Evgeny Maksimovich Novikov (Russian: Евгений Максимович Новиков, romanized: Yevgeniy Maksimovich Novikov; born 19 September 1990) is a former Russian rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2007 to 2013.
 Novikov at the 2013 Rallye de France — Alsace | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 19 September 1990 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2007–2009, 2011–2013 |
| Teams | Citroën Junior Team, Stobart Ford, Team Abu Dhabi |
| Rallies | 49 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Stage wins | 15 |
| Total points | 173 |
| First rally | 2007 Wales Rally GB |
| Last rally | 2013 Wales Rally GB |
Career edit
Born in Moscow, Novikov won the Russian Rally Cup in 2006 and finished runner-up in both Estonian and Russian national championships in 2007.[1] The 2007 season also saw him debut in the World Rally Championship at the season-ending 2007 Wales Rally GB.
In the 2008 season, Novikov contested a full six-event Production World Rally Championship programme as the series' youngest driver. He retired in four rallies and collected his only PWRC points at the Rally Japan, where he impressively led the category until suspension problems on the last stage dropped him narrowly behind Juho Hänninen. He still managed to stay 2.9 seconds ahead of Toshi Arai and with the eight points for the second place, he placed 13th in the championship standings.
For the 2009 season, Novikov was signed by the debuting Citroën Junior Team, Citroën Total's satellite team. With Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach as his teammates, he will drive the Citroën C4 WRC in at least eight of the twelve rallies.[2] He scored his first WRC points with a fifth place at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna,[3] and his first stage win in the following event, the Acropolis Rally in Greece.[4] He became both the first Russian and the youngest-ever driver to top the time sheets in the series.[5]
After one year off from competition, Novikov returned to the World Rally Championship partway through in the 2011 season, making his first appearance at the Rally Mexico in a Stobart M-Sport-prepared Ford.[6] He competed in eight of the thirteen rallies, scoring twelve points over the course of the season to finish the year seventeenth overall.
In 2012, Novikov joined M-Sport full-time. He scored his first podium at the 2012 Rally de Portugal, finishing third overall. He was promoted to second place when Citroën driver Mikko Hirvonen was excluded from the results.
For the 2013 season, Novikov joined the Qatar M-Sport WRT alongside Mads Østberg.[7]
At the beginning of the 2013 Acropolis Rally, Novikov was the early leader after winning the first 2 stages and had a 40-second lead over Jari-Matti Latvala after stage 3. A puncture dropped him down to 8th and ruled him out for his maiden win, Latvala eventually won the rally.
Novikov failed to secure a drive for the 2014 season.[8]
Complete WRC results edit
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2008 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG Ret |
JOR | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | GRE 35 |
TUR Ret |
FIN | GER | NZL Ret |
ESP | FRA | JPN 11 |
GBR Ret |
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| 2009 | Citroën Junior Team | Citroën C4 WRC | IRE | NOR 11 |
CYP Ret |
POR Ret |
ARG | ITA 5 |
GRE 15 |
POL 9 |
FIN Ret |
AUS | ESP Ret |
GBR | 13th | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | M-Sport Stobart | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | SWE | MEX Ret |
POR | JOR | ITA 14 |
ARG | GRE 20 |
FIN Ret |
GER | AUS Ret |
FRA 24 |
17th | 12 | |||||
| ALM Russia | Citroën DS3 WRC | ESP 7 |
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| Team Abu Dhabi | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | GBR 7 |
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| 2012 | M-Sport | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON 5 |
SWE 5 |
MEX Ret |
POR 2 |
ARG 8 |
GRE Ret |
NZL 4 |
FIN 36 |
GER Ret |
GBR 6 |
FRA 7 |
ITA 2 |
ESP 10 |
6th | 88 | |||
| 2013 | Qatar M-Sport | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON Ret |
SWE 9 |
MEX 10 |
POR 4 |
ARG 4 |
GRE 9 |
ITA Ret |
FIN 6 |
GER 9 |
AUS 7 |
FRA 5 |
ESP 5 |
GBR 19 |
7th | 69 |
PWRC results edit
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | SWE | ARG Ret |
13th | 8 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | GRE 15 |
TUR Ret |
FIN | NZL Ret |
JPN 2 |
GBR Ret |
References edit
- ^ "P-WRC drivers: 35 – Evgeny Novikov (Russia)". WRC.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Citroen announce junior WRC team". Rally-Live.com. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ "Novikov scores his first WRC points". Eurosport. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Maiden stage win for Novikov!". Rally-Live.com. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "A record for Novikov and the Citroen Junior Team". Rally-Live.com. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ World Rally Championship – News – Prevot: Novikov has huge potential. Wrc.com. Retrieved on 2012-09-10.
- ^ "World Rally Championship - Results - Rallye Monte-Carlo". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "World Rally Championship - News - Novikov to miss 2014 WRC". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
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