Bengaluru, September 4: Arshi Gupta from Faridabad and Kolhapur’s Ayansh Patil lit up the fourth round of the MECO FMSCI Indian National Karting Championship 2026 RMC India at the Meco Kartopia here on Friday with brilliant victories in the Mini Max and Micro Max categories, respectively.
Arshi (Leapfrog Racing), last year’s Mico Max champion, took the honours from lights to flag as did Ayansh (MSPORT) as the duo dominated their respective classes. The pair topped the Qualifying, two Heats, the Pre-Final and the Final sessions to underline their supremacy in Round 4 which attracted a massive 73 entries.
Equally impressive winners were Mumbai’s Krish Gupta (Rayo Racing) who made a brilliant overtake in the latter half of the race to win the Final in the Senior Max class which boasted of a 25-kart grid while 13-year-old Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) from Chennai was in a league of his own while topping the Final in the Junior Max category.
On an action-packed day, Krish Gupta was outstanding in the Senior Final where he came up with a brilliant pass on leader Akshay Misra from Bengaluru (Peregrine Racing) after both had overtaken pole-sitter and Pre-Final winner Arafat Sheikh (Crest Motorsports).
Rivaan Dev Preetham, last year’s Mini Max champion, was simply imperious in the Junior Max class, winning both Pre-Final and Final after surviving close attention early in both sessions. Behind him, there was action aplenty, especially in the Final with half-a-dozen drivers fighting for the remaining two podium spots. In the bargain, Rehan Khan Rasheed and Rishik Rohit Reddy suffered contacts. Both dropped down the grid and out of contention. Abhishikt Barse was placed second and Hamza Balasinorwala, third following post-race penalties.
In the Pre-final, Rivaan had to soak up considerable pressure throughout the race from Rishik Rohit Reddy who just could not pull out a bit more pace and finished second. In third spot was Rehan Khan Rasheed who drove well to fight his way on to the podium.
Nine-year-old Arshi Gupta was driving her own race in the Mini Pre-Final after getting a good start from pole position. She put in consistent lap times to stay comfortably ahead while Shiv Tummala came in second ahead of Micah Hayden Andrews. Arshi extended her winning streak by topping the Final, virtually unchallenged.
Ayansh Patil extended his domination in the Micro Max, winning the Pre-final and the Final in style. He barely put a foot wrong through all the sessions and emerged a deserving winner.
The results (Provisional):
Senior Max – Finals (17 laps): 1. Krish Gupta (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (15mins, 52.825secs); 2. Akshat Misra (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (15:54.466); 3. Arjun Chheda (Pune, Crest Motorsports) (15:55.168). Pre-Finals (14 laps): 1. Arafath S Sheikh (Pune, Crest Motorsports) (13:07.777); 2. Krish Gupta (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (13:08.091); 3. Akshat Misra (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (13:08.806). Best Rookie: Kiaan Shah (Mumbai, Rayo Racing).
Junior Max – Finals (15 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT) (14:07.068); 2. Abhiskhit Barse (Pune, Crest Motorsports) (14:15.543); 3. Hamza Balasinorwala (Mumbai, Crest Motorsports) (14:15.433). Pre-Finals (14 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT) (13:08.542); 2. Rishik Rohit Reddy (Bengaluru, MSPORT) (13:09.058); 3. Rehan Khan Rasheed (Chennai, Momentum Motorsports) (13:12.617). Best Rookie: Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT).
Mini Max – Finals (14 laps): 1. Arshi Gupta (Faridabad, Leapfrog Racing) (13:34.215); 2. Micah Hayden Andrews (Tirunelveli, Peregrine Racing) (13:38.484); 3. Shiv Tummala (Hyderabad, Peregrine Racing) (13:38.566). Pre-Finals (12 laps): 1. Arshi Gupta (Faridabad, Leapfrog Racing) (11:36.804); 2. Shiv Tummala (Hyderabad, Peregrine Racing) (11:42.345); 3. Micah Hayden Andrews (Tirunelveli, Peregrine Racing) (11:43.952). Best Rookie: Arshi Gupta (Faridabad, Leapfrog Racing).
Micro Max – Finals (12 laps): 1. Ayansh Patil (Kolhapur, MSPORT) (12:14.386); 2. Yeshwin Vinay Kishore (Chennai, Peregrine Racing) (12:16.982); 3. Aarav Sureka (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (12:18.420). Pre-Finals (12 laps): 1. Ayansh Patil (Kolhapur, MSPORT) (12:09.839); 2. Yeshwin Vinay Kishore (Chennai, Peregrine Racing) (12:18.317); 3. Shriyan Rao Thakkalapelly (Hyderabad, Peregrine Racing) (12:18.526). Best Rookie: Yeshwin Vinay Kishore (Chennai, Peregrine Racing).
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