Russian Racing Championship

At the beginning of 2012, important changes were taking place in the history of domestic ring races. The Russian Automobile Federation decided that for the first time competitions of all classes of the domestic “ring” will be held as part of one racing weekend. The new combined Championship and Cup of Russia was called the Russian Racing Championship (abbreviated as RRC). It is also organized by the Russian Automobile Federation , thanks to the efforts of which the championship appeared. RRC became the most important motorsport event in Russia in 2012. These are large-scale racing weekends, eight stages on five different tracks, including the new Moscow Raceway in the Volokolamsk district of Moscow Region, more than a hundred pilots traveling in different classes. Spectacular and massive MitJet and Legends were added to the already beloved “bodywork” classes of Touring , Super-Production , Touring-Light and National. In addition, at the end of last season, it was decided to introduce the long-awaited GT-Rus class (Gran Turismo) in Russia, which also takes part in races. Representatives of this class, such as Ferrari and Porsche, as well as sport prototypes Lada Revolution, Ariel Atom, Phoenix, Redical and other cars such as GT3, GT2, GT1 will now compete on Russian tracks.

^On August 19, 2012, the pilot of the Khimki Motorsport team, Yuri Semenchev ^[3] , lost control and crashed into a chipper on the Smolensk ring road. ^[four]

06/09/2013 Stanislav Minsky from the B-TUNING team, piloting the SEAT Leon of the Touring class at the entrance to the last turn of the Moscow Raceway after a long straight line, crashed into the rear of a Renault Clio Super Production class of an experienced pilot at a speed of about 200 km / h Victor Kozankov , after which both cars flew off into the chipper. The race was stopped by red flags. Kozankov was not injured. Minsky was taken to the hospital. The helmet cracked from the blow of the pilot, but he escaped with several bruises and a concussion, both cars could not be restored. ^[five]

About the stage

There are 8 classes in RRC: Touring, Super-Production, Touring Light, National, MitJet, Legends, GT and Formula Russia. The following classes are grouped into separate races according to engine size: “United 2000” includes “Touring” and “Super-Production”, “United 1600” - “Touring Light” and “National”. The stage consists of three days: one training and two racing.

Qualification

All classes undergo mandatory qualification, according to the results of which the starting grid of the race is formed. During the qualifying race you must show the best lap time on the track.

Classes "United 1600" , "United 2000" : the first qualification is 20 minutes, the second - 10 minutes. (in the second qualification pilots take part in the first qualification places from 1 to 6).

Classes "Legends", "MitJet" and "Formula Russia" : qualification 20 min.

Class "GT-Rus" : qualification 30 min.

During this time, it is necessary to show the best possible result, however, if you wish, you can leave the race earlier. According to the results of qualification races, the starting grid of the race is formed.

The Legends class also hosts an additional five-lap race (25 min) - Hit - the results of which are added to the qualification results to form the starting grid of the main race.

Racing

“Combined 2000” and “Combined 1600” : during the stage, two races of 30 minutes are held, during which the field rides 15 laps. During the first race, the peloton passes the so-called warm-up lap behind the safety car to bring the tires into working condition (warm up), and when the safety car leaves the track, the riders start on the move. In the second race, the reverse start procedure is applied. The six pilots who showed the best results in the first race will start in the reverse order (the sixth one will start first, the fifth - second and so on), the rest - according to the occupied places. The start is given from the spot - after the warm-up lap, the pilots again stop on the starting line and wait for the judge's signal.

"GT-Rus" : during the stage one race is held, which lasts 1 hour with a mandatory stop at the pit lane. The duration of a stop is determined based on the average crew pace in the qualification. The minimum stopping time (for the slowest crew) is 1 minute. The interval for stopping is from the end of the 20th until the end of the 35th minute of the race. Start on the move.

MitJet and Formula Russia : during the stage, two races of 20 minutes are held. The race lasts 10 laps, the starting grid is formed on the first race day according to the results of qualification, in the second - according to the results of the first race. Start on the move.

Legends : during the stage, two races of 20 minutes are held. The race lasts 10 laps, the starting grid in each of the racing days is formed according to the results of qualification and hit. Start on the move.

According to the results of each race, rewarding is held in the individual and team standings of classes.

Stage Winners

After each race, three pilots or crews rise to the podium, but the winners of the entire stage are announced at the end of the race day. They become the athletes who scored the maximum number of points in a total of two races. If the points are equal, the winner is determined by the best result in the second race (for the classes “Touring”, “Super Production”, “Touring Light”, “National”, “MitJet”, “Formula Russia” and “Legends” ). Scoring in the team event is based on the total points scored by the drivers declared by the team at the stage.

For the “GT-Rus” class, points are not cumulative in stages. Each stage for this class is independent and separate.

The championship and the Cup of Russia in automobile ring races includes 8 different racing classes: Touring , Super-Production , Touring Light , National, MitJet , Legends , Formula Russia and GT-Rus . From the 6th stage, another offset appeared in the framework of the Championship - Seat Super Copa. ^[eight]

• Details on the classes of the Russian Racing Championship

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  Touring

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  Super production

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  Touring light

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  National

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  MitJet

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  Legends

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  Formula Russia

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  GT-Rus

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  Seat super copa

Personal credit

Team Event

• Yokohama
• Megaphone
• RECARO
• Pepsico
• SMP Bank

• Official site of the series
• Twitter series
• RAFtv - video portal of Russian motorsport
• Russian Automobile Federation