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{{short description|Russian rally driver}}
{{short description|Russian rally driver}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox WRC driver
{{Infobox WRC driver
| name = Nikolay Gryazin
| name = Nikolay Gryazin
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| alt =
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| caption = Nikolay Gryazin in 2018
| caption = Nikolay Gryazin in 2018
| nationality = {{RUS}}n{{efn|He occasionally competes under a Latvian licence.}} (2019-2020)<br>{{nowrap|{{flagg|cnua|image=Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg}}Russian Automobile Federation{{efn|Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] in response to [[Doping in Russia|state-sponsored doping program]] of Russian athletes.}}}} (2021)<br>
| nationality = {{RUS}}n{{efn|He occasionally competed under a Latvian licence.}} (2019–2020)<br>{{nowrap|{{flagg|cnua|image=Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg}}Russian Automobile Federation{{efn|Nikolay Gryazin competed as a neutral competitor hiding his Russian flag using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] in response to [[Doping in Russia|state-sponsored doping program]] of Russian athletes.}}}} (2021–2022)<br>
{{flagg|cxxa|nodata=1|image=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag.svg}} [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] (2022–2023){{efn|Nikolay Gryazin competed as a neutral competitor using the FIA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="Russia-competitors">{{cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-relation-situation-ukraine|title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine|work=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]|date=1 March 2022|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref>}}<br /> {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria (2024–present){{efn|In 2024, Gryazin switched to Bulgarian licence after obtaining Bulgarian citizenship.}}
{{flagg|cnxa|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|image=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (emblem).svg}}[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] (2022-present)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|07|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
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| death_place =
| death_place =
| Years = {{WRC|2019}}–present
| Years = {{WRC|2019}}–present
| Co-driver = {{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagg|cnua|image=Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg}}[[Konstantin Aleksandrov (co-driver)|Konstantin Aleksandrov]]
| Co-driver = {{flagicon|RUS}}/{{flagg|cxua|image=Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg}}/{{flagg|cxua|nodata=1|image=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag.svg}} [[Konstantin Aleksandrov (co-driver)|Konstantin Aleksandrov]]
| Driver =
| Driver =
| Teams = [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]], [[Movisport]], [[Toksport]]
| Teams = [[Hyundai Motorsport|Hyundai]], [[Movisport]], [[Toksport]], [[DG Sport Compétition]]
| Races = 25
| Races = 34
| Championships = 0
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Stagewins = 0
| Stagewins = 0
| Points = 10
| Points = 35
| First race = [[2019 Rally Sweden]]
| First race = [[2019 Rally Sweden]]
| First win =
| First win =
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'''Nikolay Stanislavovich Gryazin''' (born 7 October 1997) is a Russian [[Rally racing|rally]] driver currently competing under a neutral flag representing the [[Russian Automobile Federation]]. He is the son of former rally driver [[Stanislav Gryazin]] and the younger brother of rally driver [[Vasiliy Gryazin]].
'''Nikolay Stanislavovich Gryazin''' ({{lang-rus|Николай Станиславович Грязин|p=nʲɪkɐˈɫaɪ̯ stənʲɪˈsɫavəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈɡrʲæzʲɪn}}; born 7 October 1997) is a Russian-Bulgarian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afb-bg.com/news/209-pilot-s-uchastia-v-wrc-poluchi-balgarski-licenz/|title=Пилот с участия в световния рали шампионат получи български лиценз|date=29 December 2023|work=afb-bg.com|accessdate=25 January 2024}}</ref> [[rally driver]] currently competing under a Bulgarian License. He is the son of former rally driver [[Stanislav Gryazin]] and the younger brother of rally driver [[Vasiliy Gryazin]].


