Drifting in with podiums and strong finishes | This Week In Motorsports

No dearth for racing in Asia as action intensifies in the Porsche Carrera Cup, Indonesian ROK Cup, and Super Formula. And did we mention - podiums galorrreeee — Isaac Seah in the BKC, Ajith Kumar Racing in Spa, Chloe Chambers in F1 Academy, making it a fantastic (action packed) weekend overall ✨

Warden Law

Satrio and Harits win in style; Setiawan and Rustombi dominate

ROK Cup Indonesia returned to Sentul International Karting Circuit for Round 3 of the championship. Michael Satrio and Muhammad Harits just about held onto their wins in Mini ROK and Senior ROK respectively. Whereas Dominic Setiawan won from Helmi Mahrus by an impressive 9-seconds and Nadeem Rustombi took P1 in the Shifter 150 by a whopping 21-seconds. Following are the results: 

Motegi

In commanding fashion: Tadasuke Makino takes second win of the season in Moetegi

Motegi

Pereira Extends Lead, Sathienthirakul Stays Unbeaten in Action-Packed Motegi Weekend

The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia touched down at Japan’s Mobility Resort Motegi for Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2025 season, and the debut didn’t disappoint. Dylan Yip took his first-ever pole in qualifying, but Round 3 saw Hugo Ellis jump into the lead off the line—only to be overtaken by Dylan Pereira, who executed two clean passes to take a commanding win. Ellis secured his first podium in second, while Yip held off a late charge from Enzo Trulli to finish third.

Pro-AM had a twist when Bao Jinlong was hit with a time penalty after crossing the line first, giving the win to Li Xuanyu, with Bao and Li Chao rounding out the podium. Munkong Sathienthirakul continued his dominant run in the AM class, taking his third straight win and finishing in the overall top ten. In the Masters class, Jacky Wu bounced back strongly with a win, followed by Adrian D'Silva and Christian Chia.

Sunday’s Round 4 brought even more drama. Ellis got another great launch, but Pereira held him off and managed a perfect restart after a late Safety Car to take his third win of the season. Ellis and Yip completed the podium once again, while Trulli narrowly beat out Josh Rowledge for fourth. In Pro-AM, Bao redeemed himself with a clean victory, followed by Xuanyu and Francis Tjia in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. The Am class served up one of the weekend’s best fights, with reigning champ Eric Kwong battling Sathienthirakul until the Thai driver finally made a move stick at Turn 3. Wu Jiaxin finished third. In the Masters, D'Silva returned to the top step, with Chia and John Shen joining him on the podium. All in all, it was a weekend full of wheel-to-wheel racing, bold moves, and rising momentum for the front-runners.

Jeddah

Chloe Chambers secures podium and Chloe Chong flights back to score a point; Heartbreak for Tsunoda; Maini maximises points

Formula 1 and its support series - F1 Academy and F2 had a show to put on in Jeddah! Here’s how it went:

Bangkok

Pond goes back-to-back, Yod makes his mark in Southeast Asia Drift Series

After a month-long break, the South East Asia Drift Series roared back into action at Pathumthani Speedway for Rounds 5 and 6, delivering a weekend packed with high-octane battles. In the Amateur class, No.25 Yod from Midnite Garage dominated Round 5, while Round 6 saw No.21 Peak of Driftstar Team take the win in Yod’s absence. No.27 Bad Boi and No.18 Farrel consistently featured on the podium across both rounds.

The Professional class brought even more intensity, with No.95 Pond from Nexzter Drive To Drift Academy sweeping both rounds in dominant fashion. He edged out No.35 Fish Lee in Round 5 and teammate No.15 Pay in Round 6, as No.65 Keng PTT maintained podium form throughout. With fierce competition and packed stands, the Bangkok showdown has set the stage for an electrifying second half of the season.