Viktor Shaytar
Viktor Shaytar | |
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| Born | Viktor Viktorovich Shaytar February 13, 1983 Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Professional Russian racecar driver affiliated with SMP Racing driver development programme |
Viktor Viktorovich Shaytar (; born 13 February 1983) is a professional Russian racecar driver affiliated with the SMP Racing driver development programme.
Russian Formula 1600 Championship
Originating from Moscow, Shaytar initiated his motorsport journey in Russia in 2002, capturing the title in the Russian Formula 1600 Championship during his rookie year. He continued competing in this series until 2007, concluding that season as the championship runner-up.
Formula Three
In 2008, Shaytar progressed to the Formula Three category, participating in both the Finnish and Russian Formula Three Championships with Artline Engineering. He achieved second place overall in Finland and secured third place in the Russian series. The following year, he took part in the Trophy Class of the German Formula Three Championship at Oschersleben.
Legends Russia
After a hiatus in 2010, Shaytar resumed racing in 2011 within the Russian Legends championship. He continued through 2012, where he claimed victory in seven out of twelve events.
Sportscar racing
Shaytar transitioned to sports car competition in 2013, joining SMP Racing for the Blancpain Endurance Series. Partnering with Kirill Ladygin, they finished second in the Pro-Am category, highlighted by a win at Nürburgring. That same year, alongside Fabio Babini and Kirill Ladygin, he competed in the GTC class of the 2013 European Le Mans Series, dominating by winning all four races they entered and securing the class championship despite missing the first round.
In 2014, Shaytar advanced to the LM GTE division of the European Le Mans Series with teammates Andrea Bertolini and Sergey Zlobin. The trio won two races and captured the LM GTE championship. Additionally, he raced in LMP2 for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Kirill and Anton Ladygin. At the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, Shaytar contested in LMGTE Am but retired following an accident.
For 2015, Shaytar remained in LMGTE Am within the FIA World Endurance Championship with Andrea Bertolini and Aleksey Basov. Their team triumphed at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMGTE Am and secured victories at Nürburgring and Circuit of the Americas, ultimately winning the class title through consistent results.
Following two LMP2 outings in the European Le Mans Series driving a BR Engineering BR01 prototype that year, Shaytar joined Vitaly Petrov and Kirill Ladygin for LMP2 competition during the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. They achieved a podium finish at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans. Moreover, Shaytar clinched the 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup championship with Aleksey Basov after three race wins.
In 2017, he returned to compete in the Pro class of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for SMP Racing alongside Miguel Molina and Davide Rigon. Their season included a podium at the 1000 km Paul Ricard race and concluded fourth overall. That year, he also participated in LMP2 at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mikhail Aleshin and Sergey Sirotkin.
Shaytar was slated to contest LMP2 events in both the European Le Mans Series and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 2018.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |||||||||
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| 2002 | Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Formula Z | 8 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 6 | 132 | 1st | |||||||||
| 2003 | Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Formula Z | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7th | |||||||||
| 2004 | Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Unir Art-Line | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 6th | |||||||||
| 2005 | Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Artline Engineering | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7th | |||||||||
| 2006 | Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Sitronics Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 3rd | |||||||||
| 2007 | Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Artline Engineering | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 181 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2008 | Russian Formula Three Championship | Artline Engineering | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 97.5 | 3rd | |||||||||
| Finnish Formula Three Championship | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| North European Zone Formula 3 Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 German Formula Three Championship | ArtLine Racing Stromos Art-Line | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9th | |||||||||
| 2011 | Legends Russia | OLSA | 6 | 2 | N/A | 2 | 4 | 598 | 12th | |||||||||
| 2012 | Legends Russia | N/A | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| align=left ) Legends Georgia | align=left ) Aimol Racing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 4th | ||||||||||
| 2013 | align=left ) 2013 European Le Mans Series - GTC | rowspan="2" align="left" ) SMP Racing | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | style="background:#ffffbf;" ) 1st | |||||||||
| align=left ) 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | style="background:#dfdfdf;" ) 2nd | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3" )2014 | align=left ) 2014 European Le Mans Series - GTE | rowspan="3" align="left" ) SMP Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | style="background:#ffffbf;" ) 1st | |||||||||
| align=left ) 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 7th | |||||||||||
| align=left ) 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |||||||||||
| rowspan="4" )2015 | align=left ) 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am | rowspan="2" align="left" ) SMP Racing | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 165 | style="background:#ffffbf;" ) 1st | |||||||||
| 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | style="background:#ffffbf;" )1st | |||||||||||
| align=left ) 2015 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | align=left ) AF Corse AF Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 7th | ||||||||||
| Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli | AF Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9th | ||||||||||
| rowspan="5" )2016 | ! rowspan="2" align="left" ) 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup | ! align="left" ) AF Corse | !1 | !1 | !0 | !0 | !1 | ! rowspan="2")121 | ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ffffbf;" ) 1st | |||||||||
| !align=leftSMP Racing | !4 | !3 | !3 | !1 | !4 | |||||||||||||
| ! align="left" ) 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | ! rowspan="3" align="left" ) SMP Racing | !9 | !0 | !0 | !0 | !1 | !63 | !9th | ||||||||||
| !align=left2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | !1 | !0 | !0 | !0 | !0 | !22 | !28th | |||||||||||
| !align=left2016 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | !1 | !0 | !0 | !0 | !1 | !N/A | '3rd' | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3" )2017 | 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | SMP Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||
| 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th | |||||||||||
| rowspan="3" )2018 | 2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd | |||||||||
| 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |||||||||||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro | Nefis by Target Racing | 2 | 0 | 00 | !00 | !11 | !7th | |||||||||||
| 20200 | !20200 Ligier European Series - JS20 R | !MV20 S Racing | !5 | !00 | !30 | !14th | ||||||||||||
| 20221 | !20221 H GT Series - GT30 | ![[Zakspeed ] ] Team Zakspeed | ||||||||||||||||
| 20222 | ![ [20222 H GT Series ]] - GT30 | !CapitalRT-Yadro | ||||||||||||||||
| 20233-44 | ![ [20233–44 Middle East Trophy ]] - GT30 | ![ [Proton Competition ]] Proton Huber Competition | ||||||||||||||||
| 20244-55 | ![ [20244–55 Asian Le Mans Series ]] - GT | ![ [HTP Winward Motorsport ]] Winward Racing | !6 | !00 | !00 | !01 | !33 | !9th | ||||||||||
| 20255 | ![ [20255 Middle East Trophy ]] - GT30 | ![ [HTP Winward Motorsport ]] Winward Racing | !2 | !00 | !00 | !00 | !26 | !4th |