Oleksandr (‘Sasha’) began karting when he was 5 years old. His passion for driving fast and winning become the focal point of his young life in the Ukraine and within a short period of time, Sasha was the junior karting national champion. In 2023, Sasha was crowned the 2023 FIA Junior European Karting Champion with Kart Republic!
Sasha will race with PREMA Racing & Kart Republic in 2024, representing the Williams Driver Academy. He got off to a fantastic start, winning the WSK Champions Cup. In March, he became the vice champion of the WSK Super Masters Series.
An incredible year for Sasha, winning the FIA Karting European Championship in OKJ with Kart Republic & earning numerous wins/podiums across Champions Of The Future & WSK Super Masters Series. This success resulted in joining Prema Racing & becoming part of the Williams Driver Academy.
Oleksandr joined Ricky Flynn Motorsport for 2022, and begun with immediate success, winning the WSK – Super Master Series title in OKJ. Sasha was involved in a serious accident in Spain, resulting in 10 surgeries & a long rehabilitation. He came back after 5 months & took 2nd place in the LeCont Trophy.
Sasha made his OKJ debut in 2021, representing Ukraine across European, World & other top level competitions - taking his first podium in WSK Euro Series at Sarno.
In 2020, Oleksandr made his X-30 Junior debut & continued in 60 Mini, securing 3rd place in the Karting Italian Championship (X-30 Junior). 2nd place in Trofeo Andrea Margutti (X-30 Junior) followed in November.
At the age of just 9, Sasha began competing against the world's strongest drivers in WSK World Karting Series & FIA competitions, rounding off an impressive season with victory at Castelletto in the WSK - Open Cup.
In a busy year, Oleksandr won races in Rotax Spain, Roax Portugal & Rotax CEE. He became champion in Rotax Max Challenge Central & Eastern European, aged just 9. At the end of the year he made a one-off appearance in WSK Series, finishing 5th as a rookie.
In 2017, Oleksandr partipicated in Rotax championships in the Spain and Portugal, winning various stages in the National Championships. In the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Final against the best in the world, he finished an impressive P6. In Portugal, he won the Bridgestone Cup & Portuguese Champions Cup.
Making his karting debut in 2014, Oleksandr was a winner from the start. In 2016 he was winning at a national level, becoming Champion of Ukraine.