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Jinendra Sangave wins MiniGP historic races; Shreyas wins hearts
Bengaluru, 23 July 2022: Kolhapur’s Jinendra Kiran Sangave displayed calmness and plenty of skill to create history as he won a double in the first Road-to-MotoGP international event for young riders under-14 years in India, the FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022 at the Meco Kartopia circuit, here on Saturday.
Jinendra, 13, held off Shreyas Hareesh, who is popularly known as “The Bengaluru Kid” in both the 15-lap races with Chennai’s 13-year old Rakshith S Dave, trailing the front-running duo in third place. The trio dominated the field through the weekend with some fearless riding and filled the podium spots in both races.
“I am thrilled and very happy to have won the first round. This is new bike and new championship and I am learning to improve my riding skills and adapt to the bike. This bike helps me to dream,” said a visibly pleased Jinendra, who switched over to Hindi, unable to control the emotional delight. It was a treat to watch both the rivals on track meet after the race. “I am not disappointed. I tried my best. It is not my day. Actually I would have crashed,” said the 11-year old Shreyas, who spoke like a mature rider, but he never misses a chance to have fun with his co-riders. The amazing maturity he showed on the bike, with great control and balance, to avoid a high side is proof enough that he would go places, if groomed properly. His great save in Race 2, two corners after the blind left, speak volumes about his riding skills. This is a perfect launch for the Bengaluru kid, who gave himself a birthday gift, three days ahead of July 26. But he would be having three more years in this championship which is wonderful prospect to go after his MotoGP dream.
From left: Shreyas Hareesh, 2nd, Jinendra Sangave, winner and Rakshith Dave, 3rd in both the inaugural two races in the MiniGP India series at Meco Kartopia on Saturday. The surprise packet of the day, was 12-year Nithila Das, from Bengaluru. A champion cycling talent, her foray into motorsports went unnoticed at the National Road races at the Madras International Circuit in the TVS one-make championship as the only girl. But on Saturday, the Trivandrum-born 6th standard student of Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Bengaluru, is the lone girl among four who competed, to complete both the races in sixth and fifth positions, respectively. Rest of the three girls, were allowed to do only three laps each as they failed to come within the time of the fastest rider’s 115 per cent, a rule that is place for safety reasons.
Jinendra and Shreyas, who had qualified for pole position, put on a thrilling contest marked by slight contacts at high speeds, but both displayed tremendous skill to stay astride their respective Italian Ohvale mini bikes. Jinendra’s calmness eventually helped him to get past Shreyas.
Jinendra Sangave, defended well and cleverly outfoxed the young rival to win both the races in the inaugural MiniGP India series round at Meco Kartopia on Sunday. The Bengaluru schoolboy, who, despite posting fastest laps in both the races, paid the price for small errors, while surviving a huge moment in the second outing when he averted a potential high-side.
The pace in the second race was particularly stunning. As in the first race, Shreyas led at the start but yielded ground to an aggressive and a bit more experienced Jinendra who never held back in attacking the corner or exploiting the slightest of openings Shreyas presented.
The weekend programme was compressed for an early finish in view of the inclement weather with spells of showers and consequent safety issues on a wet track. Thus, both races were completed on Saturday.
The FIM MiniGP World Series India is part of the global programme, comprising a total of 15 countries, and initiated by the FIM, the World governing body for two-wheeler racing, in conjunction with Dorna Sports, promoters of the FIM MotoGP.
The FIM launched the MiniGP Series in 2021, as part of the Road To MotoGP programme, aiming to create an equal platform for young riders around the World to begin their motorcycle racing careers.
The results:
Race-1 (15 laps): 1. Jinendra Kiran Sangave (Kolhapur) (16mins, 39.078secs); 2. Shreyas Hareesh (Bengaluru) (16:39.261); 3. Rakshith S Dave (Chennai) (16:52.251).
Race-2 (15 laps): 1. Jinendra Kiran Sangave (16:00.218); 2. Shreyas Hareesh (16:01.277); 3. Rakshith S Dave (16:24.502).
Qualifying (top 4): 1. Shreyas Hareesh (01:03.369); 2. Jinendra Sangave (01:03.641); 3. Rakshith Dave (01:04.103); 4. Nandanan Mahendran (Chennai) (01:04.603).
Caption: Podium – Winner Jinendra Sangave (centre), second-placed Shreyas Hareesh (left) and third-placed Rakshith Dave at Meco Kartopia on 24 July 2022.
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Four girls, 11 boys all set for FIM MiniGP India Series
Bengaluru, 22 July 2022: The inaugural FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022 will kickstart at the Meco Kartopia track here on Saturday with a full grid of 15 riders, including four girls, and all aged between 10-14 years, taking the start. A card of two races has been scheduled for the event.
