Egor Orudzhev
Egor Orudzhev | |
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| Born | October 16, 1995 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Professional racing driver competing in various series including Formula Renault 3.5, European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship, and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe |
Egor Alekseevich Orudzhev (, born 16 October 1995) is a professional racing driver from Russia.
Karting
Originating from Saint Petersburg, Orudzhev started his karting journey in 2006. He secured second place in the Russian Karting Championship's Mini category and claimed the Russian KF3 title in 2009. That same year marked his entry into international KF3 competitions. By 2011, he progressed to the KF2 class, where he achieved third position in the WSK Euro Series.
Lower formulae
Orudzhev made his single-seater debut in 2012, competing in the French F4 Championship. He concluded the season within the top ten, earning points in seven races and standing on the podium twice at the Bugatti Circuit. Additionally, he participated in select rounds of both the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series, representing AV Formula and Fortec Motorsport respectively.
In 2013, Orudzhev committed to full campaigns with Tech 1 Racing in both the Eurocup and Alps championships. He earned a podium finish during the Eurocup opener at Motorland Aragon and collected eight additional points-scoring results. In the Alps championship, he achieved fifth place overall, securing two podiums at Misano and Imola.
During the winter of 2014, Orudzhev competed in the 2014 Toyota Racing Series, where he notched three victories including his inaugural single-seater win at Teretonga Park, ultimately ranking sixth in the championship. Continuing with Tech 1 Racing for the Eurocup, he finished eighth overall with three podium appearances. That year also saw his debut in Formula Three through participation in the British Formula 3 with Carlin, where he claimed his first win at Silverstone starting from the front row.[1]
Formula Renault 3.5
In 2015, Orudzhev progressed to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Arden Motorsport after three seasons in the Eurocup. He outperformed teammate Nicholas Latifi, who later advanced to Formula One, finishing fifth overall as the second-best rookie. His highlights included victories at the Hungaroring and Le Mans Bugatti Circuit, alongside two further podium finishes.
Continuing with Arden in the rebranded Formula V8 3.5 Series during 2016, Orudzhev secured five wins and concluded third in the championship despite retiring from six races. His efforts, combined with those of teammate Aurélien Panis, contributed to Arden clinching the teams' title.
For the 2017 season, Orudzhev joined AV Formula—renamed SMP Racing with AVF due to sponsorship changes. Although multiple retirements hindered his pursuit of the championship against Pietro Fittipaldi, he amassed ten podiums including two victories. He ended his campaign one round early, finishing sixth overall.
Sportscar career
In mid-2017, Orudzhev transitioned to SMP Racing’s LMP2 squad within the European Le Mans Series, teaming up with Matevos Isaakyan for the final four events. They captured their first endurance race win at their second outing in Le Castellet. At Spa-Francorchamps, Orudzhev led for three hours out of four, contributing to a third-place finish for their team. They repeated a third-place result at the season finale and secured fourth place in the teams' standings.
Throughout 2018, Orudzhev and SMP participated in three ELMS rounds as preparation for SMP’s entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship’s top category. Piloting the #17 BR Engineering BR1 alongside Stéphane Sarrazin and Isaakyan, early accidents affected their performance; however, they inherited a podium at Silverstone following Toyota disqualifications. The car struggled to complete subsequent races but managed a fourth-place finish at Spa as their only other points-scoring result.
At the beginning of the 2019–20 WEC campaign, Orudzhev joined Team LNT to drive their Ginetta G60-LT-P1 #5 entry. Benefiting from difficulties faced by competitors, they achieved third place at Silverstone, trailing leading Toyotas by four laps. After two additional rounds, Orudzhev parted ways with Team LNT.
After taking a break during 2020, Orudzhev competed in Russia's Circuit Racing Series touring class with Lukoil Racing. He secured a victory in 2021 and finished runner-up narrowly behind Dmitry Bragin in 2022. In 2023, he entered the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Pro-Am category with Shota Abkhazava for ART-Line, earning two class podium finishes.
Career summary
!2021 !align=left|' Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring !align=left|' Lukoil Racing Team !13 !1 !2 !1 !6 !166 !5th place !2022 !align=left|' Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring !align=left|' Lukoil Racing Team !12 !2 !3 !2 !4 !226 !style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd place !2023 !align=left|' Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am !align=left|' ART-Line !12 !0 !0 !0 !2 !? !?* !rowspan=2|'2024 !align=left|' Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro !rowspan=2 align=left|' ART-Line !12 !4 !2 !? !5 !93 !style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' 3rd place !align=left|' Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro !2 !1 !0 !1 !1 !23 !important="background:#FFFFBF;"|' 1st place !2025 !important="left"|' GT2 European Series !important="left"|' ART-Line| Season | Series | Team | Races | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points | Final standing |
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| 2012 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10th place |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Not Classified† | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | AV Formula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45th place | |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 7th place |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 5th place | ||
| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd place | ||
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 8th place |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | Not Classified† | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 595 | 6th place | |
| British Formula 3 International Series | Carlin Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12th place | |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Arden Motorsport | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 5th place |
| 2016 | ' Formula V8 3.5 Series | ' Arden Motorsport | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 193 | ' 3rd place |
| '2017 | ' World Series Formula V8 3.5 | ' SMP Racing with AVF | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 198 | 6th place |
| ' European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ' SMP Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 6th place | |
| '2018 | ' European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | ' SMP Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd place |
| ' '24 Hours of Le Mans' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Did Not Finish | ||
| 2018–19 | ' FIA World Endurance Championship | ' SMP Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14th place |
| 2019 | ' '24 Hours of Le Mans' | ' SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Did Not Finish |
| 2019–20 | ' FIA World Endurance Championship | ' Team LNT | 3 | 0
!0 !0 !1 !27.5 !15th place | |||||
† Due to Orudzhev's status as a guest competitor, points were not awarded.
- Ongoing season.
Full French F4 Championship Results
(legend) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest laps)
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Total Points |
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| 2012 | LÉD 1 14 |
LÉD 2 9 |
PAU 1 7 |
PAU 2 Retired |
VDV 1 5 |
VDV 2 Retired |
MAG 1 5 |
MAG 2 14 |
NAV 1 4 |
NAV 2 11 |
LMS 1 3 |
LMS 2 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
10th | 75 |
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(legend) (Bold indicates pole position; italics signify fastest lap)
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| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC† | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 ... (table continues) ... Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position; those in italics represent fastest laps)
† Orudzhev participated as a guest driver and therefore was not eligible to score points Full World Series Formula V8 3.5 Standings(legend) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
Full European Le Mans Series Results
Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results
24 Hours of Le Mans Performance
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- ↑ Orudzhev at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2024