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Alex Malykhin

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Alex Malykhin
Malykhin 2024
NationalityBelarus Belarusian
Born (1987-08-17) 17 August 1987 (age 37)
Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Years active2024
TeamsManthey Pure Rxcing
Car number92
Starts5 (5 entries)
Wins2
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD (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

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.

Career

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In 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

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Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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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

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(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

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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

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024 Lithuania Manthey PureRxcing Austria Klaus Bachler
Germany Joel Sturm
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 273 41st 14th

References

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  1. ^ "Redline Racing confirms GT3 entry with Malykhin, Dorlin and Lamborghini". britishgt.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 champions crowned at SRO Awards in London". British GT Championship. 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Dagys, John (22 April 2022). "26 Entries for Sprint Cup Season-Opener at Brands Hatch". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (28 March 2023). "Bachler to Lead Pure Rxcing Porsche Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ "PURE RXCING on Instagram". Instagram. Pure Rxcing. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. ^ Plümer, Jonas (17 September 2023). "Great joy: Alex Malykhin wins Bronze Cup title". speedweek.com.
  8. ^ "Crowdstrike Racing by APR wins 2023/2024 Asian Le Mans Series". 24 Hours of Le Mans.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Euwema, Davey (2 March 2024). "Sturm, Bachler Credit Malykhin for Historic LMGT3 Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "ROWE Racing BMW Powers To Paul Ricard Win". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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