Pavel Baranov

Pavel Petrovich Baranov (born 1913 in Estonia, died 1987) is a racing driver known for his stints with the official U.S.S.R team in 1955 and 1956. In his first race, the highly controversial 1955 Soviet Grand Prix, he managed to get a spot on the grid and finish 15th, without getting lapped. His second race, the 1956 East German Grand Prix, didn't go as well, as a mechanical failure costed him the chance of getting into the final. Aside from his stints in Formula One, he was also a very sucessful motorcycle rider in his home country while in the Air Force, even being a member of the VVS MVO at one point, and was one of the two test drivers of the Sokol Typ 650, alongside fellow Soviet driver, Vasiliy Kuznetzov. His wife Irina Ozolina was an eighteen-time women's motorcycle champion of the USSR, and both won the title of Master of Sports of the USSR multiple times.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Points
1955	U.S.S.R	Kharkov F1	Kharkov F1	MON	FRA	BEL	FRA	GBR	SOV 15	ITA				NC	0
1956	U.S.S.R	Kharkov F1	Kharkov F1	MON	FRA	BEL	FRG	GDR DNQ	IRE	SCO	GBR	ITA	THA	NC	0