Lukyanyuk, Alexey Vasilyevich

Victories in Russia

• 2014 - Absolute Russian Rally Champion
• 2014 - Champion of Russia in rally class N4
• 2011 - Winner of the Russian Rally Cup in the 2000N class

Overseas sports career

• 2018 - Absolute Champion - European Rally Championship (fiaerc.com)
• 2017 - Fourth place in the European Rally Championship (fiaerc.com)
• 2016 - Vice-Champion of the European Rally Championship (fiaerc.com)
• 2015 - Bronze medalist of the European Rally Championship (fiaerc.com)
• 2014 - Absolute Estonian Rally Champion
• 2014 - Estonian rally champion in the N4 class
• 2014 - 2nd place in the overall standings at the stage of ERC auto24 Rally Estonia
• 2013 - 1 place in class 3 at the stage of the World Rally Championship in Finland
• 2012 - 1st place in the overall standings at the Saaremaa Rally, the final stage of the Championship of Estonia and the Baltic Cup (for the first time among Russians)
• 2011 - 5th place in the overall standings at the Saaremaa Rally, the final stage of the Championship of Estonia and the Baltic Cup.

AWARDS

The European Rally Championship established an award, named after the eminent, brave and desperate rider Colin McRay. The Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award is given to the pilot who, during the race, performed the most spectacularly, desperately fought for the victory and did not lose athletic spirit. This award is presented at every stage of the European Rally Championship, starting with the 2010 Azores rally. The panel of judges includes Jean-Pierre Nicolas (ERC Development Manager), representative of Eurosport TV channel Gilbert Roy, and Jimmy McRay, father of Colin McRay. Lukyanuk is the only pilot in the world who has been awarded 7 times.

• 2013 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC Liepaja-Ventspils stage in Latvia
• 2014 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC auto24 Rally Estonia stage
• 2015 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC Janner Rally stage
• 2015 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC auto24 Rally Estonia stage
• 2015 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC Rally Asphalistiki Cyprus stage
• 2017 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC Rally Rally Poland stage
• 2017 - Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy award at the ERC Rally Rally Liepaja stage - Season Outcome

SPORT RESULTS

European Rally Championship

Before the Polish rally, the crew headed the ERC standings with 150 points and three victories, becoming the winner of the series ahead of schedule

He began to engage in rally in 2005. The first car of steel was the Lada VAZ-2105 at the Club Rally stage in Old Shuya. Then, random starts of 2-3 stages per year. Some of them ended in a finish, but more often a technical outlaw, although speed already made rivals flinch. A little later, the Opel Astra GSI appeared - a great powerful machine, which, unfortunately, suffered a little reliability.

In 2009, met with Alexei Arnautov. In December 2009, the crew wins the absolute credit of the CCR Rally “Svetogorsk-2009”.

2010 - the crew takes part in the Cup of Russia. Car - Opel Astra GSI.

• "Rally Yakkim" - at the very first special stage, the Opel engine decided that there would be no racing today and exploded.
• "Rally Blue Lakes" - the story repeated ... The crew started on the Zhiguli as a zero crew and pleased the spectators of the rear-wheel drive car competition.
• "Rally Vyborg" - a small mistake in the record led to a dramatic flight into the trees. Fortunately, the crew was not injured, and the car did not require the longest repair.
• "Strugi Red"
• "St. Petersburg" - finish at Opele in the third position of the overall standings! Many crews on all-wheel drive technology were disappointed with their performance.

