2026 season

Season

Snetterton. Silverstone. Then Silverstone again, for the final race of the year.

The 2026 campaign in the career archive How the move into cars happened

Results at a glance

Three race weekends, two championships. Select a weekend for the full story.

Weekend	Qualifying	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3
1Snetterton5Club Mazda MX-5 Cup	P15/43	P13	P15	P9
2SilverstoneInternational layout · home round	P9/44	P10	P10	P10
3Silverstone InternationalBRSCC MX-5 SuperCup	DNF	DNS	DNF	P8/22

Snetterton

Round 01 · 5Club Mazda MX-5 CupComplete · 43 cars

QualifyingP15/43

Race 1P13

Race 2P15

Race 3P9

A tough debut weekend, and a fightback.

A field of 43 cars made for a tough debut weekend. After setbacks earlier in the event, Christian bounced back with his strongest drive of the weekend in Race 3, starting 15th and fighting through to P9.

Christian Valverde, assembly area, Snetterton — Assembly area

Christian Valverde leaving the pits, Snetterton — Leaving the pits

Christian Valverde getting into the car, Snetterton — Getting in

Christian Valverde, Snetterton — Between sessions

Silverstone

Round 02 · International layout · Home roundComplete · 44 cars

QualifyingP9/44

Race 1P10

Race 2P10

Race 3P10

Home turf, the biggest field of the year.

A home round on the International Layout against the biggest field of the season. Qualifying P9 of 44 was the standout, followed by three consistent P10 finishes across the weekend.

Christian Valverde in the garage, Silverstone — In the garage

Christian Valverde's MX-5 in the garage, Silverstone — The car

Christian Valverde on track, Silverstone — On track

Christian Valverde's MX-5, nose, Silverstone — Nose

Christian Valverde's MX-5, race damage, Silverstone — Race damage

On racing at home

“It was a tough weekend and I learnt a huge amount from it. Silverstone is home for me, so racing there this weekend meant a lot. We kept the car in one piece and kept developing all the way through the weekend, which is exactly what we needed.”

Christian Valverde at Silverstone — Silverstone

Silverstone International

BRSCC MX-5 SuperCup

Round 03 · Final race of 2026 · 10–11 October · Mazda MX-5 Mk3Complete

Christian Valverde racing wheel to wheel at Silverstone

QualifyingDNFDid not finish

Race 1DNSDid not start

Race 2DNFDid not finish

Race 3P8/22

A difficult weekend, and a P8 to finish it.

A challenging first weekend in the BRSCC MX-5 SuperCup. Qualifying and Race 2 were not completed and Race 1 was missed, but Race 3 brought a P8 finish and valuable experience of racing in the championship.

Christian Valverde holding his helmet in the pit lane at Silverstone — Silverstone International

Christian Valverde's MX-5 on track at Silverstone, seen from above — On track

The MX-5 in the Silverstone garage — In the garage

Christian Valverde reflected in the wing mirror of the MX-5 — In the mirror

Helmet on

The MX-5 on track at Silverstone, with the sun behind the hotel — On track

Christian Valverde crouching beside the number 77 MX-5 — Number 77

The MX-5 under the Silverstone sign at sunset — Under the Silverstone sign

Christian Valverde walking down the pit lane with his helmet — Silverstone International

That was the final race of 2026. The target for 2027 is a full MSVT Miata Trophy season.

MSVT Miata Trophy, 2027 season — Looking ahead: 2027 MSVT Miata Trophy

Fund the 2027 season