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Prithvi, Kothadiya take top honours
Mumbai, 25 August 2020: Chennai’s Sai Prithvi and Pune’s Oshan Kothadiya won a race each in the Pro Class of the fourth round of the Mumbai Falcons Indian eRacing Championship, in association with Volkswagen Motorsport. The duo picked up their first wins this season, at the Daytona International Speedway on Sunday.
Qualifying saw Pune’s Muhammad Ibrahim post a laptime of 1:43.924, a mere 0.021 seconds ahead of defending champion – Amith Kutti. Championship leader Sai Prithvi from Chennai was third.
As the lights went out, Ibrahim made a good start to lead race 1, but a few corners later, Kutti outbraked the leader to grab the lead. The duo fought for a couple of laps, before Ibrahim attempted to retake the lead, resulting in both spectacularly crashing out of the race. Prithvi comfortably won ahead of Raghav Budhiraja (New Delhi). Ujjwal Belwariar (Bangalore) graduated from Junior to Pro Class and had a dream debut with a podium. Mumbai’s Raiden Samervel and Ooty’s Niranjan Kumar were fourth and fifth.
The top 12 from race 1, are reversed for the start of Race 2. Kaushick Mohanraja started from pole and the entire field had a clean start. Unfortunately he spun and a few cars hit him. Eventually Former Volkswagen Polo Cup Runner Up, Oshan Kothadiya (Pune) won the race after an excellent drive from seventh on the grid. Mumbai’s Prathamesh Yedre and Lucknow’s Siddharth Mehdiratta earned their maiden podiums with second and third, ahead of Kumar and Kutti.
“After 4 rounds we have 4 different race winners in the Pro Class. It’s really competitive at the top. The champions now have the best opportunity possible to transition from this, into real world racing.” said Moid Tungekar, CEO of Mumbai Falcons.
Gurgaon’s Garvit Agarwal started on pole and ran away, to win the Junior Race. Mumbai’s Janak Panchal and Tej Patel earned their maiden podiums, ahead of Jahaan Noble and Yash Khare. This weekend saw the commencement of the Amateur category with Deepak Raj, Guru Vishal & Deepak Walvekar finishing in the top three.
Pune’s Oshan Kothadiya Sirish Vissa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India said, “It is exciting to see a former Volkswagen Polo Cup runner up battling with and giving his competitors a tough fight. This shows how well the competitors are driving. Both the races were exhilarating to watch, we hope that this close battle continues for the rest of the championship.”
8 Time Champion and Founder of IR eSports, Rayomand Banajee added “We are happy with the excellent response that the Amateur category has received. We are confident that the entry-level classes will grow further, as we add on the Amateur PS4 category and a Women’s category.
Pro Race 1 Position Car No Name City Start Pos. 1 12 Sai Prithvi Chennai 3 2 63 Raghav Budhiraja New Delhi 6 3 9 Ujjwal Belwariar Bangalore 12 4 64 Raiden Samervel Mumbai 11 5 98 Niranjan Kumar Ooty 7 Pro Race 2 Position Car No Name City Start Pos. 1 14 Oshan Kothadiya Pune 7 2 45 Prathamesh Yedre Mumbai 2 3 41 Siddharth Mehdiratta Lucknow 6 4 98 Niranjan Kumar Ooty 8 5 16 Amith Kutti Chennai 18 Junior Race Position Car No Name City Start Pos. 1 13 Garvit Agarwal Gurgaon 1 2 21 Janak Panchal Mumbai 9 3 11 Tej Patel Mumbai 6 4 15 Jahaan Noble Mumbai 10 5 25 Yash Khare Mumbai 12 Amateur Race Position Name City 1 Deepak Raj Chennai 2 Guru Vishal Chennai 3 Deepak Walvekar Bangalore 4 Anish Joshi Kolkata 5 Anish Kumar New Delhi Pro Championship Position Car No Name City Points 1 57/12 Sai Prithvi Chennai 265 2 33 Muhammad Ibrahim Pune* 261 3 9/12/11/16 Amith Kutti Chennai 242 4 777/98 Niranjan Kumar Ooty 211 5 20 Chevlyn Fernandes Mumbai 176 Junior Championship Position Car No Name City Points 1 16/13 Garvit Agarwal Munich 161 2 7 / 19 Ujjwal Belwariar Bangalore 123 3 10 Aditya Iyer Pune 118 4 5 / 30 Avinash Gupta Kalimpong 118 5 21 Janak Panchal Mumbai 94 *
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Sai Prithvi crowned champion of IR eSports ISRL2
Abdul Fattah and Raiden Samervel finish second and third respectively.
