AIX Racing
Emirati-German auto racing team
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AIX Racing is an auto racing team based in the United Arab Emirates. They currently compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the FIA Formula 3 Championship. In 2024, they used a German license.[1] It started racing in 2024 after acquiring PHM Racing's Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams.[2][3][4]
Bob Vavřík (Team Manager)
Kenny Kirwan (Team Manager)
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| Founded | 1 May 2024 |
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| Founder(s) | AIX Investment Group |
| Base | Andernach, Germany |
| Team principal(s) | Morne Reinecke (CEO) Bob Vavřík (Team Manager) Kenny Kirwan (Team Manager) |
| Current series | FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship |
| Current drivers | FIA Formula 2 Championship 20. Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. 21. Cian ShieldsFIA Formula 3 Championship  26. Brad Benavides 27. Yevan David 28. Fernando Barrichello |
| Website | https://aixracing.com/ |
History
AIX Racing was formed from PHM Racing's Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams. In 2023, PHM had announced a new sponsorship deal with the Dubai-based AIX Investment Group that would see the team renamed PHM AIX Racing for 2024.[5][6] AIX later completed acquisition of the F2 and F3 structures in May 2024 and would compete as AIX Racing from the Imola rounds of the F2 and F3 championships.[7]
At Round 4 of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship in Imola, the team got their first podium with driver Joshua Dürksen finishing in third place in the feature race.[8] At Round 5 in Monaco, Taylor Barnard won his and the team's maiden Formula 2 race victory in the sprint race.[9] In late August 2024, Barnard, who was the reserve and development driver for McLaren in Formula E, was promoted as a full time driver for the 2024–25 season and subsequently ended his Formula 2 campaign. He was replaced by Niels Koolen for Rounds 11 and 12 at Monza and Baku respectively.[10] Ahead of Round 13 at Lusail, the team signed Cian Shields to race for the team until the end of the season at Yas Marina.[11]
Current series results
FIA Formula 2 Championship
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | D.C. | Pts | T.C. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallara F2 2024 |
Mecachrome V634T V6 t |
P |  Joshua Dürksen |
28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10th | 87 | 9th | 105 |
| Taylor Barnard |
20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | 18 | ||||||
 Niels Koolen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | 0 | ||||||
| Cian Shields |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Dallara F2 2024 |
Mecachrome V634T V6 t |
P | Joshua Dürksen |
27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9th | 107 | 9th | 107 |
| Cian Shields |
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | 0 | ||||||
| 2026 | Dallara F2 2024 |
Mecachrome V634T V6 t |
P | Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 11th | 0* |
| Cian Shields |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
In detail
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* Season still in progress.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | D.C. | Pts | T.C. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallara F3 2019 |
Mecachrome V634 V6 |
P |  Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th | 9 | 9th | 35 |
 Nikita Bedrin |
20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th | 25 | ||||||
 Joshua Dufek |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | 1 | ||||||
| 2025 | Dallara F3 2025 |
Mecachrome V634 V6 |
P |  Javier Sagrera |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | 0 | 9th | 52 |
| James Hedley |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | 7 | ||||||
 José Garfias |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | 0 | ||||||
| Fernando Barrichello |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | 0 | ||||||
| Nicola Marinangeli |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | 0 | ||||||
| Nikita Bedrin |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | 17 | ||||||
| Freddie Slater |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27th | 10 | ||||||
| Brad Benavides |
15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 18 | ||||||
| 2026 | Dallara F3 2025 |
Mecachrome V634 V6 |
P | Brad Benavides |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th | 6 | 6th | 7* |
| Yevan David |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | 0 | ||||||
| Fernando Barrichello |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
In detail
(key)
* Season still in progress.
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2024–present |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | 2024–present |
