The most speed highway of the Russian drift of the series on August 30–31 will accept the sixth stage of RDS GP

The season-2025 Grand Prix of the Russian drift of the series (RDS GP) of the year enters the finish line-sixth stage will accept St. Petersburg on August 30–31. The most high-speed in the calendar of the Igor Drive highway will be the arena of the battle of pilots and teams as part of the prefinal weekend of the RDS GP, which will be held at the classical configuration of the automotive and will become the key in the race for the titles in the season.

The track in the Leningrad region has a high -quality coating of the race canvas, extensive asphalt security zones and a tangible relief even in the configuration for drift, which contributes to bright, close races. A high-speed production of 200 kilometers per hour and the ability to move the entire assessed area with a good pace allows pilots to demonstrate the potential of their equipment, and the height changes in the course of the distance make it possible for the athletes to show the skill of monitoring powerful drifts in a controlled skid.

The leaders of the season are among the favorites of the stage

The main applicants for the victory for Igor Drive will be athletes who, before the start of the weekend, occupy the first five positions in the individual standings. Anton Kozlov (Carville Racing), Artem Shabanov (Timeup) and Damir Idiyatulin (Fresh Racing) lead a dense battle for leadership. Each of these pilots has already won the stages of the RDS GP in 2025, so the next victory in paired races is able to seriously strengthen the championship ambitions of each of the athletes. Now in the race for the title they are shared by a few points, so any blot is able to cross out the chances of a final victory.

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Timofeam Forward Auto) won a debut victory in RDS GP at the previous stage in Krasnoyarsk, but in 2023 the young pilot won the qualification of the Igor Drive pavement-all the chances of the triumph this time, if the weekend in St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg again will be accompanied by precipitation. The leader of the Lecar Motorsport, Arkady Tsaregradtsev, can also be considered the applicant for victory, who in 2024 on this highway won qualifications with a phenomenal result of 100 points in each of the two attempts. In the season-2025, the “king” had not yet won, but there are all chances of opening an account of victories.

Siberian legends and St. Petersburg talents

Good results can be expected from two veterans of Russian drift. Georgy Chivyan (Takayama Forward Auto) was close to his 20th victory in RDS GP in Krasnoyarsk, but so far he was content with the second place. Evgeny Losev (Fresh Racing) had a chance to win in Moscow on Adm Raceway, but due to problems with technology, he also took second place. Both can rehabilitate in St. Petersburg, because the Autodrom is perfect for the piloting of the Siberians.

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Ilya Polishchuk from Predator Drift Team cannot be discounted, which in 2024 on Wild Card (English Wild Card) on Igor Drive for the first time in his career was in the three prize-winners of the RDS GP stage, and now he has received support for the team for the full season. The Predator Drift Team team, together with Alexander Abramov and Alexei Kozlov, will also return to their home highway after the necessary passage of the weekend on the Red Ring.

The upcoming weekend will also be for Carville Racing, which are two pilots from St. Petersburg-Grigory Burlutsky and Ivan Palmin. Together with them, the team is represented by Artyom Leitis (Sortavala, Karelia) and Anton Kozlov (Ulyanovsk), heading the standings for five stages. All four can provide the team with a good result within the framework of the stage in the northern capital.

For the first time at the classical configuration “Igor Drive” will go to Kirill Matzkevich, Danila Racing Drift Team, Arthur Stars Aimol), Peter Borodin (Takayama Forward) (VSTEAM) and Dmitry Shcherbina (“Autoban”).

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Sergey Ples Kuznetsov (Star Stars Aimol), Roman Tivard Auto, Denis Sorokopud (Vsteam), Dmitry Ermokhin and Sergey Sak (both Autoban), Grigory Gusev and Andrei Astapov (both Lukoil Racing Drift Team), Ilya and Vladislav Popovi (both – “Lecar obsessed with motorsport”), who already have experience performances on this version of the St. Petersburg highway, can present pleasant surprises.

Judicial brigade RDS GP 2025

At the judicial tower, for seven stages of the RDS GP 2025, professional judges will evaluate performances in qualifications and paired races: Vladimir Safonov, Stanislav Dolgikh and Mikhail Davidyants. All three have vast experience of both judges and competitions in drifts.

Schedule 6 Stage RDS GP 2025 on Igor Drive:

August 30, Saturday-9: 15-14: 30-qualification-14: 50-15: 40-grand opening of the competition and autograph-session-16: 00-19: 00-paired races Top-32

August 31, Sunday-11: 15-12: 15-Pilot parade and autograph-session-12: 40-14: 20-paired races TOP-16-15: 20-17: 40-paired races TOP-8 / TOP-4 / final-18:00-awarding ceremony-ceremony