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.
Arafath S. Best Rookie: Kiaan Shah. Best Rookie: Rivaan. Best Rookie: Arshi Gupta. Best Rookie: Yeshwin.
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. Sheikh (Crest Motorsports) (13:07.777); 2. Krish (13:08.091); 3. Akshat (13:08.806). 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). Rivaan (13:08.542); 2. Rishik Rohit Reddy (MSPORT) (13:09.058); 3. Rehan Khan Rasheed (Momentum Motorsports) (13:12.617). 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). Arshi (11:36.804); 2. Shiv (11:42.345); 3. Micah Hayden (11:43.952). 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). Ayansh (12:09.839); 2. Yeshwin (12:18.317); 3. Shriyan Rao Thakkalapelly (Peregrine Racing) (12:18.526).