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Alex Aka

Alex Arkin Aka (born 7 August 2000) is a German racing driver currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. He is the son of Attempto Racing team boss Arkin Aka.[1]

Alex Arkin Aka
NationalityGermany German
Born (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24)
Germany
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamTresor Attempto Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Starts14 (14 entries)
Wins0
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish2nd (Silver Cup) in 2022
Previous series
2022
2021–22		Asian Le Mans Series
24H GT Series

Early career

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Aka made his car racing debut for his father's team in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux in 2018. The following year, he would make a sole appearance in the DMV Dunlop 60 series.

GT3 career

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2020

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For the 2020 season, Aka switched to GT3 racing to compete in the Silver Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[2] Partnering Nicolas Schöll for the whole campaign and Finlay Hutchison for its majority, Aka finished the year 18th in class with a best individual race finish of 24th at the Nürburgring.[3]

2021

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Aka competed in the Dubai 24 Hours at the start of 2021, before embarking on a double-campaign in the Silver Cup categories of the GTWC Endurance and GTWC Sprint cups.[4][5][6] The former proved to be a vast improvement to the previous year, as he, Dennis Marschall, and Max Hofer finished on the class podium in Germany, helping them to third place in the Silver Cup standings.[7][8] In the latter, Aka and Marschall scored a lone win at Valencia, which was the German's first victory in a subclass.[9]

2022

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Beginning 2021, Aka once again took part in the Dubai 24 Hours, where he and his teammates finished seventh, as well as racing in a full campaign of the Asian Le Mans Series.[10][11] This was preparation for Aka's third season in GT3, which he would once again contest in the silver class of the Endurance and Sprint cups.[12][13] The German showed progress, helping take a pole position alongside Nicolas Schöll and Marius Zug and setting a fastest lap in-class at Imola on his way to second in the Endurance Cup opener.[14] Further class podiums came at the 24 Hours of Spa as well as the Hockenheimring round, which contributed to the trio taking second in the championship.[15][16]

In the Sprint Cup, Aka and Schöll combined to claim fourth in the class standings, scoring one win at Zandvoort where Aka was able to fend off eventual champion Ulysse de Pauw in the closing laps and taking four further category podiums.[17]

2023

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Going into his fourth year of the Silver Cup, Aka would be joined by Lorenzo Patrese in the Sprint Cup, with Pietro Delli Guanti joining the pair in Endurance.[18] The trio fared well despite a retirement at the season-opening Imola round, coming back with a class win in Le Castellet.[19][20] They scored another podium at the Nürburgring and finished third in points. Aka and Patrese were embroiled in a title battle in Sprint, where they took a season-high five class victories with a best overall result of fourth in Valencia.[21] However, they would miss out on the championship courtesy of a Patrese-caused collision at the final race in Zandvoort, though their efforts still saw the pair pocket the overall GTWC Europe Silver Cup title.[22]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux - Cup Attempto Racing 2 0 0 0 0 2 21st
2019 DMV Dunlop 60 - Class 1 Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 3 26th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 4 0 0 0 0 21 18th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 24H GT Series - GT3 Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 2 30th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 5 0 0 0 1 73 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 7.5 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 8 1 0 0 1 37.5 11th
2022 24H GT Series - GT3 Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 16 NC†
Asian Le Mans Series - GT 4 0 0 0 0 2 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 4 32nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 5 0 1 1 3 76 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 5.5 19th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 10 1 0 1 5 80.5 4th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Tresor Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 19th
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Tresor by Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 1 1 0 2 87 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 8.5 16th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 5 2 3 7 118 2nd
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 1 20 14th
Middle East Trophy - GT3 2 0 0 0 0 34 6th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 8* 6th*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 1 0 21.5 9th
International GT Open 6 0 0 0 0 0 45th
Le Mans Cup - GT3 Steller Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 21 7th*
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Tresor Audi Sport Italia 4 0 0 1 1 43 4th

