Pure Rxcing

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Flag of Lithuania.svg Pure Rxcing
Pure Rxcing Logo.png
Founded2022
Founder(s)Edgar Kochanovskij (owner)
Base Vilnius, Lithuania
Team principal(s)Edgar Kochanovskij
Current series Asian Le Mans Series
European Le Mans Series
FIA World Endurance Championship
GT World Challenge Europe
Former series Middle East Trophy
Current driversFIA World Endurance Championship:
92.
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Flag of Germany.svg Joel Sturm
Asian Le Mans Series:
91.
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Noted drivers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller
Flag of Turkey.svg Ayhancan Güven
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Seefried
Teams'
Championships		 FIA World Endurance Championship :
2024 (LMGT3)
Asian Le Mans Series :
2023–24 (LMGT3)
Drivers'
Championships		 FIA World Endurance Championship :
2024: Klaus Bachler, Alex Malykhin, Joel Sturm (LMGT3)
Asian Le Mans Series : 2023–24: Klaus Bachler, Alex Malykhin, Joel Sturm (LMGT3)

Pure Rxcing (pronounced Pure Racing) is a Lithuanian sports car racing team that currently competes in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series. [1] Founded in 2022 by race mechanic and engineer Edgar Kochanovskij, it is the inaugural champion of the FIA World Endurance Championship's LMGT3 category. [2]

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History

Pure Rxcing's Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) at the Nurburgring GT World Challenge Europe 2024 Nurburg Nr. 911 Bachler, Malykhin, Sturm (2).jpg
Pure Rxcing's Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) at the Nürburgring

Having worked as a mechanic and engineer in motorsport for several years, Edgar Kochanovskij formed his own racing team, Pure Rxcing, in late 2022. [2] The team made its competitive debut in the 2022–23 Middle East Trophy at the 2023 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi. [1]

GT World Challenge Europe

2023

In 2023, Pure Rxcing entered the GT World Challenge Europe fielding the No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) with support from German squad Herberth Motorsport in the Bronze Cup class. Alex Malykhin would serve as the team's bronze-graded driver, being joined by Ayhancan Güven for the Sprint Cup, Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm in the Endurance Cup and Marco Seefried for the 24 Hours of Spa. [3] [4] [5] [6] The team would win twice, including their debut race at Monza, and Malykhin was crowned Bronze Cup champion.

2024

Pure Rxcing returned to the Endurance Cup in 2024 with an unchanged car and lineup, but would instead take on the Pro class, with Kochanovskij stating they had "nothing more to achieve" in Bronze. [7] [2]

Asian Le Mans Series

2023–24

For the winter campaign following its maiden season, Pure Rxcing pursued the Asian Le Mans Series, continuing the collaboration with Herberth and Porsche. [8] [9] Bachler, Malykhin and Sturm had a successful season with two wins and three podiums, which ultimately gave them the championship ahead of Triple Eight JMR by two points.

2024–25

In the wake of his FIA WEC successes, Alex Malykhin was upgraded from bronze to silver rating by the FIA, which led Pure Rxcing to switch focus to LMP2. [10] The team partnered up with TF Sport for a go at the Asian Le Mans Series, fielding the No. 91 Oreca 07 for Malykhin, Louis Delétraz and Harry King. [11]

FIA World Endurance Championship

2024

In January of 2024, the team announced that they would compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship's new LMGT3 class. [1] Pure Rxcing would field the No. 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) with technical support from Manthey Racing, signing usual trio Klaus Bachler, Alex Malykhin, and Joel Sturm to drive the car for the full season. [12] Pure Rxcing would have a historic season with two wins and six podiums to win the championship in their debut season.

Racing record

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pos.Pts
2023 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pure RxcingBronze911 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Flag of Turkey.svg Ayhancan Güven 1, 3
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler 2		 MIS
1
21		 MIS
2
21		 HOC
1
20		 HOC
2
22		 VAL
1
19		 VAL
2
19		1st71.5

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers1234567Pos.Pts
2023 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pure RxcingBronze911 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Flag of Germany.svg Joel Sturm
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Seefried 3		 MNZ
15		 LEC
Ret		 SPA
6H
25		 SPA
12H
21		 SPA
24H
15		 NÜR
26		 CAT
Ret		5th69
2024 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pure RxcingPro911 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Flag of Germany.svg Joel Sturm 		LEC
8		 SPA
6H
11		 SPA
12H
6		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
20		 MNZ
8		 JED
14		19th12

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pos.Pts
2023–24 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pure Rxcing LMGT3 91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Flag of Germany.svg Joel Sturm 		SEP
1
6		 SEP
2
1		 DUB
1		 ABU
1
Ret		 ABU
2
2		1st76
2024–25 Flag of Lithuania.svg Pure Rxcing LMP2 91 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin 		SEP
1
3		 SEP
2
8		 DUB
1
1		 DUB
2
1		 ABU
2
2		 ABU
2
2		6th19

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers12345678Pos.Pts
2024 Flag of Lithuania.svg Manthey PureRxcing LMGT3 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Alex Malykhin
Flag of Germany.svg Joel Sturm 		QAT
1		 ITA
3		 SPA
2		 LMS
10		 SAP
1		 COA
2		 FUJ
2		 BHR
9		1st139

* Season still in progress.

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