Viktor Shapovalov

Viktor Shapovalov (born 4 March 1965 in Sterlitamak, Bashkir ASSR) is a Russian auto racing driver.

In 1998 he won the 1600 Class Russian Touring Car Cup with a Lada Samara.

[1] In 2007 he first competed in the World Touring Car Championship for his own Russian Bears Motorsport team in a BMW 320i.

He returned for the 2008 season with the surprising entry of a Lada 110,[2] competing in fourteen rounds.

[3] Halfway through the 2009 season Shapovalov retired from driving duties to concentrate on running the LADA Sport operation as they run James Thompson in the new Lada Priora model.

Shapovalov in a Lada 110 at Brands Hatch in the 2008 WTCC