Your basket is currently empty!
Blog
-
Kyle Kumaran makes India proud at World stage: Rotax Karting Grand Finals
Sakhir (Bahrain), 16 Dec 2021: Peregrine Racing’s Kyle Aditya Kumaran made India proud winning the silver medal at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, the annual Karting competition for National Rotax champions from 72 countries around the world, which concluded here at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit on Saturday.
THE RACE
RMCGF, Final DD2, Van Leeuwen precedes Kumaran
Kumaran, Barbaroux, Van Leeuwen and Locmelis are the quartet that characterises this final since the beginning. Continuous changes do not allow those who follow to catch up with the leading group. A few laps to the finish line and van Leeuwen and Barbaroux manage to pull away about ten meters from Kumaran and Locmelis. The Dutchman closes the gaps and Barbaroux doesn’t manage to slip through. The chequered flag thus sanctions the victory of Van Leeuwen over Kumaran. While Barbaroux will find himself 11th after a 10″ penalty. Third place goes to Locmelis. Courtesy VroomKart.Kumaran loves Indian flag
The 18-year-old Kyle Kumaran, took part in the DD2 category, a step higher than the Senior class, and finished third in the pre-finals to qualify for the 36-grid Finals where he was crowned vice-champion to make sure that the Indian flag flies at the F1 circuit in Bahrain.
Kyle Kumaran, #401, on his way to become vice-champion from a field of 72 countries on Saturday. Photo credit: INDIAinF1 by special arrangement Kyle Kumaran, racing with Peregrine team, became the 2021 Senior National Karting Champion last month and booked his ticket for Grand Finals. Kumaran, races with Team DojoMoto internationally and is managed by Anjum Shaik. He finished the 21-lap Final race in third clocking 18minutes 41.392seconds and was promoted to second place as Antoine Barbaroux was slammed a ‘bumper penalty’. Thus Kumaran became the Vice-Champion in the DD2 shifter class. Martun van Leeuwen of the Netherlnads won the gold and Patriks Noels Locmelis came third. Starting from P4, Kyle was just 0.198sec behind the gold winner Martun’s time of 18:41.194.
Kyle Aditya Kumaran with his mom Denys Kumaran at Sakhir track before the Finals. An INDIAinF1 photo courtesy Peregrine Racing. “Getting a silver medal at the Grand finals which is very competitive with National Rotax champions from 72 countries taking part is a fantastic achievement. Kyle Kumaran made India extremely proud. It is a proud moment for all of us at FMSCI. I congratulate the racer and his family,” said Akbar Ebrahim, President of the Federation of Motor Sports Club, the governing body for Motorsport in India. Ebrahim was the brain behind introducing Rotax Max karting Nationals in Indian in 2003. “This is the first time in the Indian history of Rotax Max that we are getting a medal at the World stage,” added the former racing champion.
“A disciplined and talented driver, always had his head down and focused. It is a proud moment for India. He has a bright future and I wish him all the best,” said Shyam Kumar, the Chief Steward at the Rotax Max Indian National Karting Championship.
Peregrine team Principal Madesh Lakshman was facilitated Kumaran’s participation and winning the Senior National championship said: “I am always confident with Kyle’s ability and his race craft. We were expecting a podium in the Grand Finals from the beginning. He is talented and his hard work and dedication brought laurels for India. It is a proud moment for all of us at Peregrine.”
-
Mohammed Ben Sulayem from UAE elected President of FIA for four years
Paris, 17 Dec 2021: Former Rally driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been elected President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) following the FIA Annual General Assembly gathered here on Friday with overwhelming majority.
Ben Sulayem received 61,62% of the votes from FIA Member Clubs to Britain’s Graham Stoker’s 36,62% and abstenstions were 1,76%, and will therefore succeed Frenchman Jean Todt, who was President since 2009 and served the maximum three terms possible.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, 60, from United Arab Emirates, President of the Emirates Motorsports Organisation (EMSO) since 2005, was FIA World Motor Sport Council Vice-President for Middle East. He was 14-time FIA Middle East Rally Champion, winning 61 international events from 1983 to 2002. He campaigned under the banner “FIA for Members”, committing to double motor sport participation worldwide, strengthen diversity and inclusion and be a leading opinion-former on sustainable mobility.
Elected for a four-year term, he appointed Carmelo Sanz de Barros as President of the Senate, Robert Reid as Deputy President for Sport and Tim Shearman as Deputy President for Mobility.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, new FIA President, said: “I am very honoured to have been elected FIA President at the conclusion of the Annual General Assembly in Paris today. I thank all the Member Clubs for their esteem and trust. I congratulate Graham for his campaign and his engagement to the Federation. I wish to express my infinite gratitude in the name of the FIA and that of its Members to Jean Todt for all that has been achieved over the past 12 years. I am committed to pursuing the important work and make motor sport and mobility take further steps forward.”
Jean Todt, former FIA President, said: “A chapter has come to an end. We can be collectively satisfied of our achievements in motor sport and safe and sustainable mobility over the past 12 years. I would like to warmly thank my team, our administration and all our Member Clubs for their unwavering commitment, enthusiasm and resilience. I congratulate Mohammed on his election as FIA President and wish him, his team, and the Federation the best of success for the years to come.”The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading mobility organisations. Founded in 1904, with headquarters in Paris and Geneva, the FIA is a non-profit organisation. It brings together 245 Member Organisations from 146 countries on five continents. Its Member Clubs represent over 80 million road users and their families
-
Deeksha, a techie biker wins Sprint Nationals on debut
Deeksha Srivastava is an off-roader from Pune. The 27-year techie, is born in a middle class family in Allahabad, UP. Daughter of a government employee and a home-maker, the bubbly youngster convinced both her reluctant parents, as she took up riding, considered as a male domain, back home, in those early days. But the Software Engineer at Nagarro is a self-made motorsports athlete taking part in the FMSCI Nationals for the first time and did prove her to parents that she is better than many boys and slowly they started supporting her. It is indeed an achievement winning the Ladies Class in the Indian National Rally Sprint Championship which concluded in Goa on December 5 as it is her first experience in an FMSCI event.
The rally rider is a bike lover who owns KTM Duke 250 and acquired a Hero Impulse for her motorsports exploits. “I used to go for off road trails and some basic off-road level training at a company called Pro Dirt Adventure. I utilised all the resources they provided to max and trained myself hard for the rally. From basic body positioning to fast trails and other minor riding techniques, I used practice everything. For around three months, I trained myself before the rally apart from keeping myself physically fit,” said the rider who qualified from the West Zone in Belgaum, Karnataka for the Sprint Finals held in Goa from Dec 3 to 5.
Excerpts from an interview:
Deeksha As a child what were you interested in? Did you parents support your interest in bikes?
