Russian Automobile Federation

Russian Automobile Federation
Российская автомобильная федерация
SportMotorsports
AbbreviationRAF
FoundedNovember 30, 1991
AffiliationFIA
Regional affiliationRussia
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
PresidentVictor Kiryanov
Vice president(s)Sergey Ushakov
Official website
www.raf.su
Flag of the RAF used to represent neutral competitors

The Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) (Russian: Российская автомобильная федерация) is an FIA-affiliated association of motorists based in Russia founded in 1991.

History

On 11 December 1992, the FIA General Assembly accepted the RAF as a member of the FIA and granted the RAF the right to exercise sports power throughout the national territory of the Russian Federation.

Victor Kiryanov has served as President of the RAF since 2003, and was most recently re-elected for a further 4 years in 2020.

Use as a representative nationality

Beginning in 2021, Russian motorsport competitors are designated as representatives of the RAF after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the ban on Russia, barring it from competing under its flag in international sporting events following the doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The following entrants were listed as RAF competitors while they were banned from representing Russia.

Entrant Type Years Notes Ref.
Formula One
Nikita Mazepin Driver 2021 #9 Haas F1 Team
FIA World Endurance Championship
G-Drive Racing Team 20212022
Roman Rusinov Driver 2021
Sergey Sirotkin Driver (reserve entry)
Daniil Kvyat Driver 2022
World Rally Championship-2
Nikolay Gryazin Driver 2021 Toksport WRT 2
Konstantin Aleksandrov Co-driver
Dakar Rally
Quads
Chyr Mari Team 2022 #193 Yamaha YFM 700R
Aleksandr Maksimov Driver
Cars
VRT Team Team 2022 #208 BMW X5
Vladimir Vasilyev Driver
MSK Rally Team Team #216 Mini John Cooper Works Buggy
Denis Krotov Driver
Konstantin Zhiltsov Co-driver
Alexey Kuzmich Co-driver #218 X-raidMini John Cooper Works Buggy
Light Prototypes
MSK Rally Team Team 2022 #312 Can-Am Maverick
Pavel Lebedev Driver
Kirill Shubin Co-driver
Boris Gadasin Driver #315 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF
Dmitry Pavlov Co-driver
Andrey Novikov Driver #320 G-Force Motorsport – G-Force T3GF
Dmitrii Kozhukhov Co-driver
Team Maria Oparina Team #323 Can-Am Maverick X3
Maria Oparina Driver
Light Prototypes (SSV)
Xesha Motorsport Team 2022 #465 BRP Maverick X3
Tatiana Sycheva Driver
Aleksandr Alekseev Co-driver
Trucks
Kamaz-Master Team 2022
Dmitry Sotnikov Driver #500 Kamaz K5 435091
Ruslan Akhmadeev Co-driver
Ilgiz Akhmetzianov Technician
Anton Shibalov Driver #501 Kamaz 43509
Dmitrii Nikitin Co-driver
Ivan Tatarinov Technician
Eduard Nikolaev Driver #505 Kamaz K5 435091
Evgenii Iakovlev Co-driver
Vladimir Rybakov Technician
Andrey Karginov Driver #509 Kamaz 43509
Andrey Mokeev Co-driver
Ivan Malkov Technician

World Rally Cup results

The RAF entered the 1994 Rally Finland in the 2-litre category, with one car retiring and the other coming in 22nd (but winning in the A6 class).

Year Entrant Car No Driver Rally
SWE PRT GRC FIN AUS ITA ESP WLS
1994 Russian Automobile Federation Lada Samara 41 Sergey Alyasov Ret
43 Aleksandr Nikonenko 22