James Deane delivered a stunning 98-point run to top Qualifying at the Red Bull Drift Masters Grand Finale, but even that could not keep his championship hopes alive. With Paweł Korpuliński taking second, Duane McKeever third and championship leader Piotr Więcek qualifying down in 22nd, only three title contenders remain ahead of tomorrow’s sold-out showdown at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy.

A pursuit duel between F1 cars, a "Donut Show", Mad Mike's mind-blowing machine, and a paddock that Warsaw has never seen before – check the highlights of the Red Bull Drift Masters Grand Finale.

As the final smoke settled beneath the towering machines of Ferropolis, Piotr Więcek stood at the centre of a championship transformed. The Polish driver defeated top qualifier Conor Shanahan in a spectacular Final to claim his second victory of 2026 and leave Germany with a 22-point lead at the top of the standings. Round 6 had everything Ferropolis promises: relentless daytime heat, changing grip, drifting beneath the lights and an international crowd growing louder with every championship twist. A title race that arrived in Germany under Paweł Korpuliński’s control now heads to Warsaw with four drivers still capable of becoming the 2026 Drift Masters champion.

Conor Shanahan delivered a near-perfect 98-point run under the lights of Ferropolis to top Qualifying in Germany, leading James Deane in an Irish one-two as all four of Paweł Korpuliński’s closest championship rivals filled the first four positions.