2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series Explained

The 2024 SMP Russian Circuit Racing Series is the eleventh season of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organized by SMP Racing. It's the tenth season with international TCR class cars. In 2023, the competition's held in eight classes: Touring, Touring Light, Super Production, S1600, GT4, CN, Historic Touring Cup and Formula 4.

Teams and drivers

Yokohama is the official tyre supplier.

Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship

TeamCarDriversRounds
Lukoil Racing SMP TeamHyundai i30 N TCR2 Aleksandr Smolyar1–4
7 Kirill Smal1–4
Hyundai Elantra N TCR10 Vladimir Atoev1–4
TAIF MotorsportCupra León VZ TCR4 Dmitry Bragin1–4
Cupra León Competición TCR12 Mikhail Simonov1–4
LADA Sport RosneftLADA Vesta NG TCR8 Ivan Chubarov1–4
50 Maksim Turiev1–4
Innostage AG TeamAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)17 Pavel Kalmanovich1–4
Hyundai i30 N TCR20 Egor Sanin1–4
ALGA MotorsportAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)18 Rustam Fatkhutdinov1–2
Twins RacingHyundai i30 N TCR78 Artem Slutsky1–4
98 Zakhar Slutsky1–4
Rally AcademyAudi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)TBA Anton BadoevTBA

Super Production

All teams and drivers are Russian-registered.

TeamCarDriversRounds
LADA Sport RosneftLADA Vesta NG11 Kirill Ladygin1–4
99 Leonid Panfilov1–4
LECAR Racing19 Vladimir Sheshenin1–4
29 Andrey Petukhov1–4
Kosarev ArtemMazda 315 Artem Kosarev1–3
Sofit Racing TeamSubaru BRZ21 Maksim Arkhangelsky1–4
22 Artemiy Melnikov1–4
97 Ivan Ovsienko1–4
Neva MotorsportHonda Civic Type R FN233 Roman Golykov1–4
RHHCC Lubsar Racing TeamVolkswagen Scirocco80 Aleksandr Garmash1, 3–4
Honda Civic Type R EP388 Nikolay Vikhansky1, 3–4

Touring Light

All teams and drivers are Russian-registered.

TeamCarDriversRounds
Bragin Racing TeamSkoda Fabia 1.5T1 Mikhail Simonov5
5 Maksim Soldatov1, 3–5
89 Artem Fridman1, 3–5
Innostage AG TeamKia Rio X 1.6T10 Stanislav Novikov1, 3–5
Kia Rio X 1.5T78 Artem Antonov1, 3–4
88 Ilya Sidorov1, 3–5
Audi A1 6B 1.4T32 Aleksandr Chachava3–5
Rumos RacingKia Rio X 1.4T1
Kia Rio X 1.5T25 Daniil Kharashun1, 3–5
27 Roman Scherbakov3–4
70 Ilya Rodkin1, 3–5
Rally AcademyAudi A1 8X 1.4T12 Nikolay Karamyshev1, 3–5
55 Petr Plotnikov1, 3–5
RS MotorsportMini JCW F56 1.6T13 Stepan Anufriev5
B-Tuning Pro RacingVolkswagen Polo R2B16 Tatiana Eliseeva1, 3–4
Mini JCW F56 1.6TTBA
Kuzma’s Mother RTKia Rio X 1.6T17 Vladimir Cherevan1, 3–5
33 Dmitry Dudarev1, 3–5
Lukoil RacingAudi A1 8X 1.4T21 Daniil Kovalev1, 3–5
43 Andrey Maslennikov1, 3–5
ALGA MotorsportHyundai Solaris24 Kirill Zinoviev1
Volkswagwn Polo 1.4T3–4
Hyundai Solaris 1.6T5
Kalimullin AzatKia Rio X 1.4T28 Azat Kalimullin1, 3
PowerfulsKia Rio X 1.5T37 Denis Karelin5
Volkswagwn Polo 1.4T1, 3–4
49 Ivan Tverdokhlebov1, 3–5
STK TimerkhanVolkswagwn Polo 1.4T62 Rais Minnikhanov5
Savin AlekseyHyundai Solaris66 Aleksey Savin1, 3
Hyundai Solaris II 1.6T5

S1600

All teams and drivers are Russian-registered.

