Bishkek, Nov. 2, 2026. /Kabar/. The third and final stage of Kyrgyz Republic Open Drift Championship took place at the Taigan Motorsports Complex on October 30–31.
The Kyrgyz Drift Cup concluded the 2026 Havoline Drift Series season, according to the organizers.
The final round served as the first championship event held at the new "Taygan" complex, which also celebrated its soft opening during the same period. The venue hosted a concert and a car exhibition for guests, while the complex’s main arena was dedicated to the championship competition.
The final round determined both the winners of the event and the overall season champions.
The first two rounds of the season took place at the "Gansi" venue. The first round was won by Sanzhar Gusenov from Kyrgyzstan, while the second round went to Alexey Dmitriev from Kazakhstan.
Heading into the final round, Sanzhar Gusenov led the overall standings with 426 points, followed by Kurban Imma (Kyrgyzstan) with 346 points, a gap of 80 points between the two drivers.
A total of 42 drivers participated in the 2026 season. For the final round, 30 athletes from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan registered to compete. Qualifying runs took place on October 30, followed by the final tandem battles on October 31.
A panel of judges evaluated the participants based on criteria including line (trajectory), angle, and style. The panel consisted of Vitaly Batyaykin (Kyrgyzstan); Maksat Kaimov (Kazakhstan), who previously judged CADS (Central Asia Drift Show) events at the ASP venue; and Stanislav Dolgikh (Russia), a second-category sports judge, an active judge for the Royal Drift Series (China), and a former judge for the RDS GP (Russian Drift Series Grand Prix).
As a reminder, the Kyrgyz Drift Cup is an open drifting championship in Kyrgyzstan. The competition has been held since 2024 under a license from the Federation of Motorsport and Road Safety. The 2026 season consisted of three stages.
