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# Anurag Leads Imola Charge as Gowda Saves Best for Final Race
- URL: https://www.thehairpin.co/anurag-leads-imola-charge-as-gowda-saves-best-for-final-race/
- Published: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Description: Formula Regional European Championship Round 7 at Imola produced a mixed weekend for the Asian contingent, with Kabir Anurag leading the way early before a penalty ended his final race, while Dion Gowda and Kean Nakamura-Berta both finished inside the top ten in Race 3.
- Author: Maheeka Bubna
- Tags: This Week in Motorsport

**Kabir Anurag** delivered his strongest results in the opening two races, converting fifth in Qualifying 1 Group B into sixth in Race 1 before improving to fifth in Race 2.

His final race proved more difficult. After qualifying eighth in Qualifying 2 Group B, Anurag finished 20th after a five-second penalty, ending a weekend that had otherwise produced consecutive top-six results.

**Dion Gowda** built momentum through qualifying, improving from 12th in Group B in Qualifying 1 to fourth in Qualifying 2\. Race day initially proved tougher, with consecutive 16th-place finishes in the opening two races. Gowda responded in Race 3, however, charging through to seventh and recording his strongest finish of the weekend.

**Kean Nakamura-Berta** showed consistent qualifying pace, placing seventh and fifth in Group A across the two sessions. He converted that into a steady progression across the races, moving from 15th in Race 1 to 10th in Race 2 before finishing ninth in Race 3\. The result gave Nakamura-Berta his first top-ten finish of the weekend in the final race.

Image credit: Dan Hackett/FotoCar