Vladimir Sheshenin (born 10 March 1989) is a Russian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the Russian Circuit Racing Series, LADA Granta Cup & LADA Revolution Cup amongst others.
| Vladimir Sheshenin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 10 March 1989 Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| Car number | 19 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-16 2012 2012 2011 2010 2006 2001-05, 07-08 | Russian Circuit Racing Series Russian National Championship LADA Granta Cup LADA Kalina Cup Russian Touring Light Championship LADA Revolution Cup Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014, 2016 2012 | RCRS - National Class Russian National Championship |
Racing career edit
Sheshenin began his career in 2001 in Karting, he raced there for many seasons up until 2008. In 2006 he switched to the LADA Revolution Cup, he raced there for a single season and finished 4th in the championship standings at the end of the season. Having returned to karting in 2007, he stayed there until 2008. He switched to the Russian Touring Light Championship for 2010, finishing 4th in the championship standings. In 2011 he switched to the LADA Kalina Cup, finishing 3rd in the standings. In 2012 he raced in both the LADA Granta Cup and Russian National Championship, he won the Russian National Championship and finished 3rd in the LADA Granta Cup that year. For 2013 he switched to the Russian Circuit Racing Series, he finished 3rd in the standings that year. In 2014 he won the championship taking 4 wins, he finished 2nd in championship standings in 2015.[1] In 2016 he takes his third championship title in Russian National Championship.
In July 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Liqui Moly Team Engstler.[2][3]
Racing record edit
Complete TCR International Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 Ret |
RUS 2 10 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
MYS 1 |
MYS 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
38th | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "Vladimir Sheshenin career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Two local drivers join the International Series' field". tcr-series.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Sochi preview: Pepe Oriola and James Nash joint championship leaders as TCR goes to Russia". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
External links edit
- Vladimir Sheshenin career summary at DriverDB.com
- Vladimir Sheshenin on Facebook