2011 is again an attempt to win the Cup of Russia

• "Rally Strugi Red Winter" - 1st place in the class
• Rally Yakkim - 1st place in the class
• “Blue Lakes Rally” - 1st place in the class
• “Strugi Red. Summer "- a meeting on technology - drive
• "Rostov the Great" - the race is held on the basis of the current career. Even the excellent shock absorbers "Olins" could not stand the route favoring only the local Belaz and the crew issued a gathering.
• “Rally Vyborg” - the drive falls apart again and the fuel pump “dies” due to old age. Again descent.
• "St. Petersburg" - finish on Opele in the first position in the class and the third position in the overall standings! Many crews on all-wheel drive technology were disappointed with their performance.
• "Pskov" - again brings the engine. Again, a descent, but the crew is fully prepared for the final race - the maximum possible 80 points in the standings. Only the technique to prepare completely no longer has time ...
• "Tuapse". The rally is dramatic: we have 80 points, the nearest competitor (Irek Dautov) - 60. To win, it’s enough just to finish, but the equipment fails ... On the way to the technical commission, the flywheel is unscrewed from the car - a descent? No, the mechanics manage to get to Krasnodar during the night, find parts and prepare the car for the start, however, the non-standard clutch slips and the decision to leave the race on the first day is made, because there is a super rally, and the time penalty is absolutely not terrible. Mechanics again accomplish the feat and once again sorting through the car prepare it to start the next day. Terrible rains and so are not the best mountain roads Tuapse in a disgusting mixture of stones and water, which actually destroy rally cars. Irek also descended on the first day because of the gearbox, so that the battle inflamed on the second day. The crew travels slowly to save the car as much as possible, but still, the Opel does not withstand the loads and the gearbox on a steep descent just breaks in half from overloads ... Descent. Irek finishes third and Alexey celebrates his victory in the Cup of Russia in 2011 in the 2000N class !!!

In parallel with the races in Russia, the crew tries itself in performances abroad, in neighboring Estonia. A country rich in rally traditions offers chic roads, excellent racing organization and the strongest rivalry in all classes. Previously well-performing crews in Russia rarely achieved high results in the Baltic States, but Alexey Lukjanyuk shows that he deserves more:

• "Tallinn" - did not reach the finish line - a descent on the gearbox. However, in the E10 class - two-liter cars - the crew was constantly among the leaders.
• “Otepää” is the first race of this level, practically the European Championship (In 2014, Rally Estonia received the status of the European Championship stage). Good results, a dramatic ride, but the broken drive crossed all hopes for a successful finish.

The season finale came unexpected: Thanks to the support of businessman Vadim Kuznetsov, Alexey got the opportunity to perform on the all-wheel drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 at the legendary Saaremaa rally. The first start on a full drive did not come out lumpy - fifth place in the overall standings

2012 is a season in the Estonian Championships

• Rally Võrumaa - first in the class and 7th in the overall standings.
• Rally Tallinn in 2012 did not fall into the number of stages of the championship of Estonia, but it turned out to be very successful for Alekseev - 1st place in the overall standings
• Rally Madona - first in class and 5th in the overall standings
• Rally Estonia became a momentous moment for Aleksey Lukyanyuk. At this race, the first start of the ASRT Lancer Evo 9 training team took place. Showing excellent results throughout the rally, the crew claimed the first position on the podium in the class. Before the recognized leader in the class, Estonian Caspar Koitla, there was only 3.4 seconds left when the car had a rear-wheel drive and the last two special stages had to be finished with a drive on only three wheels. Even in this difficult situation, we managed to hold the second position in the class and the 7th in the overall standings, with the WRC and S2000 cars taking the first five places.
• Voryu’s rally became a black line in Alexey’s speeches. After the finish at the 1st position of the absolute race, the technical commission found a shortcoming in the preparation of the car (the absence of a catalyst that is not mandatory by international standards, but unfortunately is mandatory in Estonia) and the result of the crew was annulled. This wiped out not only the result of this race, but also all the performances in the championship, since according to the rules this race counts, and one of the others is discarded from the results.
• Rally Kurzeme. Alexey got the opportunity to perform at the Latvian race "Kurzeme". He spent the race with Roman Kapustin - the navigator of Vadim Kuznetsov, a man who over the past years has supported Alexey’s speeches. However, in the last section of the rally, the clutch mechanism failed and the crew was forced to arrange a gathering.

