Ishaan tops the table in the Senior Max category

Bengaluru teenager, Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) underlined his dominance with a rousing win in the Senior Max category to headline the fifth round of the MECO-FMSCI National Karting Championship 2025 (Rotax Max Classes) at the Meco Kartopia circuit, here on Saturday

Other winners in the fifth round included Mumbai’s Kiaan Shah (Rayo Racing) in Junior Max, Rehan Khan Rasheed (Momentum Motorsport) from Chennai in Mini Max and Coimbatore’s Shiv Neel (MSPORT), son of India’s first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan, in the Micro Max category.

The results (Provisional):

Senior Max (Finals – 18 laps): 1. Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing) (16:45.794); 2. Aarav Dewan (Leapfrog Racing) (16:46.792); 3. Krish Gupta (Rayo Racing) (16:47.733).

Junior Max (Finals – 16 laps): 1. Kiaan Shah (Rayo Racing) (15:10.543); 2. Eshanth Vengatesan (MSPORT) (15:17.314); 3. Arafath Sheikh (Crest Motorsports) (15:17.515).

Mini Max (Finals – 14 laps): 1. Rehan Khan Rasheed (Momentum Motorsports) (13:38.368); 2. Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) (13:41.180); 3. Yatharth Gaur (Leapfrog Racing) (13:41.786).

Micro Max (Finals – 11 laps): 1. Shiv Neel (MSPORT) (11:20.603); 2. Arshi Gupta (Leapfrog Racing) (11:20.529); 3. Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing) (11:20.668).