Aleksey Mikhailovich Basov ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ба́сов, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ ˈbasəf; born 22 April 1977) is a former Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the

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driver programme.

Career

Early years

Born in

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, Basov began racing in his native Russia in 1995, finishing as runner-up in the cross championship of Moscow Oblast. His highlight was third place in the 2005 Lada Cup Russia.

Russian Circuit Racing Series and first steps in Europe

In 2007, Basov moved to the Super Production class of the

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, driving Honda Civic Type-R for Rostokino-Lada team. He won the category after eight race wins. Also he won the two-race 2007 European Touring Car Cup in the same Super Production class. For the next year he moved into the main class — Touring, competing for the Red Wings team. He clinched the championship title. In 2009, he moved to the Ukrainian Touring Car Championship and won the Light category after winning six from eight races. After two races behind the wheel of De Lorenzi Racing's Porsche 997 in the

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, Basov switched to Petricorse Motorsport for 2011, driving the same model of the car. He won one race, finishing twelfth at the end of the season. For 2012 Basov moved to the Ferrari Challenge Europe, where he became a champion of the Coppa Shell category after seven wins in 16 races.

SMP Racing period

In 2013, Basov became part of the

programme, joining their squad in the

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. He finished 19th in the Pro-Am Cup class and 26th in the Pro Cup class. Also he raced in the

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round of the GTS category in the 2013 International GT Open, winning the first race of the round. For the next year Basov switched to the GTC category of the European Le Mans Series, joining Kirill Ladygin and Luca Persiani. They won race on the

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. Basov also raced in the LMGTE Am class of the

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, alongside

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and

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. But the race was ended, after Shaytar crashed their

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. In 2015 Basov moved to the LMGTE Am class of the

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, continuing with Bertolini and Shaytar. His squad won

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in the LMGTE Am category. Also Basov's car was victorious at

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and

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. That consistency lead to the title in the LMGTE Am class. In 2016 raced with Shaytar in the 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup and won the title after three race wins. Shaytar returned to the

in 2017, driving Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5 in the Touring Light category. He ended the season tenth with three podium finishes.

Racing record

Career summary

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basov, Aleksey 1977 births Living people People from Korolyov, Moscow Oblast Russian racing drivers Russian Circuit Racing Series drivers International GT Open drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers European Le Mans Series drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast SMP Racing drivers AF Corse drivers Le Mans Cup drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers