Alexander Abkhazava

Alexander Shotavich Abkhazava (born 28 October 2006) is a Russo-Georgian-born Kazakh 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. He finished 28th in the drivers' standings, with a best result of 9th place at Kuwait Motor Town. Abkhazava then moved over to Europe, and he would be competing in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex. He subsequently finished 24th in the standings to cap off a disappointing year, with a best result of tenth.

Formula Regional 2024

In January 2024, it was confirmed that Abkhazava would be contesting the full 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship season with Pinnacle Motorsport. 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. He ended up scoring 20 points over the course of the season.

For his main campaign, Abkhazava drove for Saintéloc Racing during the full 2024 Eurocup-3 season. On his debut, he finished second in an eventful race at Spa-Francorchamps. He secured his first victory in the championship in the third race of the third round at Algarve. 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. Abkhazava then contested the 2024 Formula Regional World Cup, hosted at the Guia Circuit in Macau, where he finished ninth.

2025 Abkhazava switched to MP Motorsport for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season, stating his goal to be to "vie for the championship". He also competed with the team in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship. 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.

2026 At the start of 2026, Abkhazava raced in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy, continuing his partnership with MP Motorsport. 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, and a lights-to-flag victory in round three at the Dubai Autodrome. With one additional podium, he finished third overall in the standings.

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

Karting record Karting career summary

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 13thRussian Circuit Racing Series - Sports Prototype CNRussian 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 12thRussian Circuit Racing Series - Sports Prototype CNTexol Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy MP Motorsport 11 2 1 0 3 95 3rdFormula Regional European Championship 14 0 0 1 2 69* 6th* Source:

Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 15th 20 2026 MP Motorsport YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 3rd 95

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 6th* 69*

Season still in progress.