TeamCarDriversRounds
ALGA MotorsportKia Rio11 Dmitry Shishko1
Hyundai Solaris23 Kai Richard Shik1, 3–5
210 Vladimir Lobachev4–5
LADA Vesta1, 3
67 Pavel Sokerkin5
RS MotorsportHyundai Solaris13 Stepan Anufriev3–4
Bragin Racing TeamLADA Granta14 Nikolay Kalinin1, 3–5
Grekov OlegLADA Kalina15 Yaroslav Grekov3, 5
Rumos RacingKia Rio X22 Viktor Sidorkin4–5
27 Roman Scherbakov1
PochenkovKia Rio54 Mikhail Pochenkov1, 3–5
79 Aleksandr Pochenkov1, 3–5
ParusKia Rio X56 Vasily Korablev1, 3–5
GTE Racing TeamKia Rio X58 Mikhail Dralin 1, 3–4
Lada Granta84 Philipp Tuponosov1, 3–5
100 Ruslan Safin5
Safin Ruslan4
STK TimerkhanKia Rio62 Rais Minnikhanov4
Zinatov AlbertLada Granta96 Albert Zinatov5

GT4

All teams and drivers are Russian-registered.

TeamCarDriversRounds
X Motorsport Team GarisToyota GR Supra GT45 Sergey Titarenko1, 3–4
11 Dmitry Rodionov1, 3–4
Capital Racing TeamMercedes-AMG GT413 Denis Remenyako1, 3–4
Yadro MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT416 Sergey Stolyarov1, 3–4
88 Rinat Salikhov3–4
RSCar MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT424 Nikita Silaev3–4
63 Vdim Mescheryakov3–4
SMP Racing Motor SharksMercedes-AMG GT433 Aleksey Nesov1, 3–4
Iskra MotorsportToyota GR Supra GT437 Andrey Solukovtsev1, 3–4
Rumos RacingToyota GR Supra GT4 Evo46 Svetlana Gorbunova1, 3–4
47 Lev Tolkachev1, 3–4
SMP RacingMercedes-AMG GT451 Irina Sidorkova1, 3–4
Team GarisToyota GR Supra GT456 Dmitry Anastasiadis1, 3–4
65 Dionis Anastasiadis1
Goncharov AndreyToyota GR Supra GT477 Andrey Goncharov3–4

Sports prototype CN

TeamCarDriversRounds
SDYUSTSH for motorsportsLegends 6004 Vladimir Gorlach2
5 Sergey Lapitsky2–3, 5
Vrulin Nikolay527 Shortcut6 Nikolay Vrulin2–5
Dobrynina Tatiana527 Shortcut7 Tatiana Dobrynina2–3
Viktorov Artem527 Shortcut8 Artem Viktorov2, 4–5
AIMOL Racing CSKA527 Shortcut10 Sergey Ievlev2–5
AIMOL Racing11 Aleksey Chernov2–5
18 Sergey Peregudov2–5
31 Aleksey Khairov2–5
Russian RingLegends EVO12 Shota Abkhazava2
73 Sergey Aglish2
221 Artem Kabakov2
Legends 60017 Yriy Ryazantsev2–3, 5
23 Matvey Smirnov3, 5
46 Roman Averyanov2, 5
58 Efim Lev2–3
82 Daniil Zubenkov2
Leontiev Artem527 Shortcut13 Artem Leontiev2–5
Balchug Racing527 Shortcut15 Boris Shulmeyster2–5
21 Kirill Kirakozov2–5
33 Stanislav Sidoruk2–5
43 Aleksey Didukh2–5
93 Sergey Valuyskikh2–4
96 Dmitry Eliseev2–4
Magidovich Eugeny527 Shortcut16 Eugeny Magidovich4–5
Gromov Andrey527 Shortcut19 Andrey Gromov2–5
Kramar Motorsport527 Shortcut22 Egor Grachev3–5
74 Igor Shunailov2–5
Frolov NikitaMitJet 2L24 Nikita Frolov3
SMP RacingMitJet 2L27 Mariya Tyrina2–5
54 Ilya Sidelnikov3–5
222 Konstantin Sugrobov2–5
Vinopal Aleksandr527 Shortcut30 Aleksandr Vinopal2–3
Team GarisMitJet 2L37 Konstantin Zakharevsky3–4
45 Anton Khrapykin3–4
111 Evgeny Samoilov5
Dudarev Motorsport527 Shortcut55 Aleksandr Dudarev2–5
78 Yriy Sunyaev2–5
Maleev Mikhail527 Shortcut63 Mikhail Maleev2–4
Krumilov Stepan527 Shortcut69 Stepan Krumilov2, 5
Parshutin Pavel527 Shortcut71 Pavel Parshutin2–5
Saitov Damir527 Shortcut77 Damir Saitov2–4
Boyarinova Ekaterina527 Shortcut88 Ekaterina Boyarinova2–5
Shutemov Aleksandr527 Shortcut160 Aleksandr Shutemov2–5
Gerasimov Ivan527 Shortcut888 Ivan Gerasimov2

