Alexander Abkhazava

Alexander Abkhazava
Abkhazava in 2025.
NationalityKazakhstan Kazakh
BornAlexander Shotavich Abkhazava
(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006
Moscow, Russia
RelativesShota Abkhazava (father)
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2026
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number15
Starts14
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finishTBD in 2026
Previous series
2025
2024–2025
2024, 2026
2023
2023		Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter
Eurocup-3
FR Middle East
F4 Spanish
F4 UAE

Alexander Shotavich Abkhazava (born 28 October 2006) is a Russo-Georgian-born Kazakh[1] racing driver currently competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport. He is the son of ArtLine Engineering founder Shota Abkhazava.

Abkhazava began his racing career in 2023, with his main campaign being the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex. He then moved up to Eurocup-3, competing in the 2024 season with Saintéloc Racing and the 2025 season with MP Motorsport.

Career

Karting

Abkhazava mostly competed in Rotax karting, most notably finishing tenth in the 2020 Rotax Winter Cup in Junior Max and in the 2021 Rotax Max Golden Trophy in Senior Max.[2]

Formula 4

In early 2023, it was announced that Abkhazava would be stepping up to cars with R-ace GP in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[3] He finished 28th in the drivers' standings, with a best result of 9th place at Kuwait Motor Town.[4] Abkhazava then moved over to Europe, and he would be competing in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex.[5] He subsequently finished 24th in the standings to cap off a disappointing year, with a best result of tenth.[6]

Formula Regional

2024

Abkhazava driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season

In January 2024, it was confirmed that Abkhazava would be contesting the full 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship season with Pinnacle Motorsport.[7] Abkhazava had a breakthrough season, finishing in 15th in the standings after a best result of fourth place in the first round at Yas Marina.[8] He ended up scoring 20 points over the course of the season.[9]

For his main campaign, Abkhazava drove for Saintéloc Racing during the full 2024 Eurocup-3 season.[10] On his debut, he finished second in an eventful race at Spa-Francorchamps.[11] He secured his first victory in the championship in the third race of the third round at Algarve.[12] However, Abkhazava endured a tough second half of the season in the series, seeing him fall to an eventual ninth-placed finish in the championship standings.[13] Abkhazava then contested the 2024 Formula Regional World Cup, hosted at the Guia Circuit in Macau, where he finished ninth.[14]

2025

Abkhazava switched to MP Motorsport for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season, stating his goal to be to "vie for the championship".[15][16] He also competed with the team in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship.[17] He finished 15th in the winter series standings with 19 points, his best finish being fourth in the first race at Portimão. In the main series, he was unable to better his results from his rookie season, and he finished 12th overall with two podiums.[18]

2026

At the start of 2026, Abkhazava raced in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy, continuing his partnership with MP Motorsport.[19] He took two wins during the series – one in the opening race of the season, which made him the first driver to take pole position and win a race in the new Tatuus F3 T-326 car,[20] and a lights-to-flag victory in round three at the Dubai Autodrome.[21] With one additional podium, he finished third overall in the standings.[22]

Abkhazava remained with MP Motorsport as he moved to the Formula Regional European Championship for his main campaign.[23] He took his first podium in the series in round three at Spa-Francorchamps, moving from fifth to second during the race.[24]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team (s) Position
2018 Hungarian International Open Championship - Mini Max Haralds Slegelmilhs 18th
2019 Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Junior Dan Holland Racing 19th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Junior Artline Racing Team 37th[a]
Rotax Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax Junior Artline Team Georgia 70th
2020 Rotax Winter Cup - Rotax Junior Dan Holland Racing 10th
2021 Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Senior Dan Holland Racing 20th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Senior 27th
Rotax Max Euro Golden Trophy - Rotax Senior 10th
2022 Rotax Winter Cup - Rotax Senior Dan Holland Racing 24th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Senior 14th
Rotax Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax Senior 40th
Sources:[2][26]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship R-ace GP 15 0 0 0 0 2 28th
F4 Spanish Championship Drivex 21 0 0 0 0 2 24th
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 20 15th
Eurocup-3 Saintéloc Racing 16 1 0 0 2 76 9th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Monoplace - F3R (13 inch) ART-Line Virage 3 0 0 0 3 68 13th
Russian Circuit Racing Series - Sports Prototype CN Russian Ring ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2025 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship MP Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 19 15th
Eurocup-3 KCL by MP 18 0 0 0 2 53 12th
Russian Circuit Racing Series - Sports Prototype CN Texol Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy MP Motorsport 11 2 1 0 3 95 3rd
Formula Regional European Championship 14 0 0 1 2 69* 6th*
Source:[2]

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 R-ace GP DUB1
1
17		 DUB1
2
27		 DUB1
3
15		 KMT1
1
Ret		 KMT1
2
19		 KMT1
3
19		 KMT2
1
21		 KMT2
2
Ret		 KMT2
3
9		 DUB2
1
30		 DUB2
2
20		 DUB2
3
18		 YMC
1
32†		 YMC
2
Ret		 YMC
3
21		 28th 2

