The forecast promised rain, but the asphalt of the Smolensk ring remained dry for all twelve races that took place on the first after the summer holidays racing weekend of the NSR RSKG. Despite this, surprises began already during the qualification sessions.
In the first race of the National Class, Andrei Petukhov on the red Lada Kalina could not hold the pole, and the first three places went to Togliatti Roman Agoshkov (No. 85), Kazan Aidar Nuriev (No. 48) and Muscovite Gleb Kuznetsov (No. 5). In the first race of the National Class, Andrei Petukhov on the red Lada Kalina could not hold the pole, and the first three places went to Togliatti Roman Agoshkov (No. 85), Kazan Aidar Nuriev (No. 48) and Muscovite Gleb Kuznetsov (No. 5).
In the National class, Andrei Petukhov won the Saturday national qualification, however, in the course of the race, Kalina lost her position one after another. At the finish line, Kia Rio hatchbacks Roman Agoshkov (Akhmat Racing) and Aidar Nuriev (Fereks Racing) were in the front ranks. Ruslan Nafikov finished third, also in the “Korean”, but the Kazan citizen got a fine for a rough ride and rolled back to the 15th line in the finish protocol - and after the “paper wars” Gleb Kuznetsov closed the top three winners in the Volkswagen Polo sedan prepared at the Rally Academy. Not a single Lada at the foot of the podium - here you have the National Test!
Lose to win: according to the rules of SMP RSKG, pilots who finish below 4th place are entitled to reduce the weight of cars for the next race. Pilots in Ladys took advantage of this - Togliatti Yegor Sanin (pictured in the center) and Petersburgers Vsevolod Gagen (pictured right) and Andrei Petukhov left heavy competitors behind on Sunday's race. Lose to win: according to the rules of SMP RSKG, pilots who finish below 4th place are entitled to reduce the weight of cars for the next race. Pilots in Ladys took advantage of this - Togliatti Yegor Sanin (pictured in the center) and Petersburgers Vsevolod Gagen (pictured right) and Andrei Petukhov left heavy competitors behind on Sunday's race.
However, on Sunday, domestic-made pilots took revenge: Yegor Sanin was the first at the finish line, his Lada Sport Rosneft partner Vsevolod Hagen was second, and Andrei Petukhov, who remained on the eve without a podium, was third. Thus, the winner of the stage was Sanin, gaining 34 points, and the winners were Petukhov and Nuriev, who scored 31 points each.
A historical snapshot of three different models: Yoshkarolinets Alexander Marushko (No. 58) won the first podium in the Super Production class, Togliatti Mikhail Mityaev (No. 30) strengthened his leadership, and Muscovite Dmitry Dobrovolsky (No. 77) made himself a birthday present. A historical snapshot of three different models: Yoshkarolinets Alexander Marushko (No. 58) won the first podium in the Super Production class, Togliatti Mikhail Mityaev (No. 30) strengthened his leadership, and Muscovite Dmitry Dobrovolsky (No. 77) made himself a birthday present.
In the senior class of the Cup of Russia, Super-production, Mikhail Mityaev took the unconditional leadership in qualifying and Saturday's race - no one could reach the pilot of Lada Sport Rosneft and his 250-strong Vesta in the first part of the weekend. Dmitry Dobrovolsky (Aimol-Neva Motorsport) due to competent positional struggle, mistakes and violations by his rivals brought his Honda Civic hatchback to the second step of the Saturday podium. The third to finish the race was Alexander Marushko (Demfi Lada Sport) in a Lada Granta car, repelling all attacks from Yefim Gantmakher on the Subaru BRZ team of the Discovery. And the prize of audience sympathy was awarded to the partner of Gantmakher, Yekaterinburg Maxim Chernev: having stopped at a physical examination, he missed the qualification and started on Saturday from the last row. Then, breaking into the number of leaders, overtook the grass, drove the pit lane in punishment, and then returned to the race and after a series of overtaking and finished seventh - and even showed the best lap time!
Yefim Gantmakher “shakes” his team-mate Otkrytie Maxim Chernev: they don’t yet know that the judges will soon cancel Max’s first place, but thanks to this, Yefim will become the bronze medalist of the Sunday race, having risen one line up. Yefim Gantmakher “shakes” his team-mate Otkrytie Maxim Chernev: they don’t yet know that the judges will soon cancel Max’s first place, but thanks to this, Yefim will become the bronze medalist of the Sunday race, having risen one line up.
