Illia Mykhalchyk

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
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1996-08-17) 17 August 1996 (age 28) Kyiv, Ukraine
Current team	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
Bike number	37
Motorcycle racing career statistics Superbike World Championship Active years 2022– Manufacturers BMW Championships 0 2022 championship position 22nd (10 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 9 0 0 0 0 10

Racing background

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

Motorcycle racing

Career summary

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

By season

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

(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

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

Sources