Sergey Zlobin
{{short description|Russian racing driver}}
{{family name hatnote|Yuryevich|Zlobin|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Sergey Zlobin
| image =
| caption =
| nationality = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian
| full_name = Sergey Yuryevich Zlobin (Серге́й Ю́рьевич Зло́бин)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|05|29}}
| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR
| racing licence = 12px FIA Bronze
| years active = 2001-2014
}}
Sergey Yuryevich Zlobin ({{lang-rus|Серге́й Ю́рьевич Зло́бин|p=sɪrˈɡʲej ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈzlobʲɪn}}; born 29 May 1970) is a Russian racing driver, who competed twice in the Le Mans 24h Endurance Race alongside being a test driver for Minardi.
Career
File:24h Le Mans 2014 (16664663922).jpg and Anton Ladygin used in the 2014 Le Mans 24h]]
Zlobin began racing in 1996 at the later age of 26, and took part in several competitions, such as Danian Cup in rallycross. In 1998, he made a switch to single-seater racing, initially competing in Russian Formula Three Championship and Euro Formula 3000 for several years.{{cite web |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/807806|website=Kommersant|title=В Москве взорван автомобиль гонщика Сергея Злобина|language=ru|date=24 August 2007|access-date=24 January 2022}}
In August 2002, he was announced as a test driver for the Minardi Formula One team, becoming the first Russian to test a Formula 1 car. His signing was a part of the sponsorship deal that Minardi made with Gazprom, brokered by Oksana Kosachenko. However, Gazprom paid only 2 million dollars out the promised 9 million during the season, which led to the contract breaking down.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbth.com/sport/2013/10/24/drivers_take_need_for_speed_to_formula_1_31135.html|website=Russia Beyond|title=Drivers take need for speed to Formula 1|language=en|date=24 October 2013|access-date=24 January 2022}} After a one-year hiatus, Zlobin returned to motorsport in 2004, and continued the testing programme with Minardi.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2004/0810/184449-zlobin/|website=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|title=Zlobin to continue Minardi's F1 testing|language=en|date=10 August 2004|access-date=24 January 2022}}
Zlobin competed at Le Mans twice, in 2005 and 2014. He competed in a number of GT and Endurance racing series, including the FIA GT Championship, Blancpain Endurance Series and European Le Mans Series.
Personal life
On 24 September 2007, Zlobin survived a car bomb which had been planted in his Mercedes-Benz G500. The explosion caused minor injuries to Zlobin's legs, but he was able to get out of the vehicle himself to call police.[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19678.html F1 News > Former F1 test driver survives bomb attack]
Career summary
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
| 2001
|align=left| Euro Formula 3000 Championship |align=left| ADM Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2002
|align=left| Euro Formula 3000 Championship |align=left| B&C Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| align=left| Formula One
|align=left| Minardi |colspan=7| Test driver |
| rowspan="4"| 2004
|rowspan=2 align=left| FIA GT Championship - GT |align=left| Graham Nash Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |rowspan=2 | 1 |rowspan=2 | 50th |
| align=left| JMB Racing
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align="left" | Euro Formula 3000 Championship
|align=left| NBC Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |NC |
| align=left| Formula One
|align=left| Minardi |colspan=7| Test driver |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans |align=left| Intersport Racing/Cirtek Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 48th |
| align=left| 3000 Pro Series
|align=left| CEK Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2006
|align=left| FIA GT Championship |align=left| BMS Scuderia Italia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
|align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series |align=left| SMP Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd |
| align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMP2
|align=left| SMP Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 12th |
| rowspan="3"|2014
|align=left| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 |align=left| SMP Racing | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 146 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
| align=left| European Le Mans Series - GTE
|align=left| SMP Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
| align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2
|align=left| SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
=24 Hours of Le Mans results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
| Year
! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
|---|
| 2005
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Intersport Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Juan Barazi |align="left"| Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 30 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014
|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Ladygin |align="left"| Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 303 | 37th | 12th |
References
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{{succession box | before = Bertrand Baguette
Ricardo González
Martin Plowman | title = FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers | years=2014 | after=Sam Bird
Julien Canal
Roman Rusinov}}
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