I always had a thing for bikes when I was a kid. My friends used to call me a Nerd and Tom Boy. My parents didn’t like , that I am developing interest towards the things that boys do , like playing cricket, riding bike, going out to places. But later on as they saw, I proved my capabilities, have started paying my own bills and taking responsibilities as an elder daughter, they let me persue whatever I wish for.
When did you first start riding?
I was placed in a multi-national company in Pune in 2017 through college placement. That’s when I came to a metro city and saw the city-lights and its culture. While commuting to and fro on my work, I would often see some girls riding bikes. I also developed an urge to buy my own bike and a year later I bought a KTM Duke 250 in 2019. I used to go off road trails on duke with 70/30 tyres installed.
Later, I bought a Hero Impulse when I started following rally life on social media and wanted to pursue it. I prepared for the rally for about three months. I also learnt the techniques, and would then go on technical and enduro trails to understand the judgement.
Where did you qualify for the grand finals?
The Sprint Nationals 2021 is my debut and my first official rally as an FMSCI registered rider. I qualified from the West Zone which was held in Belgaum on 30-31st October. I bagged the podium at first place in Round 7 and 8. And again winning the championship in INRSC 2021 finals is a huge turn over for me. The feeling can’t be explained in words. I was immensely pleased and felt very much overwhelmed.
How did you feel going into the first day of the finals?
The day before the final two rounds, it started raining in Goa on Friday night. We were staying at Morjim around 15kms from the race location, Arambole. I was concerned about it and was wondering if there will more slush forcing me to be slower or what if I had a crash or a fall… I will lose time, these were some of the thoughts I was pre-occupied with. But I prepared myself mentally for the worst scenario, and buckled up for next day with confidence.
How was the terrain and the recce?
We reached the location in the morning and saw it was a little slushy and slippery. It was all red soil and so the rear tyres were slipping out. We needed to have ultimate control on the bike. We geared up around 11:30 for the Recce so that we can have a better idea of the track, the hurdles, sharp corners and the likes. I was making calculation in mind to visualise everything and to attain the fastest time.
Saturday, the big day, how did it go?
At around 2pm, I went for my lap, riding around 100 meters there was a tight right turn and it was deep dry slush where I took the bike smoothly and at a lesser speed. Throughout the race, my objective was to complete the race without having a fall or a crash. At many corners where it was slushy, I slowed down and lost some time on some of those corners. The track also had four MX (Motocross-type) jump bumps. As I did not have any experience on the MX jumps, I decided to go smooth over those bumps, and took a calculated risk losing some time. And in the end I felt good as things turned out and I was happy with my pace and my run. First day in the first of the two final rounds, I completed the lap in 16 minutes 00:771seconds and topped the Ladies category.
And the final run for championship?
Next day on Sunday, it was a sunny day. But we had to report early at around 8:30 am at the parc farme. The track was worse than the day before due to the mist and fog which made the red soil slippery. The rear tyre was washing out this time around. And it happened on the way to reach parc farme, too. The rally started at around 9 and I went for my lap at 9.29 am. I kept calculating in my mind as I started the race and knew that I needed to be fast in the corners and make some time. I tried to be on pace at every corner and did cut down my time, relatively to Saturday’s run. I also had a few jumps in between as there were two back-to-back table-top jumps midway on the track. And as I was proceeding there was a left tight turn, where my rear tyre slipped and I fell to the ground. Within a second I realised, it’s my only chance to have a go at the championship and hurriedly got up in less than 10 seconds, started the bike and shot ahead. I am glad that I completed the lap in 14:41:812 and stood third among the ladies. The two final round times were aggregated to decide the championship. I also had more points as I got overall 40 points, 25 for first on Saturday and 15 for third on Sunday. I won the championship by 4minutes 42 seconds.
What next?
This is my first rally and winning it is the best thing that happened in motorsports life. I am looking forward to more exploits and will take rallies seriously. There is much more to learn and there are more technicalities which needs to be practiced. I will continue to work on improving my riding skills.
The petite champ, promised to be back in full throttle for the next rally. Watch out!
-
Musa Sherif-Mansoor Parol, 2nd in Al Thaid Rally Ro5
Al Thaid (UAE), 10 Dec 2021: Ace Indiannavigator who is inching towards his 30th consecutive year in rallying has teamed up with Mansoor Parol as Team Minti Motorsport and won the Overall second position in Round 5 of the 3rd Al Thaid Rally held here recently.
Organised by Emirates Motorsports Club, the Indian duo driving the Mitsubishi Evo 10 car excelled in their class but had to be content with a second place. Thus, Musa Sherif, who bagged Overall third in the co-driver class, also bagged the FWD class championship for the fourth time with Saneem Sani. Earlier, he got the honours in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, with 2020 being hit by the pandemic.
Currently in Visakhapatnam for Rally de Vizag, the first round of the Indian National Rally Championship, the experienced navigator increased his kitty to 22 championship wins. The Kasargod rallyist will be entering his 30th year in 2022 and the Vizag leg happens to be his 299th rally, if held. Then it would be a grand homecoming for the K1000, where he is expected to complete 300 rallies, becoming the only navigator in Asia to complete a triple ton.
Musa Sherif, who calls the pace notes for Gaurav Gill in Indian circuit, had made his debut way back in 1993 in the Karavali Mandovi rally and the then Mangalore, and got hooked to the sport, taking home many laurels in the last 30 years.
-
Kyle Kumaran to start P4 for Pre-finals; Ruhaan, Aditya Kamat begin well
Sakhir (Bahrain), 16 Dec 2021: Senior National Rotax Max Indian champion from Peregrine Racing, Kyle Aditya Kumaran, began his campaign at the World Finals on the right note finishing third in the DD2 category here on Thursday. Ruhaan Alva of MSport in Junior class and Aditya Suresh Kamat of Birel Art India in Mini Max are the other two who are flying the Indian flag at the World championship, and they too managed to do well in the heats and qualifiers.
You can watch the finals live here from 7pm IST on Friday starting with the 10-lap Mini Max class. The 11-lap Juniors pre-final A is at 7.48 pm and Pre-final B at 8.01 pm. The 14-lap DD2 live will be from 9.30pm IST (pre-final A) and 9.53pm IST (Pre-final B).
Kumaran, from Trichy, is representing Team India for the first time but the senior champion in India is clubbed in the higher DD2 category. He races with Peregrine in India and with team DOJOMOTO internationally and is managed by Anjum Shaikh. Another Junior champion Ruhaan Alva, also from Bengaluru, is donning the Team India colours again in the Junior section while Rotax Micro Max Indian champion for 2021 Aditya Kamat, also in his maiden Worlds, is pitted against many experienced karters though he is placed in the Mini Max class for the World finals at the famed F1 circuit here. The final race will be on Saturday.
