Illia Mykhalchyk (born August 17, 1996), is a motorcycle racer from Kyiv, Ukraine,[1] who has competed in the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship and Superbike World Championship with BMW Motorrad.[2]

Illia Mykhalchyk
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1996-08-17) 17 August 1996 (age 28)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Current teamBMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
Bike number37
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Superbike World Championship
Active years2022
ManufacturersBMW
Championships0
2022 championship position22nd (10 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
9 0 0 0 0 10

Racing background

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Mykhalchyk began his motorcycle racing career in 2012, in the European Junior Cup with Wind Racing. He finished tenth in 2012 with a podium. In 2013, he dropped 10 places and finished 20th, with a best finish of tenth. He then moved up to the European Superstock 600 Championship with Team GO Eleven, and finished sixth in his first season. In 2015, he dropped to 13th. He joined the Supersport World Championship in 2016, and finished 15th. in 2017, he joined the European Superstock 1000 Championship, finishing in ninth with a second place podium.

He has replaced Michael van der Mark in the 2022 Superbike World Championship for Shaun Muir Racing in the rounds van der Mark was unable to participate in, due to injury.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

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Motorcycle racing

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Career summary

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Season Series Number Races Wins Podiums Poles FLap Pts Plcd
2012 European Junior Cup 55 8 0 1 0 0 50 10th
2013 European Junior Cup 55 8 0 0 0 0 19 20th
2014 European Superstock 600 Championship 55 7 0 0 0 0 61 6th
2015 European Superstock 600 Championship 55 7 0 0 0 0 33 13th
2016 Supersport World Championship 55 8 0 0 0 0 39 15th
2017 European Superstock 1000 Championship 55 9 0 1 0 0 66 9th
2022 Superbike World Championship 37 3 0 0 0 0 9 17th

Superbike World Championship

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By season

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Season Class Motorcycle Team Number Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2022 SBK BMW BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team 37 9 0 0 0 0 10 22nd
Total 9 0 0 0 0 10

Races by year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2022 BMW SPA
8
SPA
Ret
SPA
15
NED
NED
NED
POR
POR
POR
ITA
18
ITA
15
ITA
15
GBR
16
GBR
18
GBR
Ret
CZE
CZE
CZE
FRA
FRA
FRA
SPA
SPA
SPA
POR
POR
POR
ARG
ARG
ARG
INA
INA
INA
AUS
AUS
AUS
22nd 10

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "WorldSBK". 18–20 April 2022.
  2. ^ EWC Moto 24 Hours of Spa: 'This win is for my country' – Ukraine’s Illia Mykhalchuk on Spa victory Eurosport, 5 June 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022
  3. ^ BMW still not replacing Michael van der Mark at Estoril; Illia Mykhalchyk is leading candidate motorcyclesports.net Retrieved 25 October 2022
  4. ^ What went wrong for Redding on difficult BMW debut? worldsbk.com, 10 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022
  5. ^ Biographical Entry List worldsbk.com

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