Gryazin has four overall victories in the [[European Rally Championship]], and he finished second in the [[2018 European Rally Championship]], winning the ERC Junior U28 title. In 2019, he made his debut in the [[2019 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]], achieving his first [[WRC-2]] class victory in the [[2019 Rally Finland]].
Gryazin has four overall victories in the [[European Rally Championship]], and he finished second in the [[2018 European Rally Championship]], winning the ERC Junior U28 title. In 2019, he made his debut in the [[2019 World Rally Championship|World Rally Championship]], achieving his first [[WRC-2]] class victory in the [[2019 Rally Finland]].


He currently competes for [[Toksport|Toksport World Rally Team]] driving a [[Škoda Fabia R5 Evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]] in the [[2022 World Rally Championship-2|World Rally Championship-2]], the premier support category of the [[World Rally Championship]]. His current co-driver is fellow Russian [[Konstantin Aleksandrov (co-driver)|Konstantin Aleksandrov]].
He currently competes for Citroen Racing, in the World Rally Championship, driving a [[Citroen C3 Rally 2]] in the [[2022 World Rally Championship-2|World Rally Championship-2]], the premier support category of the [[World Rally Championship]]. His current co-driver is fellow Russian [[Konstantin Aleksandrov (co-driver)|Konstantin Aleksandrov]].


==Background==
==Background==
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==Career==
==Career==
===Early years===
===Early years===
With their backing, he first rose to prominence in 2016, in the junior classes of the [[European Rally Championship]], running a full-time campaign in the ERC-3 class with an [[Peugeot 208#Motorsport|R2-spec Peugeot 208]]. From the start he showed speed, but lacked enough consistency. After four rallies in which he failed to finish, he scored a class win at the Polish round in Rzeszowski and a podium at the Czech Rally Zlín. He finished the season placed 4th in the ERC-3 standings.<ref name="Gryazin">{{cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/drivers/drivers/driver/nikolay-gryazin/page/895-273-895--.html?h=2019/drivers/6913|title=NIKOLAY GRYAZIN - DRIVER PROFILE|work=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> He would also place 6th in the Latvian junior championship that year.
With their backing, he first rose to prominence in 2016, in the junior classes of the [[European Rally Championship]], running a full-time campaign in the ERC-3 class with an [[Peugeot 208#Motorsport|R2-spec Peugeot 208]]. From the start he showed speed, but lacked enough consistency. After four rallies in which he failed to finish, he scored a class win at the Polish round in Rzeszowski and a podium at the Czech Rally Zlín. He finished the season placed 4th in the ERC-3 standings.<ref name="Gryazin">{{cite web|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/drivers/drivers/driver/nikolay-gryazin/page/895-273-895--.html?h=2019/drivers/6913|title=NIKOLAY GRYAZIN – DRIVER PROFILE|work=wrc.com|publisher=[[WRC Promoter GmbH]]|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> He would also place 6th in the Latvian junior championship that year.


===2017-2018: ERC & Latvia===
===2017–2018: ERC & Latvia===
In 2017, Gryazin would make the step-up to four-wheel drive machinery, as he would be using the [[Škoda Fabia R5]] for a full-time outright campaign on the European and Latvian Rally Championships, along with select regional rallies across Europe. Gryazin struggled to take off in the European Championship, only managing a best finish of 5th at the [[Rallye Açores]], until he fought [[Kalle Rovanperä]] to take an overall win at the season-ending Rally Liepaja, the Latvian round of the ERC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/36780-azores-airlines-rallye-2017/|title=52. Azores Airlines Rallye 2017|website=e-wrc.com|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> He finished the ERC season 7th place, and came second in the Under-28 trophy. Back in Latvia, he managed an impressive three victories and finished runner-up in the championship. Gryazin coupled these programs with podium finishes and victories in regional rallies at [[Estonia]], [[Slovenia]], and [[Finland]].
In 2017, Gryazin would make the step-up to four-wheel drive machinery, as he would be using the [[Škoda Fabia R5]] for a full-time outright campaign on the European and Latvian Rally Championships, along with select regional rallies across Europe. Gryazin struggled to take off in the European Championship, only managing a best finish of 5th at the [[Rallye Açores]], until he fought [[Kalle Rovanperä]] to take an overall win at the season-ending Rally Liepaja, the Latvian round of the ERC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/36780-azores-airlines-rallye-2017/|title=52. Azores Airlines Rallye 2017|website=e-wrc.com|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> He finished the ERC season 7th place, and came second in the Under-28 trophy. Back in Latvia, he managed an impressive three victories and finished runner-up in the championship. Gryazin coupled these programs with podium finishes and victories in regional rallies at [[Estonia]], [[Slovenia]], and [[Finland]].


