Arkady Tsaregradtsev

Drift legend · Russia

Arkady Tsaregradtsev drifting his Nissan 370Z "FireLady Z"

Big-power Nissan builds, from "BADASS" Skylines to the 370Z.

A Siberian who rose to the top of Russian drifting, Arkady Tsaregradtsev won the RDS GP championship in 2022 and returned to take a second title in 2025 after a dramatic season-long comeback.

Tsaregradtsev came up through Siberian competition, taking regional titles before establishing himself as a front-runner in the Russian Drift Series Grand Prix.

He won his first RDS GP championship in 2022, then claimed a second in 2025, sealing the title with a late-season surge after failing to qualify at the opening round, one of the most talked-about comebacks in the series.

On the international stage he finished runner-up at the 2017 FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup. His builds have run from the "BADASS" Nissan Skylines to the Nissan 370Z "FireLady Z."

At a glance

  • Role: Two-time RDS GP champion
  • Region: Russia

Career highlights

  • 2022: RDS GP champion. First Russian Drift Series Grand Prix title.
  • 2025: RDS GP champion. Second title, clinched via a season-long comeback after missing qualifying at the opener.
  • 2017: FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup runner-up. Finished 2nd overall, a podium at the sport's global one-off, not a win.

Source: Championat