Sergey Afanasyev (racing driver)

Sergey Afanasyev
Born	(1988-03-25) March 25, 1988 Russia
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	Professional racing career, Master of Sports of Russia

Sergey Andreyevich Afanasyev (; born 25 March 1988) is a Russian professional racing driver honored with the prestigious title of "Master of Sports of Russia."

Secondary education

In 2004, Sergey completed his studies at a Moscow-based school, graduating with a gold medal distinction.

University education

2009 – Graduated with honours in Law from the Academic Law University (Russian Academy of Sciences) 2010 – Completed studies in Marketing at Lomonosov Moscow State University 2013 – Earned a degree in Pedagogics and Psychology from Moscow Socio-Pedagogical Institute

Initial stages

Afanasyev embarked on his racing journey in 1998, starting with baggy-kart competitions and quickly demonstrating notable success. From 1999 onward, he participated in go-kart championships, achieving:

• 1999 – Third place in the Russian Championship Mini category
• 2000 – Russian Raket Champion
• 2001 – Third place in Russian Championship ICA-Junior
• 2002 – Winner of the Russian ICA-Junior Championship
• 2002 – Champion of Russia in Oka-Junior (winter track)

Formula RUS and Formula Renault 2000

Sergey launched his open-wheel racing career in 2003 within Formula RUS, where he claimed three victories and secured the championship title the next year. Additionally, he competed in eight Formula Renault races at Monza for BVM Minardi Junior Team, concluding the season ranked 13th overall.

In 2005, Afanasyev participated in a full season of Formula Renault 2.0 representing Lukoil Racing, finishing tenth in the overall standings. That year, he also took part in thirteen Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 events, with his best result being fourth place at Oschersleben, ending the championship in 24th position.

The following year, he progressed to the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup driving for Lukoil Racing, where he achieved eighth place overall. Concurrently, he competed in ten races within the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse series, finishing as runner-up.

Formula 3 Euro Series

In 2007, Afanasyev made his debut in the Formula 3 Euro Series with HBR Motorsport. He also attempted to qualify for the Masters of Formula 3 event at Zolder but did not advance.

International Formula Master

Sergey raced for two seasons in International Formula Master under JD Motorsport, securing one victory and placing eighth overall during his debut season. He also took part in six Formula Renault 3.5 Series races with KTR but did not score points.

In 2009, he improved his performance to finish second overall in International Formula Master.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Advancing to Formula Two in 2010, Afanasyev achieved third place in the championship standings with four podium finishes, which qualified him for an F1 licence.

Auto GP

In 2011, Afanasyev joined reigning champions DAMS competing in Auto GP. Despite missing the Donington round due to visa complications, he secured three race victories and concluded the season third overall.

FIA GT1 World Championship

For the 2012 season, Sergey and sponsor Lukoil transitioned from open-wheel racing to participate in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season with Valmon Racing Team Russia. Driving an Aston Martin alongside teammate Andreas Zuber, they represented their team competitively.

GT racing

Towards the end of 2012, Sergey teamed up with Bernd Schneider to finish fourth at the Baku City Challenge.

In 2013, Afanasyev joined HTP Gravity Charouz, piloting a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 alongside Andreas Simonsen and clinched the Championship title. The subsequent year saw Stef Dusseldorp replace Simonsen as Sergey’s teammate.

Touring Car Racing

Sergey shifted to front-wheel-drive vehicles in collaboration with Lukoil and took part in the 2015–2016 TCR International Series, where he achieved multiple podium finishes and secured pole positions.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo

After concluding his partnership with Lukoil in 2017, Sergey competed for two seasons with the ArtLine racing team in the European and Middle East ProAm championships, finishing as runner-up.

Jonnesway Tools became Sergey’s primary sponsor in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series, recognized for its competitive balance between cost and performance.

In 2019, Sergey joined forces with the Bonaldi team alongside Danny Kroes. The duo clinched the Championship title, notably dominating both races at Zandvoort, Kroes’ home circuit.

Return to GT racing

In November 2019, Sergey signed with Black Falcon to compete in the Kyalami 9 Hours, part of the International GT Challenge. Teaming up with Patrick Assenheimer and Hubert Haupt in the silver class, they led much of the event but ultimately finished second following a severe rain-related incident.

