Jack Aitken joins Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, replacing Jenson Button in the #38 V-Series.R entry. The British-Korean driver, who recently won the 2025 Petit Le Mans, partners Earl Bamber and Sébastien Bourdais as Cadillac aims for its next Hypercar world title. Aitken brings strong momentum from IMSA with Action Express Racing, where he earned multiple wins and podiums, marking a seamless step into JOTA’s WEC campaign.

Filipino driver Axel Nocom and India’s Atiqa Mir delivered standout performances at the Champions of the Future Academy weekend in Al Forsan, UAE — Nocom taking double poles and a Sunday win in OKN Junior, while Mir earned pole and a podium in Mini60.

Round 2 of the WSK Final Cup at Cremona saw strong results in both OK and OK Junior categories, with Rayqal Zarief finishing eighth and Qarrar Firhand thirteenth in OK. Wen Yubo reached the OK Junior final, reinforcing Asia’s growing depth in European karting.

Toyota Gazoo Racing ended the 2025 season in style with a dominant 1–2 at the 8 Hours of Bahrain. Kamui Kobayashi led the #7 to victory from pole, while Ryo Hirakawa’s #8 recovered from a penalty to finish second — marking Toyota’s ninth straight Bahrain win. Ferrari AF Corse’s #83 with Yifei Ye secured a steady top-five, as United Autosport’s Sato and Geleal wrapped their LMGT3 stint with ninth before stepping up to Hypercar next season.

Malaysia’s Adam Putera and teammate Paul Levet capped their 2025 season with a podium finish in the Lamborghini World Finals at Misano. After winning the Super Trofeo Europe Pro Championship with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing, the pair’s consistency and composure through a dramatic weekend underlined Putera’s rise as one of Asia’s most promising GT racing talents.