INDIA in F1

Author: David Bodapati

  • Ducati triumphs at Valencia with its first historic podium lockout in MotoGP

    Ducati triumphs at Valencia with its first historic podium lockout in MotoGP

    • The Ducati Lenovo Team clinches the 2021 MotoGP Teams’ World Title

    At the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana, the final Grand Prix of the 2021 MotoGP season held this afternoon at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste (Spain), Ducati secured a podium lockout, as with Pecco Bagnaia’s win, the second place of Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing Team) and the third place of Jack Miller, three were the Desmosedici GP bikes that rolled into parc fermé in today’s race. For the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, which was crowned 2021 MotoGP Constructors’ World Champion just seven days ago in Portimão, this is another historic achievement that has never been reached before in the premier class.

    Pecco Bagnaia scored another sensational win today, the fourth this season and the second consecutive after last week’s win in Portugal. As he was starting from second on the grid, the Italian rider was able to keep the same position after the start, behind Jorge Martin, who started from pole position. With 12 laps to go, Bagnaia made his decisive move on the fellow Ducati rider, taking the lead, where he remained until the chequered flag.

    Behind Jorge Martin, in third, was Bagnaia’s teammate Jack Miller. As he departed from the third spot of the grid, the Australian rider dropped back into sixth place in the early stages of the race, but as soon as he found his rhythm, he could close the gap on his rivals and get back into the podium fight. Third, with nine laps to go, Miller got closer and closer to Martin but could not overtake him, eventually finishing the race in third place, confirming his fourth position in the Championship.

    With both riders on the podium, the Ducati Lenovo Team secured the 2021 MotoGP Teams’ World Title. For the Italian team, this is the second title since the first one taken in 2007.

    Francesco Bagnaia (#63 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 1st
    “I’m thrilled with the victory today. To win wearing Valentino Rossi’s helmet was incredible and the best way to celebrate his last race. Today’s success was incredible, and now we know we are ready to fight for the riders’ title next year. During this season, we have improved the bike’s setup race after race, and at the end of 2021, the Desmosedici GP has become very strong, as well as its riders. We have a very good base for next year, and I hope to start as we finish. We have gained a lot of experience, and we have grown a lot! The team is unbelievable, and the atmosphere inside the garage is amazing! I’m really happy, and I thank Ducati for all this”.

    Jack Miller (#43 Ducati Lenovo Team) – 3rd
    “I’m delighted, even though I would have liked to have achieved something more today. Unfortunately, I lost some time at the start and had to recover to get back in the fight for the podium. It was a good race, and I had a lot of fun. Valencia is a track I really like, and it’s nice to finish the season like this. It’s the first time three Ducatis have finished on the podium, and it’s great to be part of this important achievement. I’m sure our bike will be even better next year, so I’m looking forward to the 2022 season and trying to fight for the riders’ title. This year we finish fourth, and it is my best result ever in the MotoGP Championship, so I hope to do even better next year.”

    Luigi Dall’Igna (Ducati Corse General Manager)
    “Today’s result is really an important milestone for us, and this is a historic day for Ducati. To have three of our bikes on the podium is a dream, especially because it was a race with very close gaps. Pecco, Jorge and Jack did an incredible job and to get the team title like this is great. I’m really happy, and I thank all the people at Ducati Corse for their commitment and dedication this season. Getting this far has required a huge effort from everyone! We will continue to work hard to bring the riders’ title back to Borgo Panigale next season”.

    With the 2021 season over, the Ducati Lenovo Team riders will only have a few days off as on 18th and 19th November, they will already be back on track at the Circuit de Jerez – Angel Nieto to face the first two days of winter testing in preparation for the 2022 season.

  • Aishwarya overcomes Tanika threat to keep slate clean: INRC2w Ladies Class

    Aishwarya overcomes Tanika threat to keep slate clean: INRC2w Ladies Class

    Puttur (Near Mangaluru), 15 Nov. 2021: Young Tanika Shanbag of Satara put up a valiant fight against FIM World Cupper Aiswarya Pissay but the Bengaluru’s rider astride an Apache RTR bull-dozed her way back, to claim her third consecutive victory in Rally de Mangaluru, the third round of the MRF MoGrip FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) 2021 for two-wheelers here on Sunday. Aishwarya clocked 50minutes 38.849seconds for her third win.

    Read the men’s overall report for all classes in Round 3 here.

    Tanika Shanbagh, riding a Hero Xpulse 200, came second ahead of another privateer Anam Hashim on Hero Honda Karizma. The teenager clocked 51min, 32.182sec for her second place while Anam took 1hr, 9min, 07.720seconds.

    After the win Aishwarya Pissay, the defending champ, said, “I thank my team, TVS Racing and the mechanics for giving me another winning bike. I also thank Hyperice, the equipment that helps me to recover and maintain my fitness levels. The terrain is challenging and it is good for the National Rally because only such difficult terrain can prepare Indians for the tougher International rallies,” felt the six-time National, champion supported by IIFL, Sidvin, Scott, Puma India, and Go Pro. Aishwarya finished Overall 20, among 55 bikers that took the start and was ahead of 29 men and six women, who all competed on different bikes in various classes.

    The Rally de Mangaluru organised in Puttur by Ace Events, headed by former National Champion Akash Aithal had two physical Special Stages, namely Karambi, a short 5.2-km dirt stage and Karikala, the slippery 15.1-km longer stage. Both the stages were run three time alternately and with the overnight rains making the roads slushy, the riders once again faced technical challenges but unlike the treacherous Kanakapura mud-traps, the Round 3 proved to be a haven.

    Tanika and Aishwarya shared spoils and won three of the six special stages but while the TVS Factory Rider controlled her pace cleverly to limit the damage on the slippery surface, Tanika, nursing an ankle injury sustained in the previous round in Bengaluru rally, had to stop and clear the sticky mud on her bike. “I suffered an injury and did not want to aggravate. So I did not risk too much and stopped to clean my bike in SS3 where I lost a huge chunk of over 30 seconds. But I enjoyed my rally thoroughly as the terrain provided a challenging ride and that is what makes me happy. It is a good learning experience,” quipped the Business Administration student.

    Aishwarya, who began on a ferocious note registering a blistering pace in the Karambi Special Stage, lost crucial time in SS2,. But falling back on her vast experience she extracted the best from her bike in the next four stages to bounce back brilliantly and played safe thereon, with regulated aggression on the slippery track to emerge triumphant for a clean sweep of the first three rounds in the 2021 calendar.

