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'''G-Drive Racing''' is a Russian [[sports car racing]] team. It is named after the commercial fuel distributed by [[Gazprom Neft]], a subsidiary of oil giant [[Gazprom]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-06 |title=G-Drive withdraws from WEC, Le Mans over FIA's Russia code of conduct |url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/g-drive-withdraws-from-wec-le-mans-over-fias-russia-code-of-conduct/8750468/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref> They made their debut in the [[LMP2]] class of the [[2012 FIA World Endurance Championship]] in a partnership with [[Signatech]], before quickly rising to prominence, winning three titles in the [[European Le Mans Series]], taking the [[2015 FIA World Endurance Championship|2015 WEC]] title, as well as winning the [[Asian Le Mans Series]] twice.<ref>[http://signature-team.com/ancien/signatech-nissan-g-drive.php G-Drive by Signatech-Nissan]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=G-Drive Racing |url=https://www.nisgazprom.rs/en/brands/g-drive/g-drive-racing/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=NIS Petrol i Gazprom |language=en-US}}</ref> Over the years, G-Drive ran in conjunction with multiple race teams, including [[Jota Sport]], [[TDS Racing]], [[Graff Racing]], and [[Algarve Pro Racing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilshaw |first=Jake |date=2016-03-14 |title=Hignett (Jota): "The Team is Now Branded as G-Drive Racing" – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/hignett-jota-its-a-rebranding-exercise/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=2018-02-08 |title=TDS, Graff to Run G-Drive Cars; Rusinov Lineup Receives Dispensation – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/graff-to-run-g-drive-entries-rusinov-lineup-to-receive-dispensation/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
As a result of regulations imposed by the [[FIA]] on Russian competitors in the aftermath of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], G-Drive withdrew from international competition. They currently organise multiple sporting events in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emma |date=2023-02-16 |title=Alexander Krylov: "G-Drive Arena has become a new attraction for Omsk" |url=https://athletistic.com/hockey/194808.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Athletistic |language=en-US}}</ref> The team opened a [[rally raid]] division in 2023 for [[Roman Rusinov]] and [[Anastasiya Nifontova]], and the former won the [[Silk Way Rally]] in the T3 category the following year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Justin|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2023/04/roman-rusinov-g-drive-racing-expand-into-rally-raid/|title=Roman Rusinov, G-Drive Racing expand into rally raid|publisher=The Checkered Flag|date=26 April 2023|access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://matchtv.ru/autosport/silkwayrally/matchtvnews_NI2082069_Dla_mena_kak_specialista_po_kolcevym_gonkam_na_Shelkovom_puti_slozhnost_byla_v_tom_chtoby_ne_slomat_avtomobil__Rusinov|title=«Для меня как специалиста по кольцевым гонкам на «Шелковом Пути» сложность была в том, чтобы не сломать автомобиль» — Русинов|work=Match TV|date=18 July 2024|access-date=18 July 2024|lang=ru|trans-title="For me, as a circuit driver racing on the Silk Way, the difficulty was in not breaking the car" - Rusinov}}</ref>
[[File:G-Drive Racing - Oreca 07 - Gibson -26 (42917713642).jpg|thumb|G-Drive Racing at the [[2018 24 Hours of Le Mans]].]]
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