Mark Shulzhitskiy

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Olegovich and the family name is Shulzhitskiy.

Mark Olegovich Shulzhitskiy (Russian: Марк Оле́гович Шульжи́цкий, IPA: [ˈmark ɐˈlʲeɡəvʲɪtɕ ʂʊlˈʐɨtskʲɪj]; born 11 July 1989) is a Russian racing driver, who entered professional racing by winning a spot in a PlayStation 3 Gran Turismo competition.^[1]

Mark Shulzhitskiy
Shulzhitskiy in 2015
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 35) Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Blancpain Endurance Series career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	32
Starts	5
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2013
Previous series
2013	FIA GT Series

Career

GT Academy

Born in Vladivostok, Shulzhitskiy's racing career began in karting, but stalled at the age of sixteen, as there were no major racing circuits within the local area. After graduating from Far Eastern Federal University in 2011 with a degree in oriental studies, Shulzhitskiy became Nissan PlayStation GT Academy champion for Russia, winning the competition at Silverstone in 2012.^[1] In order to acquire an international race licence, Shulzhitskiy and the three other regional winners – Peter Pyzera, Steve Doherty and Wolfgang Reip – were put through a three-month driver training programme, including race events in the United Kingdom,^[2] in order to compete in the Dubai 24 Hour race in January 2013. With the assistance of Roman Rusinov and Lucas Ordóñez – as well as Doherty and Reip – Shulzhitskiy was able to finish the race in 21st overall, and second in the SP3 class.^[3]

Blancpain Endurance Series and FIA GT Series

After his appearance in Dubai, Shulzhitskiy began competing in both the Blancpain Endurance Series and the FIA GT Series with Nissan GT Academy Team RJN.^[4] He scored his first class podium in the Blancpain Endurance Series at Le Castellet.^[5]

FIA World Endurance Championship

In 2013, Shulzitskiy made his prototype endurance racing début, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Greaves Motorsport.^[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Britcar Endurance Championship - Class 4I	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	5	0	0	0	1	24	18th
	FIA GT Series - Pro-Am		6	0	0	0	0	35	12th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Greaves Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	10	24th
2014	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Greaves Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	22	13th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	OAK Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2015	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am	Nissan GT Academy Team RJN	1	0	1	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Sprint Series - Pro-Am		2	0	0	0	1	15	9th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Lanan Racing	1	0	0	0	1	30	8th
		Team LNT	1	0	0	0	1
	FIA World Endurance Championship	Nissan Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	0	34th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2016	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T	Schulze Motorsport	1	0	?	?	0	N/A	DNF

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2014	OAK Racing	Alex Brundle Jann Mardenborough	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	LMP2	354	9th	5th
2015	Nissan Motorsports	Tsugio Matsuda Lucas Ordóñez	Nissan GT-R LM Nismo	LMP1	115	DNF	DNF

References

1. "Mark Shulzhitskiy". Gran Turismo. Sony Computer Entertainment. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
2. "Donington Park - 20/21st October 2012" (PDF). BRSCC.co.uk. British Racing and Sports Car Club. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
3. "Results Dunlop 24H Dubai 2013" (PDF). Dubai 24 Hour. Creventic. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
4. "Nogaro FIA GT Series Entry List 2013". automobilsport.com. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Results Race" (PDF). Blancpain Endurance Series. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
6. Watkins, Gary (21 October 2013). "Nissan GT Academy graduate Shulzhitskiy gets Greaves WEC LMP2 run". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

External links

• Mark Shulzhitskiy career summary at DriverDB.com