Aliaksandr Malykhin (Belarusian: Аляксандр Малыхін; Russian: Александр Малыхин; born 17 August 1987), also known as Alexander Malykhin or simply Alex Malykhin, is a Belarusian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Manthey Pure Rxcing under a Kittitian racing licence. He is the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Bronze Cup and 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series GT champion.
| Alex Malykhin | |
|---|---|
 Malykhin 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Belarusian |
| Born | 17 August 1987 Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union |
| FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Years active | 2024 |
| Teams | Manthey Pure Rxcing |
| Car number | 92 |
| Starts | 5 (5 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD (LMGT3) in 2024 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2023 2023 2023–24 | British GT Championship GT3 Silver-Am GT World Challenge Europe Bronze Cup GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze Cup Asian Le Mans Series GT |
Career
editIn 2022, Malykhin competed in the British GT Championship for Allied Racing, winning the GT3 Silver-Am Championship alongside James Dorlin.[1][2] In the same year, he also competed with the same team in the GT World Challenge Europe and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as the first round of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[3][4] In 2023, Malykhin competed in the GTWCE, Endurance Cup and the Sprint Cup, all for Pure Rxcing.[5][6] He would win the championship in the Bronze Cup in the GTWCE and Sprint Cup.[7]
Malykhin competed in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series in the GT category, winning the championship alongside Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm.[8] Malykhin, Bachler and Sturm would also enter the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category.[9] The trio began their season by winning the Qatar 1812 km race, with Malykhin's pace compared to other bronze drivers being credited as a winning factor by his teammates.[10]
During the same year, the Belarusian would also join his WEC teammates in the GTWC Endurance Cup, competing in the Pro class. They finished eighth at the season opener in Le Castellet.[11]
Racing record
editComplete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Gold | IMO 25 |
20th | 18 | ||||||
| Allied Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | LEC 30 |
SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC 36 |
CAT 34 | |||||
| 2023 | Pure Rxcing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MNZ 15 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 25 |
SPA 12H 21 |
SPA 24H 15 |
NÜR 26 |
CAT Ret |
5th | 69 |
| 2024 | Pure Rxcing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro | LEC 8 |
SPA 6H 11 |
SPA 12H 6 |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
14th* | 8* |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Herberth Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DUB 1 R |
DUB 2 10 |
ABU 1 2 |
ABU 2 15 |
4th | 31 | |
| 2023-24 | Pure Rxcing | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEP 1 6 |
SEP 2 1 |
DUB 1 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 2 |
1st | 76 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey Pure Rxcing | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 1 |
IMO 3 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 10 |
SÃO 1 |
COA | FUJ | BHR | 1st* | 100* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Manthey PureRxcing
|
 Klaus Bachler Joel Sturm
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 273 | 41st | 14th |
References
edit- ^ "Redline Racing confirms GT3 entry with Malykhin, Dorlin and Lamborghini". britishgt.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2022 champions crowned at SRO Awards in London". British GT Championship. 26 November 2022.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (26 May 2022). "GT World Challenge Europe: Allied-Racing verdoppelt Aufgebot" [GT World Challenge Europe: Allied Racing doubles the line-up]. sportscar365.com (in German). John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Dagys, John (22 April 2022). "26 Entries for Sprint Cup Season-Opener at Brands Hatch". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (28 March 2023). "Bachler to Lead Pure Rxcing Porsche Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "PURE RXCING on Instagram". Instagram. Pure Rxcing. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (17 September 2023). "Great joy: Alex Malykhin wins Bronze Cup title". speedweek.com.
- ^ "Crowdstrike Racing by APR wins 2023/2024 Asian Le Mans Series". 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- ^ "Manthey EMA and Manthey PureRxcing enter the 2024 FIA WEC Endurance Championship with strong driver line-ups". Endurance-Info. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (2 March 2024). "Sturm, Bachler Credit Malykhin for Historic LMGT3 Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "ROWE Racing BMW Powers To Paul Ricard Win". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
edit- Alex Malykhin career summary at DriverDB.com