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Vitaly Petrov

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Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (Russian: Вита́лий Алекса́ндрович Петро́в, IPA: [vʲɪˈtalʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈtrof]; born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 2010 to 2012. Born and raised in Vyborg, Petrov began his career in rallying, skipping competitive kart racing altogether. Petrov competed for Renault and Caterham in Formula One, becoming the first Russian driver to compete in Formula One at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix. Widely known as the "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia, Petrov scored his only podium finish at the 2011 Australian Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vitaly Petrov is the 605th most popular racing driver (down from 590th in 2019), the 2,331st most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,336th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Vitaly Petrov ranks 605 out of 1,080. Before him are Tony Rolt, Donald Campbell, Roelof Wunderink, Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo, Bob Gerard, and Volker Weidler. After him are Fabrizio Barbazza, Alex Barros, John Kocinski, Rupert Keegan, Ian Burgess, and Ian Raby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Vitaly Petrov ranks 149. Before him are Masahiko Kimura, Jeremy Jordan, Seo Ji-hye, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Asia Kate Dillon, and John Gallagher Jr.. After him are Andriy Pyatov, Maria Lvova-Belova, Dustin Brown, Gökhan Inler, Marion Bartoli, and Dan Crenshaw.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vitaly Petrov ranks 2,331 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Amfiteatrov (1862), Lydia Zvereva (1890), Sergey Bezrukov (1973), Oleg Golovanov (1934), Ivan Yakovlev (1848), and Aleksandr Lazutkin (1957). After him are Anton Siluanov (1963), Anatoly Lein (1931), Vyacheslav Lemeshev (1952), Grigori Roshal (1899), Ivan Okhlobystin (1966), and Boris Gurevich (1931).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Russia

Among racing drivers born in Russia, Vitaly Petrov ranks 2. Before him are Daniil Kvyat (1994). After him are Vladimir Chagin (1970), Nikita Mazepin (1999), Sergey Sirotkin (1995), Evgeny Novikov (1990), Artem Markelov (1994), and Mikhail Aleshin (1987).

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