Aleksey Basov

Aleksey Mikhailovich Basov (; born 22 April 1977) is a Russian former racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme.

Career Early years Born in Kaliningrad, Basov began racing in his native Russia in 1995, finishing as runner-up in the cross championship of Moscow Oblast. His highlight was third place in the 2005 Lada Cup Russia.

Russian Circuit Racing Series and first steps in Europe In 2007, Basov moved to the Super Production class of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, driving Honda Civic Type-R for Rostokino-Lada team. He won the category after eight race wins. Also he won the two-race 2007 European Touring Car Cup in the same Super Production class.

For the next year, Basov moved into the main class — Touring, competing for the Red Wings team. He clinched the championship title.

After two races behind the wheel of De Lorenzi Racing's Porsche 997 in the Italian GT Championship, Basov switched to Petricorse Motorsport for 2011, driving the same model of the car. He won one race, finishing twelfth at the end of the season.

For 2012, Basov moved to the Ferrari Challenge Europe, where he became a champion of the Coppa Shell category after seven wins in 16 races.

SMP Racing period In 2013, Basov became part of the SMP Racing programme, joining their squad in the Blancpain Endurance Series. He finished 19th in the Pro-Am Cup class and 26th in the Pro Cup class. He also raced in the Algarve round of the GTS category in the 2013 International GT Open, winning the first race of the round.

For the next year, Basov switched to the GTC category of the European Le Mans Series, joining Kirill Ladygin and Luca Persiani. They won race on the Red Bull Ring. Basov also raced in the LMGTE Am class of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside Andrea Bertolini and Viktor Shaytar. But the race was ended, after Shaytar crashed their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2.

In 2015, Basov moved to the LMGTE Am class of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, continuing with Bertolini and Shaytar. His squad won 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Am category. Also Basov's car was victorious at Nürburgring and Austin. That consistency lead to the title in the LMGTE Am class.

In 2016, Basov raced with Shaytar in the 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup and won the title after three race wins.

Shaytar returned to the Russian Circuit Racing Series in 2017, driving Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5 in the Touring Light category. He ended the season tenth with three podium finishes.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2003 Lada Cup Russia Rostokino-Lada N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 23rd 2004 Lada Cup Russia Rostokino-Lada N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 22nd 2005 Lada Cup Russia Rostokino-Lada N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3rd 2006 Lada Cup Russia Rostokino-Lada N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10th Honda Civic Cup Russia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3rd 2007 Russian Touring Car Championship - Super Production Rostokino-Lada N/A 8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1st European Touring Car Cup - Super Production 2 2 0 1 2 20 2nd 2008 Russian Touring Car Championship Rostokino-Lada N/A 8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1st 2009 Ukrainian Circuit Racing Championship - Touring Light N/A 8 6 N/A N/A 8 58 1st 2010 Italian GT Championship - GT3 De Lorenzi Racing 2 0 0 0 0 9 28th 2011 Italian GT Championship - GT Cup Petricorse Motorsport 16 1 0 0 2 71 12th 2012 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Ferrari Moscow 16 7 7 5 13 265 1st FIA GT3 European Championship Esta Motorsports 2 0 0 0 1 20 13th 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro SMP Racing 3 0 0 0 0 10 26th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 24 19th International GT Open - GTS Esta Motorsports 2 1 0 0 1 10 26th 2014 European Le Mans Series - GTC SMP Racing 5 1 0 0 2 100 3rd 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am SMP Racing 8 3 2 0 6 165 1st 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup SMP Racing 8 3 2 0 6 165 1st 2017 Russian Circuit Racing Series SMP Racing Russia 14 0 0 0 3 120 10th

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2014 SMP Racing Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaytar Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEAm 196 DNF DNF 2015 SMP Racing Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaytar Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEAm 332 20th 1st