October 2026
IAME Series UAE, Round 3
Won the heat, the pre-final and the final at Dubai Kartdrome.
Amani Kinyua
My Story
The Driver
AMANI KINYUA
Amani Kinyua, 15, taught himself to race in rental karts during South Africa's COVID lockdown — and hasn't stopped winning since. A dual citizen of Kenya and South Africa, he joined a structured team and racked up 20+ wins and podiums between 2022 and 2025. That run earned him the Green Protea Jacket, South Africa's national honor for official representation in professional sport.
In 2025/2026 he moved to the UAE to race at Senior level with George Gibbons Motorsport, winning in the IAME Series and taking podiums in both the IAME Series and the Rotax Max Challenge (“RMC”) — and standing out as one of the few Black African drivers racing at that level in the region.
Next up: in the 2026/2027 season is a title push for UAE Senior karting championship, a shot at the IAME World Finals, select CIK-FIA Karting rounds in Europe, and his first steps into single-seaters with Formula 4 testing.
@amani.kinyuaCAREER
May 2026
IAME Summer Series, Round 3
Started the final from P21 and crossed the line first with a new event lap record. A five-second penalty for causing a collision classified him fourth.
2025/26
Abu Dhabi Sports Council Challenge Trophy
Second overall in Senior Max.
April 2026
IAME Summer Series, Round 2
Won the Senior 170 final at RAK Track by 1.244s with the fastest lap, after a new event lap record in the pre-final.
April 2026
UAE Rotax Max Challenge, Round 7
Second in Senior Max at Al Ain Raceway after qualifying on the front row, 0.055s off pole.
February 2026
UAE Rotax Max Challenge, Round 5.2
Third in Senior Max at Yas Marina North Circuit, from P19 in qualifying.
February 2026
IAME Series UAE, Round 10
Second at RAK Track, his best result of the 2025/26 IAME season.
November 2025
UAE National Day Cup
Won the Senior class.
May 2025
IAME Summer Series, Round 1
Pole by 0.064s in Junior, then third in the final with the fastest lap of the race.
April 2025
UAE Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals
Third in Junior Max in Round 8.2 at Al Ain Raceway, from P17 in the heat to the podium in two races.
February 2025
South African National ROK Cup, Round 2
Won the OK-J class.
December 2024
Green Protea Jacket
Formally recognised as an official South African representative in professional sport.
July 2024
ROK Cup World Cup Series, Italy
Finished 15th in an event of more than 150 competitors.
May 2024
South African National ROK Cup, Round 2
Won the OK-J class at Vereeniging Kart Circuit.
February 2024
Open African Karting Cup
Third in OK-J.
September 2022
T4 Nations Cup, Spain
Represented South Africa and won Heat 2 and the pre-final.