Akshat Misra Secures Senior Max Crown as Meco Meritus Cup 2026 Ends in Coimbatore

Coimbatore, India, June 8, 2026: Bengaluru racer Akshat Misra emerged as the Senior Max champion after a strong performance in the third and final round of the 2026 Meco Meritus Cup at the CoASTT Kartomania Circuit in Coimbatore on Sunday.

Representing Peregrine Racing, Misra combined consistency with speed to secure the championship title. After finishing third in Sprint Race 1, he bounced back impressively to win Sprint Race 2 and conclude the three-round championship with 85 points.

The Meco Meritus Cup serves as a key preparatory series ahead of the National Rotax Max Karting Championship and witnessed intense competition across the Senior Max, Mini Max and Micro Max categories.

Akshat Misra Clinches Senior Max Championship

Misra entered the final round with the title battle still open and delivered when it mattered most. His podium finish in the opening sprint race and victory in the second race ensured he finished atop the standings.

Chennai’s Shivaan Karthik finished second in the championship, while Mumbai’s Kiaan Shah secured third overall.

Senior Max Championship Standings

1. Akshat Misra (Peregrine Racing) – 85 points
2. Shivaan Karthik (MSPORT)
3. Kiaan Shah (Rayo Racing)

Shiv Tummala Retains Mini Max Title

Hyderabad’s Shiv Tummala continued his dominant run in the Mini Max category by winning both sprint races during the final round.

The Peregrine Racing driver displayed remarkable consistency throughout the championship and comfortably retained his title with a total of 96 points.

Mini Max Champion

• Shiv Tummala (Peregrine Racing) – 96 points

Aarav Sureka Wins Micro Max Championship

Mumbai youngster Aarav Sureka claimed the Micro Max championship despite not winning either sprint race in the final round.

Sureka’s second-place finish in Sprint Race 1 and fifth-place result in Sprint Race 2 provided enough points to secure the title with 78 points.

Bengaluru’s Zidaan Arshaan Anees won both sprint races but ultimately finished six points behind Sureka in the overall standings.

Micro Max Champion

• Aarav Sureka (Rayo Racing) – 78 points

Rivaan Dev Preetham Claims Indian Karting Academy Trophy

The Indian Karting Academy (IKA) Trophy, which ran concurrently with the Meritus Cup, saw Chennai’s Rivaan Dev Preetham emerge champion in the OK Junior category.

Although Rivaan finished second in both the Super Heat and Final Race, his consistency across the championship helped him secure the title with 99 points.

The OK Junior category provides young Indian drivers an opportunity to gain experience with FIA-homologated OK-J engines and OTK chassis, mirroring the machinery used in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.

OK Junior Champion

• Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSPORT) – 99 points

The results:

Meco Meritus Cup:

Senior Max – Sprint Race-1 (14 laps): 1. Ishaan Madesh (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (10mins, 45.043secs); 2. Eshanth Vengatesan (Chennai, MSPORT) (10:47.663); 3. Akshat Misra (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (10:48.674). Sprint Race-2 (15 laps): 1. Akshat Misra (11:35.198); 2. Kiaan Shah (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (11:37.053); 3. Shatveer Shetty (Bengaluru, MSPORT) (11:40.549).

Champion driver: Akshat Misra (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing), 85 points.

Mini Max – Sprint Race-1 (10 laps): 1. Shiv Tummala (Hyderabad, Peregrine Racing) (07:52.372); 2. Micah Hayden Andrews (Tirunelveli, Peregrine Racing) (07:54.865); 3. Jishnu Seralathan (Bengaluru, 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 driver: Shiv Tummala (Hyderabad, Peregrine Racing), 96 points.

Micro Max – Sprint Race-1 (10 laps): 1. Zidaan Arshaan Anees (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (08: 14.876); 2. Aarav Sureka (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (08:15.862); 3. Ayansh Patil (Kolhapur, MSPORT) (08:19.450). Sprint Race-2 (12 laps): 1. Zidaan Arshaan Anees (09:51.846); 2. Yeshwin Vinay Kishore (Chennai, Peregrine Racing) (09:57.498); 3. Shriyan Rao Thakkallapelly (Hyderabad, Peregrine Racing) (09:58.018).

Champion driver: Aarav Sureka (Mumbai, Rayo Racing), 78 points.

India Karting Academy Trophy (OK Junior):

Super Heat (11 laps): 1. Rishik Rohit Reddy (Bengaluru, MSPORT) (08:25.138); 2. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT) (08:26.751); 3. Rehan Khan Rasheed (Chennai, 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 (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (10:51.930).

Champion driver: Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT), 99 points.