History repeated itself in Warsaw’s packed PGE Narodowy, where Conor Shanahan claimed both the 2025 Drift Masters championship and the Grand Finale victory before a crowd of over 50,000 fans.

The title was decided early after Piotr Więcek suffered mechanical failure in the Top 32, ending his championship hopes and mathematically handing the crown to Conor. Despite that, the battles that followed delivered non-stop drama as big names like Jakub Król, Juha Rintanen, and Hiroya Minowa fell early.

Shanahan’s road to the final saw him defeat Lauri Heinonen, Espen Rohde, and James Deane, while Paweł Korpuliński powered through on the other side of the bracket. In a fierce Ireland vs. Poland showdown, a small mistake from Korpuliński during a One More Time run gave Shanahan the edge — sealing both the event and the season.

Naoki Nakamura celebrated a long-awaited return to the podium in third place after defeating Deane in the playoff battle.

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