Lada Sport is the Tolyatti-based performance and motorsport company for Lada-branded cars and a wholly owned subsidiary of AvtoVAZ.
Native name | ООО ЛАДА Спорт |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | AvtoVAZ motorsport division |
| Founded | 21 March 2011 |
| Headquarters | Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia |
Key people | Vladislav Mikhailovich Nezvankin (general manager) |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Revenue | |
| Total assets | |
| Total equity | |
| Parent | AvtoVAZ |
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Current series | Russian Circuit Racing Series |
History
editAvtoVAZ had a minor involvement in motorsport from the 1970s, producing racing cars for various series.[2] In the 1990s, a small company called TMS produced sportier versions of street-legal Lada cars.[3] The Lada Sport company was established in 2011,[4] and the first performance-focused, street-legal Lada car it produced was 2011/2013 Granta Sport.[2]
AvtoVAZ entered the World Touring Car Championship in the 2009 season by giving official support to the Russian Bears Motorsport team, branded as Lada Sport, and left at the end of the season. The team had already entered the previous season running a non-factory Lada 110. The Lada Sport company competed from 2013 to 2016 with WTCC-spec Grantas and later Vestas.[2]
Models produced
editSince its establishment, Lada Sport produced, among others, the following models:
| Car | Market introduction year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lada Granta Sport/Cup | 2011/2013 | Racing/street car |
| Lada Granta 1600T (WTCC) | 2013 | Racing car |
| Lada Granta TC1 (WTCC) | 2014 | Racing car |
| Lada Kalina Sport | 2014 | Street car |
| Lada Kalina NFR | 2015 | Street car |
| Lada Vesta TC1 (WTCC) | 2015 | Racing car |
| Lada Kalina NFR R1 (rally) | 2016 | Racing car |
| Lada Granta Drive Active | 2016 | Street car |
| Lada Kalina Drive Active | 2016 | Street car |
| Lada Vesta TCR (touring car racing) | 2017 | Racing car |
| Lada Granta R1 (rally) | 2019 | Racing car |
| Lada Vesta Sport | 2019 | Street car |
| Lada Niva Sport T2 I (rally raid) | 2022 | Racing car |
| Lada Vesta NG TCR (touring car racing) | 2023 | Racing car |
| Lada Vesta NG 1.6T (touring car racing) | 2023 | Racing car |
| Lada Niva Sport T2 II (rally raid) | 2023 | Racing car |
| Sources:[2][3][5][6][7] | ||
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* 2008 in Yokohama Teams' Trophy
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ООО "ЛАДА Спорт": бухгалтерская отчетность и финансовый анализ" [Lada Sport LLC: accounting reports and financial analysis] (in Russian). Lada Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Audit-It.
- ^ a b c d "LADA SPORT: история, успехи и новые модели". Rambler (in Russian). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Тюнинг-ателье «LADA Sport»". IronHorse (in Russian). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Тюнинг-ателье «LADA Sport»" (in Russian). Interfax. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "The Lada Vesta TCR is ready to battle". Oreca. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Новая Лада Гранта для WTCC". 1gai.ru (in Russian). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "АвтоВАЗ представил гоночные версии Vesta и Niva". Kommersant (in Russian). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.