Shota Abkhazava

In 1993 Abkhazava graduated from the Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI) trained as race cars engineer.

[4] Meanwhile, for the first time he was elected into the Committee for Circuit Racing of the Russian Automobile Federation as a coordinator of the national Formula 1600.

[5][6] In November 2004 the ArtTech race car was presented to public during "Sport Motor Tuning Exhibition" in Moscow.

[11] In 2007 he was often invited to be a guest of "Countdown" TV program, a part of Formula One live broadcast to Russia on the RenTV channel.

At the end of the year he brought to Russia new racing class "Legend Cars" [13] which produced in Harrisburg, NC.

[14] In 2009 Abkhazava's team started to compete in the German ATS Formula-3 Cup with its own chassis ArtTech and won Trophy title.

[25] He is currently competing in the 2020 Russian Circuit Racing Series for ArtLine in the Sports Prototype CN class in a Legends car.

Shota Abkhazava and the FIA president Jean Todt are giving a press-conference in Tbilisi . 22 April 2011
Raceway ADM near Moscow
Abkhazava at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2024