† As Aka was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2020 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Silver IMO
28 		NÜR
24 		SPA
6H
56 		SPA
12H
56 		SPA
24H
Ret 		LEC
Ret 		18th 21
2021 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Silver MON
15 		LEC
18 		SPA
6H
28 		SPA
12H
23 		SPA
24H
15 		NÜR
9 		CAT
15 		3rd 73
2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO
16 		LEC
39 		SPA
6H
30 		SPA
12H
13 		SPA
24H
15 		HOC
8 		CAT
17 		2nd 76
2023 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver MNZ
Ret 		LEC
15 		SPA
6H
21 		SPA
12H
23 		SPA
24H
47† 		NÜR
18 		CAT
28 		3rd 87
2024 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro LEC
6 		SPA
6H
3 		SPA
12H
1 		SPA
24H
12 		NÜR
4 		MNZ
4 		JED 3rd* 51*

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG
1
19 		MAG
2
18 		24th 7.5
Silver ZAN
1
17 		ZAN
2
12 		MIS
1
13 		MIS
2
Ret 		BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
13 		VAL
1
4 		VAL
2
24† 		11th 37.5
2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
9 		MAG
1
14 		MAG
2
9 		ZAN
1
12 		ZAN
2
8 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
9 		VAL
1
19 		VAL
2
20 		4th 80.5
2023 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
21 		MIS
1
18 		MIS
2
12 		HOC
1
33† 		HOC
2
13 		VAL
1
10 		VAL
2
4 		ZAN
1
13 		ZAN
2
25† 		2nd 118
2024 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
4 		BRH
2
4 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
26 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		MAG
1
12 		MAG
2
6 		CAT
1
 CAT
2
 9th* 19.5*

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (17 February 2023). "Tresor Attempto Confirms Two Pro-Class Audis for Kyalami – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 July 2020). "Attempto Racing Sets Driver Lineups for 3H Imola". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ Plümer, Jonas (3 September 2020). "GT World Challenge Europe: Finlay Hutchison schließt sich Attempto Racing an". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ Plümer, Jonas (18 December 2020). "Zwei Werksfahrer für Attempto Racing bei 24h Dubai". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS - Endurance Cup - Monza Provisional Entry List" (PDF). SRO Motorsports Group. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (25 March 2021). "40 Cars on Endurance Cup Entry; Increased Field for Sprint". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring – Race". Motorsport Stats. 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ "The Weekend Roundup: Barcelona". Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  9. ^ "THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP // VALENCIA". Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ^ "FORMER DUBAI CLASS WINNER HUTCHISON SIGNS WITH ATTEMPTO RACING FOR 2022 RACE". 24hseries.com. Creventic. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 January 2022). "Attempto Join Asian Le Mans Series Grid With Audi GT3 Effort". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. ^ Plümer, Jonas (23 March 2022). "GT World Challenge Europe: Attempto Racing gibt Silver-Cup-Aufgebot bekannt" [GT World Challenge Europe: Attempto Racing announce Silver Cup line-up]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  13. ^ Dagys, John (22 April 2022). "26 Entries for Sprint Cup Season-Opener at Brands Hatch". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  14. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 April 2022). "WRT Leads Audi Front-Row Lockout in Imola Qualifying – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Audi-Kundenteams feiern Doppelsieg im Silver-Cup". Audi MediaCenter (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  16. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (5 September 2022). "WRT Drivers Secure Silver Cup Title With Round to Spare – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  17. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (19 June 2022). "Sprint Title Race Tightens as Marciello, Boguslavskiy Win – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  18. ^ "GTWC | Tresor Attempto con Patrese, Aka e Delli Guanti sull'Audi". Motorsport.com (in Italian). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  19. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 June 2023). "Akkodis ASP Wins Paul Ricard 1000km for Mercedes-AMG – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  20. ^ Plümer, Jonas (4 June 2023). "GT World Challenge Europe: Tresor Attempto siegt im Silver Cup". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  21. ^ "| dailysportscar.com Vanthoor & Weerts Win Valencia Race 2". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Tresor Orange1 Wins Sprint Cup Title In Zandvoort Finale". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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