The next day, Chernev did finish first (both a good pace and a reverse start procedure helped), but after weighing in after the race, technical commissioners found that his Subaru BRZ was almost 15 kilograms lighter than it should be. Therefore, gold was awarded to Vitaly Primak (Lada Granta, Demfi Lada Sport), silver again to Dmitry Dobrovolsky, and bronze to Gantmakher. By the way, the Demfi Lada Sport team could have won the team standings, but Primaka's partner deprived her of such an opportunity. On the last lap of Lada Granta, Aleksandra Marushko had an accident, having made four (!) Turns through the roof, but the pilot, fortunately, was not injured. As a result, the victory at the stage was with Dobrovolsky (40 points for the weekend), the second place was won by Mityaev (39 points), the third was won by Primak (35 points).
It's amazing how the Lada Vesta sedans, having received extra weight for their success at the last stage, were able to easily leave behind the Seat Leon Audi RS3 in the first Smolensk race. It's amazing how the Lada Vesta sedans, having received extra weight for their success at the last stage, were able to easily leave behind the Seat Leon Audi RS3 in the first Smolensk race.
If at the start of the Super-production class this time only 11 pilots met, then the Touring standings grew to 16 participants last weekend: Oleg Kharuk and Maxim Andrahanov were the regular participants at the wheel of the Seat Leon hatchback. On Saturday, pilots on Leon were traditionally found in the head of the field: Dmitry Bragin from TAIF Motorsprot in the first part of the race risked a fall under the attacks of Alexei Dudukalo from Lukoil Racing, but then he increased the pace and finished on the podium. But only the third, because the first two steps were confidently taken by the pilots on the West of the Lada Sport Rosneft team - Vladimir Sheshenin and Kirill Ladygin.
The young Petersburger Klim Gavrilov, who tried his hand at the SMP RSKG just a year ago, won his first victory in the most prestigious Touring class! The young Petersburger Klim Gavrilov, who tried his hand at the SMP RSKG just a year ago, won his first victory in the most prestigious Touring class!
But on Sunday the race for pilots from the AvtoVAZ factory team was unsuccessful - both did not reach the podium, and Sheshenin was also punished for overtaking under the yellow flag. Nevertheless, Sheshenin scored 32 points over the weekend and became the third. The second most successful was Klim Gavrilov at the Seat Leon (Lukoil Racing +) with 33 points, most of which were ensured by a brilliant victory in Sunday's race. Bragin after the Saturday bronze on Sunday took the silver goblet, and this result guaranteed him leadership at the end of the stage with 37 points. Irek Minnakhmetov (Audi RS3, STK Genghis Khan) finished third on Sunday, but this was not enough for him to get into the top three leaders.
To the great displeasure of the Smolyans, their fellow countryman Anton Gavrichenkov on Kalina at number 17 was unlucky on the home track. To the great displeasure of the Smolyans, their fellow countryman Anton Gavrichenkov on Kalina at number 17 was unlucky on the home track.
And young pilots and pilots from the standings of the National Junior have traditionally given out such a heat of emotions that would be enough for the whole series. On Saturday, Maxim Kornilkov (Lada Kalina, Goltsova Racing) managed to turn the pole into a victory, and behind him literally on the last lap, Rustam Fathutdinov (Volkswagen Polo, Akhmat Racing) took the second position from Irina Sidorkova (Volkswagen Polo, Rally Academy), but did this is rather rude, as a result of which in the protocol he dropped to the third line, returning the second to Sidorkova. To the great disappointment of Smolensk fans, penalties for rough driving did not pass Anton Gavrichenkov (Lada Kalina, B-Tuning), who broke from last place to fifth in the first race on the home track, but was eventually pushed to the ninth by the judges.
Permian Maxim Kornilkov (in red overalls) both times became the best among juniors on the Smolensk ring. Two silver cups were taken to Petrozavodsk by Irina Sidorkova, and two bronze went to Kazan thanks to the success of Rustam Fathutdinov (in white overalls). Permian Maxim Kornilkov (in red overalls) both times became the best among juniors on the Smolensk ring. Two silver cups were taken to Petrozavodsk by Irina Sidorkova, and two bronze went to Kazan thanks to the success of Rustam Fathutdinov (in white overalls).
