Vitaly Petrov

Nationality: Russian
Date of Birth: 8 September 1984
Drivers championships: 0
Grand Prix victories: 0
Races started: 57
Pole positions: 0
Teams: Caterham F1 2012, Renault 2010 - 2011

Vitaly Petrov

Vitaly Petrov career

Vitaly Petrov was the first Russian to drive in F1. He signed for Renault in 2010 after previously racing in GP2, Although the 2010 car was not particularly competitive he did have a number of top 10 finishes.

Previous seasons

2012

Team: Caterham F1
Position: 19
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0
The caterham was not a very competitive car and so he regularly finished towards the back of the field.

2011

Team: Renault
Position: 10
Points: 37
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0
This was a similar season though he did achieve his only podium finish with a 3rd place in Australia.

2010

Team: Renault
Position: 13
Points: 27
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0
He had a solid first season with 5 points finishes and a best result of 5th in Hungary.