Vitaly Petrov

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (; born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to .

Born and raised in Vyborg, Petrov began his career in rallying, skipping competitive kart racing altogether. Petrov competed for Renault and Caterham in Formula One, becoming the first Russian driver to compete in Formula One at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix. Widely known as the "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia,}} Petrov scored his only podium finish at the 2011 Australian Grand Prix. Provided by Wikipedia