AIX Racing is an auto racing team based in Germany. They currently compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Owned by Dubai-based AIX Investment Group, it started racing in 2024 after acquiring PHM Racing's Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams. AIX will leave FIA Formula 3 at the end of 2026 after Lando Norris acquired its assets for his new feeder series team, LN4 Fusion.

AIX raced under a German licence in 2024, before becoming an Emirati-flagged team for 2025.

History

AIX Racing was formed from PHM Racing's Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams. In 2023, PHM announced a new sponsorship deal with the Dubai-based AIX Investment Group that saw the team renamed PHM AIX Racing for 2024. AIX later completed acquisition of PHM in May 2024 and competed as AIX Racing from the Imola rounds of the F2 and F3 championships.

In round 4 of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship at Imola, AIX got its first podium with Joshua Dürksen finishing third in the feature race. Taylor Barnard then won his and the team's maiden Formula 2 race victory in the sprint race at Monaco. In late August 2024, Barnard, who was the reserve and development driver for McLaren in Formula E, was promoted as a full-time driver for the 2024–25 season and subsequently ended his Formula 2 campaign. He was replaced by Niels Koolen and Cian Shields for two rounds each.

Dürksen won four Formula 2 races for AIX Racing across two years, coming tenth in the standings in 2024 and ninth in 2025 before moving to reigning champions Invicta Racing. Despite finishing 24th with 0 points, Shields was retained by AIX for the 2026 season, where he partnered rookie Emerson Fittipaldi Jr., son of two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi.

In Formula 3, AIX Racing achieved its only victory in a 1–2 finish at the Hungaroring sprint race in 2024, courtesy of Nikita Bedrin and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak. AIX then ran as many as eight drivers throughout the 2025 season, with a podium for debutant Freddie Slater in Bahrain and two pole positions for returnee Brad Benavides at Spa and Monza the standout results.

On 2 September 2026, it was announced that Lando Norris was purchasing selected assets of AIX Racing to form his own new feeder series team, LN4 Fusion, in 2027. The next day at Monza, AIX unveiled a new F2 and F3 livery featuring prominent sponsorship from Neutonic, a drinks brand owned by LN4 Fusion CEO Dan Richards.

Current series results FIA Formula 2 Championship Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles Podiums 2024 DallaraF2 2024 MecachromeV634T V6 t Joshua Dürksen 28 2 0 0 4 10th 87 9th 105 Taylor Barnard 20 1 0 0 1 21st 18 Niels Koolen 4 0 0 0 0 32nd 0 Cian Shields 4 0 0 0 0 30th 02025 DallaraF2 2024 MecachromeV634T V6 t Joshua Dürksen 27 2 0 1 8 9th 107 9th 107 Cian Shields 27 0 0 0 0 24th 0 DallaraF2 2024 MecachromeV634T V6 t Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 25 0 0 0 1 18th 28 11th 38* Cian Shields 25 0 0 2 0 22nd 10

* Season still in progress.

In detail (key) Year Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Points BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA ALBSPR ALBFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LUSSPR LUSFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 9th 105 Joshua Dürksen 15 11 9 12 17 Ret Ret 3 18 18† 10 Ret 8 6 16 Ret 18 19 19 10 3 5 1 5 8 13 Ret 1 Taylor Barnard Ret 16 13 13 13 16 DSQ 20 1 11 19 Ret 12 8 9 14 7 9 16 13 Niels Koolen 19 19 20 Ret Cian Shields18111818 ALBSPR ALBFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LUSSPR LUSFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 9th 107 Joshua Dürksen 1 C DSQ 10 12 11 11 13 Ret Ret NC 17 2 13 5 20† 11 11 11 12 3 2 9 2F 2 14 2 1 Cian Shields 17 C 18 22 Ret 19 18 11 Ret 13 12 19 12 Ret 17 14 13 19 21 16 15 Ret 14 18 Ret 20 19 Ret ALBSPR ALBFEA MIASPR MIAFEA MTLSPR MTLFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA BAKSPR BAKFE1 BAKFE2 LUSSPR LUSFEA YASSPR YASFEA 11th 38* Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 14 15 Ret 12 5 Ret 17 7 16 19 Ret 14 17 20 14 Ret 20 17 16 20 2 5 18 12 16 Cian Shields 19 19 18 Ret Ret 5 18 17 22 20 16 17 19F 19 Ret 12 16 20 18 16 16F 17 12 Ret 18

* Season still in progress.

FIA Formula 3 Championship Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles Podiums 2024 DallaraF3 2019 MecachromeV634 V6 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 20 0 0 0 1 24th 9 9th 35 Nikita Bedrin 20 1 0 0 1 19th 25 Joshua Dufek 20 0 0 0 0 28th 1 2025 DallaraF3 2025 MecachromeV634 V6 Javier Sagrera 4 0 0 0 0 34th 0 9th 52 James Hedley 10 0 0 0 0 28th 7 José Garfias 2 0 0 0 0 37th 0 Fernando Barrichello 2 0 0 0 0 35th 0 Nicola Marinangeli 19 0 0 0 0 36th 0 Nikita Bedrin 2 0 0 0 0 21st 17 Freddie Slater 2 0 0 1 1 27th 10 Brad Benavides 15 0 2 0 0 20th 182026DallaraF3 2025MecachromeV634 V6 Brad Benavides 3 0 0 0 0 25th 6 10th 43 Ricardo Escotto 8 0 0 0 0 31st 0 Salim Hanna 4 0 0 0 0 35th 0 Yevan David 19 0 0 0 1 18th 35 Fernando Barrichello 19 0 0 0 0 28th 2

In detail (key) Year Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points 2024 BHRSPR BHRFEA ALBSPR ALBFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 9th 35 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak 16 19 Ret Ret Ret 27 17 18 25 26 27 26 20 20 2 14 29 15 21 11 Nikita Bedrin 13 20 21 8 9 30 Ret 24 Ret 30† 13 Ret 13 9 1 7 13 20 Ret 13 Joshua Dufek 24 27 22 22 16 22 Ret 20 17 17 25 Ret 23 Ret 22 22 24 14 Ret 10 2025 ALBSPR ALBFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 9th 52 Javier Sagrera Ret 15 23 24 James Hedley 18 23 RetWD DSQ 26 26 27 24 C 4 22 José Garfias 24† Ret Fernando Barrichello 17 Ret Nicola Marinangeli 20 27 Ret 25 Ret Ret 19 21 21 23 19 25 28 26 27 C 21 23 20 19 Nikita Bedrin 6 4 Freddie Slater 2F Ret Brad Benavides 12 24 12 Ret 15 24 Ret 9 14 Ret 19 CP Ret Ret 26 4P 2026 ALBSPR ALBFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFE1 MADFE2 10th 43 Brad Benavides 17 7 Ret WD Ricardo Escotto 22 23 28 Ret 22 26 22 15 Salim Hanna 26 19 24 Ret Yevan David 22 20 21 20 19 27 19 Ret 2 7 16 Ret 11 23 4 4 16 11 10 Fernando Barrichello 27 18 20 Ret 17 24 23 Ret 24 27† 20 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 25 Ret 23

Timeline Current series FIA Formula 2 Championship 2024–present FIA Formula 3 Championship 2024–2026

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