You can watch the finals live on Saturday here.
DD2 Class
Kyle Kumaran who began with a bang coming out in the top-3 in Heat 1 clocking a 52.792sec but faced some issues but still managed to finish fifth in the second heat. Heat 3 did not go as expected but still the talented karter salvaged a P8 despite his best lap of 56.762. Overall he qualified P3 in the combined standings but will start on Row 2 (P4) for the Pre-finals on Friday.
Juniors Class
Meanwhile, Ruhaan Alva found himself up with a talented bunch of youngsters from all over the world but did his best to qualify 25th in his group for an overall 50th place out of 72 drivers in Rotax World Finals junior category. Heat 1 also was a bit tricky on the Sodi chassis he got but without any seat time except the practice sessions, he managed to avoid a couple of crashes in the chaotic run but was bumped and damaged his nose. Thus he was awarded a 5-second penalty for ‘front fairing drop’ following a contact with another driver, and ended up 31st.
Ruhaan fought back in the second heat and went on from 25th to 8th and set the fastest lap of the race. In the 3rd heat, he again dashed from 25th to take a well-deserved 7th. In the Pre-final, he will start from 15th place. Since only a limited number will take the finals, Ruhaan hopes to make the top-10 in the Pre-Finals.
File photo of the three Indian champions. From left: Kyle Kumaran, Aditya Suresh Kamat, Ruhaan Alva taken after the Indian championship finals at Bengaluru in November.
Photo by David Bodapati.Mini Max
Aditya Suresh Kamat, the Indian National champion in Micro Max, was placed in the Mini Max category as he is too young. The 5th Standard student of Sudarshan Vidya Mandir in Bengaluru, who celebrated his birthday at the start of the Worlds on Dec 11, completed 11 years. The Birel Art India karter, racing a Praga chassis, qualified 29th among 72 best karters in the world clocking a time of 58.575seconds. In Heat 1 he came 24th but recovered to 20th in Heat 2. His best came in Heat 3, as he made up four places clocking 4.328 to finish P11. He will take part in the pre-finals today and of the 72 karters, only half of them will qualify for finals in all the classes.
Grand Finals begin on Dec 11
A lot of our drivers took the opportunity for the early sporting check-in on Friday Dec 10. After the registration at the main entrance for the access to the event, they found their way to the big dome at the Formula 1 area, which is really impressive from in- and outside. Nearly the half of the competitors already were checked-in on Friday and the rest followed on Saturday and then enjoyed their time in the paddock area, checked out the huge drivers tent or had some fun with the rental cars at the track.
As soon as the sun set at 05:00 pm on Saturday, the set up and alignment of the Karts started. And they made an appearance the next day to impress everyone in attendance. This amazing line-up causes goosebumps even on long-term RMC Grand Finals participants and although the worlds are happening for so many years, all at the circuit are truly overwhelmed.
Aditya Suresh Kamat with team members at Sakhir on Thursday. INDIAinF1 photo by Special Arrangment The kart raffle draw took place on Dec 12 and is one of the starting highlights of the RMC Grand Finals, where all drivers will be given equal machinery to compete with, promoting their skills to their very best.
A total of 378 karts provided by the official chassis partners, BirelART, Praga from IPK and SodiKart, were handed out under the Bahrain sun high in the sky, ahead of preparations for the first free practice sessions that get underway on Dec 13 morning.
The raffle for picking up the karts made the show of the happy faces of all the drivers of the seven categories as the shiny new karts sparkled.
-
Max Verstappen sparkles at FIA awards gala; Hamilton, personality of the year
Paris, 17 Dec 2021: The event, hosted by British TV presenter Nicki Shields and French Formula 1 commentator Julien Fébreau provided a glittering backdrop to the FIA Annual General Assembly Week. It was also Jean Todt’s last appearance at the FIA gala as FIA President, before he ends his term of office on 17 December.
An audience of 800 guests celebrated the outstanding performers and performances of 2021 while the personalities and rising stars were lauded and those lost to the motor sport fraternity in 2021 were remembered.
The evening was the crowning glory of a spectacular year for Dutchman Max Verstappen, who at 24, became one of the youngest FIA Formula 1 World Champions. The Red Bull-Honda driver was embroiled in an enthralling season-long battle with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas.
In receiving his award from President Todt, Verstappen said: “Becoming world champion is my life goal achieved. Everything that comes next is a bonus. Of course I am going to keep pushing and I’m going to be in F1 for a few more years yet,” he said. “While it’s nice to be called world champion, I think more about the long journey and the all the hours I have spent working with my Dad to be here. It’s been a long and tough season and I feel amazing to have finally achieved my goal. I hope I can do this many more times. It’s been an incredible battle with Lewis, one of the greatest drivers ever in Formula 1. We really pushed each other. At the end of the day, we can look each other in the eyes and respect each other which is really important.”FIA Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker handed over the third-place trophy to Valtteri Bottas. James Allison, the Chief Technical Officer, accepted the eighth consecutive world championship trophy for the Mercedes-AMG-Petronas team.
The French duo Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia clinched their eighth FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers and Co-Drivers respectively. Their efforts helped to secure the champion manufacturer prize for Toyota Gazoo Racing. They were presented with their award by WRC Promoter Managing Director Jona Siebel.
The FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez received their award from FIA Vice-President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Toyota Gazoo Racing claimed the prize for Champion Hypercar from ACO President Pierre Fillon.Dutchman Nyck de Vries took the race victory at the 2020-21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship finale in Berlin to secure his first title. De Vries, at 26, not only became the youngest title-winner in Formula E history, but also its first World Champion. Formula E CEO Jamie Reigle presented the award.
The Dutchman’s points haul, along with team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne, enabled Mercedes EQ to take the teams’ title which was accepted by team principal Ian James.
Johan Kristoffersson collected his fourth FIA World Rallycross Championship crown at the end of an absorbing weekend of action at the Nurburgring, snatching the title from the clutches of countryman Timmy Hansen as the 2021 campaign concluded in a dramatic dead-heat.
Timmy Hansen, joined by his brother Kevin, took the team championship honours for Hansen World RX Team.
Esports was also recognized during the event in the shape of the FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships. Toyota’s Coque López accepted the Manufacturer Series award on behalf of team-mates Tomoaki Yamanaka and Igor Fraga whilst Valerio Gallo received the Nations Cup Trophy.
The stars of tomorrow, the FIA Karting World Champions came in the shape of Tuukka Taponen (OK), Kean Nakamura (OK-Junior) andWinners all: The winners of the year’s FIA championships with Jean Todt at his last Awards Ceremony as he reliquishes the FIA president post today. Photo: FIA Noah Milell (KZ). FIA Karting Commission President Felipe Massa handed over the silverware along with Angelo Sticchi Damiani, President of the Italian Automobile Club and Max Verstappen, who had a decorated karting career of his own.
