Tags: Formula One Racer, Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (Russian: Вита́лий Алекса́ндрович Петро́в IPA: [vʲɪˈtalʲɪ ɐlʲekˈsandrɐvʲɪtɕ pʲɪtˈrov] born 8 September 1984 in Vyborg Soviet Union) is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Caterham in 2012 and Renault in 2010 and 2011. He is known as the Vyborg Rocket (Russian: Вы́боргская Раке́та IPA: [ˈvibɔrɡskɐjɐ rɐˈkʲetɐ]) in Russia. He was the first Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship.