SMP Historic Touring Cup

TeamCarDriversClassRounds
Khamidullin AlmazVAZ 2107410 Almaz KhamidullinHC16005
Kuzma's Mother Racing TeamVAZ 2101317 Vladimir CherevanHC20002–3, 5
Moscow VirtuosiVAZ 210526 Ivan TarakanovHC16002–3, 5
VAZ 210733 Andrey KozlovHC16002–3, 5
Khusainov TimurVAZ 210669 Timur KhusainovHC16002–3, 5
Donets VladislavMoskvich 408IE77 Vladislav DonetsHC20002–3, 5
Semenov GlebVAZ 210180 Gleb SemenovHC20002, 5
Bulatov KirillVAZ 2102123 Kirill BulatovHC16005
Pavluk SergeyMoskvich 412500 Sergey PavlukHC20005
Milanov MaksimVAZ 2101545 Maksim MilanovHC16002
Smolyakov RomanVAZ 2101555 Roman SmolyakovHC16002–3

SMP Formula 4

Calendar and results

Calendar is presented on October 19 and includes 8 rounds[1] and was adjusted on December 21.[2]

CircuitDate
1Fort Grozny Autodrom, Grozny12–14 AprilR1: Mikhail Simonov
R2: Dmitry Bragin
R1: Vladimir Sheshenin
R2: Vladimir Sheshenin
R1: Vladimir Cherevan
R2: Daniil Kharashun
R1: Roman Scherbakov
R2: Nikolay Kalinin
R1: Sergey Titarenko
R2: Aleksey Nesov
R3: Aleksey Nesov
not heldnot heldnot held
23–5 MayR1: Vladimir Atoev
R2: Kirill Smal
R1: Kirill Ladygin
R2: Kirill Ladygin
not heldnot heldnot heldR1: Shortcut: Aleksandr Dudarev
       Legends: Shota Abkhazava
       Mitjet: Konstantin Sugrobov
R2: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov
       Legends: Shota Abkhazava
       Mitjet: Konstantin Sugrobov
R1: HC2000: Vladimir Cherevan
      HC1600: Andrey Kozlov
R2: HC2000: Vladimir Cherevan
      HC1600: Andrey Kozlov
not held
3NRING Circuit, Bogorodsk31 May–2 JuneR1: Egor Sanin
R2: Zakhar Slutsky
R1: Leonid Panfilov
R2: Vladimir Sheshenin
R1: Aleksandr Maslennikov
R2: Nikolay Karamyshev
R1: Nikolay Kalinin
R2: Aleksandr Pochenkov
R1: Aleksey Nesov
R2: Aleksey Nesov
R3: Aleksey Nesov
R1: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov
       Legends: Sergey Lapitsky
       Mitjet: Konstantin Sugrobov
R2: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov
       Legends: Sergey Lapitsky
       Mitjet: Konstantin Sugrobov
R1: HC2000: Vladimir Cherevan
      HC1600: Andrey Kozlov
R2: HC2000: Vladimir Cherevan
      HC1600: Andrey Kozlov
not held
4Kazan Ring, Kazan20–22 JuneR1: Vladimir Atoev
R2: Zakhar Slutsky
R1: Roman Golykov
R2: Nikolay Vikhansky
R1: Vladimir Cherevan
R2: Ilya Rodkin
R1: Vladimir Lobachev
R2: Vasily Korablev
R1: Aleksey Nesov
R2: Aleksey Nesov
R3: Aleksey Nesov
R1: Shortcut: Igor Shunailov
       Mitjet: Konstantin Sugrobov
R2: Shortcut: Andrey Gromov
       Mitjet:
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Championship standings

Scoring systems
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Qualifacation108642
Race 1 Points302419161412108765432111
Race 2 Points25201613111098765432111

Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship

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DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
1Mikhail Simonov153102423170
2Vladimir Atoev331831017159
3Aleksandr Smolyar242Ret7232142
4Ivan Chubarov58756946118
5Dmitry Bragin41835378113
6Egor Sanin1261141565108
7Pavel Kalmanovich825946114100
8Zakhar Slutsky91112Ret1019179
9Kirill Smal11791111151078
10Artem Slutsky1010429810976
11Maksim Turiev79107878DNS65
12Rustam Fatkhutdinov6Ret6638
DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship Team's Standings

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DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
1Lukoil Racing SMP Team23183212301
342Ret71037
2TAIF Motorsport11332323283
458105478
3Innostage AG Team82541564211
1261194611†5
4LADA Sport Rosneft58756746183
79107898DNS
5Twins Racing910429191155
101112Ret108109
DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO

Super Production

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DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
1Vladimir Sheshenin11433185174
2Kirill Ladygin5Ret116222174
3Leonid Panfilov2352144Ret146
4Roman Golykov3225RetRet17145
5Andrey Petukhov48342Ret58109
6Nikolay Vikhansky86553183
7Ivan Ovsienko6469Ret3Ret383
8Artemy Melnikov85Ret 7 Ret66464
9Maksim Arkhangelsky7Ret764RetRetDNS52
10Artem Kosarev10788DNSDNS31
11Aleksandr Garmash9RetRetRet7627
DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Super Production Team's Standings

