Alexander Shotavich Abkhazava (born 28 October 2006) is a Russo-Georgian-born Kazakh racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport.
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.
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. 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.
Personal life Abkhazava is the son of ArtLine Engineering founder Shota Abkhazava.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position2018Hungarian International Open Championship - Mini MaxHaralds Slegelmilhs18th2019Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax JuniorDan Holland Racing19thRotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax JuniorArtline Racing Team37thRotax Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax JuniorArtline Team Georgia70th2020Rotax Winter Cup - Rotax JuniorDan Holland Racing10th2021Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax SeniorDan Holland Racing20thRotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Senior27thRotax Max Euro Golden Trophy - Rotax Senior10th2022Rotax Winter Cup - Rotax SeniorDan Holland Racing24thRotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Senior14thRotax Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax Senior40thSources:
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 19 0 0 1 3 100 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)
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2023 R-ace GPDUB11DUB12DUB13 KMT11KMT12KMT13KMT21KMT22 KMT23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 28th2
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 DrivexSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3JER1JER2JER3EST1EST2EST3CRT1CRT2CRT3CAT1CAT2CAT3 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 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)
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2024 Saintéloc RacingSPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2ARA1ARA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 9th 76 2025 MP MotorsportRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 12th 53
Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race2024 Saintéloc Racing Tatuus F3 T31827th23rd9th
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678DCPoints 2025 MP MotorsportJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 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 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 6th 100
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