Race Across the World · SEASON 2
Checkpoint in Hanoi
Episode 12 · 2026-10-21

- Reality
Episode overview
The checkpoint in Hanoi opens today, while the teams are still scattered across southern China. One team is racing to catch up but receives bad news. Due to the similarity of Chinese place names, reaching the next checkpoint proves more difficult than expected. Each team is striving to be the first to arrive in Hanoi, as it won't be long before another team has to go home.
61 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. The starting point: Istanbul2026-09-15
2. First checkpoint Mersin2026-09-16
3. Second leg to Tbilisi, Georgia2026-09-22
4. Checkpoint in Tbilisi2026-09-23
5. Departure from Tbilisi2026-09-29
6. Episode 62026-09-30
7. Samarkand, Uzbekistan2026-10-06
8. Checkpoint Almaty, Kazakhstan2026-10-07
9. Fifth Leg: Almaty, Kazakhstan to Chongqing, China2026-10-13
10. Checkpoint Chongqing, China2026-10-14
11. Leg six: Chongqing, China to Hanoi, Vietnam2026-10-20
12. Checkpoint in Hanoi2026-10-21
13. Seventh stage to Udon Thani, Thailand2026-10-27
14. Checkpoint Udon Thani, Thailand2026-10-28
15. Eighth leg to Phuket, Thailand2026-11-03
16. Checkpoint Phuket, Thailand2026-11-04
17. Ninth and final leg to Singapore2026-11-10
18. Final Checkpoint: Singapore2026-11-11