At the Bathurst 12 Hour race, Michele Beretta replaced Haupt. Despite leading until the final four hours, minor contact caused mechanical issues that dropped them to third place.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2003	Formula RUS	Lukoil-Serebryaniy dojd'-Junior	14	0	1	1	5	39	4th
2004	Formula RUS	Lukoil Racing Team Junior	14	10	11	12	14	63	1st
	Formula Renault Monza	BVM Minardi Junior Team	8	0	0	0	0	32	13th
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Germany	Lukoil Racing Team	16	0	0	0	0	155	10th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		13	0	0	0	0	0	24th
	Formula RUS	Lukoil Racing Team-Formula Rus	1	1	1	1	1	22	16th
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup	Lukoil Racing	14	1	2	1	2	167	8th
	Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse		10	6	8	8	9	230	2nd
	Formula RUS	Formula Rus	2	2	2	1	2	43	10th
2007	Formula 3 Euro Series	HBR Motorsport	18	0	0	0	0	0	21st
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2008	International Formula Master	JD Motorsport	16	1	1	0	2	28	8th
	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	KTR	6	0	0	0	0	0	34th
2009	align=left  International Formula Master   || JD Motorsport   ||16   ||1   ||0   ||1   ||9   ||68   ||style="background:#DFDFDF;" || 2nd
2010	FIA Formula Two Championship	MotorSport Vision	18	0	1	1	4	157	style="background:#FFDF9F;"	3rd
2011	Auto GP	DAMS	12	1	3	1	4	117	style="background:#FFDF9F;"	3rd
2012	FIA GT1 World Championship	Valmon Racing Team Russia	6	0	0	0	0	0	31st

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Points Scored
2005	Lukoil Racing Team	ZOL 1 Retired	ZOL 2 25th	VAL 1 Retired	VAL 2 29th	LMS 1	LMS 2	BIL 1 Retired	BIL 2 Did Not Start	OSC 1 4th	OSC 2 Retired	DON 1 21st	DON 2 11th	EST 1 25th	EST 2 15th	MNZ 1 18th	MNZ 2 Retired	24th	9

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

(key) (Races in bold signify pole position; italics mark fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Points Earned
2006	Lukoil Racing	OSC 1 5th	OSC 2 2nd	get rid of excessive whitespace and redundant entries to optimize length while maintaining key performance data.

Full Formula 3 Euro Series Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are indicated by italics)

Year	Team Name	Chassis Model	Engine Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Rank	Total Points

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 16th 
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 20th 
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 17th 
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 12th 
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 13th 
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 14th 
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 18th 
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Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Position	Points
2008	KTR												<style="background:#CFCFFF;"> LMS 1 17</style>	<style="background:#CFCFFF;"> LMS 2 23</style>	<style="background:#CFCFFF;"> EST 1 19</style>	<style="background:#CFCFFF;"> EST 2 19</style>	<style="background:#EFCFFF;"> CAT 1 Ret</style>	<style="background:#EFCFFF;"> CAT 2 Ret</style>	34th	0

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold signify pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Position	Points Scored
2010	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 6	MAR 1 8	MAR 2 7	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 2	ZOL 1 4	ZOL 2 15	ALG 1 9	ALG 2 12	BRH 1 6	BRH 2 5	BRN 1 3	BRN 2 4	OSC 1 4	OSC 2 3	VAL 1 5	VAL 2 5	3rd	157

Full Auto GP results

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Total Points
2011	DAMS	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 10	HUN 1 5	HUN 2 < br >1	BRN < br />1 < br >8	BRN < br />2 < br >9	DON < br />1	DON < br />2	OSC < br />1 < br >1	OSC < br />2 < br >2	VAL < br />1 < br >1	VAL < br />2 < br >14	MUG < br />1 < br >6	MUG < br />2 < br >13	3rd	117

GT1 World Championship standings

Year	Team Name	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Rank	Points Scored
2012	Valmon Racing Team Russia	Aston Martin	NOG QR 13	NOG CR 13	ZOL QR Ret	ZOL CR 15	NAV QR 15	NAV QR 13	SVK QR	SVK CR	ALG QR	ALG CR	SVK QR	SVK CR	MOS QR	MOS CR	NUR QR	NUR CR	DON QR	DON CR	31st	0

FIA GT Series outcomes

Year	Category	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2013	Pro-Am	HTP Gravity Charouz	Mercedes-Benz	NOG QR 12	NOG CR 16	ZOL QR 6	ZOL CR 7	ZAN QR 7	ZAN QR 12	SVK QR 6	SVK CR 1	NAV QR 4	NAV CR 4	BAK QR 6	BAK CR Ret	1st	136

Full TCR International Series results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps)

(2016)

Year	Team	Vehicle Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Championship Position	Total Points
2015	Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	SEAT León Cup Racer	MYS 1 3	MYS 2 Ret	CHN 1 10	CHN 2 11	ESP 1 2	ESP 2 9	POR 1 11	POR 2 Ret	ITA 1 11†	ITA 2 DNS	AUT 1 8	AUT 2 4	RUS 1 5	RUS 2 4	RBR 1 6	RBR 2 4	SIN 1 5	SIN 2 18†	THA 1 3	THA 2 7	MAC 1 10	MAC 2 Ret	7th	134
Craft-Bamboo Racing#TCR International Series  Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil	nowrap  SEAT León TCR   <style= "text-align:center">    <style= "text-align:center">    <style= "text-align:center">    <style= "text-align:center">    <style= "text-align:center">    <style= "text-align:center">    <style= "text-align:center">Sepang International Circuit   <style= "text-align:center">Sepang International Circuit   <style= "text-align:center">Guia Circuit	9th ! 141

^† Competitor did not complete the race but was classified having covered more than three-quarters of the event distance.

External links

• Official website
• Lukoil Racing Team profile
• Formula Two Championship profile
• IFM official profile