The riders, who were shortlisted after a couple of rounds of trials earlier this month, are: Darshit Chetan Chavan (10 years), Sahil Vaibhav Shelukar (11) and Yash Shinde (12), all from Pune; Rehbar Baktoo (11) from New Delhi; Shreyas Hareesh (11), Dev Agastya (11), Nithila Das (12), Aleena Mansur Sheikh (11) and Anastya Pol (12), all from Bengaluru; Nandanan Mahendran (11), KR Kabilesh (12), Rakshith S Dave (13) and Rakshitha S Dave (13), all from Chennai; Jinendra Kiran Sangave (13), from Kolhapur; and Muhammed Zain Correya (13), from Kochi.
Quite a few of these riders have been taking part in various categories of the National Championships with some of them even achieving podium finishes. As such, keen competition is expected in the FIM MiniGP World Series India.
Rakshith S Dave of Chennai at the Meco Kartopia trials recently. Free practice and qualifying sessions will be held on Saturday between 10.40 am and 3.25 pm. Two races of 15 laps each have also been scheduled.
The series will be held on karting tracks that meet minimum standards set by the FIM or the national federation, with Bengaluru (3 rounds) and Hyderabad (2 rounds) being the venues. The top two riders, classified by total points scored after 10 races, will participate in the World Finals to be held in Valencia, Spain, during the final round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship in November.
All riders will compete on equal Ohvale GP-0 160 machinery (Mini bikes), manufactured in Italy, while Pirelli is the official single tyre supplier for all the FIM MiniGP World Series.
The FIM MiniGP World Series India is part of the global programme, comprising a total of 15 countries, and initiated by the FIM, the World governing body for two-wheeler racing, in conjunction with Dorna Sports, promoters of the FIM MotoGP.
The FIM launched the MiniGP Series in 2021, as part of the Road To MotoGP programme, aiming to create an equal platform for young riders around the World to begin their motorcycle racing careers.
Fmsci president Akbar Ebrahim said: “We begin a new journey this weekend with the FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022. It is a programme designed to help young riders take first steps towards achieving their short and long-term racing goals. There is no dearth of talent in India and we are sure that the youngsters will take advantage of this platform to showcase their talent and skill.”
Marco Rossetto, Product Manager, Ohvale, India, said: “We are happy to present a full grid of 15 riders for the FIM MiniGP World Series India. Four of these riders are girls. Hopefully, for next year, the girls will fill up all the five spots that we have reserved for them in the grid of 15. Through this series, we provide a platform for talented young riders and it is our earnest hope that one day in future, we will see an Indian rider in the FIM MotoGP World Championships.”
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Eight selected for FIM MiniGP World Series India
Bengaluru, 3 July 2022: Eight young riders, including two girls, in the age group of 10-14 years, made it to the first list of riders selected to participate in the FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022 following two sessions of tryouts and evaluation by experts at the Meco Kartopia track, here on Saturday, July 2. The full grid of 15 riders will be announced later this month after a similar exercise in north India.
The selected riders are: Nandanan Mahendran (Chennai), Rakshith Dave (Chennai), Jinendra Sangave (Kolhapur), Kabilesh R (Chennai), Shreyas Hareesh (Bengaluru), Rehbar Islam Baktoo (Delhi), Aleena Shaikh (Bengaluru) and Anastya Pol (Bengaluru) and Dev Agasthya (Bengaluru, Reserve rider).
Also included in the list of first batch is Chennai’s Rakshitha, twin sister of Dave, who could not participate in the trials here owing to injury she suffered in a National Championship race recently, but hopes to recover fully in time for the first round of the FIM MiniGP World Series India, later this month.
The rider evaluation panel included: BS Sujith Kumar, FIM-Asia Vice-President; Emmanuel Jebaraj, a former multiple National champion; and Marco Rossetto, Product Manager, Ohvale-India. Rajini Krishnan, the 10-time National champion, who was originally in the panel, excused himself as his son also took part in the trials.
FIM, the World governing body for two-wheeler racing, in conjunction with Dorna Sports, promoters of the FIM MotoGP, launched the MiniGP Series in 2021, as part of the Road To MotoGP programme, aiming to create an equal platform for young riders around the World to begin their motorcycle racing career.
The Series is restricted to riders in the age-group of 10-14 years. The top two riders at the conclusion of the series will take part in the World Series final round to be held at Valencia, Spain, in November.
