Race Reports & Results

David Ronnefalk Wins His Second World Championship

David Ronnefalk recovers from early mistakes to beat Mason Fuller and win his second World Championship, with Juan Carlos Canas completing the podium.

Lefty the Great

23 Oct 2026 • 3 min read

Words: Max Mört

David Ronnefalk is World Champion again. After reclaiming the lead with around 20 minutes remaining, he held off a hard-charging Mason Fuller to secure his second title—10 years after his first, and once again on American soil.

A strong start, then a recovery drive

Ronnefalk made a good start and opened a gap of a few seconds. Two major mistakes in succession then dropped him into the midfield, allowing Chase Lemieux and Davide Ongaro to pull away.

Ongaro took the lead and built an advantage. For a time, a leading trio of Ongaro, Lemieux and Fuller looked difficult to break up.

Two turning points

Lemieux was the first to hit trouble. He became stuck in a pipe and suffered an unfortunate flameout, dropping him to last.

Around five minutes later, Ongaro misjudged the back double, hit a structural post and broke his car.

The race was suddenly wide open, with Fuller leading and a recovering Ronnefalk closing in.

Ronnefalk holds off Fuller

Fuller’s strategy had given him an advantage through making one fewer pit stop, but several costly mistakes allowed Ronnefalk to close the gap.

With approximately 20 minutes remaining, Ronnefalk was back in front and both drivers had one pit stop left. Fuller pushed hard, but Ronnefalk held firm to take the World Championship.

The fight for the podium

Behind them, Berkan Kilic, Juan Carlos Canas, Marcus Kaerup and Spencer Rivkin were battling for third.

Kilic had a tyre issue and needed a change, while mistakes dropped Rivkin out of contention. That left Canas and Kaerup fighting for the final podium position.

They battled for a while before a few costly mistakes from Kaerup allowed Canas to pull clear and claim his third consecutive third-place finish at the World Championships.

Brandon Rose fought hard to finish ahead of his teammates and Seth VanDalen, completing the top five. VanDalen also delivered one of the best runs of his career.