Nikolai Fomenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Fomenko (Russian: Николай Владимирович Фоменко, born 30 April 1962) is a Russian musician, comic actor, motor racer, former president of Marussia Motors and former engineering director of Marussia F1.
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| Born | Nikolai Vladimirovich Fomenko 30 April 1962 Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | motor racer, musician, comic actor |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Golubkina |
Music career
Fomenko started his career as vocalist and guitarist in the band Secret, who were very popular in Russia in the mid-1980s.
Acting career
Fomenko first started his acting career as a theater actor in the Theater of Youth Creativity (1974-1976).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Speed (Skorost') | Student |
| 1997 | Sympathy Seeker (Sirota Kazanskaya) | Kolya |
| 1999 | Luna Papa (Lunny Papa) | Yassir |
| 1999 | The Sky with Diamonds (Nebo v Almazakh) | Anton Chekhov |
| 2000 | Check (Chek) | Brunet |
| 2000 | Old Hags (Starye Klyachi) | businessman Vassily Khomenko |
| 2003 | The Suit (Shik) | Botya |
| 2003 | Bedroom Key (Klyuch ot Spal'ni) | Vakhlakov |
| 2007 | Model (Naturshchitsa) | |
| 2007 | Gloss (Глянец) | |
| 2008 | Radio Day (Den' Radio) | As himself |
| 2017 | You All Infuriate Me | Boris Dmitrievich |
| 2017 | Rock Dog | Angus Scattergood |
TV career
Fomenko performed in the popular Russian music collection series Staryye Pesni o Glavnom (Old songs about the important).
He hosted two seasons of a TV show The Interception and a season of the game-show The Weakest Link on Russia's Channel 5.
In 2009, he began hosting Top Gear Russia, the REN-TV spin-off of the BBC series Top Gear.
Car racing career
In 1994, Fomenko was invited by Vladislav Listyev to participate in a car racing show as a celebrity guest. Later he started to train as a professional racer and took his first victory in 1996.
FIA GT
| Year | Team | Car | № | Class | Co-drivers | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 58 | N-GT |  Alexey Vasilyev |
0 | — |
| 2001 | Freisinger Racing | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 59 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev |
0 | — |
| 2002 | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev
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1 | 26 |
| 2003 | RWS Yukos Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-R | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev
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17 | 14 |
| 2004 | Freisinger Yukos Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | 77 | N-GT | Alexey Vasilyev |
26 | 7 |
| Cirtek Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 73 |  Adam Jones
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| 2005 | Russian Age Racing | Ferrari 550 Maranello | 17; 18 | GT1 | Alexey Vasilyev |
5 | 19 |
Endurance races
| Year | Race | Team | Car | Class | Co-drivers | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24 Hours of Daytona | RWS Motorsport | Porsche 996 | GTS | Alexey Vasilyev,  Patrick Bourdais Walter Lechner Jr.,  Tetsuya Tanaka |
28 (9) |
| 2004 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Freisinger Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | LMGT | Alexey Vasilyev, Patrick Bourdais |
DNF |
| 2005 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Cirtek Motorsport/ Russian Age Racing/ Convers Team |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | LMGT1 | Alexey Vasilyev, Christophe Bouchut |
17 (5) |
Car manufacturer
Fomenko is involved in the development and launching of the Marussia sports car.[1]
Formula One
In 2010 Marussia became a sponsor of Virgin Racing Formula One team. On 11 November 2010, Marussia acquired a controlling stake in the team.
On 2 February 2011 Fomenko was announced as Engineering Director of the Marussia Virgin Racing Formula One team.[2]
Personal life
He was married to Andrei Mironov's stepdaughter, actress Maria Golubkina, and has three children: daughters Anastasia and Ekaterina, and a son, Ivan.
References
- Marussia sports car born out of Russia
- "Virgin racing management reshuffle". autosport.com. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
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