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Egor Alekseevich Orudzhev (Russian: Его́р Алексе́евич Ору́джев, IPA: [ɪˈɡor ɐˈrudʐɨf], born 16 October 1995) is a Russian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Saint Petersburg, Orudzhev entered karting in 2006, when he finished as runner-up in the Russian Karting Championship in the Mini Class, before he became champion in the Russian KF3 Championship in 2009.[1] Also in 2009 he moved to the international scene, where he competed in the KF3 category as well.[2] He progressed into the KF2 category in 2011, when he finished third in the WSK Euro Series.[3]

Formula Renault

In 2012, Orudzhev made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the French F4 Championship.[4] He closed the top ten in the series standings with seven point-scoring finishes, including two podiums – a second and a third – at the Bugatti Circuit.[5] He also contested single rounds in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with AV Formula and Fortec Motorsports respectively.[6][7]

For 2013, Orudzhev moved to Tech 1 Racing for full-season campaigns in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.[8] In the Eurocup, he took a podium finish in the opening race of the season at Motorland Aragon, as well as another eight point-scoring finishes.[9] In the Alps championship, he finished fifth with two podiums at Misano and Imola.

Orudzhev stayed with Tech 1 for the 2014 season.[10]

Toyota Racing Series

During the 2014 off-season Orudzhev competed in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series with M2 Competition.[11] He won three races and scored another five podiums on his way to sixth place in the series.[12]

Formula Three

Orudzhev at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2024

Orudzhev made his Formula Three début in 2014 in the British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Carlin.[13] He won his inaugural race at Silverstone, starting from front row.[14]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 12 0 0 1 2 75 10th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps AV Formula 2 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 0 1 78 7th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 14 0 1 0 2 75 5th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 3 3 83 8th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 2 N/A NC†
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 3 1 1 8 595 6th
British Formula 3 International Series Carlin 3 1 0 1 1 26 12th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Arden Motorsport 17 2 0 0 4 133 5th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Arden Motorsport 18 5 1 3 8 193 3rd
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 SMP Racing with AVF 16 2 1 2 10 198 6th
European Le Mans Series SMP Racing 4 1 0 0 3 63 6th
2018 European Le Mans Series SMP Racing 3 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship SMP Racing 8 0 0 0 1 27 14th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans SMP Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship Team LNT 3 0 0 0 1 27.5 15th
2021 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Lukoil Racing Team 13 1 2 1 6 166 5th
2022 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Lukoil Racing Team 12 2 3 2 4 226 2nd
2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am ART-Line 2 0 0 0 0 ? ?*
2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe ART-Line

† As Orudzhev was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Points
2015 Arden Motorsport ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

18
MON
1

4
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

9
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

11
RBR
1

11
RBR
2

Ret
SIL
1

7
SIL
2

6
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

5
BUG
1

2
BUG
2

1
JER
1

2
JER
2

7
5th 133
2016 Arden Motorsport ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

14†
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

9
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

Ret
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

3
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

3
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

5
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

1
JER
1

2
JER
2

1
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

7
3rd 193
2017 SMP Racing with AVF SIL
1

2
SIL
2

2
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

7
MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

Ret
JER
1

Ret
JER
2

2
ALC
1

1
ALC
2

3
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

3
MEX
1

Ret
MEX
2

Ret
COA
1

2
COA
2

1
BHR
1
BHR
2
6th 198

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2017 SMP Racing LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR
6
LEC
1
SPA
3
ALG
3
6th 63
2018 SMP Racing LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
Ret
MNZ
Ret
RBR
7
SIL SPA ALG 22nd 6

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2018–19 SMP Racing LMP1 BR Engineering BR1 AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6 SPA
Ret
LMS
Ret
SIL
3
FUJ
Ret
SHA
Ret
SEB
NC
SPA
4
LMS
Ret
14th 27
2019–20 Team LNT LMP1 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL
3
FUJ
11
SHA
4
BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 15th 27.5

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Russia SMP Racing France Stéphane Sarrazin
Russia Matevos Isaakyan
BR Engineering BR1-AER LMP1 123 DNF DNF
2019 Russia SMP Racing France Stéphane Sarrazin
Russia Sergey Sirotkin
BR Engineering BR1-AER LMP1 163 DNF DNF

References

  1. ^ Егор Оруджев. n-formula.ru (in Russian). Наша Формула. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ "European Championship — KF3 2009 standings". driverdb,com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ^ "WSK Euro Series — KF2 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Drivers 2012". Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (30 September 2012). "Roundup: Bianchi steals FR3.5 points lead with home win". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ^ "AV anche con Calderon e Orudhzev" [AV even with Calderon and Orudzhev]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Circuit de Catalunya. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 February 2013). "Tech 1 confirms Formula Renault 2.0 lineup". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. ^ Musker, Ant (28 April 2013). "Vaxiviere wins again in Tech 1 one-two". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  10. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (8 January 2014). "Hubert, Romanov join Orudzhev in Tech 1's Eurocup lineup". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Steijn is back for 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. ^ Allen, Peter (22 February 2014). "2014 Toyota Racing Series season review". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (20 May 2014). "Egor Orudzhev set for British F3 debut at Silverstone". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  14. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (24 May 2014). "Orudzhev sails to victory on British F3 debut". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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