Mumbai, 2 May 2020: For the new generation of India’s racers, its practice arena has turned into a battlefield in the lockdown era.
Cooped up inside homes and missing out on valuable wheel time, racers from 14 cities took part in the country’s most popular competition: the Indian Sim Racing League (ISRL) in association with Volkswagen Motorsport.
Chennai’s Sai Prithvi garnered the maximum points, 252 over the five rounds, with the final one held on Friday night, to emerge Season 2’s undisputed champion.
Thrissur’s Abdul Fattah collected 191 points over the five rounds, to claim second position. Raiden Samervel from Mumbai managed 172 points to take the third position.
The Indian Sim Racing League receives good response. An INDIAinF1 image Incidentally, following innumerable queries, the ISRL announced that the third season would begin on May 8, with the promise of upgrades, a more viewer-friendly format and an attractive prize pool. Registrations are already open.
In the final race on the Laguna Seca track, Chennai’s Amith Kutti grabbed pole in qualifying, a mere eight-thousandth of a second ahead of points leader, Sai Prithvi. As the lights went out, a determined Prithvi went breathing down the tail of the leader pressurising him into an error.
Kutti and Prithvi exchanged fastest laps before Kutti tragically hit a back-marker. The resulting suspension damage forced him to retire. Title challenger Abdul Fattah (Thrissur) then crashed and pitted, losing valuable time and any hopes of winning the title. Jessie Jakhar (Thrissur) was the star of the race, climbing from seventeenth to finish fourth.
Sai Prithvi’s four victories in the five rounds were sufficient to crown him champion. He earns himself testing in a Volkswagen Motorsport race car. Abdul Fattah eventually finished eleventh to secure second in the final standings earns himself kart training sessions with Rayo Racing. Raiden Samervel, and gets a free race entry courtesy IndiKarting.
Organised by 8-time national karting champion Rayomand Banajee and his IR eSports, in association with Volkswagen Motorsport India, the championship pits India’s best online racers against real world racers: held on the popular online iRacing platform, each competes in an FIA homologated Dallara Formula 3 car, with identical setups, using his or her own simulator.
Mr. Sirish Vissa, Head Motorsports at Volkswagen India, said: “We are proud to associate with IR eSports and the Indian Sim Racing League. This gives a different dimension to our motorsport program in India. With this association we look forward to expanding our footprint in terms of accessibility to the sport.”
“We have always been looking at growing motorsport at the grassroots level. We gained a lot of knowledge organising India’s largest eSports Racing Championship last year. The lockdown created a perfect opportunity for the sport to grow and we are happy to create a competitive avenue for motorsport to grow in India via iRacing,” Rayomand added.
In this season, watched live by thousands on multiple social media channels, the five rounds saw the competitors racing on some of the world’s most iconic circuits, including Silverstone, Daytona and Laguna Seca.
The ISRL follows all the racing norms, with a proper rule book and experienced officials overseeing the conduct of the racers. Each round consists of two practice sessions totalling 90 minutes, a 10 minute qualifying and a 20 minute race. Points are awarded as per the Volkswagen India Championship, with additional points for pole position and fastest lap.
