Leonid Vitalyevich Machitski (; born 4 January 1983) is a Russian racing driver who last competed in the British GT Championship for Barwell Motorsport.

Career Machitski began racing cars in 2005, competing in the Supercar Challenge and Britcar, before joining Barwell Motorsport for a dual campaign in the FIA GT3 European Championship and British GT Championship the following year. Scoring a best result of fourth at Dijon in the former, Machitski found more success in the latter, taking four class wins and three further podiums to seal the GT3 title at Silverstone. After selling his championship-winning Aston Martin DBRS9, Machitski raced in the GT2 class of the FIA GT Championship for Tech 9 Motorsport the following year, finishing third at the Spa 24 Hours and ending the year 13th in points.

In 2008, Machitski raced part-time in British GT Championship for the same team, before making one-off appearances in the series across 2009 and 2010 for Barwell Motorsport, and joining Gravity Charouz Racing to race in the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship. In his only full-time season in the series, Machitski scored a lone podium at the Slovakia Ring by finishing second in race two, helping him end the year 19th in points. The following year, Machitski made one-off appearances for Rhino's Leipert Motorsport in the FIA GT3 European Championship and Valmon Racing Team Russia in the FIA GT1 World Championship.

After not racing in 2013, Machitski joined BMW-fielding Team Russia by Barwell to race in the GTC class of the European Le Mans Series in 2014, taking a best result of fourth at Silverstone. During 2014, Machitski also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Team Parker Racing, finishing second in the Am class. Remaining with the team for 2015, Machitski switched to the Blancpain Endurance Series, competing in Pro-Am in all but one race, that being at Le Castellet, where he finished second in the Am class. As Barwell switched to Lamborghini machinery, Machitski remained with the team for the following two seasons, scoring a lone Pro-Am podium at Le Castellet in 2016. Remaining with Barwell to race in the Am class in 2018, Machitski scored class wins at the 24 Hours of Spa and Barcelona, as well two extra podiums to seal the Am title. During 2018, Machitski also made a one-off return to the British GT Championship for the same team at Oulton Park.

The following year, Machitski stayed with Barwell to continue in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, taking class wins at Monza and Silverstone and two other podiums to clinch the Am title for the second year in a row. During 2019, Machitski also won the 24 Hours of Barcelona with the same team. Stepping up to the Pro-Am class for 2020 and continuing with Barwell, Machitski took a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa and a second-place finish at Le Castellet to finish third in the class standings. In 2021, Machitski returned to the British GT Championship as he stayed with Barwell, taking a lone win at Spa to secure the GT3 overall title and runner-up in the GT3 Pro-Am standings. During 2021, Machitski raced part-time in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, taking a best result of third in the Pro-Am class at the 24 Hours of Spa. Machitski was set to remain with Barwell Motorsport for the following year's British GT season, but those plans fell through when Motorsport UK suspended its recognition of Russian licences due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2006 FIA GT3 European Championship Barwell Motorsport 9 0 1 0 0 13 22nd British GT Championship – GT3 8 4 3 0 7 491st 2007 FIA GT Championship – GT2 Tech 9 Motorsport 10 0 0 0 1 24.5 13th 2008 British GT Championship – GT3 Tech 9 Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 12 29th 2009 British GT Championship – Invitation Barwell Motorsport 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC 2010 British GT Championship – GT3 Barwell-Beechdean 2 0 0 0 0 4 42nd 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship Gravity Charouz Racing 12 0 0 0 1 26 19th2012 FIA GT3 European Championship Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 3 21st FIA GT1 World Championship Valmon Racing Team Russia 2 0 0 0 0 0 33rd2014 European Le Mans Series – GTC Team Russia by Barwell 5 0 0 0 0 23 12th Blancpain Endurance Series – Am Team Parker Racing 1 0 0 0 1 26 16th2015 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am Team Russia by Barwell 4 0 0 0 0 19 17th Blancpain Endurance Series – Am 1 0 0 0 1 24 12th Silverstone 24 Hours – Class 2 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 1 29 15th Intercontinental GT Challenge – Am 1 0 0 0 0 6 8th2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 20 24th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2018 British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Barwell Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 16 12th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 2 0 1 4 1241st2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 2 4 1 4 1261st 24H GT Series – A6 Pro 1 1 0 0 1 29 NC2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport4 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 2 763rd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2021 British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Barwell Motorsport 9 2 0 0 6 872nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup2 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 1 33 13th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT Cup Championship – GT3 2 0 0 0 0 0 NCSources:

Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points 2006 Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 SIL1 SIL2 OSC1 OSC2 SPA1 SPA2 DIJ1 DIJ2 MUG1 MUG2 22nd 13 2011 Gravity Charouz Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 ALG1 ALG2 SIL1 SIL2 NAV1 NAV2 LEC1 LEC2 SLO1 SLO2 ZAN1 ZAN2 19th 26 2012 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 NOG1 NOG2 ZOL1 ZOL2 NAV1 NAV2 ALG1 ALG2 MSC1 MSC2 NUR1 NUR2 21st 3

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points 2006 Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 GT3OUL1OUL2DON PAU1 PAU2 MON1 MON2SNE1SNE2ROC1ROC2BRH1BRH2SIL MAG1 MAG21st49 2008 Tech 9 Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 KNO1 KNO2 ROC1 ROC2 SNE1 SNE2 THR1 THR2 BRH1 BRH2 DON SIL 29th 12 2009 Barwell Motorsport Ginetta G50Z Invitation OUL1 OUL2 SPA1 SPA2 ROC1 ROC2 KNO1 KNO2 SNE1 SNE2 DON SIL BRH1 BRH2 NC 0 2010 Barwell-Beechdean Aston Martin DBRS9 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 KNO1 KNO2 SPA ROC1 ROC2 SIL SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 BRH2 DON 42nd 4 2018 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 GT3 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 ROC SNE1 SNE2 SIL SPA BRH DON 12th 16 2021 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo GT3 Pro-Am BRH SIL DON1 SPA SNE1 SNE2 OUL1 OUL2 DON2 2nd 87

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2007 Tech 9 Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR GT2 ZHU SIL BUC MNZ OSC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H ADR BRN NOG ZOL 13th 24.5

Complete FIA GT1 World Championship results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2012 Valmon Racing Team Russia Aston Martin DBRS9 NOGQR NOGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR NAVQR NAVQR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR SVKQR SVKCR MOSQR MOSCR NURQR NURCR DONQR DONCR 33rd 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2014 Team Russia by Barwell GTC BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 12th 23

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2014 Team Parker Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 16th 262015Team Russia by BarwellBMW Z4 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 17th 19 Am LEC 12th 24 2016 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-AmMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜR 15th 29 2017 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 24th 20 2018 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT1st124 2019 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT1st126 2020 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 3rd 76 2021 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 13th 33

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