Pure Rxcing (pronounced Pure Racing) is a Lithuanian sports car racing team that competes in LMP2 and GT3. Founded in 2022 by race mechanic and engineer Edgar Kochanovskij, it is the inaugural champion of the FIA World Endurance Championship's LMGT3 category.
History
Having worked as a mechanic and engineer in motorsport for several years, Edgar Kochanovskij formed his own racing team, Pure Rxcing, in late 2022. The team made its competitive debut in the 2022–23 Middle East Trophy at the 2023 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi.
GT World Challenge Europe
2023 In 2023, Pure Rxcing entered the GT World Challenge Europe fielding the No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) with support from German squad Herberth Motorsport in the Bronze Cup class. Alex Malykhin would serve as the team's bronze-graded driver, being joined by Ayhancan Güven for the Sprint Cup, Klaus Bachler and Joel Sturm in the Endurance Cup and Marco Seefried for the 24 Hours of Spa. The team would win twice, including their debut race at Monza, and Malykhin was crowned Bronze Cup champion.
2024 Pure Rxcing returned to the Endurance Cup in 2024 with an unchanged car and lineup, but would instead take on the Pro class, with Kochanovskij stating they had "nothing more to achieve" in Bronze.
Asian Le Mans Series
2023–24 For the winter campaign following its maiden season, Pure Rxcing pursued the Asian Le Mans Series, continuing the collaboration with Herberth and Porsche. Bachler, Malykhin and Sturm had a successful season with two wins and three podiums, which ultimately gave them the championship ahead of Triple Eight JMR by two points.
2024–25 In the wake of his FIA WEC successes, Alex Malykhin was upgraded from bronze to silver rating by the FIA, which led Pure Rxcing to switch focus to LMP2. The team partnered up with TF Sport for a go at the Asian Le Mans Series, fielding the No. 91 Oreca 07 for Malykhin, Louis Delétraz and Harry King.
FIA World Endurance Championship
2024 In January 2024, the team announced that they would compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship's new LMGT3 class. Pure Rxcing would field the No. 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) with technical support from Manthey Racing, signing usual trio Klaus Bachler, Alex Malykhin, and Joel Sturm to drive the car for the full season. Pure Rxcing would have a historic season with two wins and six podiums to win the championship in their debut season.
Racing record GT World Challenge Europe GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pts2023 Pure Rxcing Bronze 911Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Alex Malykhin Ayhancan Güven Klaus Bachler MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 1st 71.5
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers1234567Pts2023 Pure Rxcing Bronze 911Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm Marco Seefried MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 5th 692024 Pure Rxcing Pro 911Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 19th 12 2025 Pure Rxcing Pro 911Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Richard Lietz Alex Malykhin Thomas Preining LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT NC 0
Asian Le Mans Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pts2023–24 Pure RxcingLMGT3 91Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 1st 762024–25 Pure RxcingLMP291Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Harry King Alex Malykhin Louis Delétraz Julien Andlauer SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU2 ABU2 6th 19
FIA World Endurance Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers12345678Pts2024 Manthey PureRxcingLMGT392Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel SturmQATITASPALMSSAPCOAFUJBHR 1st 139 * Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2024 Manthey PureRxcing 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Klaus Bachler Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm LMGT3 273 41th 14th 2025 CLX – Pure Rxcing 37 Oreca 07-Gibson Tom Blomqvist Alex Malykhin Tristan Vautier LMP2 358 32nd 14th
European Le Mans Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pts2025 CLX – Pure RxcingLMP237Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Tom Blomqvist Alex Malykhin Tristan Vautier CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 13th 15
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