The podium finishers in the final round of the Meco Meritus Cup and India Karting Academy Trophy.
Bengaluru’s Akashat Misra (Peregrine Racing) emerged champion in the Senior Max class as the third and final round of the Meco Meritus Cup karting concluded at the CoASTT Kartomania circuit here.
Hyderabad’s Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing), among the most consistent of drivers, retained the crown after winning both the Sprint races in the Mini Max class.
Rayo Racing’s Aarav Sureka from Mumbai, who finished second and fifth in the two points-scoring outings, won the championship in the Micro Max category.
Meanwhile, in the Indian Karting Academy Trophy that was run concurrently, Chennai’s Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) clinched the title in the OK-Junior class.
The results: Meco Meritus Cup: Senior Max – Sprint Race-1 (14 laps): 1. Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) (10mins, 45.043secs); 2. Eshanth Vengatesan (MSPORT) (10:47.663); 3. Akshat Misra (Peregrine Racing) (10:48.674).
Sprint Race-2 (15 laps): 1. Akshat Misra (11:35.198); 2. Kiaan Shah (Rayo Racing) (11:37.053); 3. Shatveer Shetty (MSPORT) (11:40.549).
Champion: Akshat Misra (Peregrine Racing), 85 points.
Mini Max – Sprint Race-1 (10 laps): 1. Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing) (07:52.372); 2. Micah Hayden Andrews (Peregrine Racing) (07:54.865); 3. Jishnu Seralathan (Peregrine Racing) (07:59.218). Sprint Race-2 (12 laps): 1. Shiv Tummala (09:25.332); 2. Jishnu Seralathan (09:27.317); 3. Micah Hayden Andrews (09:28.268).
Champion: Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing), 96 points.
Micro Max – Sprint Race-1 (10 laps): 1. Zidaan Arshaan Anees (Peregrine Racing) (08: 14.876); 2. Aarav Sureka (Rayo Racing) (08:15.862); 3. Ayansh Patil (MSPORT) (08:19.450).
Sprint Race-2 (12 laps): 1. Zidaan Arshaan Anees (09:51.846); 2. Yeshwin Vinay Kishore (Peregrine Racing) (09:57.498); 3. Shriyan Rao Thakkallapelly (Peregrine Racing) (09:58.018).
Champion: Aarav Sureka (Rayo Racing), 78 points.
India Karting Academy Trophy (OK Junior): Super Heat (11 laps): 1. Rishik Rohit Reddy (MSPORT) (08:25.138); 2. Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) (08:26.751); 3. Rehan Khan Rasheed (Momentum Motorsports) (08:26.977).
Final Race (14 laps): 1. Rehan Khan Rasheed (10:42.327); 2. Rivaan Dev Preetham (10:48.417); 3. Syed Luqman (Peregrine Racing) (10:51.930).
Champion: Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT), 99 points.
Published – June 09, 2026 06:33 pm IST
