G-Drive Racing is a Russian

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team. It is named after the commercial fuel distributed by

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, a subsidiary of oil giant

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. They made their debut in the

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class of the

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in a partnership with

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, before quickly rising to prominence, winning three titles in the

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, taking the 2015 WEC title, as well as winning the

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twice. Over the years, G-Drive ran in conjunction with multiple race teams, including

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, and

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. As a result of regulations imposed by the FIA on Russian competitors in the aftermath of the

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, G-Drive withdrew from international competition. They currently organise multiple sporting events in Russia. The team opened a

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division in 2023 for

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and Anastasiya Nifontova, and the former won the

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in the T3 category the following year.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

FIA World Endurance Championship

European Le Mans Series

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.gdriveracing.com/ Russian auto racing teams Auto racing teams established in 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans teams FIA World Endurance Championship teams European Le Mans Series teams WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup teams