    Bengaluru’s FIM Baja World Cup champion, claimed a solid win at Hampi and went on to take another facile victory in Round 2 at Bengaluru, conquering the technically challenging slushy terrain, and now leads the table in the woman’s category after her third win from three rounds here.

    The fourth round, the Rally of Chikmagalur is scheduled for next Sunday and after two more rounds in Coimbatore and Nashik, the topper with more points is declared as the National champion. Aishwarya is well on her way to bag her sixth bike rally National title. She also won two coveted Road Racing titles.

    Note: Photo added on 15th Nov 2021 with inputs from a Wordswork Press Release.

  • Bagnaia victorious in Valencia, Rossi bids farewell in 10th

    Bagnaia victorious in Valencia, Rossi bids farewell in 10th

    Valencia (Spain), 14 Nov. 2021: For the fourth time in 2021, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) took victory as the Italian led home a historic Ducati 1-2-3 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana, with Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) and Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) claiming podiums. The race will forever be remembered as Valentino Rossi’s (Petronas Yamaha SRT) last dance, and The Doctor delivered a P10 in his farewell MotoGP™ appearance in front of a packed Circuit Ricardo Tormo crowd. Danilo Petrucci (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) saw the chequered flag in P17, the Italian premier class race winner also says goodbye to Grand Prix racing in an emotional Sunday in Valencia.

    Ducati dominate as Pecco wins again

    Polesitter Martin grabbed the holeshot into Turn 1 as fourth place Mir got a great start to get the better of Bagnaia, with Miller second. Rossi made a good start and was up a place into P9, World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was P6. Miller then dived up the inside of Martin at Turn 1 on Lap 2 to take the lead, but it was short-lived. Martin and Mir cut through on Lap 2, Miller down to third, then it was fourth, then fifth – the Australian going backwards after briefly leading.

    The Suzukis were charging – hard. Mir was harassing Martin, before Pecco then used the GP21’s superior grunt to take P2 off the former Champion. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) then snuck past Mir at Turn 6 on Lap 3, as the top four – Martin, Bagnaia, Rins and Mir – started to create a gap to now fifth place Quartararo. Miller was down to P6 and seemingly struggling in the early stages.

    The race then settled as the front runners held station, but Martin, Bagnaia and Rins were now 0.7s ahead of Mir. After a few laps of following the World Champion, Miller was back through on Quartararo and up to P5, as Rins set the fastest lap of the race. However, at Turn 6 on Lap 11 of 27, Rins was down. The Spaniard tucked the front of his GSX-RR, handing teammate Mir third. Rossi was now 10th, 0.6s down on Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) who, as things stood, was losing out on the Rookie of the Year crown with Martin leading.

    Bagnaia was swarming all over the back of Martin and with 12 laps to go, at Turn 14, Pecco pounded. Now, with some clear air, what could the Italian do? The fastest lap was slammed in by Bagnaia, a 1:31.042, hammer well and truly down. His mentor Rossi was still 10th with 11 laps to go, but VR46 Academy’s first World Champion and fellow Yamaha star Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) right behind him. Further back, Petrucci was 17th in his farewell appearance.

    Martin was not letting Pecco pull clear. On two consecutive laps, Martin was quicker than Bagnaia, and a second or so behind, Miller grabbed P3 off Mir at Turn 2. It was a Ducati 1-2-3 with eight laps to go, history was on the cards for the Bologna factory. And Miller wasn’t done yet. Miller was 1.3s back when he passed Mir, but with five laps to go, Miller was just 0.7s off Martin’s tailpipes.

    Two laps to go in 2021. Pecco was 0.8s clear of Martin, now, baring trouble for Pecco, it was a battle for second. Miller was closer than ever to Martin, but the rookie was holding firm. Unable to make a move, Miller couldn’t quite make it a factory Ducati 1-2 as Bagnaia crossed the line to win for a fourth time in 2021, with Martin clinching the Rookie of the Year crown with a P2 – his fourth podium of the season. Miller, in third, helps Ducati make history with their first 1-2-3 in MotoGP™ with his fifth rostrum. In addition, Bagnaia’s P1 and Miller’s P3 helps Ducati take the Teams’ Championship, adding to their Constructors’ crown.

    The Doctor’s last dance ends with a fantastic P10

    Mir held onto P4 by just 0.2s in the end as Quartararo claims P5 to cap off a title-winning season for the Frenchman. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) was P6, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was P7, with Bastianini’s P8 not good enough for the Rookie of the Year title – nine points split the Italian and Martin in the end. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) struggled in the latter stages and slipped to P9, finishing one place ahead of The Doctor.

    Valentino Rossi took P10, where he started, to bow out in style. There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the Italian’s glistening Grand Prix career, as one of the world’s biggest sporting icons bids a fond farewell to the sport he loves – and the sport that loves him. Grazie Vale, from millions of fans around the globe.

    Morbidelli crossed the line less than a second away from Rossi as the Italian now aims to get fully fit for 2022, Andrea Dovizioso (Petronas Yamaha SRT) had a good final weekend of the season to finish in P12, as Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol), Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and WorldSBK-bound Iker Lecuona (Tech3 KTM Factory Racing) take home the final points of 2021.

    Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) joined Rins in suffering a DNF in Valencia, the Japanese rider was perfectly ok after his Turn 6 crash.

    And that, as they say, is a wrap. The curtain comes down on 2021, as we say ciao to the icon that is Valentino Rossi. The number 46 will be missed immensely on and off track in 2022 and beyond, but MotoGP™ couldn’t be in a better place. The next generation is here, Rossi’s legacy will live on with his VR46 Academy and new MotoGP™ team, as Yamaha and Quartararo aim to defend their title against a whole host of unbelievable bikes and riders. What a year.

    #GrazieVale

    Top 10:

    1. Francesco Baganai (Ducati Lenovo Team)

    2. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 0.489

    3. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.823

    4. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 5.214

    5. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 5.439

    6. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 6.993

    7. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 8.437

    8. Enea Bastianini (Avintia Esponsorama) + 10.933

    9. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 12.651

    10. Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 13.468

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  • Remy Gardner wins Moto2 World Championship, a Red Bull KTM take…

    Remy Gardner wins Moto2 World Championship, a Red Bull KTM take…

    Valencia, 14 Nov 2021: Remy Gardner has won the Moto2 World Championship for Red Bull KTM Ajo after taking 10th position at Valencia, Spain and round eighteen of eighteen in 2021 MotoGP. Teammate Raul Fernandez claimed the final round and classified runner-up in his rookie season.

