Official practice

Dubai Autodrome Championship: India's young driver Atiqa Mir continued her fine run of impressive performances in the Dubai Autodrome Championship (DAMC) finishing third overall in the championship. She achieved this feat despite missing the fourth round of races as they clashed with her races in Italy. In Round 5, which was held in sweltering temperatures at the Dubai Kartdrome, Atiqa continued her impressive run winning Race 2 and finishing third in Race 1 before finishing the final race in third overall.

Atiqa topped the Official Practice on Saturday with the fastest lap time of the weekend and was confident going into the Races on Sunday. Atiqa started Race 1 in 10th position as DAMC follows a random grid without a qualifying race and Race 2 in first position, according to a release by her team.

In Race 1, Atiqa was in top form passing seven cars on her way to third place. In Race 2, the youngster was on top pace and ended up winning the race. Going into the finals, a confident Atiqa who had qualified 2nd was in line for a win. However, she lost pace in the finals and could not challenge for victory eventually finishing the Final in 3rd place after getting a penalty for Track Limits.