Ivan Samarin (racing driver)

Ivan Alekseyevich Samarin (Ива́н Алексе́евич Сама́рин, born 7 September 1988 in Moscow) is a Russian racing driver, holder of the honour of "Master of sports of Russia".

Early career
Samarin competed in karting from 1998 to 2003. He began his formula racing career in the 2004 Formula RUS season, finishing fourth overall in the championship standings. For 2005, he remained in the series and finished as runner-up.

Samarin's next step was Formula 1600 Russia. The Russian driver took four race victories in 2006, en route to the championship. He continued in the series in 2007, taking the title once again.

He competed in a number of regional championship events for the Russian Formula Three, Finnish Formula Three, and Formula Three NEZ in 2008.

He missed the entire 2009 season due to sponsorship problems.

FIA Formula Two Championship
Samarin stepped up to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2010.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)