• Mulgi Rally. The ASRT team prepared the Lancer 10th evolution in the R4 class. Starting with his traditional navigator Alexei Arnautov, the crew set an excellent rhythm and leading the race, but at one of the special stages slipped on a clay-clad after the rain to a deep ditch and could not get out for a very long time. Only the coordinated work of the audience helped to rescue the car and bring it back to the track. It is especially insulting that a little later the special stage was completely canceled. The car did not suffer and the finish line was successfully crossed, but the result is only the first place in the class of R4 and 33e in the absolute classification.
• Rally Saaremaa. The final chord of the season was the Saaremaa rally. The crew in 2011 debuted on it on a full drive and in 2012, claimed a high place in the standings of R4 and the absolute. Fiercest fighting broke out in the last section for a place in the overall standings with Karl Kruuda, speaking at the S2000. Alexey took a chance, attacked 100% and won. For the first time in the history of the race, the Russian crew took the 1st place in Saaremaa in the overall standings.

2013 - Estonian Championships

The decision of the businessman Vadim Kuznetsov and the ASRT team - Alexei Lukjanyuk is announced for the whole year in the championships of Estonia and Latvia on the Lancer Evo X car in the class N4.

• Liepaja-Ventspils. The race received the status of the European Championship and, due to the length of the race, began to consist of two stages of the Latvian Championship at once. The first half day and the first stage of the crew spent at the highest level. 1st place at the Latvian championship stage in the overall standings with a margin of one and a half minutes from the nearest opponent! and 3rd in the overall classification of the European Championship at the end of the day. The next morning, the struggle for 3rd place in the European Championship continued and a new stage of the Latvian championship began. The whole day was a struggle with an experienced Francois Delacourt and the balance more often turned out to be on the side of Lukyanuk. However, by the end of the day, on which there was only a remote service instead of the usual, with limited mechanics, it was not possible to restore the damaged engine protection. Protection was lost on the 14th special stage, and the unsuccessfully bump damaged the oil radiator. Descent At the end of the rally, Alexey Lukyanuk was awarded the Colin McRay Trophy award, which is awarded only to those riders who showed outstanding results and fought to win to the end.
• The Võru rally also failed. The crew immediately took the lead in the class, but on the 5th special stage the rear right wheel fell apart at high speed and interrupted the control of the differential pump. I managed to finish, but the speed had to be sacrificed. As a result - only 12th place in the class.
• Rally Tallinn already fell in love with the St. Petersburg crew, but this year experienced Ott Tyanak, a recent participant in the World Championships for the Ford factory team, returned to the championship, and the fight went to a completely different level. The sharpest competition lasted all day and ended in favor of Tyanak with a margin of only 0.6 seconds. The result: 2nd place in the class and 3e in the absolute.

• Rally Talsi. And the struggle with Tyanak continues again. Despite the presence of WRC in the channel, Aleksey shows 4 victories on special stages (out of 12) and after the 6th SU heads the race. Unfortunately, an unsuccessful jump on the springboard of the last special stage leads only to the 12th position in the absolute and 5th in the class.
• Voryu Rally. Tense wrestling throughout the race. Extreme stress. A small mistake in one of the turns leads to departure from the track in the trees. Descent The crew was not injured, but the car was completely destroyed.
• Rally Estonia. The team did not have time to build a new car after the accident in Võru, and the former car of Sima Plangi Lancer Evo 9 was rented. Despite the recent accident, Aleksey showed amazing speed in an unusual car. Bottom line: Podium in 3rd place absolute right behind the WRC and S2000. They climbed to the 1st place in the standings of the Latvian Championship and 2nd place in the Championship of Estonia.

World Championship, Finland, Neste Oil Rally

In 2013, Alexey tries his hand at the World Championships for the first time. Finnish legendary roads, very fast, full of jumps, where the car flies more often than it goes, usually ruthless towards beginners. But the crew quickly rolls in and on the special stage shows the 8th time in the absolute! By the end of the second day, Alexey rose to the 12th line in the minutes with a 10 minute advantage in the class over the closest pursuer. The offensive puncture on the legendary SU "Оuninpohya" threw the crew to 16th place in the absolute, but the position in the class still remained inaccessible - 1st place in Class 3.

