Overview
- Qualifying on Friday set the tone for the new series as Kean Nakamura‑Berta claimed the first provisional pole under split‑group rules, with Rashid Al‑Dhaheri topping Group B to secure P2 on the Race 1 grid.
- Saturday’s opening race went to Nakamura‑Berta from pole after close battles that featured multiple safety‑car periods, with Al‑Dhaheri second and Sebastian Wheldon third once Alex Ninovic received a 10‑second penalty that dropped him to 12th.
- Race 2 on Saturday used a top‑12 reverse grid and provisionally awarded victory to Al‑Dhaheri after on‑the‑road winner Dion Gowda was penalized five seconds for a false start, with final classifications still pending.
- In Sunday qualifying for Race 3, Nakamura‑Berta secured another pole with Reno Francot joining him on the front row after the two fastest group sessions set the grid.
- The reworked championship runs the new Tatuus T‑326 with Toyota power and a 100‑second push‑to‑pass Race Mode that boosted overtaking, launching an FIA‑backed, eight‑weekend, 20‑race season promoted by Italy’s ACI.