# Alex Malykhin

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, 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. 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. In 2023, Malykhin competed in the GTWCE, Endurance Cup and the Sprint Cup, all for Pure Rxcing. He would win the championship in the Bronze Cup in the GTWCE and Sprint Cup.
Malykhin competed in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series in the GT category, winning the championship alongside Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm. Malykhin, Bachler and Sturm would also enter the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category. 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.
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.

## Racing record
### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

| 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 |
| 2022 | Allied Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Gold | | LEC 30 | SPA 6H Ret | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | HOC 36 | CAT 34 | 20th | 18 |
| 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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
| 2023 | Herberth Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DUB 1 4 | 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 |
| 2024–25 | Pure Rxcing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 3 | SEP 2 8 | DUB 1 8 | DUB 2 8 | ABU 1 7 | ABU 2 8 | 7th | 37 |

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

| 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 2 | FUJ 2 | BHR 9 | 1st | 139 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| 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 |