Roman Aleksandrovich Rusinov (, born 21 October 1981 in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver who competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with G-Drive Racing from the Championship's first season in 2012 until 2021 and the European Le Mans Series from 2018 until 2021. He has four titles in international endurance championships.

Rusinov is the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe.

Racing record In 2000, Rusinov won the International Renault Finals in French Formula Renault, becoming the first Russian driver to win an international race in Europe. 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 Nürburgring.

The same year, Rusinov won the LMP675 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.

In 2012, Rusinov entered the inaugural running of the FIA World Endurance Championship, joining the reigning Intercontinental Le Mans Cup champions Signatech-Nissan from round two onwards.

In 2013, Rusinov's association with G-Drive Racing began, with the Gazprom brand sponsoring the No. 26 car in the LMP2 category. In subsequent years until 2021, the brand and Rusinov moved through several partnerships as they expanded across WEC and in the European Le Mans Series.

At the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rusinov's G-Drive LMP2 crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified during post-race scrutineering for a modified refuelling rig in their fuel system assemblies.

In 2022, the team formally entered the No. 53 car to ELMS under G-Drive Racing. However, on 6 March 2022, Rusinov announced via an Instagram post that the team would not be competing, citing that he was not willing to sign off the conditions of competition for Russian athletes introduced by the FIA in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Rusinov began to compete in rally raids in 2023, driving a Can-Am Maverick in the T3 category for G-Drive Racing. He finished eighth in class in his debut at the Russian Rally-Raid Championship's Gold of Kagan Baja, then runner-up at the Silk Way Rally. The following year, Rusinov won the Silk Way in T3.

Rusinov returned to endurance racing in early 2025, driving a Graff Racing-run Rossa LM GT at the Dubai 24 Hour alongside former teammate Harrison Newey.

Career results Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2000 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 8 1 0 0 1 25 7th2001 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 11 0 0 0 1 53 10th Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 4 0 0 0 0 0 42nd 2002 Formula Palmer AudiN/A 12 1 1 5 7 198 3rd 2003 Euro Formula 3000 GP Racing 7 0 1 1 0 6 9th 2004 Le Mans Endurance Series - GT JMB Racing 4 1 0 0 2 25 1st2005 FIA GT Championship - GT1 JMB Racing 5 0 0 0 0 17 11th Formula One Jordan Grand Prix Test driver 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Russia 2 0 0 0 0 0‡ 25th‡ 2006 Formula One Midland F1 Racing Test driver2008 Le Mans Series - GT1 IPB Spartak Racing 5 0 1 0 3 27 3rd24 Hours of Le Mans - GT110000N/ANC FIA GT Championship - GT1 Reiter Engineering 4 0 0 0 0 9.5 17th ADAC GT Masters 5 2 0 1 2 20 14th2009Le Mans Series - GT1IPB Spartak Racing11001108th24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2Team Modena10000N/A7th 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Signatech-Nissan 7 0 0 0 0 11.5 25th24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A4th 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 8 4 0 0 5 132 3rd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADSQ24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9G-Drive Racing by Phoenix10000N/A8th2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 8 4 6 0 6 137 2nd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADNFUnited SportsCar Championship - PrototypeOAK Racing100002645th Blancpain GT Sprint Series - Pro G-Drive Racing 8 0 0 0 0 16 16th24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9G-Drive Racing10000N/ADNF 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 8 4 0 0 7 178 1st24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210001N/A3rd2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 9 3 3 0 6 162 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210001N/A2nd European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Eurointernational 2 0 0 0 0 6 25th 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 9 1 0 0 1 82 9th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADNF 2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 3 0 0 3 100.25 1st24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADSQ24H GT Series - 991 RScar Motorsport100000NC 2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 2 0 0 2 101 2nd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A6th 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing with Algarve 4 2 0 0 4 83 1st 2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 5 1 0 0 3 61 3rd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A5th 2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 1 1 1 2 74 4thFIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2200000NC†24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A7th2025 Middle East Trophy - GTX Graff RacingUltimate Cup European Series - GT Endurance Cup - UCS12025–2624H Series Middle East - GTXRossa Racing † Guest driver ineligible to score points

‡ Teams' Standings

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2008 IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering Peter Kox Mike Hezemans Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT GT1 266 NC NC 2009 Team Modena Leo Mansell Pierre Ehret Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 314 27th 7th 2012 Signatech-Nissan Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 351 10th 4th 2013 G-Drive-Nissan John Martin Mike Conway Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 327 EX EX 2014 G-Drive Racing Olivier Pla Julien Canal Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP2 120 DNF DNF 2015 G-Drive Racing Sam Bird Julien Canal Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 358 11th 3rd 2016 G-Drive Racing René Rast Will Stevens Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 357 6th 2nd 2017 G-Drive Racing Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 20 DNF DNF 2018 G-Drive Racing Andrea Pizzitola Jean-Éric Vergne Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 369 DSQ DSQ 2019 G-Drive Racing Job van Uitert Jean-Éric Vergne Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 364 11th 6th 2020 G-Drive Racing Mikkel Jensen Jean-Éric Vergne Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 367 9th 5th 2021 G-Drive Racing Franco Colapinto Nyck de Vries Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 358 12th 7th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2012 Signatech-Nissan LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 25th 11.5 2013 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 3rd 132 2014 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS 2nd 137 Ligier JS P2 COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 2015 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 1st 178 2016 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 3rd 162 2017 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 9th 82

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2016 Eurointernational LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 25th 6 2018 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 1st 100.25 2019 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 2nd 101 2020 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 3rd 61 2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 4th 74 ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Notes

References

Roman Rusinov page on FIAGT.com Roman Rusinov page on GTMasters.org Roman Rusinov page on LeMans-Series.com

Driver for IPB SPARTAK Racing

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