Alex Malykhin

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Alex Malykhin

| image =Alex malykhin.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Malykhin 2024

| nationality = {{flagicon|BLR}} Belarusian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|08|17}}

| birth_place = Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date =

| death_place =

| retired =

| years active = 2024

| teams = Manthey Pure Rxcing

| racing licence = 12px FIA Bronze {{small|(2021–2024)}}
12px FIA Silver {{small|(2025)}}

| starts = 8 (8 entries)

| wins = 2

| poles = 1

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish =1st (LMGT3)

| year =2024

| prev series =

| prev series years =

| titles = 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
FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3

| title years = 2022
2023
2023
2023–24
2024

| awards =

| award years =

|podiums=6|car number=92}}

Aliaksandr Malykhin ({{langx|be|Аляксандр Малыхін}}; {{langx|ru|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, 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series GT champion and 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3 champion.

Career

In 2022, Malykhin competed in the British GT Championship for Allied Racing, winning the GT3 Silver-Am Championship alongside James Dorlin.{{cite news|url=https://www.britishgt.com/news/782/redline-racing-confirms-gt3-entry-with-malykhin-dorlin-and-lamborghini|title=Redline Racing confirms GT3 entry with Malykhin, Dorlin and Lamborghini|date=8 December 2021|work=britishgt.com|publisher=SRO Motorsports Group|accessdate=8 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.britishgt.com/news/888/2022-champions-crowned-at-sro-awards-in-london|title=2022 champions crowned at SRO Awards in London|publisher=British GT Championship|date=26 November 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/05/26/gt-world-challenge-europe-allied-racing-verdoppelt-aufgebot/|title=GT World Challenge Europe: Allied-Racing verdoppelt Aufgebot|trans-title=GT World Challenge Europe: Allied Racing doubles the line-up|language=German|date=26 May 2022|first=Jonas|last=Plümer|publisher=John Dagys Media|website=sportscar365.com|accessdate=26 May 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/gtwc/world-challenge-europe/26-entries-for-sprint-cup-season-opener-at-brands/|title=26 Entries for Sprint Cup Season-Opener at Brands Hatch|date=22 April 2022|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|access-date=22 April 2022}} In 2023, Malykhin competed in the GTWCE, Endurance Cup and the Sprint Cup, all for Pure Rxcing.{{Cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europe/bachler-to-lead-pure-rxcing-porsche-lineup/|title=Bachler to Lead Pure Rxcing Porsche Lineup|date=28 March 2023|website=sportscar365.com|last=Lloyd|first=Daniel|publisher=John Dagys Media|access-date=28 March 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3Ka1bNp49/|title=PURE RXCING on Instagram|website=Instagram|publisher=Pure Rxcing|date=2023-03-16|access-date=2023-03-17|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/purerxcing/3059960296357928509|archive-date=2023-03-17}} He would win the championship in the Bronze Cup in the GTWCE and Sprint Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedweek.com/amp/gtworldchallenge/news/213579/Grosse-Freude-Alex-Malykhin-gewinnt-Bronze-Cup-Titel.html?lang=en|title=Great joy: Alex Malykhin wins Bronze Cup title|first=Jonas|last=Plümer|work=speedweek.com|date=17 September 2023}}

Malykhin competed in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series in the GT category, winning the championship alongside Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm.{{cite web|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/crowdstrike-racing-by-apr-wins-2023-2024-asian-le-mans-series-58312|title=Crowdstrike Racing by APR wins 2023/2024 Asian Le Mans Series|website=24 Hours of Le Mans}} Malykhin, Bachler and Sturm would also enter the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category.{{cite web|url=https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/article/110392-manthey-ema-and-manthey-purerxcing-enter-2024-fia-wec-endurance-championship|title=Manthey EMA and Manthey PureRxcing enter the 2024 FIA WEC Endurance Championship with strong driver line-ups|website=Endurance-Info|date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024|archive-date=25 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125173154/https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/article/110392-manthey-ema-and-manthey-purerxcing-enter-2024-fia-wec-endurance-championship|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Euwema |first=Davey |date=2024-03-02 |title=Sturm, Bachler Credit Malykhin for Historic LMGT3 Win – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/sturm-bachler-credit-malykhin-for-historic-lmgt3-win/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web |title=ROWE Racing BMW Powers To Paul Ricard Win |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/04/07/rowe-racing-bmw-powers-to-paul-ricard-win.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}

Racing record

=Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! Pos. ! Points
rowspan="2" \| 2022 ! Barwell Motorsport ! Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ! rowspan="2" \| Gold \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| IMO {{small\|25}} \| \| \| \| \| \| ! rowspan="2" \| 20th ! rowspan="2" \| 18
Allied Racing !Porsche 911 GT3 R \| \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| LEC {{small\|30}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA 6H {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA 12H {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA 24H {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| HOC {{small\|36}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CAT {{small\|34}}
2023 ! Pure Rxcing ! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ! Bronze \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| MNZ {{small\|15}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| LEC {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| SPA 6H {{small\|25}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| SPA 12H {{small\|21}} \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| SPA 24H {{small\|15}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NÜR {{small\|26}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CAT {{small\|Ret}} ! 5th ! 69
2024 ! Pure Rxcing ! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ! Pro \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| LEC {{small\|8}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SPA 6H {{small\|11}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| SPA 12H {{small\|6}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA 24H {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#;"\| NÜR {{small

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! Pos.

! Points

rowspan="2" | 2022

! Barwell Motorsport

! Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo

! rowspan="2" | Gold

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
{{small|25}}

! rowspan="2" | 20th

! rowspan="2" | 18

Allied Racing

!Porsche 911 GT3 R

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|30}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
6H
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
12H
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
24H
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
{{small|36}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
{{small|34}}

2023

! Pure Rxcing

! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

! Bronze

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
6H
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
12H
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
24H
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
{{small|Ret}}

! 5th

! 69

2024

! Pure Rxcing

! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

! Pro

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
6H
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
12H
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
24H
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#;"| NÜR
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"| MNZ
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| JED
{{small|}}

! 14th*

! 8*

= Complete Asian Le Mans Series results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Class

! Car

! Engine

!Pos.

!Points

2023

! Herberth Motorsport

! GT

! Porsche 911 GT3 R

! Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ABU
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ABU
2
{{small|15}}

! 4th

! 31

2023-24

! Pure Rxcing

! GT

! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

! Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SEP
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DUB
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ABU
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ABU
2
{{small|2}}

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 76

nowrap| 2024–25

! nowrap| Pure Rxcing

! LMP2

! nowrap| Oreca 07

! nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEP
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU
2
{{small|8}}

! 7th

! 37

=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Car ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! Pts
2024 ! Manthey Pure Rxcing ! LMGT3 ! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ! Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| QAT {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#ffdf9f;"\| IMO {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| SPA {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| LMS {{small\|10}} \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| SÃO {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| COA {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#dfdfdf;"\| FUJ {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#dfffdf;"\| BHR {{small\|9}} !style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 139

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Car

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

2024

! Manthey Pure Rxcing

! LMGT3

! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

! Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| QAT
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| IMO
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| LMS
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SÃO
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| COA
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| FUJ
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| BHR
{{small|9}}

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 139

= Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|Class Pos.\|Class Position}}
2024 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Manthey PureRxcing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Klaus Bachler {{flagicon\|DEU}} Joel Sturm \|align="left"\| Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) \| LMGT3 \| 273 \| 41st \| 14th

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

2024

|align="left"| {{flagicon|LTU}} Manthey PureRxcing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Klaus Bachler
{{flagicon|DEU}} Joel Sturm