Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (Russian: Вита́лий Алекса́ндрович Петро́в, IPA: [vʲɪˈtalʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈtrof]; born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 2010 to 2012.

Vitaly Afanasevich Petrov (Ukrainian: Віталій Опанасович Петров, Russian: Виталий Афанасьевич Петров; born 6 October 1945 in Donetsk, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian athletics coach, mainly specialising in pole vault. [1]

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (born September 8, 1984 in Vyborg) is a Russian Formula One driver for the Renault F1 team. He is known as "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. [ 1 ] By racing in the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix , he became the first Russian driver to take part in the Formula One World Championship.

Vitaly Petrov gained fame as the first ever Russian in F1. But a series of accidents and conflicts with the team ended his career at the pinnacle of racing.

Vitaly Petrov is an Assistant Professor with the Division of Communication Systems, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

In the same way that Lewis Hamilton became the first black driver in F1 history, Vitaly Petrov made his own little piece of history as the first Russian to compete in the top flight when he...

Apr 17, 2024 · Vitaly Petrov entered the history books in 2010 when he became the first ever Russian to compete in Formula One, driving for Renault F1. His rookie season was a rollercoaster, with highs and lows, but ultimately his defensive drive at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix led to Sebastian Vettel taking the crown, as that season’s World Champion.

Petrov entered the F3000 Euroseries and finished third overall in 2006, winning once. The following year he moved up to GP2, driving the second half of the season with DAMS. He joined Campos for 2008 and had his best season the following year.

Dr. Vitaly Petrov is a Principal Research Scientist with Northeastern University (NU), Boston, MA, USA, and a member of the ultra-broadband nano networking laboratory directed by Dr. Josep Jornet.

Vitaly Petrov was born in 2003 in St. Petersburg and started to study piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he entered the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory Music School, where he is currently studying in the piano class of Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor Alexander Sandler.