The FIA Formula 2 Championship winner Oscar Piastri, recently signed as a test driver for Alpine Formula 1 team in 2022, also took the Rookie of the Year Award. The prize is voted by members of the FIA Drivers Commission, led by the Commission President, nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen. Rene Rosin represented the champion team Prema Racing. Formula 3 honours went to Dennis Hauger while Giacomo Ricci accepted the team trophy on behalf of Trident Racing.
In addition to the Championship titles, a number of other awards were presented.
The Outstanding Official of the Year Award went to Anselme Bigirimana, who has been a member of the Burundi Automobile Club (CAB) since 1970 and joined the executive committee of the CAB after a serious accident forced him to retire from competition. Bigirimana is ever-present in all the development activities of motor sport in Burundi.
The FIA Personality of The Year Award, decided by permanently accredited FIA media, went to Lewis Hamilton.
Action of the Year celebrates the most spectacular moments of the past racing year and is the only prize of the evening voted for by motor sport fans around the world. In 2021, the fans favoured former world champion and current Alpine Formula 1 team’s Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard was acclaimed for his battle with Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The recipient of the FIA Founding Members’ Club Heritage Cup was Robert Dewar on behalf of the Concours d’Elegance Kenya.
The evening concluded with tributes to President Todt. He was presented with 20 helmets from each of the current Formula 1 drivers by the CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali.
Domenicali said: “Your professional life has always been characterized by true values. We thank you for all that you have done for the motor sport community and also for safety and human rights. You are leaving a lasting legacy.”
Richard Mille, President of the FIA Endurance Commission, in a personal tribute, said: “He’s somebody you can call at 3 o’clock in the morning with a problem and he will wake up the world to solve the problem. We are going to miss him so much.”
The President’s son, Nicolas Todt added: “I want to tell you how proud I am to have a father like you who taught me so many important values. Your successes are due to your passion for motor sport, your willingness to always push the boundaries, your capacity to get the very best from your colleagues and to never take no for an answer.”
And in recognition as President Todt being the inspiration behind the FIA Safe and Affordable Helmet Programme and his dedication across the twin pillars of motor sport and mobility, he was presented with a commemorative Safe and Affordable helmet signed by all the World Champions awarded during his term as President of the FIA.
President Todt said: “Life is made in chapters. Being a co-driver was my first. And now this chapter is over. Twelve years is a long time. The job is demanding. I know that the FIA will get fresh blood, a fresh team. Amongst the legacy I leave, I leave an amazing team which is able to continue to deliver the job with the new elected team. I still have the same passion. I am blessed, I still love motor racing. Now it is time to give something back in other areas of life. I am an old man but in good form and we will see what comes next.Proceedings ended with the traditional ‘family photo’ and a final applause for all of the 2021 champions and category winners as the curtain fell on what has been a successful motor sport year.
Click here to see the event image gallery and here to read the FIA prize giving brochure.
2021 FIA PRIZE GIVING GALA | CHAMPIONS & AWARD WINNERS
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Max VERSTAPPEN
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CONSTRUCTORS
MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS AND CO-DRIVERS
Sébastien OGIER & Julien INGRASSIA
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
FIA HYPERCAR WORLD ENDURANCE DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI, José María LÓPEZ
2021 FIA HYPERCAR WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Nyck DE VRIES
ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS
MERCEDES-EQ
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Johan KRISTOFFERSSON
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
HANSEN WORLD RX TEAM
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION – KZ
Noah MILELL
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION – OK-JUNIOR
Kean NAKAMURA
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION – OK
Tuukka TAPONEN
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – NATIONS CUP
Valerio GALLO
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – MANUFACTURERS SERIES
Coque LOPEZ
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – MANUFACTURERS SERIES
Igor FRAGA
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER – MANUFACTURERS SERIES
Tomoaki YAMANAKA
FIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Lewis HAMILTON
FIA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Oscar PIASTRI
FIA ACTION OF THE YEAR
Fernando ALONSO
FIA JUNIOR WRC CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
Sami PAJARI & Marko SALMINEN
FIA JUNIOR WRC TROPHY FOR NATIONS
FINLAND
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Andreas MIKKELSEN
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS
Torstein ERIKSEN
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
MOVISPORT
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Yohan ROSSEL
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO‑DRIVERS
Maciej SZCZEPANIAK
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
HYUNDAI 2C COMPETITION
FIA AFRICAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
Carl TUNDO & Tim JESSOP
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
Andreas MIKKELSEN & Sara FERNÁNDEZ
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
TOKSPORT WRT
FIA MIDDLE EAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
Nasser AL-ATTIYAH & Mathieu BAUMEL
FIA NACAM RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
Ricardo CORDERO & Marco HERNÁNDEZ
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY TROPHY DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Mustafa ÇAKAL & Özgür AKDAG
FIA RGT CUP DRIVERS & CO‑DRIVERS
Pierre RAGUES & Julien PESENTI
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY RALLIES DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Nasser AL-ATTIYAH & Mathieu BAUMEL
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY RALLIES FOR TEAMS
OVERDRIVE SA
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY RALLIES DRIVERS – T3
Cristina GUTIÉRREZ
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY BAJAS DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Yazeed AL RAJHI & Alexey KUZMICH
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS‑COUNTRY BAJAS DRIVERS – T3
Dania AKEEL
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – RX1
Andreas BAKKERUD
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – RX3
Yury BELEVSKIY
FIA RX2e CHAMPIONSHIP
Guillaume DE RIDDER
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Oscar PIASTRI
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
PREMA Racing
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Dennis HAUGER
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
TRIDENT
FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE CERTIFIED BY FIA
Gregoire SAUCY
FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY HONDA
Kyffin SIMPSON
FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Yuga FURUTANI
FORMULA 3 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Guanyu ZHOU
F4 USA CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Noel LEÓN
F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Dilano VAN’T HOFF
F4 UAE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Enzo TRULLI
F4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Oliver BEARMAN
F4 GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Oliver BEARMAN
F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Matthew REES
F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Seita NONAKA
F4 FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Esteban MASSON
F4 CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Andy CHANG
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR DRIVERS
Alessandro PIER GUIDI & James CALADO
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR MANUFACTURERS
FERRARI
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMP2 DRIVERS
Charles MILESI, Ferdinand HABSBURG, Robin FRIJNS
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMGTE AM DRIVERS
Alessio ROVERA, François PERRODO, Nicklas NIELSEN
FIA EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
Norbert KISS
FIA INTERNATIONAL DRIFTING CUP FOR DRIVERS
James DEANE
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR DRIVERS
Yann EHRLACHER
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR TEAMS
Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR JUNIOR DRIVERS
Luca ENGSTLER
FIA WORLD LAND SPEED RECORDS
Gianmaria AGHEM
FIA OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Bigirimana ANSELME
FIA FOUNDING MEMBERS’ CLUB HERITAGE CUP
Robert DEWAR -
Jehan Daruvala tops post-season testing in Prema colours
Yas Marina, 16 Dec 2021: Jehan Daruvala finished as the fastest driver on Day 1 of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit, beating MP Motorsport’s Felipe Drugovich and Virtuosi rookie Jack Doohan, with a time of 1:35.793.