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2023 Drivex SPA
1
15		 SPA
2
19		 SPA
3
20		 ARA
1
17		 ARA
2
15		 ARA
3
12		 NAV
1
11		 NAV
2
28		 NAV
3
11		 JER
1
13		 JER
2
33†		 JER
3
15		 EST
1
Ret		 EST
2
22		 EST
3
Ret		 CRT
1
10		 CRT
2
17		 CRT
3
10		 CAT
1
22		 CAT
2
24		 CAT
3
Ret		 24th 2

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship / Trophy results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2024 Pinnacle Motorsport YMC1
1
9		 YMC1
2
4		 YMC1
3
16		 YMC2
1
Ret		 YMC2
2
15		 YMC2
3
16		 DUB1
1
20		 DUB1
2
17		 DUB1
3
17		 YMC3
1
7		 YMC3
2
Ret		 YMC3
3
23†		 DUB2
1
15		 DUB2
2
Ret		 DUB2
3
16		 15th 20
2026 MP Motorsport YMC1
1
1		 YMC1
2
6		 YMC1
3
17		 YMC2
1
10		 YMC2
2
Ret		 YMC2
3
4		 DUB
1
2		 DUB
2
7		 DUB
3
1		 LUS
1
26		 LUS
2
C		 LUS
3
Ret		 3rd 95

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2024 Saintéloc Racing SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
C		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
24		 POR
1
4		 POR
2
Ret		 POR
3
1		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
9		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ARA
1
25†		 ARA
2
11		 JER
1
13		 JER
2
14		 CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
12		 9th 76
2025 MP Motorsport RBR
1
16		 RBR
2
13		 POR
1
Ret		 POR
SR
2		 POR
2
16		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
SR
22		 LEC
2
9		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
12		 ASS
1
12		 ASS
2
2		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
6		 JER
1
5		 JER
2
18		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
7		 12th 53

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2024 France Saintéloc Racing Tatuus F3 T318 27th 23rd 9th

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2025 MP Motorsport JER
1
18		 JER
2
24†		 JER
3
8		 POR
1
4		 POR
2
11		 POR
3
9		 ARA
1
11		 ARA
2
19		 15th 19

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2026 MP Motorsport RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
Ret		 RBR
3
13		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
9		 SPA
1
27		 SPA
2
C		 SPA
3
2		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
Ret		 HUN
1
12		 HUN
2
13		 LEC
1
3		 LEC
2
5		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 6th* 69*

* Season still in progress.

Notes

  1. ↑ Abkhazava won the B Final, for drivers who qualified in positions 37 to 72.[25]

References

  1. ↑ ""Пока максимум разгонялся до 270 км". Когда у Казахстана появится гонщик в Формуле-1?". sportilinet.kz (in Kazakh). 10 April 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Driver: Alexander Abkhazava | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Manila, Time Attack (10 January 2023). "Zach David signs full F4 UAE program with R-ace GP in collaboration with Campos Racing". Time Attack Manila. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2023 PREVIEW - F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP". f1-upcomingstarss Webseite!. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Wood, Ida (6 January 2024). "Pinnacle Motorsport reveals four-car line-up for FRegional Middle East". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Lopez, Alejandro Alonso (14 January 2024). "Lindblad wins in second FRegional Middle East race of 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Wood, Ida (30 December 2023). "Sainteloc Racing reveals Eurocup-3 line-up as Ho steps up with Campos". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Wood, Ida (19 April 2024). "Javier Sagrera wins Eurocup-3's chaotic season opener at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Wood, Ida (9 June 2024). "Alexander Abkhazava wins rescheduled Eurocup-3 race in chaotic finish". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Magazine, Speedsport. "Eurocup-3 - 2024: Point standings". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Wood, Ida (17 November 2024). "Ugochukwu takes FRegional World Cup by winning the Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Abkhazava moves over to MP Motorsport for sophomore year in Eurocup-3". MP Motorsport. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  16. ↑ Wood, Ida (23 December 2024). "Alexander Abkhazava switches to MP Motorsport in Eurocup-3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  17. ↑ Wood, Ida (8 February 2025). "Spanish F4 champion Colnaghi makes perfect start to life in Eurocup-3". Formula Scout.
  18. ↑ Spadi, Daniele (14 January 2026). "Formula Regional Middle East Trophy: 2026 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Persad, Karishma (13 January 2026). "MP Motorsport confirms three-car line-up for 2026 FRME Trophy". Pit Debrief. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Persad, Karishma (17 January 2026). "FRME | 2026 | Round 1 | Yas Marina | Race 1 | Abkhazava converts pole into first T-326 era win". Pit Debrief. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Wood, Ida (1 February 2026). "Abkhazava win puts energy back into FRegional Middle East title fight". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Harper, Archie (21 April 2026). "Formula Regional European Championship: 2026 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Persad, Karishma (24 March 2026). "Alexander Abkhazava steps up to 2026 FREC with MP Motorsport". Pit Debrief. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Kazakhstan's Abkhazava podiums at Formula Regional European Championship". Kazinform. 1 June 2026. Archived from the original on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy 2019 - Junior Final Qualified B (FB) results" (PDF). Apex Timing. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Abkhazava Alexander". Kartcom. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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