Vladimir Atoev

Vladimir Atoev (born 22 January 1999) is a Russian racing driver.
Career.
Karting.
Prior to his single-seater career, Atoev enjoyed a successful period in karting, winning the Russian Karting Championship Supermini class in 2009 and finishing second in the KF3 class two years later. Outside of his native Russia, he finished sixth in the KF3 WSK Final Cup in 2012.
Formula 4.
Atoev made his single-seater debut in 2014, racing in the French F4 Championship. He finished the season in eleventh place, with a best race result of fourth achieved at both Nogaro and Paul Ricard. He did take victory in the second race of the Nogaro event, but was penalised with a 30-second time penalty for a collision with Belgian driver Max Defourny.
For 2015, Atoev raced in the inaugural SMP F4 Championship. He finished as runner-up in the championship, behind Finnish driver Niko Kari, taking eleven podium positions including three race wins, all of which occurred at the Alastaro Circuit in Finland.
Formula V8 3.5.
In 2016, Atoev was set graduate to Formula V8 3.5, racing for the SMP Racing team alongside Matthieu Vaxivière, the championship runner-up from the 2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, but was forced to withdraw due to a back injury and was replaced by Matevos Isaakyan.