2014 - Estonian and Russian Championships

Russian Championships

• Rally Mountain Flax. Because of the navigational error, the crew gets 4 minutes of penalization, which puts an end to the race in the first place. Result: 2nd place in the class and 3rd in the overall standings
• Rally Peno. Insulting departure from the track on the spectator special stage and the descent from the race.
• Rally Karelia. Long-awaited victory - 1st place in the overall standings
• Rally White Nights. Fast roads of Karelia submitted to the Petersburg crew - 1st place in the overall standings
• Rally South Ural. A good start to the race, despite the rainy weather, won the first section with a good advantage. However, in the second section, the broken brake pipe made the crew abruptly slow down. And 40 km along the mountain serpentine without brakes, the crew was thrown far back. Even despite the lack of brakes, Alex showed results that could envy many owners of all-wheel drive technology. Again 2nd place in the class and 3rd in the absolute.
• Rally Foothills of the Caucasus. Good fast race performed by Alexey. Despite the gathering of the main rivals, he continued to please the fans to the finish line with a fast, energetic ride.
• Rally Kuban. The final chord in the Championship of Russia 2014. A brilliant victory for Alexey, and the title of Champions of Russia 2014 goes to the Petersburg crew!

Estonian Championships

• Rally Vorumaa. The crew missed this stage, because the race dates coincided with Rally Peno - the stage of the Russian rally championship.
• Harju rally. New race in the vicinity of Tallinn won the first absolute winner. In 2014, he became the Russian Alexei Lukyanuk. None of the rivals, even on more powerful equipment, can keep up with him.
• Viru Rally. A fierce struggle with Tim Kirge throughout the race, ended in an Estonian victory on the technique class above. Alexey got a deserved victory in the N4 class with a considerable margin from other competitors.
• Rally Estonia. In 2014, this stage entered the European Championship program and the crew decided to take part in it, with several of the last special stages in parallel were special sections of the Estonian Championship. The speed of Alexey made competitors and fans speak mostly about the Russian crew. The convincing victory in the class and the second place in the European Championship, and in addition, the Colin McRae ERC Flat Out Trophy - a prestigious award that is given only for an amazing ride, was presented to Alexey for the second time.
• Rally Kurzeme. Alexey confidently spent the race and achieved victory in the overall standings. Unfortunately, the main competitor - Tim Kirge was forced to skip this stage.
• Rally Tartu. Another confident victory in the Absolute! And the early title of the Champions of Estonia in the class N4!
• Rally Saaremaa. The cult race for the Baltic racers. 147 crews at the start of the Baltic states, Finland and Russia and many other states. At this stage, Alexei could get in addition to the title of Estonian Champion in the N4 class, also the title of absolute Champion. Therefore, one had to restrain oneself and not to risk beyond measure. The rain had spoiled the pavement and in some places it became very slippery and dangerous. Alexey maintained a high pace throughout the race and until the last special stage could fight for victory at the stage, but the turn on the last, tenth special stage cost ten seconds to lose time on the special stage, as well as second place. The result: the third place in the overall standings and second place in the class, but the title of Estonian Champion in the overall standings was first won by Russian Alexey Lukyanyuk!

2015 - European Championships

• The start of the season in Austria - ERC Janner Rally. Lukyanuk performs under the Belarusian licenses (the requirement of sponsors) with the Ukrainian navigator Yevgeniy Chervonenko, who helps with trips to the European Championship. The team is called We Want Peace and the Ford Fiesta R5 car rented from the Czech H-Racing team carries three flags on board, symbolizing the friendship between Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
• In the 2015 season, Alexey drove 6 stages, skipping races in Portugal and Germany.
• During 2015, Alexei received three prestigious awards for desperate driving and the will to win - FIA ERC Colin McRae Flat Out Trophy: At the rally of Austria, victory went for lifting from 22 to 3 place absolute; at the rally of Estonia - for the incredible victory and the first place in the “absolute” on the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X car, while the rivals performed on a more powerful technique above the class; on the Cyprus Rally - for not giving up and continuing to fight, despite a large number of technical problems, such as broken electric power and rear stabilizer, engine losing power, etc.

The result of the season 2015 - 3rd place in the general classification. Wins: 2 Points: 157 Won special stages: 32

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