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Irina Sidorkova

Irina Antonovna Sidorkova (Russian: Ири́на Анто́новна Сидорко́ва; born 27 June 2003 in Petrozavodsk), also known as Ira Sidorkova, is a Russian racing driver. She has competed in the W Series and the F3 Asian Championship.[1][2]

Irina Sidorkova
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21)
Petrozavodsk, Karelia
W Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamW Series Academy
Car number51
Starts5 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2021
Previous series
2021
2017–18, 2020
2019
2018–19		F3 Asian Championship
Russian Circuit Racing Series
F4 Spanish Championship
SMP F4 Championship
Championship titles
2018RCRS – National Junior

Biography

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Sidorkova contesting Spanish F4 at Motorland Aragón in 2019
 
Sidorkova (right) in action at the Grozny round of the 2020 Russian Circuit Racing Series
 
Sidorkova on the grid at the 2021 W Series Silverstone round
 
Sidorkova competing in the 2022 Russian Circuit Racing Series.

Sidorkova began karting aged six, having been inspired to race by the film Cars.[3] Having competed across Northern Russia and the Baltics with success – including an Estonian championship in 2012 – she moved into rallying aged 11 and touring car racing through the Russian Circuit Racing Series aged 13, both opportunities coming through Volkswagen.[4][5] Having won the National Junior class title in 2018, SMP Racing invited Sidorkova to contest the final round of the Formula 4 Northern European Zone Championship where she finished thirteenth in all three races.[6] The SMP Racing Junior Team took her on board in 2019, and she would contest both the Russian and Spanish Formula 4 series, finishing 6th in the former and 18th in the latter.[7][8]

Sidorkova applied for the W Series for 2020, a Formula 3 championship for female drivers. She passed the evaluation tests, becoming the youngest driver to do so.[9][10] She was set to contest the 2020 championship before it was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] A 10-event eSports series was held on iRacing in its place, with Sidorkova taking third place in the championship.[12] She returned to the Russian Circuit Racing Series to fill her empty season, and finished ninth overall in the Touring-Light class with a win at the NRING Circuit.

2021 would see Sidorkova make her debut in the W Series. She started the year racing in the F3 Asian Championship for Evans GP as preparation, where she failed to score any points and finished 22nd out of the 26 participants. She would however score her first W Series podium in only her second appearance, at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.[13] The remainder of the season was plagued with inconsistency as she went on to score points only once more in Hungary and missed the Spa-Francorchamps round after testing positive for COVID-19.[14] Her season was interrupted again in October, with Sidorkova being refused a U.S. visa and thus sitting out the season finale at the Circuit of the Americas. She eventually finished 9th in the standings.[15]

In November 2021, Sidorkova was invited to take part in a one-day FIA Formula 3 test at Magny-Cours, alongside fellow W Series driver Nerea Martí and Iron Dames racers Maya Weug and Doriane Pin.[16]

Sidorkova was set to return to the W Series for 2022, but restrictions placed on Russian drivers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced her out "until further notice."[17] Due to the conflict she did not take part in any of the events that year and returned to the Russian Circuit Racing Series, finishing third outright in the Super Production category with a one race win.

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2010 Easykart International Grand Finals — Easy 50 Karelia Karting Team NC
2012 WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Luxor Racing Team 23rd

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Russian Circuit Racing Series - National Junior Rally Academy 10 3 1 2 6 171 2nd
2018 Russian Circuit Racing Series - National Junior Rally Academy 10 3 1 5 6 163 1st
SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2019 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 11 0 0 0 2 96 6th
F4 Spanish Championship Drivex School 18 0 0 0 0 15 18th
2020 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Light Rally Academy 12 1 1 1 2 110 9th
2021 W Series W Series Academy 5 0 0 0 1 34 9th
F3 Asian Championship Evans GP 12 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2022 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Super Production Sofit Racing Team 12 2 0 2 6 176 6th
2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series - GT4 SMP Racing 18 0 0 2 4 233 4th

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2019 Drivex School NAV
1
13 		NAV
2
11 		NAV
3
8 		LEC
1
11 		LEC
2
14 		LEC
3
15 		ARA
1
13 		ARA
2
11 		ARA
3
6 		CRT
1
16 		CRT
2
14 		CRT
3
14 		JER
1
11 		JER
2
13 		JER
3
14 		ALG
1
9 		ALG
2
10 		ALG
3
12 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		18th 15

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2021 Evans GP DUB
1
19 		DUB
2
19 		DUB
3
15 		ABU
1
19 		ABU
2
18 		ABU
3
Ret 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		DUB
1
15 		DUB
2
14 		DUB
3
17 		ABU
1
14 		ABU
2
12 		ABU
3
16 		22nd 0

Complete W Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2021 W Series Academy RBR1
8 		RBR2
2 		SIL
14 		HUN
4 		SPA
WD 		ZAN
13 		COA1 COA2 9th 34

References

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  1. ^ "F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA Dubai Entry List and Calendar - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "W Series announces 18 drivers for 2020 season". W Series. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Under the Visor: Irina Sidorkova". W Series. 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Debut start at Rally Masters Show!". Rally Masters Show Russia. 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "IRINA SIDORKOVA: "I HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A LOT OF EXPERIENCE"". Fast and Fearless. 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Ирина Сидоркова о своем дебюте в "Формуле 4" (in Russian)". SMP Racing on YouTube. 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Pilots: Irina Sidorkova". SMP Racing. 17 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Irina Sidorkova". Speedqueens. 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Fourteen new drivers in first W Series 2020 driver selection test". Formula Scout. 11 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Irina Sidorkova to take part in the 2020 W Series championship". SMP Racing. 21 October 2019.
  11. ^ "W Series cancels 2020 season but reveals plans for F1 support races in 2021 | Formula 1®".
  12. ^ "W Series Esports League Ends On A High At Silverstone". W Series. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ "W Series Austria: Chadwick dominates second Spielberg race". Autosport. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  14. ^ "STATEMENT ON COVID-19 TEST RESULT FOR W SERIES ACADEMY DRIVER IRINA SIDORKOVA". W Series. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Sidorkova to miss W Series Austin finale after US visa denied". Motorsport.com. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  16. ^ Wood, Ida (27 October 2021). "F3 organises private test for W Series stars and Iron Dames racers". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  17. ^ Allen, Peter (22 March 2022). "Five new drivers chosen to race in W Series in 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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