Education
He finished tenth overall in that year. He finished eighth overall in that year.
He finished tenth overall in that year. He finished eighth overall in that year.
Early career & Formula Renault
Born in Moscow, Afanasyev began his racing career in 2003 in the Formula RUS. That year saw him take three wins in this series and he took championship title. He also took part in eight Formula Renault Monza races for Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine Minardi Junior Team, finishing the year in 13th place. The following year, Afanasyev took part in a full Formula Renault 2.0 Germany season, driving with Lukoil Racing team
He also contested thirteen races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, hugely crashed at Bilbao and taking a best race result of fourth at Oschersleben to finish twenty-fourth in the standings.
In 2006 Afanasiev moved up to new Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup championship for Lukoil Racing team He also contested ten races of the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship and finishing as runner-up.
Formula 3 Euro Series
In 2007 Afanasyev made his debut in Formula 3 Euro Series for HBR Motorsport team He failed to score a championship point.
Also he contested in Masters of Formula 3 at Zolder, but he did not qualify and missed the race.
International Formula Master
Afanasyev took part in International Formula Master for two years with Juris Doctor Motorsport team He also contested in six Formula Renault 3.5 Series races for the KTR team and failed to score a championship point. Afanasyev remained in the series for 2009 season and improved to second place overall.
FIA Formula Two Championship
In 2010 Afanasyev graduated to Formula Two, finishing 3rd in the standings with four podium finishes.
Auto General Practice
Afanasyev switched to Auto General Practice for 2011, joining team champions DAMS. He was the only who scored three wins, but due to problems with British visa he missed Donington round and finished the season just on third place. FIA GT1 World Championship
In 2012 Afanasyev and his main sponsor Lukoil decide to leave open-wheels and join FIA GT1 World Championship with Valmon Racing Team Russia.
He will be joined by Andreas Zuber. Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Two results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Auto General Practice Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIA GT competition results
= GT1 World Championship results = FIA GT Series results Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.