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The year of 2018 marked a breakout year for the young Russian. In addition to continued full-season efforts in the ERC and Latvia with the Fabia, Gryazin would also tackle the Finnish championship as well. This season would prove to be very successful for Gryazin, as he would take two overall victories in the ERC, one in Poland with a hard battle between himself and [[Jari Huttunen]], and at Rally Liepaja for the second consecutive year. These victories were obtained on the way to a runner-up finish in the 2018 ERC standings, winning the Under-28 trophy as well. Gryazin finished 3rd in the Latvian championship with three victories, as well as taking home 4th in the Finnish Championship with one win. He took additional podiums and victories in regional rallies at [[Poland]], [[Lithuania]], [[Italy]], [[Sweden]], and [[Norway]].
The year of 2018 marked a breakout year for the young Russian. In addition to continued full-season efforts in the ERC and Latvia with the Fabia, Gryazin would also tackle the Finnish championship as well. This season would prove to be very successful for Gryazin, as he would take two overall victories in the ERC, one in Poland with a hard battle between himself and [[Jari Huttunen]], and at Rally Liepaja for the second consecutive year. These victories were obtained on the way to a runner-up finish in the 2018 ERC standings, winning the Under-28 trophy as well. Gryazin finished 3rd in the Latvian championship with three victories, as well as taking home 4th in the Finnish Championship with one win. He took additional podiums and victories in regional rallies at [[Poland]], [[Lithuania]], [[Italy]], [[Sweden]], and [[Norway]].


===2019-present: World Rally Championship-2===
===2019–present: World Rally Championship-2===
After a big breakthrough year in 2018, it was announced that Nikolay Gryazin and Sports Racing Technologies would make the step up to a full-season campaign in the [[World Rally Championship-2]] in 2019, which would mark his first starts in the World Rally Championship.<ref name="WRC2">{{cite web|url=http://planetemarcus.com/debarquement-de-nikolay-gryazin-en-wrc-2/|title=Débarquement de Nikolay Gryazin en WRC-2|last=JB|date=29 December 2018|work=planetemarcus.com|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> After two victories in warm-up rallies in Norway, Gryazin made his WRC debut at [[2019 Rally Sweden|Rally Sweden]], and he would finish 15th overall, and 5th in the WRC-2 class.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/february-2019/wrc-2-sunday/page/6124--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Sweden:Østberg seals Pro win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=17 February 2019|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> In his next round at [[2019 Tour de Corse|Corsica]], he finished 12th overall, and took a 2nd place WRC-2 finish, capitalizing on the attrition of the regular favorites. The rest of his 2019 season campaign is scheduled to be the remaining non-fly away events.
After a big breakthrough year in 2018, it was announced that Nikolay Gryazin and Sports Racing Technologies would make the step up to a full-season campaign in the [[World Rally Championship-2]] in 2019, which would mark his first starts in the World Rally Championship.<ref name="WRC2">{{cite web|url=http://planetemarcus.com/debarquement-de-nikolay-gryazin-en-wrc-2/|title=Débarquement de Nikolay Gryazin en WRC-2|last=JB|date=29 December 2018|work=planetemarcus.com|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref> After two victories in warm-up rallies in Norway, Gryazin made his WRC debut at [[2019 Rally Sweden|Rally Sweden]], and he would finish 15th overall, and 5th in the WRC-2 class.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2019/february-2019/wrc-2-sunday/page/6124--51-51-.html|title=WRC 2 in Sweden:Østberg seals Pro win|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC|date=17 February 2019|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> In his next round at [[2019 Tour de Corse|Corsica]], he finished 12th overall, and took a 2nd place WRC-2 finish, capitalizing on the attrition of the regular favorites. The rest of his 2019 season campaign is scheduled to be the remaining non-fly away events.