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DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
1LADA Sport Rosneft23111222320
 5 Ret 5  2 464Ret
2LECAR11332155283
48443Ret88
3Sofit Racing Team646643Ret3135
7Ret79RetRetRetDNS
DriverGROSMONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO

Touring Light

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DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO
1Andrey Maslennikov53117Ret316147
2Nikolay Karamyshev217†612932137
3Vladimir Cherevan167911457133
4Petr Plotnikov325734128131
5Maksim Soldatov494382917112
6Daniil KharashunRet13124Ret41587
7Stanislav Novikov10RetRetRet566382
8Ilya Rodkin848136113980
9Artem Antonov610229DNS74
10Ivan Tverdokhlebov781147511Ret64
11Dmitry Dudarev18Ret9815108451
12Roman Scherbakov17Ret1177149
13Artem Fridman11510Ret108Ret1042
14Denis Karelin121112111212101238
15Mikhail Simonov2535
16Kirill Zinoviev1314185Ret11161621
17Aleksandr Chachava16†18†14101413151318
18Tatiana Eliseeva1413Ret6DNSDNS15
19Ilya Sidorov91215DSQRetDNSRet1112
20Daniil Kovalev1515131413Ret141410
21Aleksey Savin17716RetDSQRet9
22Azat KalimullinRet16†DNS151
23Rais Minnikhanov17180
24Stepan AnufrievRetRet0
DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Touring Light Team's Standings

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DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO
1Rally Academy22512432260
317†7639128
2Kuzma's Mother Racing Team167811054182
18Ret99151487
3Rumos Racing813124149167
Ret48136Ret1315
4Innostage AG Team610225663157
10RetRetRet9DNSRet11
5Lukoil Racing Team5311413316151
15151317RetRet1414
6Bragin Racing Team454382910148
11910Ret108Ret17
7Powerfuls78114751012102
12111211121211Ret
DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO

S1600

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DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO
1Vasiliy Karablev92242132179
2Nikolay Kalinin41138812Ret127
3Aleksandr Pochenkov5331RetDNS111117
4Vladimir LobachevRetDNS66121Ret113
5Mikhail Pochenkov2Ret1024Ret53101
6Kai Richard Shik6548Ret426100
7Philipp Tuponosov348DNS3DNS4Ret97
8Mikhail Dralin7655DNSDNS51
9Stepan Anufriev775349
10Viktor Sidorkin667543
11Ruslan Safin778440
12Roman Scherbakov1Ret38
13Yaroslav Grekov9910Ret20
14Dmitry Shishko8717
15Pavel Sokerkin6Ret16
16Albert Zinatov9716
17Rais MinnikhanovRet511
DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

S1600 Team's Standings

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DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO
1GTE Racing Team 3  4  5  5  3 DNS 4  4 169
76 8 DNSDNSDNS 8 Ret
DriverGRONRGKAZADMIGOMSCGRO

SMP GT4 Russia

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DriverGRONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
1Aleksey Nesov211111111278
2Sergey Titarenko1DSQ2262222201
3Sergey Stolyarov42432533Ret157
4Irina Sidorkova53344Ret74Ret114
5Andrey Solukovtsev9DSQ55564512102
6Rinat Salikhov63Ret56373
7Denis Remenyako3Ret10†RetRet467573
8Dmitry Rodionov75711971114869
9Dmitry Anastasiadis648DSQ1310Ret10464
10Lev TolkachevDNS69†78DNS89662
11Svetlana Gorbunova87Ret1010912131050
12Andrey Goncharov8113138947
13Vadim Mescheryakov12711912739
14Nikita Silaev912810111135
15Dionis Anastasiadis108624
DriverGRONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

SMP GT4 Russia Team's Standings

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DriverGRONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO
1SMP Racing Motor Sharks211111111278
2X Motorsport Team Garis152262222270
7DSQ7119711148
3YADRO Motorsport424325333230
63Ret56Ret
4RUMOS Racing869†789896112
DNS7Ret1010DNS121310
5Capital Racing Team3Ret10†RetRet467573
DriverGRONRGKAZIGOMSCGRO

SMP Formula 4

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DriverMSCIGOMSC
1TBA0
DriverMSCIGOMSC
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

  1. News: СМП Российская серия кольцевых гонок: изменения в календаре!. raf-rcrs.ru. ru. SMP Russian circuit racing series: changes in the calendar!. 19 October 2023. 7 January 2024.
  2. News: СМП Российская серия кольцевых гонок: календарь скорректирован!. raf-rcrs.ru. ru. SMP Russian circuit racing series: calendar adjusted!. 21 December 2023. 7 January 2024.