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Sri Lanka hosts Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship 2025

September 22, 2025

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Over 200 competitors from 20 nations expected in Colombo next month

FOR the fist time in history, Sri Lanka will host the Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship (APMC) 2025, a landmark international event sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the world governing body for motorsport.

wil take place from 26 to 28 September at the Speedbay Karting rcutin Bandaragama, the only trackin the country built to FIA-CIK standards. This prestigious championship is organised by the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSQ) the oldest motorsports club on the island, and Sri Lanka's FIA Autorté Sportive Nationale (ASN). The event is collaboratively organised by the regional ASNS of the Asia Pacific, and is thus set to be a majormile-stone for the nation’s motorsport landscape.

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