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Sergey Sirotkin

Sergey Sirotkin, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 1st July 2017. Copyright, Richard Jenkins, 2018.

Sergey Sirotkin, Goodwood Festival of Speed, 1st July 2017. Copyright, Richard Jenkins, 2018.

Born:

27 Aug 1995
Moscow

Nationality:

Russia

Grands Prix:

21 (2018)

Williams F1's new driver in 2018, Sergey won the Formula Abarth European Series championship in 2011, aged just sixteen years of age. Sergey then drove in Auto GP, Italian Formula 3 and Formula Renault 3.5; the latter of which he competed in for three seasons. In 2013, aged just seventeen, he started his Formula 1 involvement as Sauber's test and reserve driver, coming close to being what would've then been the youngest ever Formula 1 driver. Sirotkin then raced for a while in GP2, winning three times and dovetailed this with extensive testing for Renault and their Formula 1 car. He lost his seat at the end of 2018 and moved to endurance racing for 2019. He remained racing until 2021. Now also runs a karting academy for very young Russian children to learn their first motorsport steps and in 2022, was named the executive director of the Russian Automobile Federation.

Biography last updated 13 May 2022