    – Gardner brings first Moto2 title to the KTM GP Academy thanks to five victories & 12 podiums- The 23-year-old is the first Australian Moto2 champion and the first from his country to lift a title since Casey Stoner in 2011.- Gardner’s teammate Raul Fernandez is an impressive runner-up in his first Moto2 year with eight race wins including Valencia success- Jaume Masia 3rd on the Moto3 podium
    – KTM toast Moto3 Constructors World Championship Remy Gardner rode to 10th position at a sunny Ricardo Tormo Circuit for the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana and delivered his first world championship after six seasons learning his trade in the tight and competitive Moto2. The Australian completed a nervy race that had been red-flagged early-on and shortened due to an oil spillage on the track. Teammate Raul Fernandez sprinted to the checkered flag and the points difference between the two was just four by the end.

  • #Vale46: A Tribute from Yamaha

    #Vale46: A Tribute from Yamaha

    Valencia (Spain), 14th November 2021
    Everybody has said their goodbyes to you, Valentino. There was just one missing from someone who you hold very dear…
    Watch the Yamaha Video Here:
    Here it is:
    I can remember Saturday, January 24th, 2004 like it was yesterday.
    Our first date in Malaysia.
    I‘d been waiting for somebody like you for so long.
    I was nervous, but it was love at first sight for both of us.
    I knew instantly our relationship would be something truly special.
    We had that undeniable once-in-a-lifetime spark, and all the pieces of the puzzle just came together.
    I will never forget how we stopped on the grass in Welkom in 2004.
    Just the two of us, realising that you and me together was right – and that this was only the beginning.
    We won four MotoGP titles and 56 races together.
    We brought joy to millions around the world and created memories to last a lifetime.
    We made history, because we worked as one and brought out the best in each other.
    You made me strong again.
    You made me respected again.
    You made me loved again.
    Only you, Valentino, had the power to do that.
    And I fully trusted you.
    I wholeheartedly supported you.
    I fought all your battles with you.
    Only I was able to make motorsports exciting for you until the very end.
    From our first kiss in the grass at Welkom to our last dance in Valencia this year, we‘ve been on so many extraordinary adventures.
    And then there were our special trips to Laguna Seca in 2008 and Catalunya in 2009.
    Nobody had moves like us in those days, did they?
    Assen too in 2009 when I helped you win your 100th race.
    It was magical!
    I‘ve carried you for 16 years of your incredible career.
    But you have carried me in your heart too.
    From Mugello to Motegi, from Silverstone to Sepang and from Barcelona to Buriram, we‘ve always been there for each other.
    I gave you my all, as you did me.
    The one thing I will always treasure is our talks on the grid.
    It was you and me against the world.
    You and I were ’Ride or Die‘.
    But, unfortunately, even the most beautiful love stories come to an end.
    Valentino, you‘re part of me.
    Part of my history.
    Part of who I am today and who I will be long after we part.
    Ours is a connection that‘s truly special, and I‘m going to miss you more than you‘ll ever know.
    Grazie, Valentino.

    With love,

    Your YZR-M1
  • Martin, Bagnaia, Miller: a Ducati armada heads Mir at Valencia

    Martin, Bagnaia, Miller: a Ducati armada heads Mir at Valencia

    The rookie turns it up to 11 for Bologna as Ducati and Suzuki lock out the top six and Rossi bids farewell from tenth

    Valencia, 13 Nov 2021: Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) put in a stunner at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana to take his fourth pole position of the season and Ducati’s first at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo since 2010, his final push enough to depose Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) by just 0.064. It’s an all-Ducati front row with Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) in third, with the factory riders suffering a crash each but once again, Bologna bringing the noise on Saturday afternoon. That’s now 11 poles for the manufacturer this season, and there’s been a Ducati on the front row at every single Grand Prix. They’ve taken 30 front row placements out of 54, to be exact.

    Reigning Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) couldn’t move up from P8, with the departing Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) in tenth for his final dance.

    Q1
    As ever it went to the wire, but it was 2020 front row starter Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) who topped the session, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) heading through alongside.

    Andrea Dovizioso (Petronas Yamaha SRT) just missed the cut but showed more good progress taking P13 on the grid. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) suffered a small crash, and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) a run off. 

    Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) ended the session last after a tough day at the office, but behind him even is Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team). After such a strong Friday, the Spaniard had a monster highside in FP3 and headed to hospital for check ups. No major injuries were found, but the team confirmed the number 44 would sit out the rest of Saturday. 

    Q2
    The first true benchmark came from Miller. The Australian put in a 1:30.325 to top the timesheets, with Bagnaia slotting into second and Mir third. Incredibly, Martin then did exactly the same time as Miller, although the Spaniard took over in second as his second best was a little off the Australian’s.

    As the second runs began though, Bagnaia came out swinging. Already on pole six times this season, the Italian was gunning for glory at a tougher venue. He went faster and then put in a 1:30.000 exactly, showing some serious speed at a venue he’s struggled at in the past.

    Still, it wasn’t over. After a low drama tip off for Bagnaia at Turn 2 interrupted laps for some behind the Italian, red sectors appeared once again – this time from Martin. The rookie was flying and just under a hundredth up on Bagnaia into the final sector. Could he hold onto it? Over the line, he could… setting a 1:29.936 to just pip Pecco to pole. Miller was also on a fast one and even further up, but the Australian then crashed out – rider ok – and that was all she wrote. Martin faces down the fight for Rookie of the Year from the best place possible: pole.

    The Grid
    Martin’s pole is his fourth of the season after a stunning premier class debut, and he heads the grid at the venue where he took his first Grand Prix win in Moto3™. It’s an all-Ducati front row as Bagnaia and Miller line-up alongside for the battle of the Bologna bullets into Turn 1.

    Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) may not have taken another front row, but he had another great qualifying. He said after the Algarve GP he wanted to start routinely qualifying on the front two rows, and in the pre-event Press Conference in Valencia the 2020 Champion said he wanted to se if they could replicate the quality qualifying… so that’s mission accomplished in fourth. Alongside the number 36 on Row 2 are Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing), to make it four Ducatis in the top five, with Rins in P6 going from Q1 to make it two Suzukis in the top six.

    Binder likewise converted the chance from Q1 into a good grid position, the South African taking P7 to head the third row. He’s joined by reigning Champion Quartararo as the Frenchman had another muted Saturday, out of the top six for the third race in a row.

    Ninth went to Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) ahead of one of the best recent qualifying sessions for Rossi in tenth, the ‘Doctor’ also having gone straight through to Q2. Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), who also went straight through, is P11, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) taking P12.

    That’s an interesting grid to round out the season. A Ducati front-row lock out, Mir with a lot less work to do on Sunday and Rins too, and of course, a farewell for the ‘Doctor’… Valencia promises much and will likely deliver even more, s tune in for the final race of the season, and of an era, at 14:00 (GMT +1). History guaranteed!

