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Russian Automobile Federation
Российская автомобильная федерация
Sport	Motorsports
Abbreviation	RAF
Founded	November 30, 1991
Affiliation	FIA
Regional affiliation	Russia
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
President	Boris Rotenberg
Vice president(s)	Sergey Ushakov
Official website
	www.raf.su

The Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) (Russian: Российская автомобильная федерация) is an FIA-affiliated association of motorists based in Russia founded in 1991.^[1]^[2]

History

On 11 December 1992, the FIA General Assembly accepted the RAF as a member of the FIA and granted the RAF the right to exercise sports power throughout the national territory of the Russian Federation.^{[citation needed]}

Victor Kiryanov served as President of the RAF from 2003 to 2024.^[3] Boris Rotenberg was elected as his successor in May 2024.^[4]

Use as a representative nationality

Beginning in 2021, Russian motorsport competitors are designated as representatives of the RAF after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the ban on Russia, barring it from competing under its flag in international sporting events following the doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.^[5]^[6]

The following entrants were listed as RAF competitors while they were banned from representing Russia.


Entrant	Type	Years	Notes	Ref.
Formula One
Nikita Mazepin	Driver	2021	#9 Haas F1 Team	^[7]
FIA World Endurance Championship
G-Drive Racing	Team	2021–2022		^[8]
Roman Rusinov	Driver	2021		^[8]
Sergey Sirotkin	Driver (reserve entry)	2021
Daniil Kvyat	Driver	2022
World Rally Championship-2
Nikolay Gryazin	Driver	2021	Toksport WRT 2	^[9]
Konstantin Aleksandrov	Co-driver	2021	Toksport WRT 2	^[9]
Dakar Rally
Quads
Chyr Mari	Team	2022	#193 Yamaha YFM 700R
Aleksandr Maksimov	Driver	2022	#193 Yamaha YFM 700R
Cars
VRT Team	Team	2022	#208 BMW X5
Vladimir Vasilyev	Driver		#208 BMW X5
MSK Rally Team	Team		#216 Mini John Cooper Works Buggy
Denis Krotov	Driver
Konstantin Zhiltsov	Co-driver
Alexey Kuzmich	Co-driver		#218 X-raid–Mini John Cooper Works Buggy
Light Prototypes
MSK Rally Team	Team	2022	#312 Can-Am Maverick
Pavel Lebedev	Driver
Kirill Shubin	Co-driver
Boris Gadasin	Driver		#315 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF
Dmitry Pavlov	Co-driver		#315 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF
Andrey Novikov	Driver		#320 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF
Dmitrii Kozhukhov	Co-driver		#320 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF
Team Maria Oparina	Team		#323 Can-Am Maverick X3
Maria Oparina	Driver		#323 Can-Am Maverick X3
Light Prototypes (SSV)
Xesha Motorsport	Team	2022	#465 BRP Maverick X3
Tatiana Sycheva	Driver
Aleksandr Alekseev	Co-driver
Trucks
Kamaz-Master	Team	2022
Dmitry Sotnikov	Driver		#500 Kamaz K5 435091
Ruslan Akhmadeev	Co-driver
Ilgiz Akhmetzianov	Technician
Anton Shibalov	Driver		#501 Kamaz 43509
Dmitrii Nikitin	Co-driver
Ivan Tatarinov	Technician
Eduard Nikolaev	Driver		#505 Kamaz K5 435091
Evgenii Iakovlev	Co-driver
Vladimir Rybakov	Technician
Andrey Karginov	Driver		#509 Kamaz 43509
Andrey Mokeev	Co-driver
Ivan Malkov	Technician

World Rally Cup results

The RAF entered the 1994 Rally Finland in the 2-litre category, with one car retiring and the other coming in 22nd (but winning in the A6 class).^[10]^[11]

Year	Entrant	Car	No	Driver	Rally
Year	Entrant	Car	No	Driver	SWE	PRT	GRC	FIN	AUS	ITA	ESP	WLS
1994	Russian Automobile Federation	Lada Samara	41	Sergey Alyasov				Ret
1994	Russian Automobile Federation	Lada Samara	43	Aleksandr Nikonenko				22

References

^ AUTO+ (Feb 2015). "Russia Races Ahead" (PDF). Auto News+. FIA. pp. 12–17.
^ Richards, Giles (2016-04-29). "F1 Russia Grand Prix: local hero Daniil Kvyat the main draw for Sochi audience". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2024-09-21. Formed in 1991, the organisation [Russian Automobile Federation] has offices in 68 of Russia's 85 regions and although these are run almost completely by volunteers they have overseen the number of racing drivers in Russia increasing by 10% a year.
^ "Кирьянов переизбран на пост президента Российской автомобильной федерации". Спорт РИА Новости (in Russian). 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ Zaitseva, Ekaterina (18 May 2024). "Борис Ротенберг возглавил Российскую автомобильную федерацию" [Boris Rotenberg becomes head of the Russian Automobile Federation]. Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ Collantine, Keith (2021-02-05). "Mazepin and other Russian drivers forbidden from racing under country's flag". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ Smith, Luke (2021-02-05). "Mazepin set to race in F1 under neutral flag after CAS ruling". Autosport. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
^ Smith, Luke (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "2021 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TOTAL 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ "89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ Oliveira, André; Wanka, Tomáš (2014-02-09). "Final results Neste 1000 Lakes Rally 1994". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ "1994 FIA World Rally Championship 44. Neste 1000 Lakes Rally | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

External links

Official website

[1] AUTO+ (Feb 2015). "Russia Races Ahead" (PDF). Auto News+. FIA. pp. 12–17.

[2] Richards, Giles (2016-04-29). "F1 Russia Grand Prix: local hero Daniil Kvyat the main draw for Sochi audience". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2024-09-21. Formed in 1991, the organisation [Russian Automobile Federation] has offices in 68 of Russia's 85 regions and although these are run almost completely by volunteers they have overseen the number of racing drivers in Russia increasing by 10% a year.

[3] "Кирьянов переизбран на пост президента Российской автомобильной федерации". Спорт РИА Новости (in Russian). 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[4] Zaitseva, Ekaterina (18 May 2024). "Борис Ротенберг возглавил Российскую автомобильную федерацию" [Boris Rotenberg becomes head of the Russian Automobile Federation]. Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[5] Collantine, Keith (2021-02-05). "Mazepin and other Russian drivers forbidden from racing under country's flag". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[6] Smith, Luke (2021-02-05). "Mazepin set to race in F1 under neutral flag after CAS ruling". Autosport. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

[RAF-7] Smith, Luke (5 February 2021). "Mazepin set to race under neutral flag after CAS ruling extends to F1". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[8] "2021 FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP - TOTAL 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[Monte-Carlo_entry_list-9] "89e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[10] Oliveira, André; Wanka, Tomáš (2014-02-09). "Final results Neste 1000 Lakes Rally 1994". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[11] "1994 FIA World Rally Championship 44. Neste 1000 Lakes Rally | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. FIA. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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