Racing Team
	Finnish Formula Three	Art-Line Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	32	12th
	Formula Three NEZ		2	0	0	0	0	14	7th
2010	FIA Formula Two Championship	Motorsport Vision	8	0	0	0	1	64	12th

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2010	SIL 1 DSQ	SIL 2 15	MAR 1 4	MAR 2 Ret	MON 1 12	MON 2 8	ZOL 1 7	ZOL 2 8	ALG 1 13	ALG 2 8	BRH 1 3	BRH 2 9	BRN 1 14	BRN 2 16	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 8	VAL 1 10	VAL 2 4	12th	64

References

1. Кабановский, Александр (5 December 2009). Иван Самарин выступит в Формуле 2. f1news.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Retrieved 5 December 2009.

External links

• Ivan Samarin career summary at DriverDB.com