Aleksey Igorevich Vasilyev ( rus, Алексе́й И́горевич Васи́льев, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪtɕ vɐˈsʲɪlʲjɪf; born 13 January 1972) is a Russian auto racing driver.

Career

Vasilyev began karting in 1984 and raced primarily in his native

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for the majority of his early career, finishing as runner-up in the USSR championship in 1989. From 1990 to 2000 he raced in Russian touring car championships, winning three championship titles in the Tourism-1600 category. In 2000 he debuted internationally, competing in the N-GT class of the

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for

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alongside another Russian driver

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. After the 2001 season, he and Fomenko switched to RWS Motorsport for next two successive years. In

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, Vasilyev scored his first point at Donington. By

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he returned to Freisinger Motorsport, scoring his first podium at

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and placed sixth in the final championship standings; his best result in the N-GT class. Vasilyev also debuted with Freisinger in the new-for-2004

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, and the

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. Vasilyev graduated to the new GT1 class in

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with Russian Age Racing, and again competed in the

, where he finished third in the GT class with the Convers Team. He finished in fifth place in the GT1 class at

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; his best result at the race. Vasilyev also contested the British round of the inaugural A1 Grand Prix season. In 2006 Vasilyev made his debut in the

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, in the car class. He finished second in the

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GT1 standings,. before switching to the GT2 class in 2008, returning to the

with

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Spyker Squadron. He had competed in the

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in 2007, and remained in the series until the end of 2011. In 2010 he participated under a Lithuanian racing licence, after his Russian licence was disqualified due to unsporting behaviour. Vasilyev signed with Valmon Racing Team Russia for the

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Racing record

Career summary

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete GT1 World Championship results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilyev, Aleksey 1972 births Living people Russian racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers A1 Team Russia drivers European Le Mans Series drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers Dakar Rally drivers FIA GT Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers Racing drivers from Moscow 24H Series drivers Ferrari Challenge drivers