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!rowspan="3"| [[Movisport]]
! [[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]]
! [[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|12}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|12}}
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2021 Rally de España|ESP]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2021 Rally de España|ESP]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Rally Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2021 Rally Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{small|13}}
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| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
! Toksport WRT 2
! [[Toksport|Toksport WRT]] 2
! [[Škoda Fabia R5 Evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
! [[Škoda Fabia R5 Evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|10}}
| [[2022 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2022 Croatia Rally|CRO]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|10}}
| [[2022 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|28}}
| [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|8}}
| [[2022 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[2022 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[2022 Rally Estonia|EST]]
| [[2022 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br><small>WD</small>
| [[2022 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Ypres Rally|BEL]]<br />{{small|8}}
| TBA
| [[2022 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|10}}
| [[2022 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[2022 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[2022 Rally de España|ESP]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|13}}
| [[2022 Rally Japan|JPN]]
| [[2022 Rally Japan|JPN]]
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! 11th*
! 18th
! 1*
! 11
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| [[2023 World Rally Championship|2023]]
! [[Toksport|Toksport WRT]] 2
! [[Škoda Fabia R5 Evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|11}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally Mexico|MEX]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally de Portugal|POR]]<br />{{small|30}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|34}}
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| [[2023 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[2023 Rally Estonia|EST]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|47}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Rally Chile|CHL]]<br />{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Central European Rally|EUR]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br />{{small|8}}
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! 19th
! 10
|-
| [[2024 World Rally Championship|2024]]
! [[DG Sport Compétition|AEC – DG Sport Compétition]]
! [[Citroën C3 R5/Rally2|Citroën C3 Rally2]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2024 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|10}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2024 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br>{{small|19}}
| [[2024 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2024 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br>{{small|8}}
| [[2024 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
| [[2024 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]
| [[2024 Safari Poland|POL]]
| [[2024 Rally Liepāja|LAT]]
| [[2024 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[2024 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[2024 Rally Chile|CHL]]
| [[2024 Central European Rally|EUR]]
| [[2024 Rally Japan|JPN]]
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! 14th*
! 5*
|}
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.
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|rowspan="2"| [[2021 World Rally Championship-2|2021]]
!rowspan="2"| Movisport
!rowspan="2"| [[Movisport]]
! [[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]]
! [[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]]
| [[2021 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
| [[2021 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]
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| [[2022 World Rally Championship|2022]]
| [[2022 World Rally Championship-2|2022]]
! Toksport WRT 2
! [[Toksport|Toksport WRT]] 2
! [[Škoda Fabia R5 Evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
! [[Škoda Fabia R5 Evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[2022 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally Sweden|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2022 Croatia Rally|CRO]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2022 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[2022 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
| [[2022 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
| [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]