    FULL RESULTS

    MotoGP Front Row

    1 Jorge Martin – Pramac Racing – Ducati – 1’29.936
    2 Francesco Bagnaia – Ducati Lenovo Team – Ducati – +0.064
    3 Jack Miller – Ducati Lenovo Team – Ducati – +0.389

    *Independent Team rider

  • Valentino Rossi facts, stats and trivia

    Valentino Rossi facts, stats and trivia

    Valencia, Spain, 14th November, 2021: Thanks to Martin Raines and nick-harris.co.uk, here’s a long list of stats about The Doctor’s phenomenal career in Grand Prix racing.

    Thanks to Martin Raines and nick-harris.co.uk, here are a whole host of facts, stats and trivia surrounding Valentino Rossi’s wonderful career.

    – Rossi and Phil Read are the only riders to win world titles in the 125, 250 and 500cc classes. (Note: Marc Marquez has won titles in 125cc, Moto2™ and MotoGP™)

    – Valentino Rossi is the only rider to have won World Championships in four classes: 125, 250, 500 and MotoGP™.

    – Rossi and Giacomo Agostini are the only two riders to have won premier class titles on both two-stoke and four-stroke machinery.

    – His win at the 2004 season-opening GP in South Africa made him the first rider to take back-to-back premier class victories on different makes of bike.

    – In 2004 he became only the second rider to win back-to-back premier class titles on different makes of machinery.  Eddie Lawson was the first, winning on a Yamaha in 1988 and a Honda in 1989.

    – He holds the record for successive premier class podiums, scoring 23 successive top-three results from the Portuguese GP in 2002 to the South Africa GP in 2004.

    – Rossi had the honour of scoring the 500th victory for Honda when he won the Japanese 500cc GP in April 2001.

    – Rossi has won GP races on seven different motorcycles: 125cc Aprilia, 250cc Aprilia, 500cc Honda, 990cc Honda, 990cc Yamaha, 800cc Yamaha and 1000cc Yamaha.

    – His eleven wins in 2005 is the highest number of premier class victories in a single season by a Yamaha rider

    – He is the only rider to win five or more successive premier class races on a Yamaha.

    – He is the only rider in history to have won five or more successive races on two different makes of bike (Yamaha and Honda).

    – He is Yamaha’s most successful rider of all time with 56 race victories on their bikes.

    – His 89 race victories in the premier class are more than any other rider in the history of Grand Prix racing (second on this list is Giacomo Agostini with 68 premier-class wins).

    – He has won 115 GP races across the three classes. Only Giacomo Agostini with 122 wins has stood on the top step of the podium more in Grand Prix racing.

    – Valentino Rossi’s third place finish at Jerez in 2020 was the 199th time he has stood on the podium in the premier-class, more than any other rider (second on this list is Jorge Lorenzo with 114 premier-class podiums).

    – He has been on the podium 235 times across all classes, which is more than any other rider in the history of Grand Prix racing (second on this list is Giacomo Agostini with 159 Grand Prix podiums).

    – The Valencia GP will be Rossi’s 432nd Grand Prix start. This means that he has taken part in 44.4% of all Grand Prix events that have taken place since the world championship series began in 1949. (The rider with second most GP starts is Andrea Dovizioso with 332 by the end of 2021).

    – Rossi’s final total of premier class GP starts will be 372 including the race in Valencia; this is more than any other rider (second in the list is Alex Barros with 245 premier class GP starts).

    – Rossi has the longest winning career in the premier class of GP racing, with his latest win at the Dutch TT in 2017 coming 16 years 351 days after his first 500cc GP win at Donington in 2000 (the rider with second longest winning career in the premier class is Alex Barros – 11 years 204 days).

    – He also has the longest winning GP career across all classes; 20 years 311 days between his first GP victory in the 125cc class at Brno in 1997 and his last GP win at Assen in 2017 (second in this regard is Loris Capirossi with a GP winning career of 17 years 49 days).

    – During his career Rossi has competed at 38 different Grand Prix circuits.

    – Of these 38 circuits, he has taken at least one GP win at 29 of the circuits.  No other rider in the history of motorcycle Grand Prix racing has won at as many different circuits as Rossi.

    – The circuits at which Rossi has had most GP wins are Catalunya and Assen where he has won ten times at each of these two circuits.

    – In the premier class Rossi has competed at 29 different circuits.

    – He has won in the premier class at 23 of these 29 circuits.

    – The circuit where Rossi has had most premier class wins is Assen, with eight.

    – The circuit at which Rossi has made most Grand Prix appearances is Jerez, where he has made  27 GP starts across the three classes, including 23 in the premier class.

    – During his Grand Prix career Rossi has shared the podium with 55 different riders. The rider he has stood on the podium with most often is Jorge Lorenzo – 53 times.

    – In the premier class Rossi has shared the podium with 38 different riders.

    – The last time that Rossi shared a podium with a rider older than himself was at the 2008 Czech Grand Prix, that rider being Loris Capirossi.

    – With Valencia being Valentino Rossi’s last event it will very likely be the last time that a rider born in the 1970s will start a Grand Prix race.

    – There are three riders Rossi has shared a premier class podium with without standing on a higher step: Alex Rins, Fabio Quartararo and Stefan Bradl.

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  • Abdul Wahid Tanveer wins Overall honours; TVS sweep continues

    Abdul Wahid Tanveer wins Overall honours; TVS sweep continues

    Mangaluru, 14 Nov 2021: TVS Racing continued to dominate the MRF MoGrip Indian National Racing Championship for two-wheelers as Dakar-prospect Abdul Wahid Tanveer romped home with a stunning overall victory in Round 3 held here on Sunday.

    Abdul Tanveer, who made his debut in 2014 for TVS,has been on the rise and the #2 Bengaluru rider clocked 40minutes, 55.728 seconds for the six Special Stages, as he defeated his nearest rival and defending champion Sarath Mohan of Mallapuram by over six seconds. However, Sarath Mohan, a privateer on Husqvarna FE450 won Class 1A with Tanveer taking Class 1 gold astride a TVS Apache RTR. Imran Pasha J, also of TVS Racing came overall third, another 14 seconds behind Mohan, but won Class 4 as well. TVS also made a sweep of the scooter class.

    Tanveer, who won his class in his international rally year in Merzouga in 2017 has been preparing for Dakar but COVID19 postponed his dream run. Undaunted, the Mysore rider is pulling all stops to keep his fitness and win the domestic events. Teammate and former champion Nataraj R came second while privateer Gautham Rao R completed the podium pushing out another former champion and TVS giant Rajendra RE.

