Mark Shulzhitskiy

Mark Olegovich Shulzhitskiy (; born 11 July 1989) is a Russian racing driver, who entered professional racing by winning a spot in a PlayStation 3 GT Academy competition.

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. 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.

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. He scored his first class podium in the Blancpain Endurance Series at Le Castellet.

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

Racing record

Career summary

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 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