| style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2022 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br />{{small|1}}
| [[2022 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[2022 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[2022 Rally Estonia|EST]]
| [[2022 Rally Estonia|EST]]<br><small>WD</small>
| [[2022 Rally Finland|FIN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[2022 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[2022 Ypres Rally|BEL]]
| TBA
| [[2022 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2022 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[2022 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[2022 Rally New Zealand|NZL]]
| [[2022 Rally de España|ESP]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2022 Rally de España|ESP]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[2022 Rally Japan|JPN]]
| [[2022 Rally Japan|JPN]]
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! 3rd*
! 5th
! 15*
! 85
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|[[2023 World Rally Championship-2|2023]]
![[Toksport|Toksport WRT]] 2
! [[Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2023 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|2}}
| [[2023 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
| [[2023 Rally Mexico|MEX]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2023 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br>{{small|2}}
| [[2023 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[2023 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]<br>{{small|21}}
| [[2023 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| [[2023 Rally Estonia|EST]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2023 Rally Finland|FIN]]<br>{{small|3}}
| [[2023 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Rally Chile|CHL]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[2023 Central European Rally|EUR]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[2023 Rally Japan|JPN]]<br>{{small|2}}
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! 4th
! 96
|-
| [[2024 World Rally Championship-2|2024]]
! [[DG Sport Compétition|AEC – DG Sport Compétition]]
! [[Citroën C3 R5/Rally2|Citroën C3 Rally2]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[2024 Monte Carlo Rally|MON]]<br>{{small|3}}
| [[2024 Rally Sweden|SWE]]
| [[2024 Safari Rally|KEN]]
| style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[2024 Croatia Rally|CRO]]<br>{{small|1}}
| [[2024 Rally de Portugal|POR]]
| [[2024 Rally Italia Sardegna|ITA]]
| [[2024 Safari Poland|POL]]
| [[2024 Rally Liepāja|LAT]]
| [[2024 Rally Finland|FIN]]
| [[2024 Acropolis Rally|GRE]]
| [[2024 Rally Chile|CHL]]
| [[2024 Central European Rally|EUR]]
| [[2024 Rally Japan|JPN]]
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! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd*
! style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 40*
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.
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| [[2015 European Rally Championship|2015]]
| [[2015 European Rally Championship|2015]]
! {{flagicon|LAT}} Sports Racing Technologies
! Sports Racing Technologies
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
| [[2015 Internationale Jänner Rallye|JAN]]
| [[2015 Internationale Jänner Rallye|JAN]]
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| rowspan="2"| [[2016 European Rally Championship|2016]]
| rowspan="2"| [[2016 European Rally Championship|2016]]
! rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|LAT}} Sports Racing Technologies
! rowspan="2"| Sports Racing Technologies
! [[Peugeot 208#Motorsport|Peugeot 208 R2]]
! [[Peugeot 208#Motorsport|Peugeot 208 R2]]
| [[2016 Rally Islas Canarias|ESP]]
| [[2016 Rally Islas Canarias|ESP]]
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| [[2017 European Rally Championship|2017]]
| [[2017 European Rally Championship|2017]]
! {{flagicon|LAT}} Sports Racing Technologies
! Sports Racing Technologies
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[2017 Rallye Açores|ACO]]<br>{{small|5}}
| style="background:#dfffdf;"|[[2017 Rallye Açores|ACO]]<br>{{small|5}}
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| [[2018 European Rally Championship|2018]]
| [[2018 European Rally Championship|2018]]
! {{flagicon|LAT}} Sports Racing Technologies
! Sports Racing Technologies
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
| [[2018 Rallye Açores|ACO]]
| [[2018 Rallye Açores|ACO]]
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| [[2019 European Rally Championship|2019]]
| [[2019 European Rally Championship|2019]]
! {{flagicon|LAT}} Sports Racing Technologies
! Sports Racing Technologies
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
! [[Škoda Fabia R5]]
| [[Rallye Açores|AZO]]
| [[Rallye Açores|AZO]]
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| [[2020 European Rally Championship|2020]]
| [[2020 European Rally Championship|2020]]
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 27 April 2024