    In the Class IA, Sarath Mohan of Mallapuram, astride a Husqvarna FE 450 beat the Rally of Himalayas winner Aman Prabhakar Pawde on a KTM EXCF 450 while Asad Khan took third on a Suzuki RMX 450Z as all privateers ruled the roost in this top class. Ajion Abraham, Dilip Raj and Prashanth R, all on a Honda CBR Stunner 130cc, won the Class 2 in that order.

    Riding a Hero Impulse 150cc, Pavan won Class 3 ahead of Sashi Kumar and Abrar Pasha, all privateers and on similar bikes. Imran Pasha J upset champion Samuel Jacob and Sachin had to be content with a third in Class 4, the TVS Apache RTR category.

    Venu Ramesh Kumar, continues to defy age, as the senior most rider once again stood on the second step of the podium. But this time, Sajeesh Reghunathan, also on a KTM Duke 390 beat the Riders’ Representative to take the gold and Sravan Kumar Kuttoor on a KTM ADV 390 claimed the third place.

    Mohammed Zaheer won the Bullet Class with another Belgaum rider taking the second also on a Himalayan. Naresh and Devaraj Venkatesh of Tribal Cafe, finished in that order.

    TVS Racing once again dominated the Scooter Class and made amends to last round loss of a podium place by sweeping all the top-three places. Syed Asif Ali won the gold while teammates Karthik and Shamim Khan followed him in second and third, all on TVS N Torque. Adnan Ahmed won the non-championship Star of Karnataka award.

    Read Ladies Class report won by World Cupper Aishwarya is here.

    Class-wise Provisional Results:

    Class 1
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    12ABDUL WAHID TANVEERTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRBENGALURU10:11.71804:01.47209:43.20703:43.88609:37.87503:37.57000:40:55.728–00:40:55.728
    23NATARAJ RTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRBENGALURU11:00.94504:26.42910:36.12104:02.15610:18.67503:54.15200:44:18.478–00:44:18.478
    34GOUTHAM RAO RPrivateerTVS APACHE RTR 200BENGALURU12:51.90204:13.96812:07.40604:11.46011:53.75304:07.72200:49:26.211–00:49:26.211
    41RAJENDRA R ETVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRHOSURDNF––––––––
    Class 1A
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    110SARATH MOHANPrivateerHUSQVARANA FE 450MALLAPURAM09:58.65603:45.43309:56.31603:32.09709:54.03103:55.47200:41:02.005–00:41:02.005
    29AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDEPrivateerKTM EXCF 450NAGPUR10:46.44504:30.37510:57.59703:46.03110:37.27703:47.27700:44:25.002–00:44:25.002
    35ASAD KHANPrivateerSUZUKI RMX 450ZCHICKMAGALUR11:23.01104:11.16411:12.75304:00.05410:48.07403:54.02700:45:29.083–00:45:29.083
    48JATIN JAINPrivateerKTM EXCF 250NAGPUR11:47.60904:09.43311:48.10504:04.56211:17.01503:57.48000:47:04.204–00:47:04.204
    56RAKESH NAGARAJAPrivateerKTM EXCF 250BANGALORE13:00.61304:37.37112:04.22604:16.14811:42.28104:14.53900:49:55.178–00:49:55.178
    67PRAVITH PAVITHRANPrivateerKTM EXCF 450THRISSURDNF––––––––
    Class 2
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    114AJIN ABRAHAMPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCKERALA12:16.73005:46.44112:03.12104:01.92511:38.31603:57.77700:49:44.310–00:49:44.310
    217DILIP RAJPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCCHICKMAGALUR13:57.63604:34.55413:13.27304:33.99613:25.22204:26.48000:54:11.161–00:54:11.161
    315PRASHANTH RPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCBENGALURU13:58.87104:42.33513:52.48004:54.42513:30.37104:35.18700:55:33.669–00:55:33.669
    419CHALASS K BOSEPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCKOTTAYAM12:12.55804:09.22622:15.21004:54.75712:00.19504:06.23000:59:38.176–00:59:38.176
    512RAHUL SHRIYANPrivateerHONDA STUNNER 130 CCMANGALORE21:59.41704:44.36714:46.60504:30.75313:47.33504:33.42501:04:21.902–01:04:21.902
    616DURGESHPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCBENGALURUDNF––––––––
    711NITESH G POOJARIPrivateerHONDA STUNNER 130 CCMANGALORE14:56.89404:28.68713:02.42504:14.246DNF04:27.152–––
    818DEEPAK NAIDUPrivateerYAMAHA YBX 125BENGALURU14:13.19004:19.88013:08.73008:23.11312:05.175DNF–––
    Class 3
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    123PAVAN B KPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150BENGALURU11:24.14804:01.89811:07.14803:49.56211:14.80003:52.45300:45:30.009–00:45:30.009
    222SASIKUMAR KPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150COIMBATORE12:11.52703:53.92911:25.83903:55.65211:37.53903:51.87800:46:56.364–00:46:56.364
    321ABRAR PASHAPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150SHIMOGA12:53.01903:56.34312:00.56203:52.74612:08.43304:01.21000:48:52.313–00:48:52.313
    424ANOOP MANJAPPAPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150BENGALURU13:54.68704:49.78115:49.63604:28.22613:16.21804:28.49600:56:47.044–00:56:47.044
    Class 4
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    127IMRAN PASHA JTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRMYSURU10:07.98803:53.00309:56.62103:41.61709:54.61303:42.25300:41:16.095–00:41:16.095
