Ajith Kumar Racing: Actor Places Third In 991 Category At 24H Dubai 2025

It was a successful comeback to the race track for actor Ajith Kumar at the 24H Dubai 2025, where he also debuted his new team Ajith Kumar Racing.

On social media, the team's official handle posted the results at the end of the race, stating that they had placed third in the 991 category and had also won the Spirit of The Race award in the GT4 category.

The post read, "Double whammy for Ajith kumar 3rd place in the 991 category and Spirit of the race in the gt4 category. What a remarkable comeback after an accident due to a break failure."

Actor Madhavan, who was present at the event in Dubai to cheer on his fellow Kollywood superstar, posted a picture with Ajith after the race and congratulated him.

Earlier, Ajith had suffered a crash during a practise run ahead of the 24H Dubai 2025, which made him reconsider his decision to participate.

A statement was released by his team revealing that he would scale back, "In the last couple of days, the core committee of Ajith Kumar Racing has thoroughly assessed the impact of the recent crash involving Mr. Ajith Kumar during preparations for the Dubai 24H Series. The 24-hour endurance racing format is immensely demanding, and the team has kept in consideration the challenges that lies ahead of the long season. As the team owner and an integral part of the team, Mr. Ajith Kumar’s well-being and the overall success of the teams remain the top priorities.”

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The statement continued, "After careful reflection, Mr. Ajith Kumar has made the difficult but selfless decision to step back from driving for Ajith Kumar Racing in the upcoming Dubai 24H Series. But true to his relentless passion for motorsport, Mr. Ajith Kumar will continue to be an active participant in the Dubai 24H Series.”

“In a unique and bold move, he will take on a dual role serving as the owner of Ajith Kumar Racing by Bas Koeten in the Porsche 992 Cup Car (Number 901), while competing as a driver for Ajith Kumar Racing by Razoon in Porsche Cayman GT4 (Number 414) in the event," it added.

While fans were a little confused on whether this meant that the Tamil actor would be not be competing after all, the team clarified that he would, indeed, be seen on the race track soon.

At the end of the race, Ajith could be seen celebrating with his team on the podium, as his family— including wife Shalini —friends and fans cheered him on.

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A couple of days earlier, the actor had stated in an interaction that he would continue to pursue both films and motorsports in the future, and would split his time between both commitments.

On the film front, Ajith has Vidaamuyarchi coming up, with a new release date yet to be announced. Next, he has has Good Bad Ugly with director Adhik Ravichandran hitting screens on April 10.