The Asia-Pacific Motorsport Championship (APMC) 2025 was held successfully at the SpeedBay Circuit, Bandaragama from 26-28 September, drawing 210 competitors from 17 nations across the region.

After a thrilling weekend of competition across karting, autocross, esports, and gymkhana disciplines, the Philippines emerged as the overall champions, while Sri Lanka secured second place and Hong Kong, China finished third.

The event marked several historic firsts: the unveiling of the FIA Cross Car, locally designed, engineered, and built under the International Automobile Federation’s (FIA) Affordable Cross Car initiative; the first-ever cross car event in the region; the debut of four-stroke Karting Endurance; and an Auto Gymkhana run using locally assembled Hyundai Grand i10s.

Meanwhile, a returning discipline included Karting Sprint, which saw the region’s best talent across the Cadet, Junior, and Senior categories take to the tracks.

Karting Slalom, meanwhile, managed to pull in over 40 regional competitors who battled it out over a tight and twisting slalom course which tested drivers’ memory, precision, and speed.

Winners in the Esports category received Next Level Racing F-GT Lite rigs, highlighting the growing importance of virtual racing in developing grassroots motorsport.

The event was organised by the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC), a member of the FIA.