    226SAMUEL JACOBTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRHOSUR10:25.19103:45.62510:15.30403:38.41010:03.05403:33.75700:41:41.341–00:41:41.341
    328SACHIN DTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRHOSUR11:00.48003:47.90610:30.68703:44.19110:12.23803:47.61700:43:03.119–00:43:03.119
    429TRINESH VPrivateerTVS APACHEHOSKOTE12:08.81204:02.01111:21.96803:48.28911:05.97203:43.36300:46:10.415–00:46:10.415
    525ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN J CPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200TRIVANDRUM13:04.38204:29.11712:34.96804:26.82812:51.69504:29.21000:51:56.200–00:51:56.200
    Class 5
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    130SAJEESH REGHUNATHANPrivateerKTM DUKE 390BENGALURU14:12.75704:45.20714:18.94904:27.50012:09.42504:17.39400:54:11.232–00:54:11.232
    232VENU RAMESHKUMAR VPrivateerKTM DUKE 390COIMBATORE15:12.98404:46.64013:36.80805:07.33913:42.51504:37.95700:57:04.243–00:57:04.243
    331SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOORPrivateerKTM ADV 390HYDERABAD13:30.53905:08.47215:55.92904:51.49215:07.97204:51.81600:59:26.220–00:59:26.220
    Class 6
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    137MOHAMMED ZAHEERPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCBENGALURU12:44.61304:41.62112:45.57804:27.67911:48.92904:20.27700:50:48.697–00:50:48.697
    234NARESH V SPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCBENGALURU12:50.66004:32.98012:25.03504:19.83912:20.54604:33.01100:51:02.071–00:51:02.071
    333DEVRAJ VENKATESHPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCBENGALURU13:26.96406:01.45314:13.26504:35.56612:36.92504:15.76100:55:09.934–00:55:09.934
    436SHARATH KUMARPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCBENGALURU12:55.69904:39.71025:01.42904:31.27711:39.26504:25.44901:03:12.829–01:03:12.829
    535ABHIJITH SARKARPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCBANGALORE14:18.72205:28.80414:14.84705:34.253DNF––––
    Class 7
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    138SYED ASIF ALITVS RacingTVS N TORQBENGALURU12:49.30804:17.08512:13.80804:10.01112:22.32404:12.94100:50:05.477–00:50:05.477
    240KARTHIKTVS RacingTVS N TORQBENGALURU13:19.17904:31.25012:26.63604:13.38212:06.81204:03.69100:50:40.950–00:50:40.950
    341SHAMIM KHANTVS RacingTVS N TORQHOSUR13:19.08204:23.83512:51.46404:14.75712:36.47604:19.78100:51:45.395–00:51:45.395
    439SUBRAMANYA TPrivateerTVS N TORQBENGALURU16:08.20704:37.11713:19.57804:23.84312:52.92104:13.23800:55:34.904–00:55:34.904
    542ABHIJIT SHETTYPrivateerTVS N TORQBENGALURUDNF––––––––
    Class 8
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    143AISHWARYA PISSAY MPrivateerTVS APACHE RTRBENGALURU12:26.61704:55.62112:19.55404:19.29612:10.36304:27.39800:50:38.849–00:50:38.849
    245TANIKA SHANBHAGPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200BENGALURU12:45.16004:17.28113:07.70704:18.60112:46.23404:17.19900:51:32.182–00:51:32.182
    348ANAM HASHIMPrivateerHERO HONDA KARIZMA 223PUNE18:14.07405:47.93317:15.95305:42.93716:40.71005:26.11301:09:07.720–01:09:07.720
    447APOORVA BPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 200MANGALORE21:05.77305:32.09318:31.21405:17.28517:37.46805:07.60501:13:11.438–01:13:11.438
    546SNEHA CCPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200THRISSUR25:04.25005:32.56619:32.51105:19.08916:47.21005:17.09701:17:32.723–01:17:32.723
    644SUSHMITHA VPrivateerTVS APACHE RTRBENGALURU22:55.48007:49.66725:57.23006:02.55023:49.71406:15.67901:32:50.320–01:32:50.320
    STAR OF KARNATAKA
    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    152ADNAN AHMEDPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200MANGALORE11:10.75303:55.83910:44.98803:48.48010:40.15603:44.93700:44:05.153–00:44:05.153
    257FRANCIS P VPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150CHICKMAGALUR13:01.34703:59.75312:04.09704:04.02311:49.03503:54.96800:48:53.223–00:48:53.223
    350BHARATH PPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200BANGALORE13:17.71804:33.27312:37.63204:48.74212:45.03104:36.43700:52:38.833–00:52:38.833
    456NADEEM AHAMEDPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150MYSURU14:35.29205:50.25713:25.59304:18.45312:30.24204:14.03500:54:53.872–00:54:53.872
    558MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM BAWAPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150MANGALORE14:56.50304:35.86713:43.62805:16.44514:54.88604:36.67900:58:04.008–00:58:04.008
    655SARATH P SPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200BENGALURU27:37.86706:34.10522:47.97607:45.77718:08.68706:24.83901:29:19.251–01:29:19.251
    751AKSHAY RAJSHEKAR URSPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200MANGALORE12:37.83906:40.890DNF––––––
    854NAGA CHAITHANYA M GPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200BENGALURU14:25.16705:34.707DNF––––––
    953MOHAMMED ISRARPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150MYSURU13:44.90604:41.59312:48.714DNF–––––

