The Red Ring will accept the stage of the RDS Grand Prix and-for the first time in history-the RDS Open weekend. The leadership in the personal standings of the RDS GP will be disputed by Anton Racing and Artem Shabanov (TimeUp), and among the favorites of the stage – the Siberian pilots Damir Idiyatulin, Evgeny Losev, Georgy Chivchyan and Arkady Tsaregraders.
Krasnoyarsk, August 1, 2025
The battle for the titles in the main championship of the country in drift is approaching the finish line-the fifth stage of the Grand Prix of the Russian series of the series (RDS GP) will be held on August 9 and 10 in Krasnoyarsk on the Red Ring Ring Road, which will play an important role in determining the favorites before the decisive jerk in the championship race.
Autodrom in Siberia can be right with the cradle of Russian drift. Pilots always play with pleasure on the Red Ring, and fans-actively support them throughout the entire weekend. The configuration of the RDS GP assessed section is not the most speedy, but very technical, so the skill of athletes will play a key role throughout the stage in Krasnoyarsk.
Fresh Racing as the favorites of the “Red Ring”
The obvious favorites of the upcoming weekend of the RDS Grand Prix will be local heroes, Siberian security forces Damir Idiyatulin and Evgeny Losev from the Fresh Racing team. At the past stage in Moscow, the pilots provided their team with a victory in qualifications, personal and team tests, so they will definitely be among the leaders on the home highway.
The last three seasons, Damir Idiyatulin invariably falls on the catwalk in Krasnoyarsk, finding herself in the final and also having one qualification victory on the “Red Ring”. In 2024, Idiyatulin took the second place at the Siberian stage, and in 2023 won the emotional in-communal derby with Evgeny Losev, which was remembered by numerous technical incidents and the incredible work of Fresh Racing mechanics.
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Tsar and Gocha among the applicants for the podium
The attention of the audience will be focused on the strongest athletes not only in Russia, but also the world-Arkady Tsaregradsev and George Chivchyan-who, although they have not yet won the season-2025, but have every chance of doing this on their native highway in Krasnoyarsk, where their drift carrier began. Lecar Lecar Office Motorsport and Takayama Forward Auto are full of desire to show their fans and rivals what they are capable of. For both pilots, the stage on the Red Ring will be a great opportunity to return to victorious condition.
Battle of leadership between Anton Kozlov and Artem Shabanov
The Vice Champion of the season-2023 Anton Kozlov from Carville Racing and the current RDS GP champion Artem Shabanov from Timeup will come to Siberia in the status of personal offset leaders. Pilots, heading the standings, share only 15 points. Given the fact that at the previous stage at ADM Raceway in Moscow, none of them could go even to the top 16, anything can happen in Krasnoyarsk.
In such a situation, the rivals can be used by their closest pursuers in the championship race – Damir Idiyatulin, Arkady Tsaregraders and Evgeny Losev, who know the “Red Ring” like their five fingers. So the Siberian stage of the Russian Drift Grand Prix of the series can significantly affect the position in the standings and the alignment of forces in the championship race.
Newcomers “Red Ring” and experienced Siberians
Immediately a number of pilots – Pyotr Borodin (Takayama Forward Auto), Kirill Matskevich, Ivan Palmin and Artem Leitis (both – Carville Racing), Danila Racing Drift Team), Arthur Green (Star Pince Stars AIMOL), Dmitry Shcherbina (Autoban), Anatoly Kizin (Vsteam) and Kirill Matskevich (TimeUp) – will first perform on the Red Ring as part of the RDS GP series. So their results on this legendary track will be interesting to both the pilots themselves and their fans.
At the same time, other athletes – Leonid Schneider and Maxim Grossman (both Timeup), Dmitry Ermokhin (“Autoban”), Danila Skorobogatov (Lukoil Racing Drift Team) and Evgeny Spirin – are already familiar with the Siberian highway, therefore, they are able to learn pleasant surprises on The upcoming stage RDS GP.
Judicial brigade RDS GP 2025
At the judicial tower, for seven stages of RDS GP 2025, professional judges are evaluated by professional judges: Vladimir Safonov, Stanislav Dolgikh and Mikhail Davidyants. All three have vast experience of both judges and competitions in drifts.
Schedule of the 5th stage of the RDS GP 2025 on the Red Ring (Local Time*):
August 9, Saturday 09: 30-14: 10-Qualification 14: 30-15: 30-Grand opening of the competition and autograph-session 16: 00-18: 45-paired races Top-32
August 10, Sunday 11: 15-12: 15-Pilot parade and autograph-session 12: 40-14: 10-paired races TOP-16 15: 10-17: 20-paired races TOP-8 / TOP-4 / final 17:40-award ceremony-ceremony
The time difference between Krasnoyarsk and Moscow is +4 hours.
