The much-awaited Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship (APMC) 2025 made its inaugural entry into Sri Lanka, with the event successfully concluding at the Speed Bay Circuit in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka, recently. The competition offered a novel experience to motorsport enthusiasts on the island, and after a closely contested series, the team from the Philippines clinched the overall championship. Sri Lanka and Hong Kong, China emerged as the first and second runners-up, respectively.
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The event was held under the patronage of Mr. Lung, FIA Vice President of Sport for the Asia Pacific region, and Mr. Valerio, FIA Secretary General for Sport. A total of 210 top talents from across the region competed in Cross Car Autocross, Auto Gymkhana, Karting Endurance, Karting Slalom, Karting Sprint, eSports iRacing, and eSports disciplines, representing 18 countries.
Sri Lanka’s top-ranked motor racing star, Ashan Silva, raced to a gold medal in the Cross Car Autocross event, thrilling the home crowd with his outstanding performance. In this remarkable victory, Ashan outpaced strong contenders from the Philippines and Malaysia, securing a commanding lead to take the top spot.
Emerging Sri Lankan talent Evan Samarajeewa helped elevate Sri Lanka on the medal table by clinching a gold medal in the Karting Slalom Junior category. In the same event, Shenuka Nithin Wijayasekara of Gateway College added a bronze medal to Sri Lanka’s tally, showcasing remarkable grit and determination on the track.
In addition, Tehan Amarasiri unluckily dropped to second place after a tight contest and secured a silver medal in the Karting Sprint Junior race.
The hosts had another jubilant moment in the Karting Slalom (Cadet) race as another of Sri Lanka’s rising talents, Azriel Munaweera, secured a silver medal to uplift the host to overall second position.
Final Medal Table
Philippines 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
Sri Lanka 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Hong Kong, China 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
Malaysia 1 Gold , 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
India 1 Gold , 2 Silver, 0 Bronze
Kyrgyzstan 1 Gold , 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
Japan 1 Gold , 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Australia 1 Gold , 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Nepal 1 Gold , 0 Silver, 0 Bronze
Chinese Taipei 0 Gold , 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Pakistan 0 Gold , 1 Silver, 0 Bronze
Uzbekistan 0 Gold , 0 Silver, 2 Bronze
South Korea 0 Gold , 0 Silver, 1 Bronze
Highlights of Podium Results
Cross Car Autocross: Gold – Ashan Silva (Sri Lanka), Silver – Ricardo Enrique Montelibano (Philippines), Bronze – Mohd Shafic Bin Samsudin (Malaysia)
Auto Gymkhana (Male): Gold – Ashish Bharati (Nepal), Silver – Kum Yao Tseng (Chinese Taipei), Bronze – Richard Gallardo (Philippines)
Auto Gymkhana (Female): Gold – Corrine East Johnston (Australia), Silver – Tarushi Vikram (India), Bronze – Dina Mukhametzianova (Kyrgyzstan)
Karting Endurance (Team): Gold – Kyrgyzstan, Silver – Pakistan, Bronze – Uzbekistan
Karting Slalom (Junior): Gold – Evan Samarajeewa (Sri Lanka), Silver – Sophia Zara Binti Mustaffa Kamal (Malaysia), Bronze – Shenuka Nithin Wijayasekara (Sri Lanka)
Karting Slalom (Senior): Gold – Carlos Inigo Anton (Philippines), Silver – Yu Kuan (Chinese Taipei), Bronze – Chen Xuan Wu (Chinese Taipei)
Karting Slalom (Cadet): Gold – Aaruthan Prabhu (India), Silver – Azriel Munaweera (Sri Lanka), Bronze – Kin Viadislav (Uzbekistan)
Karting Sprint X30 (Cadet): Gold – Mason Alexander (Hong Kong, China), Silver – Carson Choy (Hong Kong, China), Bronze – Sum Mei Alice Lo (Hong Kong, China)
Karting Sprint X30 (Junior): Gold – Axel Nocom (Philippines), Silver – Tehan Amarasiri (Sri Lanka), Bronze – Hyungi Min (South Korea)
Karting Sprint X30 (Senior): Gold – Yu Ka Po (Hong Kong, China), Silver – Aaran Dean (India), Bronze – Zarif Wakra (Malaysia)
eSports iRacing: Gold – Sota Muto (Japan), Silver – Nabil Azalan (Malaysia), Bronze – Russel Reyes (Philippines)
eSports Assetto Corsa: Gold – Naquid Azian (Malaysia), Silver – Luis Moreno (Philippines), Bronze – Yim Ching Kit (Hong Kong, China)
Champions – Philippines
1st runners-up – Sri Lanka
2nd runners-up – Hong Kong, China
Picturesque SpeedBay Circuit, Bandaragama
 2025 made its inaugural entry into Sri Lanka, with the event successfully concluding at the Speed Bay Circuit in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka, recently. The competition offered a novel experience to motorsport enthusiasts on the island, and after a closely contested series, the team from the Philippines clinched the overall championship. Sri Lanka and Hong Kong, China emerged as the first and second runners-up, respectively.){kind=link}