    OVERALL PROVISIONAL/FINAL RESULTS

    RANKCOMP NOCOMPETITOR NAMETEAMVEHICLECLASSCITYSS1SS2SS3SS4SS5SS6TOTAL STAGE TIMELIAISON PENALTYTOTAL RUN TIME
    12ABDUL WAHID TANVEERTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRClass 1BENGALURU10:11.71804:01.47209:43.20703:43.88609:37.87503:37.57000:40:55.728–00:40:55.728
    210SARATH MOHANPrivateerHUSQVARANA FE 450Class 1AMALLAPURAM09:58.65603:45.43309:56.31603:32.09709:54.03103:55.47200:41:02.005–00:41:02.005
    327IMRAN PASHA JTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRClass 4MYSURU10:07.98803:53.00309:56.62103:41.61709:54.61303:42.25300:41:16.095–00:41:16.095
    426SAMUEL JACOBTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRClass 4HOSUR10:25.19103:45.62510:15.30403:38.41010:03.05403:33.75700:41:41.341–00:41:41.341
    528SACHIN DTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRClass 4HOSUR11:00.48003:47.90610:30.68703:44.19110:12.23803:47.61700:43:03.119–00:43:03.119
    652ADNAN AHMEDPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200STAR OF KARNATAKAMANGALORE11:10.75303:55.83910:44.98803:48.48010:40.15603:44.93700:44:05.153–00:44:05.153
    73NATARAJ RTVS RacingTVS APACHE RTRClass 1BENGALURU11:00.94504:26.42910:36.12104:02.15610:18.67503:54.15200:44:18.478–00:44:18.478
    89AMAN PRABHAKAR PAWDEPrivateerKTM EXCF 450Class 1ANAGPUR10:46.44504:30.37510:57.59703:46.03110:37.27703:47.27700:44:25.002–00:44:25.002
    95ASAD KHANPrivateerSUZUKI RMX 450ZClass 1ACHICKMAGALUR11:23.01104:11.16411:12.75304:00.05410:48.07403:54.02700:45:29.083–00:45:29.083
    1023PAVAN B KPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150Class 3BENGALURU11:24.14804:01.89811:07.14803:49.56211:14.80003:52.45300:45:30.009–00:45:30.009
    1129TRINESH VPrivateerTVS APACHEClass 4HOSKOTE12:08.81204:02.01111:21.96803:48.28911:05.97203:43.36300:46:10.415–00:46:10.415
    1222SASIKUMAR KPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150Class 3COIMBATORE12:11.52703:53.92911:25.83903:55.65211:37.53903:51.87800:46:56.364–00:46:56.364
    138JATIN JAINPrivateerKTM EXCF 250Class 1ANAGPUR11:47.60904:09.43311:48.10504:04.56211:17.01503:57.48000:47:04.204–00:47:04.204
    1421ABRAR PASHAPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150Class 3SHIMOGA12:53.01903:56.34312:00.56203:52.74612:08.43304:01.21000:48:52.313–00:48:52.313
    1557FRANCIS P VPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150STAR OF KARNATAKACHICKMAGALUR13:01.34703:59.75312:04.09704:04.02311:49.03503:54.96800:48:53.223–00:48:53.223
    164GOUTHAM RAO RPrivateerTVS APACHE RTR 200Class 1BENGALURU12:51.90204:13.96812:07.40604:11.46011:53.75304:07.72200:49:26.211–00:49:26.211
    1714AJIN ABRAHAMPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCClass 2KERALA12:16.73005:46.44112:03.12104:01.92511:38.31603:57.77700:49:44.310–00:49:44.310
    186RAKESH NAGARAJAPrivateerKTM EXCF 250Class 1ABANGALORE13:00.61304:37.37112:04.22604:16.14811:42.28104:14.53900:49:55.178–00:49:55.178
    1938SYED ASIF ALITVS RacingTVS N TORQClass 7BENGALURU12:49.30804:17.08512:13.80804:10.01112:22.32404:12.94100:50:05.477–00:50:05.477
    2043AISHWARYA PISSAY MPrivateerTVS APACHE RTRClass 8BENGALURU12:26.61704:55.62112:19.55404:19.29612:10.36304:27.39800:50:38.849–00:50:38.849
    2140KARTHIKTVS RacingTVS N TORQClass 7BENGALURU13:19.17904:31.25012:26.63604:13.38212:06.81204:03.69100:50:40.950–00:50:40.950
    2237MOHAMMED ZAHEERPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCClass 6BENGALURU12:44.61304:41.62112:45.57804:27.67911:48.92904:20.27700:50:48.697–00:50:48.697
    2334NARESH V SPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCClass 6BENGALURU12:50.66004:32.98012:25.03504:19.83912:20.54604:33.01100:51:02.071–00:51:02.071
    2445TANIKA SHANBHAGPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200Class 8BENGALURU12:45.16004:17.28113:07.70704:18.60112:46.23404:17.19900:51:32.182–00:51:32.182
    2541SHAMIM KHANTVS RacingTVS N TORQClass 7HOSUR13:19.08204:23.83512:51.46404:14.75712:36.47604:19.78100:51:45.395–00:51:45.395
    2625ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN J CPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200Class 4TRIVANDRUM13:04.38204:29.11712:34.96804:26.82812:51.69504:29.21000:51:56.200–00:51:56.200
    2750BHARATH PPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200STAR OF KARNATAKABANGALORE13:17.71804:33.27312:37.63204:48.74212:45.03104:36.43700:52:38.833–00:52:38.833
    2817DILIP RAJPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCClass 2CHICKMAGALUR13:57.63604:34.55413:13.27304:33.99613:25.22204:26.48000:54:11.161–00:54:11.161
    2930SAJEESH REGHUNATHANPrivateerKTM DUKE 390Class 5BENGALURU14:12.75704:45.20714:18.94904:27.50012:09.42504:17.39400:54:11.232–00:54:11.232
    3056NADEEM AHAMEDPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150STAR OF KARNATAKAMYSURU14:35.29205:50.25713:25.59304:18.45312:30.24204:14.03500:54:53.872–00:54:53.872
    3133DEVRAJ VENKATESHPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCClass 6BANGALORE13:26.96406:01.45314:13.26504:35.56612:36.92504:15.76100:55:09.934–00:55:09.934
    3215PRASHANTH RPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCClass 2BENGALURU13:58.87104:42.33513:52.48004:54.42513:30.37104:35.18700:55:33.669–00:55:33.669
    3339SUBRAMANYA TPrivateerTVS N TORQClass 7BENGALURU16:08.20704:37.11713:19.57804:23.84312:52.92104:13.23800:55:34.904–00:55:34.904
    3424ANOOP MANJAPPAPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150Class 3BENGALURU13:54.68704:49.78115:49.63604:28.22613:16.21804:28.49600:56:47.044–00:56:47.044
    3532VENU RAMESHKUMAR VPrivateerKTM DUKE 390Class 5COIMBATORE15:12.98404:46.64013:36.80805:07.33913:42.51504:37.95700:57:04.243–00:57:04.243
    3658MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM BAWAPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 150STAR OF KARNATAKAMANGALORE14:56.50304:35.86713:43.62805:16.44514:54.88604:36.67900:58:04.008–00:58:04.008
    3731SRAVAN KUMAR KUTTOORPrivateerKTM ADV 390Class 5HYDERABAD13:30.53905:08.47215:55.92904:51.49215:07.97204:51.81600:59:26.220–00:59:26.220
    3819CHALASS K BOSEPrivateerHONDA CBR STUNNER 130 CCClass 2KOTTAYAM12:12.55804:09.22622:15.21004:54.75712:00.19504:06.23000:59:38.176–00:59:38.176
    3936SHARATH KUMARPrivateerROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN 411 CCClass 6BENGALURU12:55.69904:39.71025:01.42904:31.27711:39.26504:25.44901:03:12.829–01:03:12.829
    4012RAHUL SHRIYANPrivateerHONDA STUNNER 130 CCClass 2MANGALORE21:59.41704:44.36714:46.60504:30.75313:47.33504:33.42501:04:21.902–01:04:21.902
    4148ANAM HASHIMPrivateerHERO HONDA KARIZMA 223Class 8PUNE18:14.07405:47.93317:15.95305:42.93716:40.71005:26.11301:09:07.720–01:09:07.720
    4247APOORVA BPrivateerHERO IMPULSE 200Class 8MANGALORE21:05.77305:32.09318:31.21405:17.28517:37.46805:07.60501:13:11.438–01:13:11.438
    4346SNEHA CCPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200Class 8THRISSUR25:04.25005:32.56619:32.51105:19.08916:47.21005:17.09701:17:32.723–01:17:32.723
    4455SARATH P SPrivateerHERO XPULSE 200STAR OF KARNATAKABENGALURU27:37.86706:34.10522:47.97607:45.77718:08.68706:24.83901:29:19.251–01:29:19.251
    4544SUSHMITHA VPrivateerTVS APACHE RTRClass 8BENGALURU22:55.48007:49.66725:57.23006:02.55023:49.71406:15.67901:32:50.320–01:32:50.320
    4611NITESH G POOJARIPrivateerHONDA STUNNER 130 CCClass 2MANGALORE14:56.89404:28.68713:02.42504:14.246DNF04:27.152–––
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  • Athira Murali, the Kerala vlogger, dreams about McLaren GT4 races in UK

    Athira Murali, the Kerala vlogger, dreams about McLaren GT4 races in UK

    By Bodapati David

    Bengaluru, 14 Nov 2021: Athira Murali, a Malayalam Vlogger and a National rally driver is looking forward to speed in Touring cars as well, a big road-racing event. She is selected for the India trials to race in ‘Formula Woman’ that will be held in Vadodara from Nov 22 to 24.