Nikolay Gryazin
Nikolay Gryazin in 2018
Personal information
Nationality Russian[a] (2019–2020)
 Russian Automobile Federation[b] (2021–2022)
FIA (2022–2023)[c]
Bulgaria Bulgaria (2024–present)[d]
Born (1997-10-07) 7 October 1997 (age 26)
Moscow, Russia
World Rally Championship record
Active years2019–present
Co-driverRussia// Konstantin Aleksandrov
TeamsHyundai, Movisport, Toksport, DG Sport Compétition
Rallies34
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points35
First rally2019 Rally Sweden

Nikolay Stanislavovich Gryazin (Russian: Николай Станиславович Грязин, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈɫaɪ̯ stənʲɪˈsɫavəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈɡrʲæzʲɪn]; born 7 October 1997) is a Russian-Bulgarian[2] rally driver currently competing under a Bulgarian License. He is the son of former rally driver Stanislav Gryazin and the younger brother of rally driver Vasiliy Gryazin.

Gryazin has four overall victories in the European Rally Championship, and he finished second in the 2018 European Rally Championship, winning the ERC Junior U28 title. In 2019, he made his debut in the World Rally Championship, achieving his first WRC-2 class victory in the 2019 Rally Finland.

He currently competes for Citroen Racing, in the World Rally Championship, driving a Citroen C3 Rally 2 in the World Rally Championship-2, the premier support category of the World Rally Championship. His current co-driver is fellow Russian Konstantin Aleksandrov.

Background[edit]

A Russian driver with Latvian background, since the beginning of his rallying career, he has been a member of the junior rally program of Sports Racing Technologies.

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

With their backing, he first rose to prominence in 2016, in the junior classes of the European Rally Championship, running a full-time campaign in the ERC-3 class with an R2-spec Peugeot 208. From the start he showed speed, but lacked enough consistency. After four rallies in which he failed to finish, he scored a class win at the Polish round in Rzeszowski and a podium at the Czech Rally Zlín. He finished the season placed 4th in the ERC-3 standings.[3] He would also place 6th in the Latvian junior championship that year.

2017–2018: ERC & Latvia[edit]

In 2017, Gryazin would make the step-up to four-wheel drive machinery, as he would be using the Škoda Fabia R5 for a full-time outright campaign on the European and Latvian Rally Championships, along with select regional rallies across Europe. Gryazin struggled to take off in the European Championship, only managing a best finish of 5th at the Rallye Açores, until he fought Kalle Rovanperä to take an overall win at the season-ending Rally Liepaja, the Latvian round of the ERC.[4] He finished the ERC season 7th place, and came second in the Under-28 trophy. Back in Latvia, he managed an impressive three victories and finished runner-up in the championship. Gryazin coupled these programs with podium finishes and victories in regional rallies at Estonia, Slovenia, and Finland.

Nikolay Gryazin competing at the 2018 Rally Poland.

The year of 2018 marked a breakout year for the young Russian. In addition to continued full-season efforts in the ERC and Latvia with the Fabia, Gryazin would also tackle the Finnish championship as well. This season would prove to be very successful for Gryazin, as he would take two overall victories in the ERC, one in Poland with a hard battle between himself and Jari Huttunen, and at Rally Liepaja for the second consecutive year. These victories were obtained on the way to a runner-up finish in the 2018 ERC standings, winning the Under-28 trophy as well. Gryazin finished 3rd in the Latvian championship with three victories, as well as taking home 4th in the Finnish Championship with one win. He took additional podiums and victories in regional rallies at Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Sweden, and Norway.

2019–present: World Rally Championship-2[edit]

After a big breakthrough year in 2018, it was announced that Nikolay Gryazin and Sports Racing Technologies would make the step up to a full-season campaign in the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019, which would mark his first starts in the World Rally Championship.[5] After two victories in warm-up rallies in Norway, Gryazin made his WRC debut at Rally Sweden, and he would finish 15th overall, and 5th in the WRC-2 class.[6] In his next round at Corsica, he finished 12th overall, and took a 2nd place WRC-2 finish, capitalizing on the attrition of the regular favorites. The rest of his 2019 season campaign is scheduled to be the remaining non-fly away events.

Rally results[edit]

