10 Facts About Evgeny Novikov

Evgeny Maksimovich Novikov is a Russian former rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2007 to 2013.

Evgeny Novikov retired in four rallies and collected his only PWRC points at the Rally Japan, where he impressively led the category until suspension problems on the last stage dropped him narrowly behind Juho Hanninen.

Evgeny Novikov still managed to stay 2.9 seconds ahead of Toshi Arai and with the eight points for the second place, he placed 13th in the championship standings.

Evgeny Novikov scored his first WRC points with a fifth place at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, and his first stage win in the following event, the Acropolis Rally in Greece.

Evgeny Novikov became both the first Russian and the youngest-ever driver to top the time sheets in the series.

Evgeny Novikov competed in eight of the thirteen rallies, scoring twelve points over the course of the season to finish the year seventeenth overall.

Evgeny Novikov scored his first podium at the 2012 Rally de Portugal, finishing third overall.

Evgeny Novikov was promoted to second place when Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen was excluded from the results.

At the beginning of the 2013 Acropolis Rally, Evgeny Novikov was the early leader after winning the first 2 stages and had a 40-second lead over Jari-Matti Latvala after stage 3.

Evgeny Novikov failed to secure a drive for the 2014 season.