    “Formula Woman UK has tied up with AutoGuru India to give women drivers in the country an opportunity to win McLaren driving seats next year and help them make a career in motorsport.”

    “The two-day event, to be held at Erda’s Speedway in Vadodara, will see women drivers being assessed on five parameters — driving, go-karting, physical fitness, media, and written test. Three winners from India will progress to the UK leg where they will compete with 47 other women from across 28 participating countries,” according to Socialnews.xyz

    Watch her YouTube video here.

    Formula Woman, which was officially known as the Privilege Insurance Formula Woman Championship, is a female-only one-make racing series started in 2004 in the UK. It was inspired by the lack of female drivers in other series and was created, amongst other reasons, to boost the female audience of the sport. After an absence of 17 years, in March 2021 it was announced that The New Televised Formula Woman Competition prize will offer the finalists the opportunity to race a McLaren GT4 Race car in The British GT Cup Championship

    INRC – Rally debut

    Earlier, on 31st January this year, Athira Murali, 27, made her debut in the FMSCI motorsports rally Nationals at Coimbatore in INRC4 category for the delayed 2020 season third round of the Indian National Rally Championship for cars. The Kerala girl from Pampady, Kottayam district, exhibited rich driving skills to clock good timings and beat many male counterparts at the Windmill farms of Kethanoor.

    Inspired and supported by her father, VN Muraleedharan, she fell in love with cars and took up the sport at a late stage but made an impressive debut and looks forward to continue her passion. Sponsored by JK Tyre for this season, the popular Malayalam vlogger is looking forward to the 2021 Rally calendar, which was announced last week. She is preparing for Round 1, a high-speed tarmac rally that will suit her style, in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, on the beaches of Bay of Bengal from Dec 17 to 19.

    But before that she will be looking to take part and follow a dream of getting into McLaren GT4 races in UK. The India selection trials will be held at Vadodara from November 21 to 24.

    Athira Murali is also a URF and India book of Records holder and a journalist with Kaumudy, with her popular weekly Automobile show aired on Tuesday at 8pm prime time in Malayalam. The ever-smiling Vblogger in Malayalam, commands a following of one lakh on YouTube, 25,000 on Instagram and more than 1.5 lakh followers on Facebook. Follow your dreams like her, on YouTube @AthiraMuraliOfficial.

    You can contact Athira Murali from Kottayam, Kerala at athiramuraliwheelzflyer@gmail.com

  • Bottas takes pole ahead of Max with a Sprint win: Hami 5th

    Bottas takes pole ahead of Max with a Sprint win: Hami 5th

    Sao Paulo, 14 Nov 2021: Valtteri Bottas will start Formula 1’s São Paulo Grand Prix from pole position after beating championship leader Max Verstappen in the Sprint to define the grid for tomorrow’s race. Meanwhile, following his disqualification from qualifying, Lewis Hamilton recovered fifth place thanks an aggressive drive from the back of the grid.

    At the start, Bottas’s soft tyres gave him the better start and he passed P1 starter Verstappen as the pair went into Turn 1. Further back, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, also starting on soift tyres, had made a similarly quick start and he quickly passed Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez and put prtessue on Verstappen as the field went through the Senna S.

    Sainz then slotted into Verstappen’s slipstream on the long run to Turn 4 and passed the Dutch driver on the inside, a move that forced the Red Bull driver wide.

    Verstappen then began to rattle off fastest laps and by lap five he was back ahead of Sainz and was eating into a two-second gap to Bottas.

    Meanwhile, at the rear of the field, Hamilton picked up five places on the opening lap and he soon began to scythe through the slower midfield cars and on lap tow he rose to 14th. He then used DRS on the pit straight to move past AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda, Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso to reach the edge of the top 10 by the start of lap nine.

    He was briefly bottled up behind McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo but at the the end of lap 12, he closed in the final corners and again powered past on the start-finish straight. He then swiftly moved past Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to sit in sixth place as the race head towards it final few laps. Hamilton made one final move, past McLaren’s Lando Norris, at the start of the final lap to claim a superb fifth place behind Pérez.

    At the front Verstappen closed the gap to Bottas and slipped within DRS range in the second half of the race. But the Finn was managing his soft tyres well and he was able to stabilise the gap to the Red Bull driver who was suffering on his mediums in the Mercedes’ wake.

    It was a similar tale for Verstappen’s team-mate Pérez. The Mexican was unable to find a way past soft tyre-shod Sainz and though he spent the bulk of the race within DRS range, the Ferrari driver defended well to take P3 at the flag.

    With Hamilton fifth ahead of Norris the top 10 was completed by Leclerc, Gasly, Ocon and Vettel. Hamilton will start 10th for Sunday’s grand prix as a result of his grid penalty for taking a new internal combustion engine for this event.

    2021 FIA Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix – Sprint Qualifying
    1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 24 29’09.559
    2 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda 24 29’10.729 1.170
    3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 24 29’28.282 18.723
    4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda 24 29’29.346 19.787
    5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 24 29’30.431 20.872
    6 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 24 29’32.117 22.558
    7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 24 29’34.615 25.056
    8 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Honda 24 29’43.717 34.158
    9 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 24 29’44.191 34.632
    10 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 24 29’44.426 34.867
    11 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 24 29’45.428 35.869
    12 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 24 29’46.137 36.578
    13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 24 29’51.439 41.880
    14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 24 29’53.596 44.037
    15 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda 24 29’55.709 46.150
    16 Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 24 29’56.319 46.760
    17 George Russell Williams/Mercedes 24 29’57.298 47.739
    18 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 24 29’59.573 50.014
    19 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 24 30’11.239 1:01.680
    20 Nikita Mazepin Haas/Ferrari 24 30’17.033 1:07.474