Egor Orudzhev

Egor Orudzhev

Orudzhev in 2013.
Nationality Russia Russian
Born (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Arden Motorsport
Car no. 7
Starts 21
Wins 2
Poles 1
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 5th in 2015
Previous series
2014
201214
201214
2012
Toyota Racing Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
French F4 Championship

Egor Orudzhev (Russian: Его́р Ору́джев; IPA: [ɪˈɡor ɐˈrudʐɨf], born 16 October 1995) is a Russian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Saint Petersburg, Orudzhev entered karting in 2006, when he finished as runner-up in the Russian Karting Championship in the Mini Class, before he became champion in the Russian KF3 Championship in 2009.[1] Also in 2009 he moved to the international scene, where he competed in the KF3 category as well.[2] He progressed into the KF2 category in 2011, when he finished third in the WSK Euro Series.[3]

Formula Renault

In 2012, Orudzhev made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the French F4 Championship.[4] He closed the top ten in the series standings with seven point-scoring finishes, including two podiums – a second and a third – at the Bugatti Circuit.[5] He also contested single rounds in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with AV Formula and Fortec Motorsports respectively.[6][7]

For 2013, Orudzhev moved to Tech 1 Racing for full-season campaigns in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.[8] In the Eurocup, he took a podium finish in the opening race of the season at Motorland Aragon, as well as another eight point-scoring finishes.[9] In the Alps championship, he finished fifth with two podiums at Misano and Imola.

Orudzhev stayed with Tech 1 for the 2014 season.[10]

Toyota Racing Series

During the 2014 off-season Orudzhev competed in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series with M2 Competition.[11] He won three races and scored another five podiums on his way to sixth place in the series.[12]

Formula Three

Orudzhev made his Formula Three début in 2014 in the British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Carlin.[13] He won his inaugural race at Silverstone, starting from front row.[14]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2012 French F4 Championship Autosport Academy 12 0 0 1 2 75 10th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps AV Formula 2 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 0 1 78 7th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 14 0 1 0 2 75 5th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2014 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 3 1 1 8 595 6th
British Formula 3 Carlin 3 1 0 1 1 26 12th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 3 3 83 8th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 2 N/A NC†
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Arden Motorsport 17 2 0 0 4 133 5th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Arden Motorsport 4 0 1 0 0 2 13th*

* Season still in progress. As Orudzhev was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Points
2015 Arden Motorsport ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

18
MON
1

4
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

9
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

11
RBR
1

11
RBR
2

Ret
SIL
1

7
SIL
2

6
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

5
BUG
1

2
BUG
2

1
JER
1

2
JER
2

7
5th 133
2016 Arden Motorsport ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

14†
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

9
SPA
1

SPA
2

LEC
1

LEC
1

SIL
1

SIL
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

JER
1

JER
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

13th* 2*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. Егор Оруджев. n-formula.ru (in Russian). Наша Формула. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. "European Championship — KF3 2009 standings". driverdb,com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "WSK Euro Series — KF2 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. "Drivers 2012". Auto Sport Academy. French F4 Championship. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (30 September 2012). "Roundup: Bianchi steals FR3.5 points lead with home win". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. "AV anche con Calderon e Orudhzev" [AV even with Calderon and Orudzhev]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Circuit de Catalunya. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 February 2013). "Tech 1 confirms Formula Renault 2.0 lineup". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  9. Musker, Ant (28 April 2013). "Vaxiviere wins again in Tech 1 one-two". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  10. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (8 January 2014). "Hubert, Romanov join Orudzhev in Tech 1's Eurocup lineup". PaddockScout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  11. "Steijn is back for 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Motornews (CRC Industries New Zealand Limited). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. Allen, Peter (22 February 2014). "2014 Toyota Racing Series season review". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (20 May 2014). "Egor Orudzhev set for British F3 debut at Silverstone". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  14. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (24 May 2014). "Orudzhev sails to victory on British F3 debut". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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