The Red Bull junior was making his return to PREMA Racing, the team he challenged for the Formula 3 title with in 2019. Having finished second fastest to Drugovich in the morning session, Daruvala edged out the Brazilian in the afternoon by more than three tenths. F3 vice-champion Doohan finished third in both sessions to continue his impressive start to life in Formula 2.
MORNING
On his return to MP Motorsport, after a season with Virtuosi, Drugovich set the benchmark during the opening 30 minutes, posting a 1:35.577. The Brazilian headed Daruvala on a cool morning in Yas Marina, with the Indian swapping Carlin for PREMA.
There were several Red Flags during the opening session, with Clément Novalak, Amaury Cordeel, Frederick Vesti and Théo Pourchaire all stopping on track at various points, as well as a coming together between Jüri Vips and Dennis Hauger.
Vips had briefly set the third fastest time, but fell to sixth following the collision, as Virtuosi’s Doohan jumped to third, ahead of Carlin’s Liam Lawson. Ralph Boschung completed the top five with Campos Racing, while also running the most laps of the morning, punching in a total of 47.
The second Carlin of Logan Sargeant finished seventh, with DAMS’ Roy Nissany, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Jake Hughes and Virtuosi’s Marino Sato completing the top 10.
AFTERNOON
There were two stoppages in the early stages of the afternoon, with Cordeel and Vips both requiring red flags, but overall, a lot more running time for the field. Sixteen drivers broke the 40-lap barrier, six set more than 50, and Carlin duo Sargeant and Lawson posted more than a 120 between them.
Olli Caldwell was the early pacesetter for Campos with a 1:40.217, before getting replaced by the Daruvala at the top of the order. ART Grand Prix’s Frederik Vesti took the times below 1m 38s for the first time, before seeing Daruvala drop a 1:36.063 to return to P1.
Drugovich and Pourchaire briefly bumped the PREMA down to second, but Daruvala managed to find a further three tenths to return to the top of the leaderboard. Doohan muscled his way into third to finish as the quickest rookie for the second session in a row.
Pourchaire held on to fourth, ahead of Boschung. Calan Williams was the second-highest rookie, running just under a second off the pace for Trident in P6.
A late lap from Nissany put him in seventh, ahead of Juan Manuel Correa, who was making his F2 return with Charouz Racing System.
Vesti finished in eighth, despite stopping on track at the end of the session. He beat out 2021 F3 champion Dennis Hauger.
Testing will resume at 9am local time on Friday.
2021 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP – YAS MARINA POST-SEASON TEST, DAY 1, MORNING SESSION
DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS 1 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:35.577 31 2 Jehan Daruvala PREMA Racing 1:35.622 26 3 Jack Doohan UNI-Virtuosi 1:36.055 41 4 Liam Lawson Carlin 1:36.208 29 5 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1:36.482 47 6 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 1:36.571 19 7 Logan Sargeant Carlin 1:36.599 30 8 Roy Nissany DAMS 1:36.643 35 9 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 1:36.708 23 10 Marino Sato UNI-Virtuosi 1:36.718 34 11 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 1:36.733 33 12 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 1:37.018 42 13 Dennis Hauger PREMA Racing 1:37.023 20 14 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 1:37.033 27 15 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 1:37.069 26 16 Calan Williams Trident 1:37.070 26 17 Teppei Natori Trident 1:37.387 27 18 Juan Manuel Correa Charouz Racing System 1:37.472 37 19 Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 1:37.566 27 20 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1:37.677 12 21 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 1:38.887 28 22 Frederik Vesti DAMS 1:39.694 13 2021 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP – YAS MARINA POST-SEASON TEST, DAY 1, AFTERNOON SESSION
DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS Jehan Daruvala PREMA Racing 1:35.435 46 Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport 1:35.793 44 Jack Doohan Virtuosi 1:35.851 44 Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix 1:35.981 46 Ralph Boschung Campos Racing 1:36.340 33 Calan Williams Trident 1:36.705 48 Roy Nissany DAMS 1:36.859 41 Juan Manuel Correa Charouz Racing System 1:36.886 34 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1:36.912 45 Dennis Hauger PREMA Racing 1:36.960 44 Olli Caldwell Campos Racing 1:37.031 44 Guilherme Samaia Charouz Racing System 1:37.073 40 Jake Hughes Van Amersfoort Racing 1:37.077 52 Ayumu Iwasa DAMS 1:37.547 38 Teppei Natori Trident 1:37.660 51 Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 1:38.464 28 Logan Sargeant Carlin 1:38.709 63 Liam Lawson Carlin 1:38.908 64 Clément Novalak MP Motorsport 1:39.096 36 Marcus Armstrong Hitech Grand Prix 1:39.344 52 Marino Sato Virtuosi 1:39.451 53 Amaury Cordeel Van Amersfoort Racing 1:40.973 13 -
Max Verstappen clinches F1 Drivers’ title with a last-lap thriller
Abu Dhabi, 12 Dec 2021: Max Verstappen won his first World Driver’s Championship at the end of one of the most intense title-deciders in Formula 1 history, passing rival Lewis Hamilton to take the lead and the race win on the last lap of a dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
With 54 laps of the race gone and with Hamilton in an apparently comfortable 11-second lead, Verstappen’s chances of taking the title appeared to be over, but when Williams’ Nicholas Latifi crashed out and the safety car was released, the Red Bull driver was handed another chance. He pitted, took on Soft tyres and when the safety car left the track he attacked. He closed on Hamilton, who was on old Hard tyres, and with a late diver down the inside of the Mercedes grabbed the lead. The Briton fought back on the following straight but Verstappen resisted to take his 10th win of the year and his first world championship title.
When the lights went out at the start, Hamilton got the better start and took the lead into Turn 1 ahead of Verstappen. Behind them, Sergio Pérez made a good start and took third place from McLaren’s Lando Norris who went wide.
Having lost the lead, Verstappen slotted into the slipstream of Hamilton’s Mercedes and closed up to the Briton on the run to Turn 7. He attacked with a move down the inside and Hamilton went wide. The Mercedes rejoined the track in the lead and the incident prompted the stewards to take a closer look but ultimately they ruled that there was “no investigation necessary” and Hamilton was free to march on in the lead.
