Alexander Bukhantsov

Alexander Bukhantsov
Bukhantsov in 2023
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 39)
Categorisation	FIA Bronze
Championship titles
2023–24 2022–23, 2023–24	Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Gulf Radical Cup

Alexander Bukhantsov (Russian: Александр Буханцов; born 19 February 1987) is an Emirati-based Russian racing driver who last competed in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition.

Career

Bukhantsov began his racing career in the 2021–22 UAE Procar Championship, whilst also finishing third in the 2021–22 Gulf Radical Cup standings. At the start of 2022, Bukhantsov finished third in the GT4 class at the Gulf 12 Hours for Century Motorsport, as well as making his LMP3 debut in round one of the Asian Le Mans Series at Dubai for Inter Europol Competition. For the rest of 2022, Bukhantsov joined DKR Engineering to compete in the Le Mans Cup and the European Le Mans Series, scoring two ELMS podiums at Barcelona and Spa to finish third in LMP3 points with Sebastián Álvarez. At the end of the year, Bukhantsov took nine wins on his return to the Gulf Radical Cup to clinch the 2022–23 title.

For the remainder of 2023, Bukhantsov returned to LMP3 competition, contesting the full Asian Le Mans Series with Inter Europol, before returning to DKR for another dual campaign in the Le Mans Cup and European Le Mans Series. He again found more success in ELMS, with a double podium at the Portimão finale bumping him up to sixth in points with Pedro Perino and James Winslow. At the end of the year, Bukhantsov and Winslow joined Cool Racing to race in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series, winning at Sepang and Dubai and securing a clean sweep of podiums to clinch the LMP3 title. In parallel, Bukhantsov also returned to the Gulf Radical Cup, where he won eight times and secured his second consecutive title, earning him a test in LMP3 machinery with Team Virage.

In 2024, Bukhantsov reunited with Inter Europol for a dual campaign in the Le Mans Cup and European Le Mans Series. In LMC, he scored a win at the Barcelona opener with Rik Koen, whereas in ELMS, he took a lone podium at Mugello alongside Perino and Kai Askey. At the end of the year, Bukhantsov moved to Graff Racing for the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series, finishing a lowly tenth alongside Winslow and Danial Frost after podiums at Sepang and Abu Dhabi. Select appearances with HAAS RT in the Middle East Trophy and 23Events Racing in the European Endurance Prototype Cup followed, as Bukhantsov sat out LMP3 competition through most of 2025.

Bukhantsov returned to Inter Europol in the 2025–26 winter to race in the Asian Le Mans Series, driving the new Ligier JS P325 alongside Chun-Ting Chou and Henry Cubides. The trio won the Saturday races at Sepang, Dubai and Abu Dhabi to take the points lead, but were later disqualified from the latter on technical grounds and finished runner-up to the No. 17 CLX crew. Continuing with Inter Europol through 2026, Bukhantsov ran a dual campaign in the Le Mans Cup and European Le Mans Series. In LMC, Bukhantsov raced in the LMP3 Pro-Am class alongside a revolving door of drivers, qualifying on pole in all but one race and ending the season fifth in points with a pair of podiums to his name. In ELMS, Bukhantsov took his maiden series win at Le Castellet and two other podiums to finish sixth in points alongside Chou and Cubides.

Racing record

References

External links

• Alexander Bukhantsov career summary at DriverDB.com