Aleksey Basov

Aleksey Basov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1977-04-22) 22 April 1977 (age 47) Kaliningrad, Soviet Union
Russian Circuit Racing Series career
Debut season	2017
Current team	SMP Racing Russia
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	7
Starts	14
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	10th in 2017
Previous series
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010-11 2009 2007-08 2007 2003-06	GT3 Le Mans Cup FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series - GTC Blancpain Endurance Series Ferrari Challenge Europe Italian GT Championship Ukrainian Touring Car Championship Russian Circuit Racing Series European Touring Car Cup Lada Cup Russia
Championship titles
2016 2015 2012 2009 2008 2007 2007	GT3 Le Mans Cup FIA WEC - LMGTE Am Ferrari Challenge Europe — Coppa Shell Ukrainian Touring Car Championship — Light Russian Circuit Racing Series RCRS - Super Production European Touring Car Cup
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2014-2015
Teams	SMP Racing
Best finish	20th (2015)
Class wins	1 (2015)

Aleksey Mikhailovich Basov (Russian: Алексе́й Миха́йлович Ба́сов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ ˈbasəf]; born 22 April 1977) is a former Russian racing driver. He is a current member of the SMP Racing driver programme.

Born in Kaliningrad, Basov began racing in his native Russia in 1995, finishing as runner-up in the cross championship of Moscow Oblast.^[1] His highlight was third place in the 2005 Lada Cup Russia.^[2]

In 2007, Basov moved to the Super Production class of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, driving Honda Civic Type-R for Rostokino-Lada team. He won the category after eight race wins.^[3] Also he won the two-race 2007 European Touring Car Cup in the same Super Production class.^[4]

For the next year he moved into the main class — Touring, competing for the Red Wings team. He clinched the championship title.^[1] In 2009, he moved to the Ukrainian Touring Car Championship and won the Light category after winning six from eight races.^[5]

After two races behind the wheel of De Lorenzi Racing's Porsche 997 in the Italian GT Championship, 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

In 2013, Basov became part of the SMP Racing programme, joining their squad in the Blancpain Endurance Series. He finished 19th in the Pro-Am Cup class and 26th in the Pro Cup class.^[8][9] Also he raced in the Algarve 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 Red Bull Ring.^[10] Basov also raced in the LMGTE Am class of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside Andrea Bertolini and Viktor Shaytar. But the race was ended, after Shaytar crashed their Ferrari 458 Italia GT2.^[11]

In 2015 Basov moved to the LMGTE Am class of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, continuing with Bertolini and Shaytar.^[12] His squad won 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Am category.^[13] Also Basov's car was victorious at Nürburgring and Austin.^[14][15] 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.^[16]

Shaytar returned to the Russian Circuit Racing Series in 2017, driving Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5 in the Touring Light category.^[17] He ended the season tenth with three podium finishes.

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2014	SMP Racing	Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaytar	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Am	196	DNF	DNF
2015	SMP Racing	Andrea Bertolini Viktor Shaytar	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Am	332	20th	1st

• Aleksey Basov career summary at DriverDB.com