He then set about building a gap to Verstappen, who began to complain of tyre wear, and by lap 13 the Dutchman was five seconds behind his title rival.
That was the cue for the Dutch driver to head towards the pit lane and in a 2.1s stop he took on hard tyres. He rejoined in P5 behind Norris, quickly passed the McLaren and then set about chasing down Carlos Sainz.
Mercedes reacted to Verstappen’s pit stop by bring Hamilton in at the end of lap 14 and he took on hard tyres in a 2.4s stop, rejoining in P2, 11 seconds behind new race leader Pérez. Behind, Verstappen claimed P3 by comfortably dismissing Sainz but ahead Hamilton began to reel in Pérez.
Ove the next six laps the Mercedes driver closed the gap to the Mexican and with DRS support he attacked on the pit straight, passing the Mexican with apparent ease. Pérez was in no mood to relinquish the lead, however, and in the following DS zone he powered back past the Briton to reclaim top spot.
Pérez’s feisty defence had the effect of allowing Max to erase much his deficit to Hamilton and when the British driver finally made it past the Mexican under DRS on the next lap, Pérez quickly moved aside to let Versatappen power through to second place, just a few seconds behind Hamilton and with both now on hard tyres.
It was a brief resurgence, however. As the second stint evolved, Hamilton began to once more slowly draw away from Max and by lap 33 he was five seconds ahead of the Red Bull driver.
The complexion of the race changed on lap 36 when Antonio Giovinazzi pulled over at the side of the track with gearbox issues. The Virtual Safety Car was deployed and with Hamilton staying out on track, the Team quickly called Max in for another set of hard tyres. Pérez also pitted under the VSC and he rejoined in third place. Verstappen rejoined almost 17 seconds behind Hamilton and when the track went green the Red Bull driver began to close on the Mercedes at the rate of eight tenths of a second per lap.
But as the final stint unfolded it became clear that the pace in the new tyres wouldn’t be strong enough to put Verstappen close to the race-leading Mercedes.
With 10 laps left Verstappen was 12 seconds behind Hamilton and running out of time, bu on lap 53 the pendulum once again swung back towards the Dutchman.
Williams’ Nicholas Latifi crashed and the Safety Car was released. Verstappen immediately pitted and took a set of soft tyres as Hamilton stayed on track. On lap 57 race control decreed that the five cars on track between Hamilton and Verstappen would be allowed to unlap themselves and that the Safety Car would come in to provide for a single lap of racing.
And when the track went green Max was immediately on the attack. He closed on Hamilton on the run to Turn 5 and with a brave dive down the inside he claimed the race lead. Hamilton fought back on the next straight and drew alongside the Dutchman and almost got past, but Max held the line, held his nerve and kept the lead until the finish line, and until he had claimed his first FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Championship title.
However, in the wake of the race, Mercedes lodged two protests against the result. Decisions relating to the protests were still awaited at the time of publication.
2021 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Race
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda 58 1:30’17.345
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 58 1:30’19.601 2.256
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 58 1:30’22.518 5.173
4 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda 58 1:30’23.037 5.692
5 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Honda 58 1:30’23.876 6.531
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 58 1:30’24.808 7.463
7 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 58 1:31’16.545 59.200
8 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 58 1:31’19.053 1’01.708
11 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 58 1:31’21.371 1’04.026
10 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 58 1:31’23.402 1’06.057
11 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 58 1:31’24.872 1’07.527
12 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 57 1:30’20.926 1 lap /3.581
13 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 57 1:30’25.327 1 lap /7.982
14 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 57 1:30’25.947 1 lap /8.602
15 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda 55 1:24’12.571 3 laps
Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 50 1:16’55.491 Retirement
Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 33 50’20.298 Retirement
George Russell Williams/Mercedes 26 41’10.855 Retirement
Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 25 39’23.611 Retirement
Nikita Mazepin Haas/Ferrari 0 -
Double for Arjun Balu, Charen Chandran; Ghorpade wins
Chennai, 12 Dec.2021: Coimbatore veteran Arjun Balu (Race Concepts) and Chirag Ghorpade, the schoolboy from Bengaluru, lit up the second round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship 2021 with dominating performances in their respective categories on a rain-marred Sunday at the MMRT here.
Chirag, who had won the first race in the MRF F1600 category on Saturday, topped the third today of the triple-header after local teenager Dillon Zacharaiah took the honours in the second outing for his maiden win in this class.
Balu, the 47-year old ace from Coimbatore, brought into play all his vast experience to complete a double in the premier Indian Touring Cars class after starting from P3 (reverse grid) in a “wet race” following a bout of heavy showers in the afternoon. Having won the first race yesterday, Balu, started behind two Rayo Racing polos of Anindith Reddy and Jeet Jhabakah and, played a waiting game before getting a jump on the two Hyderabad drivers for another brilliant win.
Earlier, Dillon, 18, drove a fine race starting from P2 on the reverse grid, to notch his maiden win in this class from a fast finishing Suriyavarathan (Coimbatore) and Viswas Vijayaraj (Nellore).
Late in the evening, with light fast fading, Ghorpade scored a lights-to-flag win to complete a double, in a race that was reduced to six laps from the scheduled eight. Agra’s Shahan Ali Mohsin, who finished second, was later docked a 10-second penalty for speeding in the pitlane which pushed him to sixth. The penalty moved Nellore’s Viswas Vijayaraj to second place and Ashwin Datta (Chennai) to third.
Reflecting on his double and scoring his third win in four starts, Balu said: “A very special drive today. The odds were against me with two VW Polo cars in front and the conditions very tricky. But I had the confidence that I could pass both the cars and I thought I read the track conditions very well. Yes, a textbook drive it was.”
Also achieving a double was Coimbatore’s private entrant Charen Chandran who won both the races in the Super Stock category while Rithvik Thomas (Race Concepts) from Bengaluru ended Deepak Ravikumar’s (Performance Racing) winning streak in the Indian Junior Touring Cars class by winning Race-2 today.
Salem’s Sai Sanjay and Ritesh Rai (Chennai) won a race apiece in the Volkswagen Polo category double-header after surviving tight finishes.
The seasoned Chennai driver Raghul Rangasamy (Quest Motorsport) took the honours in the Formula LGB 1300 race from P5 start ahead of Bengaluru’s Tijil Rao (Momentum Motorsport) and Viswas Vijayaraj (DTS Racing) from Nellore.
Mumbai’s Fahad Kutty completed a profitable weekend as he won two of the three races and finished on podium in the other in the MRF Saloon Cars category.
The day’s programme was delayed due to bursts of rains overnight and this morning, but the track dried up quickly later in bright sunshine. The post-lunch session too was affected by sudden showers leading to some races being declared as “wet race”.
