All smiles: Rivaan, Arshi, Ayansh and Krish are the round four winners.
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Arshi Gupta and Ayansh Patil lit up the fourth round of the MECO FMSCI Indian National Karting Championship 2026 RMC India with brilliant victories in the Mini Max and Micro Max categories, respectively, at the Meco Kartopia in Bengaluru on Friday.
Equally impressive winners were 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 a 25-kart grid while 13-year-old Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) was in a league of his own while topping the Final in the Junior Max category.
The results (Provisional): Senior Max — Finals (17 laps): 1. Krish Gupta (Rayo Racing) (15m, 52.825s); 2. Akshat Misra (Peregrine Racing) (15:54.466); 3. Arjun Chheda (Crest Motorsports) (15:55.168).
Pre-Finals (14 laps): 1. Arafath S. Sheikh (Crest Motorsports) (13:07.777); 2. Krish (13:08.091); 3. Akshat (13:08.806). Best Rookie: Kiaan Shah.
Junior Max — Finals (15 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) (14:07.068); 2. Abhiskhit Barse (Crest Motorsports) (14:15.343); 3. Hamza Balasinorwala (Crest Motorsports) (14:15.433).
Pre-Finals (14 laps): 1. Rivaan (13:08.542); 2. Rishik Rohit Reddy (MSPORT) (13:09.058); 3. Rehan Khan Rasheed (Momentum Motorsports) (13:12.617). Best Rookie: Rivaan.
Mini Max — Finals (14 laps): 1. Arshi Gupta (Leapfrog Racing) (13:34.215); 2. Micah Hayden Andrews (Peregrine Racing) (13:38.484); 3. Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing) (13:38.566).
Pre-Finals (12 laps): 1. Arshi (11:36.804); 2. Shiv (11:42.345); 3. Micah Hayden (11:43.952). Best Rookie: Arshi Gupta.
Micro Max — Finals (12 laps): 1. Ayansh Patil (MSPORT) (12:14.386); 2. Yeshwin Vinay Kishore (Peregrine Racing) (12:16.982); 3. Aarav Sureka (Rayo Racing) (12:18.420).
Pre-Finals (12 laps): 1. Ayansh (12:09.839); 2. Yeshwin (12:18.317); 3. Shriyan Rao Thakkalapelly (Peregrine Racing) (12:18.526). Best Rookie: Yeshwin.
Published – September 04, 2026 06:37 pm IST
