Race Across the World series 6
The sixth series of Race Across the World will begin airing on 2 April 2026. The racers start from Palermo in Sicily, and travel 12,000km across Europe and Asia to finish in Hatgal by Lake Hövsgöl in Mongolia.
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Race Across the World series 6
The sixth series of Race Across the World will begin airing on 2 April 2026. The racers start from Palermo in Sicily, and travel 12,000km across Europe and Asia to finish in Hatgal by Lake Hövsgöl in Mongolia.
The five pairs of contestants are Jo & Kush, Katie & Harrison, Molly & Andrew, Puja & Roshni, and Mark & Margo.
Overview
Race Across the World series 6
The teams in the sixth series of Race Across the World race from Palermo, Sicily in Italy to in Hatgal by Lake Hövsgöl in Mongolia, a distance of over 12,000 km, passing through Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, part of which retraced the Silk Road. The teams are given a budget of less than £26 per person per day. This year the teams have to race through the most extreme range of temperature, from 30°C in the Mediterranean to minus 20°C in Mongolia. A new companion podcast Race Across the World: The Detour was originally scheduled to be presented by Scott Mills after each episode has been broadcast this year. Filming took place in September and October 2025.
Contestants
Race Across the World series 6
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Relationship</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Age</th><th>From</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jo</td><td>Childhood best friends</td><td>Student</td><td>19</td><td>Liverpool</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kush</td></tr><tr><td>Katie Devine</td><td>Brother and sister</td><td>Account manager</td><td>21</td><td>Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harrison Devine</td><td>Finance assistant</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Molly Clifford</td><td>Daughter and Father</td><td>Junior doctor</td><td>23</td><td>Maghera, Northern Ireland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andrew Clifford</td><td>Teacher</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>Puja</td><td>Cousins</td><td>Doctor</td><td>31</td><td>London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Roshni Khajuria</td><td>Software engineer</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Mark</td><td>In Laws</td><td>Retired architect</td><td>66</td><td>London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margo Oakley</td><td>Hypnotherapist</td><td>59</td><td>Liverpool</td></tr></tbody></table>