Egor Orudzhev
Orudzhev in 2013.
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
World Series Formula V8 3.5 career
Debut season2015
Current teamSMP Racing with AVF
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number5
Former teamsArden Motorsport
Starts51
Wins9
Poles2
Fastest laps5
Best finish3rd in 2016
Previous series
2014
2012–14
2012–14
2012		Toyota Racing Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
French F4 Championship

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 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 ? ?*

† 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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