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Mikhail Ivanovic Broad (born 21 April 1995) is a Russian racing driver from Volgograd, Russia, currently racing for Lotus GP3 team. He is the Formula BMW champioin of 2010.  Personal Life

Mikhail moved to Moscow in 1998 from Volgograd. He had a older Brother, Lyev, who was a firefighter in Moscow and was killed in the 2010 Moscow metro bombings. His siter, Mercedes Diane Anastasia-Particia Broad, is a Russian gymnast who hopes to compeat in the 2012 Olympics. Mikhail was rased with both Russian and English traditions. His mother was Born and raised in Wigan, Britain. Mikhail moved to his mother home town when he moved to Britian and became a supporter of Wigan Athletic football club.

His racing career started in Moscow when he was 7. He did not compete in championship untill he move to Britain. In 2007 he enter the British karting championship as an inderpendent driver, and placed 8th in the over result. This result attracted karting team Tony Kart to him.

Karting Career

In December of 2007 he signed on to Tony Karts racing team as a reserve. He became a racer for the team in 2008 but after a disapointing season it was doubtfull that he would return to the team in the next season. Mikhail did rejoin the team and won the British Karting championship the following season. The Championship win presented him with a scholarship to race in the Formula BMW Tallent cup.

Formula BMW

Broad won part in the Formula BMW Tallent cup in 2010, and won 12 of 18 races. During this championship Mikhail was in an incident, at the Belgian grand prix, that injured his knee ligaments and did not compete in 5 of the races. Dispite this he was still able to dominate the season.

GP3

In 2011 he singed onto the GP3 team Marussia Mionor. At the time he was only 15, this brought controvicy over wwhether he was the right choice for the seat. He was able to prove he was the right choice by eared 6 win in the season. At the end of the season he had 5 race wins out of 6 races. He won his first race at the Turkish grand prix race two. It was only his second GP3 race.

Mikhail decide to move from Marussia to Lotus GP in 2012. He has sofar compeated in 6 races in this season and take 1 race victory.