The results (Provisional – all 8 laps unless mentioned):
MRF F1600 (Race-2): 1. Dillon Zacharaiah (Chennai) (16mins, 37.473secs); 2. Suriyavarathan (Coimbatore) (16:37.844); 3. Viswas Vijayaraj (Nellore) (16:38.344). Race-3 (6 laps): 1. Chirag Ghorpade (Bengaluru) (10:37.982); 2. Viswas Vijayaraj (Nellore) (10:45.318); 3. Ashwin Datta (Chennai) (10:45.995).
Indian Touring Cars (Race-2): 1. Arjun Balu (Race Concepts, Coimbatore) (17:00.366); 2. Jeet Jhabakh (Rayo Racing, Hyderabad) (17:09.508); 3. Anindith Reddy (Rayo Racing, Hyderabad) (17:09.774).
Super Stock (Race-2): 1. Rithvik Thomas (Race Concepts, Bengaluru) (18:32.647); 2. Deepak Ravikumar (Performance Racing, Chennai) (18:33.644); 3. RP Raja Rajan (Performance Racing, Chennai) (18:50.454).
Indian Junior Touring Cars (Race-2): 1. Charen Chandran (Pvt, Coimbatore) (18:03.480); 2. K Srinivas Teja (Performance Racing, Chennai) (18:07.131); 3. Hatim Shabbir Jamnagarwala (Performance Racing, Chennai) (18:11.507).
Formula LGB 1300 (Race-2): 1. Raghul Rangasamy (MSport, Chennai) (19:34.504); 2. Tijil Rao (Momentum Motorsport, Bengaluru) (19:36.053); 3. Viswas Vijayaraj (DTS Racing, Nellore) (19:40.848).
Volkswagen Polo (Race-1): 1. Sai Sanjay TS (Salem) (16:45.578); 2. Sandeep Kumar (Chennai) (16:46.427); 3. Sourav Bandyopadhyay (Thane) (16:53.278). Race-2: 1. Ritesh Rai (Chennai) (16:57.162); 2. Avik Anwar (Bangladesh) (16:57.729); 3. Sandeep Kumar (Chennai) (16:58.533).
MRF Saloon Cars (Toyota Etios – Race 3, 4 laps): 1. Fahad Kutty (Red Line Racing, Mumbai) (12:11.978); 2. Jamie Shaw (Red Line Racing, Mumbai) (12:16.327); 3. Jai Prashant Venkat (Red Line Racing, Coimbatore) (12:16.595).
-
INRC 2w Coimbatore Round 5 class-wise Results
Coimbatore, 12 Dec 2021: Following are the Class-wise results of the fifth and penultimate round of the MRF fmsci Mogrip National Rally Championship for two wheelers 2021 here on Sunday.
CATEGORY WISE PROVISIONAL STAGE TIMINGS
CLASS 1 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 2 RAJENDRA R E TVS RACING RTR 450 HOSUR 15:10.738 11:26.468 15:00.468 11:39.750 – – 00:53:17.424 – 00:53:17.424 2 1 ABDUL WAHEED TANVEER TVS RACING RTR 450 HOSUR 15:15.714 11:30.964 15:32.726 11:28.070 – – 00:53:47.474 – 00:53:47.474 3 3 R NATARAJ TVS RACING RTR 450 HOSUR 15:49.984 11:59.636 15:58.992 12:07.878 – – 00:55:56.490 – 00:55:56.490 4 4 ADHAAN AHAMED PRIVATEER KTM 250 MANGALORE 16:36.078 12:48.105 16:35.046 12:45.910 – – 00:58:45.139 – 00:58:45.139 5 5 GOUTHAM RAO R PRIVATEER RTR 200 BANGALORE 18:55.472 14:06.437 18:54.066 14:34.007 – – 01:06:29.982 – 01:06:29.982 CLASS 1A RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 6 ASAD KHAN PRIVATEER RMX 450 CHIKMAGALUR 16:30.746 12:30.082 16:50.980 12:42.691 – – 00:58:34.499 – 00:58:34.499 2 10 SINAN PRIVATEER KTM 450 KERALA 17:09.300 12:51.632 17:14.332 13:06.085 – – 01:00:21.349 – 01:00:21.349 3 7 JATIN JAIN PRIVATEER KTM 450 NAGPUR 17:26.890 13:08.450 17:24.830 12:58.210 – – 01:00:58.380 – 01:00:58.380 4 9 AMAN PAWDE PRIVATEER KTM 450 NAGPUR 17:01.636 15:32.054 16:54.468 12:41.542 – – 01:02:09.700 – 01:02:09.700 CLASS 2 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 48 AJIN ABRAHAM PRIVATEER STUNNER KOTTAYAM 18:16.675 14:02.945 18:11.128 21:23.988 – – 01:11:54.736 – 01:11:54.736 2 49 CHALASS K BOSE PRIVATEER STUNNER KERALA DNF – – – – – – – – 3 51 AZEEB MUHAMMED PRIVATEER STUNNER KOTTAYAM DNF – – – – – – – – 4 50 NITESH POOJARY PRIVATEER STUNNER MANGALORE 18:43.539 14:29.757 DNF – – – – – – CLASS 3 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 27 PAVAN BK PRIVATEER IMPULSE BANGALORE 17:41.453 13:27.023 17:15.687 13:15.042 – – 01:01:39.205 – 01:01:39.205 2 28 PRAVITH P PRIVATEER IMPULSE KERALA 17:51.000 13:32.492 17:47.207 15:12.097 – – 01:04:22.796 – 01:04:22.796 3 30 BHARATH L PRIVATEER IMPULSE BANGALORE 19:04.582 14:24.425 19:19.417 14:40.894 – – 01:07:29.318 – 01:07:29.318 4 29 HARI KUMAR PRIVATEER IMPULSE TRIVANDRUM 20:07.332 15:08.414 19:45.761 15:04.425 – – 01:10:05.932 – 01:10:05.932 5 31 AKHIL ARUMUGAM PRIVATEER IMPULSE COIMBATORE 19:56.960 15:32.894 19:45.710 15:05.015 – – 01:10:20.579 – 01:10:20.579 6 33 BINU JOHN PRIVATEER IMPULSE KERALA 20:51.386 15:29.996 20:37.199 15:38.355 – – 01:12:36.936 – 01:12:36.936 7 32 MOHAMMED NIYAS PRIVATEER IMPULSE TRIVANDRUM 21:58.449 16:11.812 20:35.812 15:52.167 – – 01:14:38.240 – 01:14:38.240 8 25 SASI KUMAR K PRIVATEER IMPULSE COIMBATORE DNF – – – – – – – – CLASS 4 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 11 SAMUEL JACOB TVS RACING RTR 200 HOSUR 15:47.578 12:03.746 15:58.417 12:15.699 – – 00:56:05.440 – 00:56:05.440 2 12 