High-stakes action marks 2025 Seaoil Radical Challenge finale

2025 Seaoil Radical Challenge Philippines
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The 2025 Seaoil Radical Challenge Philippines finally reached its climactic season finale. Held last November 21 to 22, 2025, at the 4.2-km long Clark International Speedway (CIS) in Pampanga, it all came down to the weekend’s double-points fourth and final run to decide the champions in both the SR3 and SR1 Challenge cups. As expected, the race weekend delivered significant swings in the standings before Mikey Jordan and rookie driver Juha Turalba emerged as class champions.

Jordan started off the round as the SR3 points leader and secured pole position during Friday qualifying. However, the opening race quickly reshaped the scenario. Jordan faced an electrical problem while on the lead, forcing him to retire, handing over the win to Rafa Caceres. Moments before his ordeal, Jordan managed to set a new track record of 1:52.062. SR1 frontrunner Turalba won the race, following Miguel Quiñones’ lap 4 spin-out. The latter finished 2nd, followed by wildcard racer Gilad Krein, who took home 3rd.

2025 Seaoil Radical Challenge Philippines
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Mechanical gremlins continued to hound Jordan in Race 2, where he was unable to start due to ongoing repairs. As a result, Caceres took home the win even before the race began, which raised his chances of clinching the 2025 SR3 title. In SR1, Jaime Almario led early before Turalba took over after a Safety Car period triggered by Vedant Agrawal’s incident that ended his Race 2 run. Turalba crossed the line ahead once more, followed by Quiñones and Almario in 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.

Jordan came back strong on Saturday for Race 3. In a bid to regain his lost momentum, Jordan stormed the grid from the get-go, starting from last place to the front in lap 1. He controlled the race to reclaim his SR3 points lead, as Caceres was forced to retire due to a mechanical issue. Turalba, meanwhile, extended his SR1 winning streak with another dominant performance against Quiñones and Krein. The SR1 trio finished the run as they did in Race 1.

2025 Seaoil Radical Challenge Philippines
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The fourth race soon began, offering double points and a final opportunity for the contenders to turn the tables around. Jordan gave it his all for a start-to-finish win, finishing the race 56.5 points ahead of Caceres, securing his second consecutive SR3 Challenge Cup title. The SR1 battle saw Quiñones commit two separate infractions, allowing Krein to take 2nd from Almario on the final lap. Turalba completed his season in flying colors, winning 9 out of 11 races and a Rookie Of The Year award to celebrate it with.

The Radical Ricky Cup, an award honoring the late Ricky Galang, founder of Radical Cars Philippines, was presented to Matthew Edmunds for his contribution to the grid. According to the organizers, preparations for the 2026 season are already underway with expectations of larger fields, faster machines, and more action-packed race weekends.

2025 Seaoil Radical Challenge Philippines
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Randolph de Leon

Randolph de Leon

Randolph is a visually-impaired car photographer and one of the correspondents of Autocar Philippines. Seeing the world out of his left eye since birth, Randolph loves to photograph cars and most especially motorsport events. Despite the challenges he's facing, Randolph continues to be an optimistic energy to himself and to those around him, living life to the best of his abilities.