And Kornilkov exactly repeated the scenario of the previous stage, winning in addition to the pole and Saturday victory and Sunday's race. Irina Sidorkova on Sunday confirmed that Saturday silver was not an accident - and confidently finished the second. This time Fathutdinov did not dispute her position and remained third at the finish line. Thus, no one else could intervene in the hegemony of the fastest weekend pilots: Kornilkov scored 51 points, Sidorkov - 41 points, Fathutdinov - 33 points.
The success of the pilot, who plays for the team near Moscow Motorsport, was rejoiced by many. However, the rivals are not in a hurry to change their modern hatchbacks Peugeot, Renault, Volkswagen and Hyundai to the ten-year-old Ford Fiesta: it seems that only Andrei Maslennikov can win the race on it. The success of the pilot, who plays for the team near Moscow Motorsport, was rejoiced by many. However, the rivals are not in a hurry to change their modern hatchbacks Peugeot, Renault, Volkswagen and Hyundai to the ten-year-old Ford Fiesta: it seems that only Andrei Maslennikov can win the race on it.
But the Touring Light class this time didn’t concede the National Junior to youth championship in adrenaline - thanks to the skill, only Andrei Maslennikov (Moscow Region Motorsport) could secure a comfortable position on Saturday, having played five positions on an old hatchback Ford Fiesta and rolled away from pursuers in the gap. The rest of the field was seething with tension - at the finish the second and third places of Timur Boguslavsky (Peugeot 208, NEFIS Racing) and Ildar Rakhmatullin (Renault Twingo, Suvar Motorsport) were separated by 0.15 seconds, and Denis Bulatov (Volkswagen Polo, SMP Racing) finished in pair "Ten" from the podium.
Renault Twingo hatchbacks traditionally feel good on the Smolensk ring - but their pilots this time got from the judges. Renault Twingo hatchbacks traditionally feel good on the Smolensk ring - but their pilots this time got from the judges.
Rakhmatullin finished third on Sunday, behind team-mate Ilsur Akhmetvaleev on exactly the same Renault Twingo, but the refereeing car imposed another fine for a rough ride, and the third step on the podium went to Grigory Burlutsky (Peugeot 208, Carville Racing). Rakhmatullin, however, retained high positions over the entire weekend and shared the second and third lines with Vladimir Atoev (Volkswagen Polo, SMP Power), who won Sunday's race - both have 26 points for the entire stage. And the most successful Touring Light pilot last weekend was Andrei Maslennikov with 34 points.
The series support race, the Legends monocup, was also held with the participation of several racers of the SMP RSKG series. The series support race, the Legends monocup, was also held with the participation of several racers of the SMP RSKG series.
Passions were in full swing in the Legends monocup, even to almost unrealistic results: one of the circles of the Saturday race, the leading Alexei Khairov and Artem Kabakov crossed at the same time, to the nearest thousandth of a second. The finish line with their participation was almost as dense, but Khairov was still a little ahead. The third was Dmitry Dobrovolsky (in addition to participating in Legends, Kabakov and Dobrovolsky compete in the Super Production class, piloting Honda Civic hatchbacks). And on Sunday, the finish line Khairov-Kabakov-Dobrovolsky repeated - another pilot of the SMP RSKG Efim Gantmakher could have intervened in the struggle for leadership, but, having missed the qualification and the Saturday race “Legends”, he was the last to start the second day and did not reach the podium a bit having won back four positions.
The fifth stage of the NSR RSKG was visited by over 6000 people. The fifth stage of the NSR RSKG was visited by over 6000 people.
78 pilots in five main classes, 8 pilots of the Legends monocup and a sea of spectators, among whom another Lada Kalina Drive Active hatchback was played (recall, a car is presented at every stage) - this was the fifth stage of the 2017 SMR RSKG series. Match broadcast live broadcast of races Our sport and AUTO24. And already this week, on August 10 and 11, “Match! Our Sport”will show hour and a half reviews of the first and second days of the racing weekend in Smolensk. No strength to wait? See racing records on smp-rskg.tv.
The next time, the SMP RSKG series will return to battle very soon, on August 19 and 20, when races of the penultimate stage of the season will be held at Moscow Raceway. The fight is heating up!
5th stage of the NSR RSKG: then in prizes, then on the roof
