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The weekend's results, told through the Asian drivers and championships that matter.
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The 2026 Indian Racing Festival opened at Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on 12 and 13 September, with Aris Kyriakou taking the early F4 Indian Championship lead after scoring three podiums across a weekend that produced three different race winners.
The Formula Regional European Championship season concluded at Hockenheim with Kean Nakamura Berta securing P2 in Race 1 and ending the year third in the championship, while Ary Bansal made his series debut with a rookie podium.
Indian racing talent Ary Bansal will make his FIA Formula Regional European Championship debut with CL Motorsport in a one-off appearance at the Hockenheimring for the season finale. Born on 8 November 2009 in Chandigarh and based in Bengaluru (India), Bansal steps up to Formula Regional machinery with an
Champions Of The Future Academy International Round 4 at Aspar Circuit delivered two days of contrasting fortunes for the Asian contingent, with Samar Chopra claiming a Mini 60 podium on Day 2 while Axel Nocom converted pole into an OK-N Junior victory.
Taito Kato delivered one of the standout performances of the weekend. After qualifying fourth overall from second in Group A, Kato converted his front-row start into victory in the Sprint Race. He followed that with another strong drive in the Feature Race, finishing third to complete a double podium
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.
FIA World Endurance Championship Round 5 at Circuit of the Americas saw Jack Aitken and Cadillac Hertz Team Jota take a Hypercar podium, while Ryō Hirakawa and Toyota Racing finished sixth overall in Austin.
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Round 5 at Shanghai International Circuit produced two different winners across the weekend, with Zhicong Li and Titus Sherlock taking Race 1 before Liam Sceats and Gustaw Wisniewski answered with victory in Race 2.
Round 7 of the Rotax MAX Challenge Mizunami Series ended on a fully dry track after early Saturday showers cleared ahead of the finals, with five categories producing contrasting stories across qualifying, heats and the final.
Fuji Speedway hosted Round 3 of the KYOJO CUP and Round 2 of KYOJO VITA, with both categories producing a familiar pattern across qualifying and race day: pole position did not guarantee the top step.
Round 4 of the 2026 China GT Championship at Shanghai International Circuit produced victories for Apex Predator Racing and Absolute Racing across the two GT3 races, alongside class battles in GTC/GTS. But the weekend was ultimately overshadowed by a serious fire during Saturday's opening GT3 race…
LYL International Circuit hosted a joint round for ROK Cup Asia (Round 6) and ROK Cup Malaysia (Round 3), with the Mini Max, Junior Max, and Senior & Expert Max categories producing three distinct stories across qualifying, heats, Super Heats, and the finals. In Mini Max, William Mazzali turned a