IMRAN PASHA TVS RACING RTR 200 HOSUR 15:54.187 12:19.335 16:08.171 12:23.976 – – 00:56:45.669 – 00:56:45.669 3 14 SACHIN D TVS RACING RTR 200 HOSUR 16:25.230 12:44.070 16:16.230 12:26.410 – – 00:57:51.940 – 00:57:51.940 4 15 TRINESH V PRIVATEER RTR 200 BANGALORE 18:06.875 13:22.785 17:26.921 13:14.640 – – 01:02:11.221 – 01:02:11.221 5 18 ANAND JAYAKRISHNAN PRIVATEER XPULSE TRIVANDRUM 18:16.769 13:47.042 17:51.726 13:50.652 – – 01:03:46.189 – 01:03:46.189 6 16 MOHAMMED IRSHAD PRIVATEER XPULSE TRIVANDRUM 18:59.320 14:42.199 19:13.160 14:21.753 – – 01:07:16.432 – 01:07:16.432 CLASS 5 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 19 SAJEESH REGHANATHAN PRIVATEER KTM 390 BANGALORE 17:14.539 13:21.359 17:08.351 12:54.828 – – 01:00:39.077 – 01:00:39.077 2 20 V VENU RAMESH KUMAR PRIVATEER KTM 390 COIMBATORE 17:35.109 13:19.597 17:28.351 13:24.394 – – 01:01:47.451 – 01:01:47.451 3 22 AAKASH AITHAL PRIVATEER KTM ADVENTURE PUTTUR 18:36.636 13:49.390 18:14.496 13:52.742 – – 01:04:33.264 – 01:04:33.264 4 23 MANIKANDAN PRIVATEER KTM 390 COIMBATORE 19:11.113 13:55.835 18:14.554 13:41.390 – – 01:05:02.892 – 01:05:02.892 5 24 JAIDEEP JOSHI PRIVATEER KTM 390 COIMBATORE 18:37.777 14:04.453 20:49.472 14:51.632 – – 01:08:23.334 – 01:08:23.334 6 21 SRAVAN KUMAR PRIVATEER KTM 390 HYDERABAD 19:45.300 14:56.996 19:35.859 14:56.269 – – 01:09:14.424 – 01:09:14.424 CLASS 6 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 36 NARESH VS PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD BANGALORE 18:00.644 13:23.359 17:22.757 13:23.808 – – 01:02:10.568 – 01:02:10.568 2 34 MOHAMMED ZAHEER PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD BANGALORE 18:06.187 14:03.515 17:48.925 13:54.300 – – 01:03:52.927 – 01:03:52.927 3 39 JEEMON ANTONY PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD ERNAKULAM 18:14.835 13:45.300 18:05.933 13:58.378 – – 01:04:04.446 – 01:04:04.446 4 42 ARUN JOY PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD ERNAKULAM 18:14.988 14:03.390 18:15.277 14:05.191 – – 01:04:38.846 – 01:04:38.846 5 37 ABHIJEET SARKAR PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD GUWAHATI 20:45.242 15:27.589 20:09.347 15:10.214 – – 01:11:32.392 – 01:11:32.392 6 38 SREEKANTH KOMANA PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD KOCHI DNF – – – – – – – – 7 41 SAMUEL ABRAHAM PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD KERALA 18:05.878 DNF – – – – – – – 8 40 SHAJEER ISMAIL PRIVATEER ROYAL ENFIELD KOCHI 19:47.125 15:01.687 19:49.046 DNF – – – – – CLASS 7 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 46 SYED ASIF ALI TVS RACING NTORQ HOSUR 18:13.437 13:51.535 17:57.628 13:43.871 – – 01:03:46.471 – 01:03:46.471 2 43 SHAMIM KHAN TVS RACING NTORQ HOSUR 18:25.042 13:52.855 17:58.347 13:42.480 – – 01:03:58.724 00:12:00 01:15:58.724 3 45 KARTHIK NAIDU TVS RACING NTORQ HOSUR 18:24.949 13:51.718 18:02.417 13:48.074 – – 01:04:07.158 – 01:04:07.158 4 47 ABIJITH SHETTY PRIVATEER NTORQ BANGALORE 19:26.128 14:37.476 19:56.609 DNF – – – – – CLASS 8 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 54 AISHWARYA PISSAY M TVS RACING RTR 200 HOSUR 18:06.839 13:52.468 18:10.839 14:01.128 – – 01:04:11.274 – 01:04:11.274 2 55 TANIKA SHANBAG PRIVATEER XPULSE SATARA 19:04.328 14:08.972 18:24.972 14:07.042 – – 01:05:45.314 – 01:05:45.314 3 56 APOORVA PRIVATEER IMPULSE MANGALORE 20:27.988 15:05.691 20:10.183 15:30.351 – – 01:11:14.213 – 01:11:14.213 CLASS 9 RANK COMP NO COMPETITOR NAME TEAM VEHICLE CITY SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 TOTAL STAGE TIME LIAISON PENALTY TOTAL RUN TIME 1 57 KALI MOHAN TVS RACING RTR 200 HOSUR 17:10.625 12:54.132 16:54.429 12:52.699 – – 00:59:51.885 – 00:59:51.885 2 66 K.SARAVANAKUMAR PRIVATEER APACHE COIMBATORE 17:19.117 13:14.882 17:07.894 13:11.667 – – 01:00:53.560 – 01:00:53.560 3 58 VISHNU PRAKASH S PRIVATEER IMPULSE COIMBATORE 18:11.941 13:33.683 17:44.968 13:29.222 – – 01:02:59.814 – 01:02:59.814 4 59 SAM ISSAIAH PRIVATEER XPULSE COIMBATORE 18:09.660 13:39.523 18:07.734 14:20.839 – – 01:04:17.756 00:01:00 01:05:17.756 5 65 VIGNESH VENKATESH PRIVATEER XPULSE COIMBATORE 19:28.773 13:46.453 18:08.683 13:59.882 – – 01:05:23.791 – 01:05:23.791 6 61 THILAGA RAJA PRIVATEER IMPULSE ERODE 20:10.167 15:05.492 19:21.218 15:04.925 – – 01:09:41.802 – 01:09:41.802 7 60 J PRADEEP PRIVATEER XPULSE COIMBATORE 20:44.316 15:41.132 20:18.441 15:27.882 – – 01:12:11.771 – 01:12:11.771 8 63 RICARIUS VENCHASLAUS PRIVATEER IMPULSE COIMBATORE 18:13.511 13:51.789 18:19.167 24:10.078 – – 01:14:34.545 – 01:14:34.545 9 64 A KARTHIKEYAN PRIVATEER APACHE COIMBATORE DNS – – – – – – – –
