Everything on the Line at KymiRing – FRC Season Finale Set for a Thrilling Climax, 12–13 September 2026

Finals time is here, and the series returns to KymiRing. The final round of the Finnish Racing Championship (FRC) takes place this coming weekend, 12–13 September, at the KymiRing circuit in Iitti.

Unlike the rest of the calendar, this round runs across two days: Friday is reserved for practice, Saturday opens with warm-up sessions and qualifying before the hunt for championship points begins in earnest, and the season reaches its conclusion in Sunday’s final races. The title remains up for grabs in every class.

In V1600, both the Cup title and the national title are still open. Three drivers remain in contention: Jermu Karinen, with three wins this season, leads by three points over Leevi Rajavuori, who claimed his sole win of the year at Alastaro. Third-placed Joel Taipale swept all three races at the previous round in Kemora and added two further wins at Botniaring, but missed the Pärnu round and scored no points in the season opener. Once each driver’s two weakest results are dropped, the standings flip: Rajavuori moves into the lead, just 1.5 points ahead of Karinen, with Taipale 13.5 points off the top. In the national class, Aleksi Pennanen is on course for the title, holding a commanding 95-point lead over Taipale, who is also fighting for the Cup crown.

The FRC GT Open class still has multiple title scenarios in play. Ten races make up the season, with each driver’s two weakest results dropped, and the two KymiRing races will award points at a 1.5x multiplier. On current points, Jarkko Tähtinen (Class 2) leads the way by eight points, with a result to his name in every race so far. Heikki Liiri (Class 3) sits second, also with a clean scoring record. Henri Tuomaala (Class 1) is third, 25.5 points off second place. Marko Rantanen, also impressive in Class 2, remains in the hunt too, having already banked two “throwaway” zero-score rounds. Class 4’s Juha Rajavuori, on a run of wins in his Lada, is also a mathematical contender for the podium, though that would require misfortune to strike his rivals. With GT Open points awarded per sub-class based on grid size, the permutations multiply further — the champion won’t be confirmed until Sunday at the earliest.

In V8 Thunder, two drivers have broken clear of the pack: reigning champion Emil Westman and last season’s runner-up Miko Kiminki, separated by just five points. Jarkko Tähtinen sits third, 48 points off second, with Harri Komu fourth, seven points further back. Westman and Kiminki have traded wins all season — six for Westman, three for Kiminki — and once each driver’s two worst results are dropped, Westman heads into the finale with a 15-point cushion; both have one scoreless round on their record. The dropped-score rule also lifts Komu ahead of Tähtinen in the fight for third. The V8s will contest three races at KymiRing.

The Legends class carries extra intrigue. An appeal over the Pärnu round is still being heard during race week, meaning the standings could shift right up to the finale. Leevi Lintukanto currently leads, ahead of Robin Sario and Toni Lähteenmäki — but once each driver’s weakest result is dropped, Tuomas Pöntinen, who has one zero-score round to discard, closes to within two points of the top. Sario is well placed for third, or better still if the leading pair falter. After drop-score adjustments, Lähteenmäki sits fourth, Henri Tuomaala fifth, and Kalle Merisalo sixth. The Legends will run three more races in the finale.

The Legends Hobby Series title is a straight fight between two drivers. Matti Alamäki holds the upper hand with seven consecutive wins, having finished runner-up only in the season opener — a win that went to Mika Koivu, now second overall. Toni Tervola and Jani Harju round out the top four heading into the finale.

The BMW Race Series returns to the calendar after a season away, contesting a winner-takes-all championship. Entries are split across three classes: two cars in the new M235 class, eight in the 9X class, and nine in the traditional 325 class — setting up a strong battle for the German marque’s title at KymiRing.

The season finale weekend will be broadcast live via FlyingFinn.tv.

Photos: Joona Gråsten / AKK
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