Complete WRC results[edit]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Nikolay Gryazin[e] Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
15 		MEX FRA
12 		ARG CHL POR
13 		ITA
Ret 		FIN
10 		GER
20 		TUR
WD 		24th 1
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo GBR
13 		ESP
23 		AUS
C
2020 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 MON
16 		SWE
21 		MEX
7 		EST
19 		TUR ITA
Ret 		MNZ 18th 6
2021 Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON
12 		ARC
12 		CRO
Ret 		POR
10 		ITA
Ret 		KEN EST
Ret 		BEL
59 		FIN
36 		30th 2
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II GRE
13
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo ESP
10 		MNZ
13
2022 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON
10 		SWE
Ret 		CRO
10 		POR
28 		ITA
8 		KEN EST
WD 		FIN
Ret 		BEL
8 		GRE
10 		NZL ESP
13 		JPN 18th 11
2023 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON
10 		SWE
11 		MEX
Ret 		CRO
9 		POR
30 		ITA
34 		KEN EST FIN
9 		GRE
47 		CHL
10 		EUR
16 		JPN
8 		19th 10
2024 AEC – DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 MON
10 		SWE
19 		KEN CRO
8 		POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 14th* 5*

* Season still in progress.

Complete WRC-2 results[edit]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Nikolay Gryazin[e] Škoda Fabia R5 MON SWE
5 		MEX FRA
2 		ARG CHL POR
5 		ITA
Ret

FIN
1

GER
5 		TUR
WD 		GBR 4th 73
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo ESP
11 		AUS
C
2020 Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 MON
3 		SWE
6 		MEX
2 		EST
5 		TUR ITA
Ret 		MNZ 5th 51
2021 Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 MON ARC
3 		CRO
Ret 		POR
4 		ITA KEN EST
Ret 		BEL
2 		FIN
6 		ESP MNZ 6th 77
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II GRE
3
2022 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON
3 		SWE
Ret 		CRO
4 		POR ITA
1 		KEN EST
WD 		FIN
Ret 		BEL GRE
2 		NZL ESP
3 		JPN 5th 85
2023 Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo MON
2 		SWE MEX CRO
2 		POR ITA
21 		KEN EST FIN
3 		GRE CHL
5 		EUR
6 		JPN
2 		4th 96
2024 AEC – DG Sport Compétition Citroën C3 Rally2 MON
3 		SWE KEN CRO
1 		POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN 3rd* 40*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Rally Championship Results[edit]

Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ERC Points
2015 Sports Racing Technologies Škoda Fabia R5 JAN LVA IRL ACO YPR EST CZE CYP GRC VAL
6 		34th 10
2016 Sports Racing Technologies Peugeot 208 R2 ESP IRL
20 		GRC ACO
Ret 		YPR
Ret 		EST
Ret 		POL
13 		CZE
29 		LVA
27 		NC 0
Škoda Fabia R5 CYP
Ret
2017 Sports Racing Technologies Škoda Fabia R5 ACO
5 		ESP
12 		GRC
Ret 		CYP
33 		POL
Ret 		CZE
14 		ROM
8 		LVA
1 		7th 59
2018 Sports Racing Technologies Škoda Fabia R5 ACO ESP
2 		GRC CYP ROM
27 		CZE
5 		POL
1 		LVA
1 		2nd 129
2019 Sports Racing Technologies Škoda Fabia R5 AZO CAN LIE POL RMC
Ret 		CZE
Ret 		CYP HUN NC 0
2020 Nikolay Gryazin Hyundai i20 R5 ITA LAT
20 		PRT HUN ESP 34th 1
2021 Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 POL
Ret 		LAT
1 		ITA
21 		CZE PRT1 PRT2 HUN
22 		ESP 9th 44

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ He occasionally competed under a Latvian licence.
  2. ^ Nikolay Gryazin competed as a neutral competitor hiding his Russian flag using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  3. ^ Nikolay Gryazin competed as a neutral competitor using the FIA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
  4. ^ In 2024, Gryazin switched to Bulgarian licence after obtaining Bulgarian citizenship.
  5. ^ a b Entry run by Sports Racing Technologies.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Пилот с участия в световния рали шампионат получи български лиценз". afb-bg.com. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "NIKOLAY GRYAZIN – DRIVER PROFILE". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ "52. Azores Airlines Rallye 2017". e-wrc.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ JB (29 December 2018). "Débarquement de Nikolay Gryazin en WRC-2". planetemarcus.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ "WRC 2 in Sweden:Østberg seals Pro win". wrc.com. WRC. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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