In Micro Max, Shekhawat appeared to lose pole after being disqualified from qualifying for a technical infringement, promoting Ayansh Patil to the front of the grid. It proved only a temporary setback. Shekhawat won both heats, the pre-final, and capped off the weekend with a commanding 9.271-second victory in the Final over Patil. Aarav Sureka completed the podium, while penalties for false starts and track limits reshuffled the order behind the leading trio.
Shekhawat looked set to repeat the feat in Mini Max. After qualifying second to Jishnu Seralathan, he swept both heats and the pre-final to become the clear favourite heading into the Final. Seralathan, however, produced his strongest drive of the weekend when it mattered most, edging Shekhawat by just 0.289 seconds to claim victory. Shiv Tummala secured third as multiple penalties, including a 27-second penalty for Ridhaan Anil Kumarr, influenced the final classification.
Junior Max belonged entirely to Rivaan Dev Preetham. Pole position, two heat victories, a pre-final win, and a controlled drive after the Final was restarted completed a perfect five-from-five weekend. Even as retirements and non-starters disrupted the field behind him, Preetham remained untouchable. Hamza Murtuza Balasinorwala finished second, with Rehan Khan Rasheed completing the podium after consistently running among the front-runners throughout the event.
The closest contest came in Senior Max. Krish Gupta started strongly with pole position and victory in Heat 1 before retiring from Heat 2, opening the door for Akshat Misra to take momentum into the pre-final. The Final delivered another twist. Rohaan Madesh, who had quietly built consistency across the weekend, timed his charge perfectly to defeat Eshanth Vengatesan by just 0.421 seconds, while Gupta recovered to third after his earlier setback. Misra, despite leading into the Final, slipped to eighth.
Round 1 delivered every kind of championship storyline in a single weekend, from redemption after exclusion to dominant sweeps and last-race reversals. With each class taking a different path to victory, the opening round has laid the foundation for an unpredictable RMC India season.
