# Sergey Zlobin

Sergey Yuryevich Zlobin (Russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Зло́бин, IPA:; born 29 May 1970) is a Russian racing driver, who competed twice in the Le Mans 24h Endurance Race alongside being a test driver for Minardi.

## Career

Zlobin began racing in 1996 at the later age of 26, and took part in several competitions, such as Danian Cup in rallycross. In 1998, he made a switch to single-seater racing, initially competing in Russian Formula Three Championship and Euro Formula 3000 for several years.
In August 2002, he was announced as a test driver for the Minardi Formula One team, becoming the first Russian to test a Formula 1 car. His signing was a part of the sponsorship deal that Minardi made with Gazprom, brokered by Oksana Kosachenko. However, Gazprom paid only 2 million dollars out the promised 9 million during the season, which led to the contract breaking down. After a one-year hiatus, Zlobin returned to motorsport in 2004, and continued the testing programme with Minardi.
Zlobin competed at Le Mans twice, in 2005 and 2014. He competed in a number of GT and Endurance racing series, including the FIA GT Championship, Blancpain Endurance Series and European Le Mans Series.

## Personal life

On 24 September 2007, Zlobin survived a car bomb which had been planted in his Mercedes-Benz G500. The explosion caused minor injuries to Zlobin's legs, but he was able to get out of the vehicle himself to call police.

## Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2001 | Euro Formula 3000 Championship | ADM Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2002 | Euro Formula 3000 Championship | B&C Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2002 | Formula One | Minardi | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2004 | FIA GT Championship - GT | Graham Nash Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50th |
| 2004 | FIA GT Championship - GT | JMB Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50th |
| 2004 | Euro Formula 3000 Championship | NBC Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2004 | Formula One | Minardi | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2005 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Intersport Racing/Cirtek Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 48th |
| 2005 | 3000 Pro Series | CEK Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2006 | FIA GT Championship | BMS Scuderia Italia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series | SMP Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd |
| 2013 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 12th |
| 2014 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 146 | 1st |
| 2014 | European Le Mans Series - GTE | SMP Racing | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 1st |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2005 | Intersport Racing Cirtek Motorsport | Juan Barazi Bastien Brière | Courage C65-AER | LMP2 | 30 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | SMP Racing | Anton Ladygin Mika Salo | Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 303 | 37th | 12th |