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) is a Russian

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 auto racing

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 driver. He had no karting experience in his childhood but at the age of 21 he showed good results in recreational karting and hence he decided to try racing. His racing debut happened in the Russian VW Polo cup. In his first season he was on podium 3 times, had a 4th place in the season overall and first place among the novice racers.

Later he participated in Russian Formula 3

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, Formula 1600, Formula RUS

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Formula RUS was a Russian formula racing class, corresponding to FIA's Formula Е category. The class was designed to help beginners and young karters make an easy transition to auto racing. The series ran from 2002 to 2007....

 and Lada Revolution

Lada Revolution

The Lada Revolution was a concept car first presented in 2003 by Russian brand Lada . It was an open, single-seater sports car powered by a 1.6 L engine producing . It was said to be able achieve 0-100 km/h in 6.5 seconds, with a top speed of .- External links :* *...

 series winning the Formula 1600 Russian championship in 2003.

Outside Russia he participated in European Formula Palmer Audi

Formula Palmer Audi

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 series with 2 second places and 4th overall position in the championship and also was a reserve pilot in A1 GP series. He retired racing after season 2005.

Alexander's grandfather, Alexander Mikhailovich Tyuryumin was an aviation test pilot for Ilyushin Design Bureau

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. He currently also lives in Moscow and holds the title of Hero of the soviet union

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 and more than 10 international world records.

Alexander's last name is misspelled as Truryumin in several web sources.

Racing career

Year	Series or championship	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Pos.
2001	Russian VW Polo cup	NotaBene RS Competition Team	6	N/A	N/A	3	115	4
2001	Russian Formula 3 Formula Three Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	Russian Formula 1600	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	Formula RUS Formula RUS Formula RUS was a Russian formula racing class, corresponding to FIA's Formula Е category. The class was designed to help beginners and young karters make an easy transition to auto racing. The series ran from 2002 to 2007....	N/A	1	1	N/A	1	N/A	N/A
2003	Russian Formula 1600	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2003	Formula RUS Formula RUS Formula RUS was a Russian formula racing class, corresponding to FIA's Formula Е category. The class was designed to help beginners and young karters make an easy transition to auto racing. The series ran from 2002 to 2007....	N/A	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
2004	Formula Palmer Audi Formula Palmer Audi Formula Palmer Audi, officially abbreviated to FPA, and sometimes informally abbreviated to Palmer Audi, was a one-make class of open wheel Formula racing founded in 1998 by former Formula One driver, Jonathan Palmer. It was based in the United Kingdom , and was organised and operated by MotorSport...	—	12	0	0	5	151	4
2005	A1 GP 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.This first season was won by A1 Team France on March 12, 2006.-Teams:...	Russia A1 Team Russia The A1 Team Russia is the defunct Russian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.-Owners:A1 Team Russia owner was Svetlana Strelnikova...	0	0	0	0	0	—