PH team bags overall championship in 2025 Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship

MANILA: Team Philippines was hailed as the overall victor in the recently-concluded the 2025 Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship.

Held last September 26-28 in Sri Lanka, the country’s representatives brought home the champion’s trophy — with just one accolade ahead of the host team at the final tally.

Ranking	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
First	Philippines	2	2	2
Second	Sri Lanka	2	2	1
Third	Hong Kong	2	1	2

The 11-man roster bested more than 200 competitors across different categories namely Cross car Autocross, Auto Gymkhana, Karting Endurance, Karting Slalom, Karting Sprint, eSports iRacing, and eSports Assetto Corsa.

Led by AAP Motor Sport Head Rikki Dy-Liacco, the team is composed of Olson Louie Camacho, Ricardo Montelibano, Ricardo Dy-Liacco, Carlos Iñigo Anton, Richard Gallardo, Dorathea Legaspi, Russel Reyes, Luis Moreno, Ryan Sy, Mariano Axel Nocom, and Martin Zaragoza.

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“After our performance at the first APMC in 2023 where we brought home respectable results, we saw an opportunity. Sizing up the competition then, we knew we stood a very good chance to dominate. With our small team of eleven drivers in the various disciplines, we showed the region what we can achieve and we proudly brought home the much-coveted Nations Cup Champion trophy. With this we will be attending the next APMC in 2027 as defending champions, and that we will aim to maintain,” he told Zigwheels Philippines in an interview.

“I am pleased to be part of making history. We have the skill and talent and whatever opportunities I missed back then when I was a driver, I am very happy to be part of being able to open doors to our current generation of Filipino racing drivers,” he added.

For his part, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) President Mohammed Ben Sulayem lauded the team’s as well as the other participants’ performances.

"I congratulate Team Philippines on their well-deserved victory and to every competitor who competed across the six disciplines,” he said.

Per FIA, the championship — which is hosted by the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC) at the SpeedBay Circuit in Bandaragama — placed the former’s values of inclusivity, accessibility and affordability at the heart of the event and demonstrated the power of regional events to inspire and drive motor sport participation.””

Already in its second edition, the event also became memorable as a locally-built FIA Affordable Cross Car was unveiled. The group also noted the inclusion of three karting categories, e-sports and the use of everyday vehicles like the Hyundai Grand i10 in Auto Gymkhana also proved that high-level motor sport doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag.

"The Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship has shown the power of motorsport to unite a region. I thank Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC) for organizing a brilliant championship that has delivered world-class competition and demonstrated how motorsport can be affordable, inclusive and accessible to all,” the FIA president mentioned.

Meanwhile, FIA Secretary General for Sport Valerio Iachizzi also congratulated the event organizers for pulling off such a program.

“APMC has brought together the entire region in an incredible display of the power of motor sport to unite and inspire. It was an honor to be in Sri Lanka for the Championship and I’d like to thank CMSC for their incredible organization which has set a new standard for regional motor sport events across the world.” 

Event winners 

The winners for each category are as follows:

Cross Car Autocross

Medal	Participant
Gold	Ashan Silva (Sri Lanka)
Silver	Ricardo Enrique Montelibano (Philippines)
Bronze	Mohd Shafic Bin Samsudin (Malaysia)

 

Auto Gymkhana (Male)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Ashish Bharati (India)
Silver	Kum Yao Tseng (Chinese Taipei)
Bronze	Richard Gallardo (Philippines)

 

Auto Gymkhana (Female)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Corrine East Johnston (Australia)
Silver	Tarushi Vikram (India)
Bronze	Dina Mukhametzianova (Kazakhstan)

 

Karting Endurance (Team)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Kyrgyzstan
Silver	Pakistan
Bronze	Uzbekistan

 

Karting Slalom (Junior)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Evan Samarajiwa (Sri Lanka)
Silver	Sophia Zara Binti Mustaffa Kamal (Malaysia)
Bronze	Shenuka Nithin Wijayaesekara (Sri Lanka)

 

Karting Slalom (Senior)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Carlos Inigo Anton (Philippines)
Silver	Yu Kuan (Chinese Taipei)
Bronze	Chen Xuan Wu (Chinese Taipei)

 

Karting Sprint (Cadet)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Mason Alexander (Hong Kong)
Silver	Carson Choy (Hong Kong)
Bronze	Sum Mei Alice Lo (Hong Kong)

 

Karting Sprint (Junior)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Axel Nocom (Philippines)
Silver	Tehan Amarasiri (Sri Lanka)
Bronze	Hyungi Min (South Korea)

 

Karting Sprint (Senior)

Medal	Participant
Gold	Yu Ka Po (Hong Kong)
Silver	Aaran Dean (India)
Bronze	Zarif Wakra (Malaysia)

 

eSports iRacing

Medal	Participant
Gold	Sota Muto (Japan)
Silver	Nabil Azalan (Malaysia)
Bronze	Russel Reyes (Philippines)

 

eSports Assetto Corsa

Medal	Participant
Gold	Naquid Azian (Malaysia)
Silver	Luis Moreno (Philippines)
Bronze	Yim Ching Kit (Hong Kong)

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