Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (Russian: Виталий Александрович Петров, born 8 September 1984 in Vyborg) is a Russian Formula One racing driver who is driving for the Caterham F1 Team in 2012, having driven for Renault in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. He is known as the "Vyborg Rocket" (Russian: Выборгская Ракета) in Russia. He is, to date, the only Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship.