Evgeny Novikov
Novikov at the 2013 Rallye de France — Alsace
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Russian |
| Born |
19 September 1990 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2007–2009, 2011–2013 |
| Teams | Citroën Junior Team, Stobart Ford, Team Abu Dhabi |
| Rallies | 42 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Stage wins | 15 |
| Total points | 135 |
| First rally | 2007 Wales Rally GB |
Evgeny Maksimovich Novikov (born 19 September 1990) is a Russian rally driver currently competing for the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship.
Born in Moscow, Novikov won the Russian Rally Cup in 2006 and finished runner-up in both Estonian and Russian national championships in 2007. The 2007 season also saw him debut in the World Rally Championship at the season-ending 2007 Wales Rally GB.
In the 2008 season, Novikov contested a full six-event Production World Rally Championship programme as the series' youngest driver. He retired in four rallies and collected his only PWRC points at the Rally Japan, where he impressively led the category until suspension problems on the last stage dropped him narrowly behind Juho Hänninen. He still managed to stay 2.9 seconds ahead of Toshi Arai and with the eight points for the second place, he placed 13th in the championship standings.
For the 2009 season, Novikov was signed by the debuting Citroën Junior Team, Citroën Total's satellite team. With Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach as his teammates, he will drive the Citroën C4 WRC in at least eight of the twelve rallies. He scored his first WRC points with a fifth place at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, and his first stage win in the following event, the Acropolis Rally in Greece. He became both the first Russian and the youngest-ever driver to top the time sheets in the series.
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