Formula RUS
Formula RUS (Формула Русь) was a Russian formula racing class, corresponding to FIA's Formula Е category. The class was designed to help beginners and young karters make the transition to auto racing. The series ran from 2002 to 2007. Formula RUS Championship. The Formula RUS Championship is a single-make Formula RUS series. Teams and drivers are restricted from making any changes to the car. The series organizers provide technical service to series participants and guarantee that all cars are identical, including car setup. The aim of Formula RUS is to provide a practical and realistic platform  for the novice racing driver, with an emphasis on the provision of education and development of race craft. In 1999 (and for the first time in Russian motor racing history), the concept of a mono-class, low budget, racing car first came about, and as a direct result of this concept and idea, the first batch of cars were produced. The car was designed so that it could be used for training drivers with very little racing experience and also for the purpose of taking part in official competitions. This project was carried out by AKKS Motorsport in 2001. Since  2002 and after having undergone a full and thorough testing programme Formula RUS now has over seventy cars in operation– over thirty of which are in operation at any one time. Additionally, since 2002, Formula RUS has carried out the «Formula RUS Championship», which in 2003 was granted the status of the Championship of Russia. During the five years of its existence, the formula has taken part in more than seventy races and carried out more than one hundred and seventy testing days. The series has also trained over two hundred and sixty racing drivers of ages ranging from sixteen  to sixty – all of them with various degrees of racing skills and abilities and from the many various regions of the Russian Federation and the CIS. Many Russian racing drivers owe the start of their careers in motorsport to Formula RUS, including: Sergey Afanasyev, Sergey Romaschenko, Daniil Move, Ivan Samarin, Vitaly Petrov, Evgeny Novikov, Kirill Ovcharenko, Maxim Travin, Sergey Mokshantsev, Yuri Baiborodov, Alexander Tyuryumin, Viktor Antonov, and David Markozov. Champions. All teams and drivers were Russian-registered.