AIX Racing

AIX Racing

Founded	1 May 2024
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. Joshua Dürksen 21. Cian Shields FIA Formula 3 Championship 26. James Hedley 27. Nicola Marinangeli 28. Brad Benavides
Website	https://aixracing.com/

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]}

History

Joshua Dürksen driving a AIX Racing FIA Formula 2 car at the Red Bull Ring (2024)

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	21	1	0	0	4	12th	47	9th*	47*
				Cian Shields	21	0	0	0	0	22nd	0

* Season still in progress.

In detail

(key)

Year	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	T.C.	Points
2024		BHR SPR	BHR FEA	JED SPR	JED FEA	ALB SPR	ALB FEA	IMO SPR	IMO FEA	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	BAK SPR	BAK FEA	LUS SPR	LUS FEA	YMC SPR	YMC FEA	9th	105
	Joshua Dürksen	15	11	9	12	17	Ret	Ret	3	18	18†	10	Ret	8	6	16	Ret	18	19	19	10	3	5	1	5	8	13	Ret	1
	Taylor Barnard	Ret	16	13	13	13	16	DSQ	20	1	11	19	Ret	12	8	9	14	7	9	16	13
	Niels Koolen																					19	19	20	Ret
	Cian Shields																									18	11	18	18
2025		ALB SPR	ALB FEA	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	JED SPR	JED FEA	IMO SPR	IMO FEA	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	BAK SPR	BAK FEA	LUS SPR	LUS FEA	YMC SPR	YMC FEA	9th*	47*
	Joshua Dürksen	1	C	DSQ	10	12	11	11	13	Ret	Ret	NC	17	2	13	5	20†	11	11	11	12	3	2
	Cian Shields	17	C	18	22	Ret	19	18	11	Ret	13	12	19	12	Ret	17	14	13	19	21	16	15	Ret

* 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	Fernando Barrichello
				Brad Benavides
				Yevan David

* Season still in progress.

In detail

(key)

Year	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	T.C.	Points
2024		BHR SPR	BHR FEA	ALB SPR	ALB FEA	IMO SPR	IMO FEA	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	9th	35
	Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak	16	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	27	17	18	25	26	27	26	20	20	2	14	29	15	21	11
	Nikita Bedrin	13	20	21	8	9	30	Ret	24	Ret	30†	13	Ret	13	9	1	7	13	20	Ret	13
	Joshua Dufek	24	27	22	22	16	22	Ret	20	17	17	25	Ret	23	Ret	22	22	24	14	Ret	10
2025		ALB SPR	ALB FEA	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	IMO SPR	IMO FEA	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	9th	52
	Javier Sagrera	Ret	15	23	24
	James Hedley					18	23	Ret	WD			DSQ	26	26	27	24	C	4	22
	José Garfias									24†	Ret
	Fernando Barrichello																			17	Ret
	Nicola Marinangeli	20	27	Ret	25	Ret	Ret	19	21	21	23	19	25	28	26	27	C	21	23	20	19
	Nikita Bedrin	6	4
	Freddie Slater			2F	Ret
	Brad Benavides					12	24	12	Ret	15	24	Ret	9	14	Ret	19	CP	Ret	Ret	26	4P

* Season still in progress.

Timeline

Current series
FIA Formula 2 Championship	2024–present
FIA Formula 3 Championship	2024–present

References

1. Series, Feeder (14 May 2024). "AIX acquires PHM Racing: What you need to know". Feeder Series. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
2. "PHM AIX Racing rebrands as AIX Racing – AIX Racing" . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
3. Gascoigne, Roger (13 May 2024). "AIX Investment Group completes acquisition of F2 team PHM Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
4. Gascoigne, Roger (18 September 2024). "AIX sees early return on investment in F2 and F3, but "F1 is the goal"". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
5. "2023 Yas Marina Event - F2 Entry List - Yas Marina 2023" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
6. Overkamp, Marc (10 January 2024). "PHM Racing becomes PHM AIX Racing". PHM AIX Racing. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
7. Gascoigne, Roger (13 May 2024). "AIX Investment Group completes acquisition of F2 team PHM Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
8. Allen, Peter (19 May 2024). "Hadjar wins another F2 feature race after Bearman suffers disaster stop". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
9. Hall, Sam (25 May 2024). "F2 Monaco: Maiden win for Barnard in chaotic sprint race". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 26 May 2024.
10. Wood, Ida (29 August 2024). "FE-bound Barnard ends F2 programme, Koolen signed as replacement". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
11. "AIX Racing confirm Cian Shields for the rest of the 2024 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

External links

• Official website