Marco Rossetto, Product Manager, Ohvale India, said: “We are happy that the FIM MiniGP World Series India, which is part of the global series, finally got off the ground here in Bengaluru on Saturday with the selection trials. We selected eight kids plus a reserve rider today after evaluation by experts. In another week, we will have a full grid of 15 riders who will participate in the series. Once again, we thank the fmsci for granting us permission besides actively involving in the programme.”
The first round of the FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022 will be held at the Meco Kartopia, Bengaluru, on July 23-24, before moving to Hyderabad for the next two rounds and then returning to Bengaluru for the final two rounds. Each round will comprise two races.
The selected riders will compete on equal Ohvale GP-0 160 machinery (Mini bikes), manufactured in Italy, while Pirelli is the official single-tyre supplier for all the FIM MiniGP World Series with a standard tyre allocation given per event. All the five rounds (10 races) will be run on karting tracks that meet minimum standards set by the FIM or the national federation.
India, along with Australia, Austria, Indonesia, Japan and Qatar are the new additions to the Series that already includes 10 other countries – France, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, North America, Portugal, Spain, the UK and Alpe-Adria.
July 23-24: Round 1, Meco Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
August 20-21: Round 2, Chicane circuit, Hyderabad
August 27-28: Round 3, Chicane circuit, Hyderabad
Sept 10-11: Round 4, Meco Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
Sept 24-25: Round 5, Meco Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
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Main Sponsors: Vidiem, Ohvale India and RMS Motorsport. Helmets: MT
Support partners: Tech & Tantra (organiser); AJ Customs (design & graphic); Garage77 (technical support).
Series Sponsors: Pirelli, Motul, Dell’Orto. Series supported by: FIM, Fmsci, DornaSports, Road to MotoGP
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Revised calendar for FIM India Mini-GP
Bengaluru, 2 June 2022: FIM and Dorna Sports, the promoters of MotoGP and FIM MiniGP world series have changed the calendar of the India events for the 10 to 14 year riders in India as they are clashing with the other two-wheeler Racing Nationals.
In what could be a game-changer for two-wheeler racing in the country, India has been included in the FIM MiniGP World Series 2022 with a five-round competition under the aegis of the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). The India series, comprising 10 races, will be held in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, from July.
FIM, the World governing body for two-wheeler racing, in conjunction with Dorna Sports, promoters of the FIM MotoGP, launched the MiniGP Series in 2021, as part of the Road To MotoGP programme, aiming to create an equal platform for young riders around the World to begin their motorcycle racing careers. The Series is restricted to riders in the 10-14 years age-group.
The FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022 kicks-off with selection trials in Bengaluru on July 2-3 at Meco Kartopia. The first of the five rounds will also be held at Meco Kartopia, on July 23-24, before moving to Hyderabad for the next two rounds and then returning to Bengaluru for the final two rounds. Each round will comprise two races.
The selected riders will compete on equal Ohvale GP-0 160 machinery (Mini bikes) while Pirelli is the official single tyre supplier for all the FIM MiniGP World Series with a standard tyre allocation given per event. All the five rounds (10 races) will be run on karting tracks that meet minimum standards set by the FIM or the national federation.
The uniqueness of the India series is that the reputed Italian manufacturer Ohvale will provide mini bikes and full racing kit besides service at no cost to the competitor. KYT will provide helmets while Videm, Ohvale India and RMS Motorsport are the main sponsors.
India, along with Australia, Austria, Indonesia, Japan and Qatar are the new additions to the Series that already includes 10 other countries – France, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, North America, Portugal, Spain, the UK and Alpe-Adria.
fmsci president Akbar Ebrahim said: “We welcome the FIM MiniGP World Series to India. It is a big step forward in our efforts to identify, nurture and promote young talent in our country. The Series also presents a massive platform for talented youngsters to showcase their skills and pursue their racing dreams. It is a great initiative on part of Ohvale to provide the machines and riding gear without charge and hopefully, this incentive will encourage and inspire more youngsters to take to the sport.”
Marco Rossetto, Product Manager, Ohvale India, said: “The FIM MiniGP World Series India is a fruition of the groundwork we did in the past few years. India is a logical choice considering the two-wheeler population. We plan to tap and harness the abundant racing talent, and hopefully, India will produce a MotoGP rider in the near future. The response thus far has been tremendous and we are grateful to the FMSCI for granting us permission besides actively involving in the programme.”
The 2022 Calendar
July 2-3: Tryouts and selections, Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
July 23-24: Round 1, Meco Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
August 20-21: Round 2, Chicane circuit, Hyderabad
August 27-28: Round 3, Chicane circuit, Hyderabad
Sept 10-11: Round 4, Meco Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
Sept 24-25: Round 5, Meco Kartopia circuit, Bengaluru
