Russian Automobile Federation
| Российская автомобильная федерация | |
| Sport | Motorsports |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | RAF |
| Founded | November 30, 1991 |
| Affiliation | FIA |
| Regional affiliation | Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| President | Boris Rotenberg |
| Vice president(s) | Anton Nemkin |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) (Russian: Российская автомобильная федерация, romanized: Rossiyskaya avtomobilnaya federatsiya) is an FIA-affiliated association of motorists based in Russia founded in 1991.[1][2]
History
On 11 December 1992, the FIA General Assembly accepted the RAF as a member of the FIA and granted the RAF the right to exercise sports power throughout the national territory of the Russian Federation.
Victor Kiryanov served as President of the RAF from 2003 to 2024.[3] Boris Rotenberg was elected as his successor in May 2024.[4]
Use as a representative nationality
Beginning in 2021, Russian motorsport competitors are designated as representatives of the RAF after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the ban on Russia, barring it from competing under its flag in international sporting events following the doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[5][6]
The following entrants were listed as RAF competitors while they were banned from representing Russia.
| Entrant | Type | Years | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula One | ||||
| Nikita Mazepin | Driver | 2021 | #9 Haas F1 Team | [7] |
| FIA World Endurance Championship | ||||
| G-Drive Racing | Team | 2021–2022 | [8] | |
| Roman Rusinov | Driver | 2021 | ||
| Sergey Sirotkin | Driver (reserve entry) | |||
| Daniil Kvyat | Driver | 2022 | ||
| World Rally Championship-2 | ||||
| Nikolay Gryazin | Driver | 2021 | Toksport WRT 2 | [9] |
| Konstantin Aleksandrov | Co-driver | |||
| Dakar Rally | ||||
| Quads | ||||
| Chyr Mari | Team | 2022 | #193 Yamaha YFM 700R | |
| Aleksandr Maksimov | Driver | |||
| Cars | ||||
| VRT Team | Team | 2022 | #208 BMW X5 | |
| Vladimir Vasilyev | Driver | |||
| MSK Rally Team | Team | #216 Mini John Cooper Works Buggy | ||
| Denis Krotov | Driver | |||
| Konstantin Zhiltsov | Co-driver | |||
| Alexey Kuzmich | Co-driver | #218 X-raid–Mini John Cooper Works Buggy | ||
| Light Prototypes | ||||
| MSK Rally Team | Team | 2022 | #312 Can-Am Maverick | |
| Pavel Lebedev | Driver | |||
| Kirill Shubin | Co-driver | |||
| Boris Gadasin | Driver | #315 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF | ||
| Dmitry Pavlov | Co-driver | |||
| Andrey Novikov | Driver | #320 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF | ||
| Dmitrii Kozhukhov | Co-driver | |||
| Team Maria Oparina | Team | #323 Can-Am Maverick X3 | ||
| Maria Oparina | Driver | |||
| Light Prototypes (SSV) | ||||
| Xesha Motorsport | Team | 2022 | #465 BRP Maverick X3 | |
| Tatiana Sycheva | Driver | |||
| Aleksandr Alekseev | Co-driver | |||
| Trucks | ||||
| Kamaz-Master | Team | 2022 | ||
| Dmitry Sotnikov | Driver | #500 Kamaz K5 435091 | ||
| Ruslan Akhmadeev | Co-driver | |||
| Ilgiz Akhmetzianov | Technician | |||
| Anton Shibalov | Driver | #501 Kamaz 43509 | ||
| Dmitrii Nikitin | Co-driver | |||
| Ivan Tatarinov | Technician | |||
| Eduard Nikolaev | Driver | #505 Kamaz K5 435091 | ||
| Evgenii Iakovlev | Co-driver | |||
| Vladimir Rybakov | Technician | |||
| Andrey Karginov | Driver | #509 Kamaz 43509 | ||
| Andrey Mokeev | Co-driver | |||
| Ivan Malkov | Technician | |||
World Rally Cup results
The RAF entered the 1994 Rally Finland in the 2-litre category, with one car retiring and the other coming in 22nd (but winning in the A6 class).[10][11]
| Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | Rally | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | PRT | GRC | FIN | AUS | ITA | ESP | WLS | |||||
| 1994 | Russian Automobile Federation | Lada Samara | 41 | Sergey Alyasov | Ret | |||||||
| 43 | Aleksandr Nikonenko | 22 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ AUTO+ (Feb 2015). "Russia Races Ahead" (PDF). Auto News+. FIA. pp. 12–17.
- ^ Richards, Giles (2016-04-29). "F1 Russia Grand Prix: local hero Daniil Kvyat the main draw for Sochi audience". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
Formed in 1991, the organisation [Russian Automobile Federation] has offices in 68 of Russia's 85 regions and although these are run almost completely by volunteers they have overseen the number of racing drivers in Russia increasing by 10% a year.
- ^ "Кирьянов переизбран на пост президента Российской автомобильной федерации". Спорт РИА Новости (in Russian). 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Zaitseva, Ekaterina (18 May 2024). "Борис Ротенберг возглавил Российскую автомобильную федерацию" [Boris Rotenberg becomes head of the Russian Automobile Federation]. Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (2021-02-05). "Mazepin and other Russian drivers forbidden from racing under country's flag". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ Smith, Luke (2021-02-05). "Mazepin set to race in F1 under neutral flag after CAS ruling". Autosport. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Smith, Luke (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "2021 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TOTAL 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Oliveira, André; Wanka, Tomáš (2014-02-09). "Final results Neste 1000 Lakes Rally 1994". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "1994 FIA World Rally Championship 44. Neste 1000 Lakes Rally | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-05.