Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Atiqa Mir Sets Indian Record at FIA European Championship
Atiqa Mir is an 11-year-old girl from India who races go-karts.
She just became the youngest Indian to finish in the top 10 more than once at a world-famous karting event.
The event is called the FIA European Championship, and it is sometimes called the 'Formula 1' of go-kart racing.
She raced against kids up to 14 years old and finished ninth and 10th in her heat races.
In qualifying, she was only a tiny bit slower than the fastest driver on the track.
She was the first Indian driver to get support from F1 Academy, a program that helps young racers.
Her father, a famous karting champion in India, said she showed amazing maturity for her age.
Atiqa says she feels ready to race a full championship next year.
Fans and experts think this young racer has a very bright future ahead.
Atiqa Mir, 11, became the youngest Indian to record multiple top-10 finishes in the FIA European Championship.
She finished ninth and 10th in the heat races in the 12-14 age category at Round 4 in Sweden.
She qualified 11th, just 0.13 seconds off the fastest qualifying time.
Racing as a wildcard in her second FIA event, she is the first Indian backed by F1 Academy.
In May she became the youngest Indian to finish sixth in Round 2 in Spain and aims to race a full championship next year.
- Who
- Atiqa Mir, an 11-year-old Indian karting prodigy with Kashmiri roots, and her father Asif Mir, India's first national karting champion.
- What
- Atiqa became the youngest Indian to achieve multiple top-10 finishes in the FIA European Championship, placing ninth and 10th in the heat races.
- When
- Round 4 of the FIA European Championship, following her sixth-place finish in Round 2 in May.
- Where
- Sweden for Round 4; Round 2 was held in Spain.
- Why
- Her competitive speed and maturity against older, more experienced drivers signal readiness to contest a full championship next year.
- Name
- Atiqa Mir
- Age
- 11 years old
- Nationality
- Indian (Kashmiri roots)
- Event
- Round 4, FIA European Championship, Sweden
- Heat race results
- 9th and 10th in the 12-14 age category
- Qualifying
- P11, 0.13 seconds off the fastest time
- Support
- First Indian backed by F1 Academy
- Previous record
- Youngest Indian to finish 6th in Round 2, Spain (May)
