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14-20 October | This Week in Motorsports
All the action from Indians and Southeast Asians in global motorsport, this week.
Bianca Bustamante
As part of the McLaren Driver Development programme, Bianca is set to join Ella Lloyd in the Formula E Women’s Test for NEOM McLaren.
Yevan David
Qualifying P2 at his debut EuroFormula weekend, Yevan shined with wins in Races 1 and 3 along with a P3 finish in Race 2. He was also the Rookies winner for all three races.
Ritomo Miyata
Qualifying P2 in the LMP2 category, Ritomo and his team won the final ELMS race in Portima
Akshay Gupta
Qualifying P1 in the VT2-FWD category and P54 overall in the NLS series, Akshay went on to win in the category and finished P45 overall.
Takamoto Katsuta
Consistently in the top 5 for the WRC Central European Rally, Taka and his team finished the rally in P4 after skipping the previous round to take a short break. Next, WRC heads to Japan, his home rally.
Katrina Ee
Katrina’s stellar weekend started with a P4 finish in Heat 1. She followed this by finishing P8 in Heat 2, P6 in Heat 3 and P7 in the Finals after braving the weather throughout the weekend
Arjun Maini
Qualifying P12 and P16 in the two sessions, Arjun went on to finish Race 1 in P8 and Race 2 in P13, contributing to the DTM 2024 Manufacturer Championship going to the Mercedes AMG team.
Atiqa Mir
Topping the charts at the first round of IAME UAE Series, Atiqa’s weekend started off to a great start. However, she finished the Heats in P13 and the Prefinals in P20. Not letting this dampen her spirit, she blazed through the field in the Finals to finish P5.
Hyderabad
Rally of Hyderabad
The 2024 Rally of Hyderabad saw an exciting showcase of talent across multiple categories, including the top-tier INRC, as well as INRC2, INRC3, JINRC, Women's Class, Classic (FMSCI), and Gypsy (FMSCI). Here's a breakdown of the results across all categories:
INRC | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Gaurav Gill | Aniruddha Rangnekar |
P2 | Chetan Shivram | E Shivaprakash |
P3 | Fabid Ahmer | Milen George Cherian |
INRC2 | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Chetan Shivram | E Shivaprakash |
P2 | Fabid Ahmer | Milen George Cherian |
P3 | Jason Saldanha | Thimmu Uddapanda |
INRC3 | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Arnav Pratap Singh | Rohit N |
P2 | Daraius N. Shroff | Arjun Dheerendra |
P3 | Arjun Rajiv | Vinay Padmashali |
P4 | Abhin Rai | Moideen Jasheer |
P5 | Chandan Manchegowda | Venu Rameshkumar |
JINRC | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Arnav Pratap Singh | Rohit N |
P2 | Arjun Rajiv | Vinay Padmashali |
P3 | Abhin Rai | Moideen Jasheer |
Women Class | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Anushriya Gulati | Karan Aukta |
P2 | Nikeetaa Takkale | Arvind Dheerendra |
P3 | Phoebe Nongrum | Aravind K P |
Classic (FMSCI) | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Aneeshnath S | Amitha Aneesh |
P2 | Shaik Hussain Pasha | Ashfaque Afrid |
P3 | Praveen Dwarkanath | Arun V |
Gypsy (FMSCI) | ||
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Position | Driver 1 | Co-Driver |
P1 | Baljinder Singh Dhillon | Goutham CP |
P2 | Sachin Singh | Anand Raj |
P3 | Sanjay Agarwal | Dheeraj Manae |
Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
Indian Racing League
Round 4 of the Indian Racing League took place at Kari Motor Speedway last weekend. Both races saw plenty of racing action. Black Bird Hyderabad's Neel Jani made a strong return to the Indian Racing League after missing two rounds, leading Race 1 before a gear issue forced him to settle for second place behind Lancaster. Race 2 saw Hyman dominate, taking pole, the win, and the fastest lap, with Alva finishing second and Patente completing the podium after Jilkova faced car troubles.
Race 1
1. Jon Lancaster (Chennai Turbo Riders)
2. Neel Jani (Black Birds Hyderabad)
3. Sohil Shah (Goa Aces JA Racing)
Race 2
1. Raoul Hyman (Goa Aces JA Racing)
2. Ruhaan Alva (Shrachi Rarh Royal Bengal Tigers)
3. Alvaro Parante (Speed Demons Delhi)
Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
JK Tyre National Car Racing Championship
The JK National Racing Championship saw Diljith TS clinch victory in the first LGB F4 race after an error by early leader Tijil Rao, while Race 2 was won by Abhay Mohan from pole.
Here’s the updated table with the winners, 2nd place, and 3rd place finishers for the JK National Racing Championship:
LGB F4 Race 1 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Diljith TS (Dark Don Racing) | Dhruvh Goswami (MSPORT) | Tijil Rao (Dark Don Racing) |
LGB F4 Race 2 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Abhay Mohan (MSPORT) | Tijil Rao (Dark Don Racing) | Chetan Surineni (Ahura Racing) |
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup Race 1 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Navaneeth Kumar S | Rohan R | Soorya PM |
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup Race 2 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Rohan R | Kayan Patel | Navaneeth Kumar S |
Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup Race 3 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Navaneeth Kumar S | Rohan R | Jagadeesh Nagaraj |
Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore
Indian F4 Championship
Aqil Alibhai showcased a commanding performance at the Indian F4 Championship at Kari Motor Speedway, securing victory in all three races. Ruhaan Alva and Jaden Pariat consistently completed the podium, exchanging second and third positions across the weekend.
Race 1 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Aqil Alibhai (Black Birds Hyderabad) | Ruhaan Alva (Srachi Rarh Royal Bengal Tigers) | Jaden Pariat (Bangalore Speedsters) |
Race 2 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
DAqil Alibhai (Hyderabad Blackbirds) | Jaden Pariat (Bangalore Speedsters) | Ruhaan Alva (Srachi Rarh Royal Bengal Tigers) |
Race 3 | |||
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Position | P1 | P2 | P3 |
Aqil Alibhai (Black Birds Hyderabad) | Ruhaan Alva (Srachi Rarh Royal Bengal Tigers) | Jaden Pariat (Bangalore Speedsters) |
Autopolis
Japanese F4
The Japanese F4 took place at Autopolis last weekend with 34 competitors on the grid. With unfavorable weather conditions through the weekend, the championship saw a few unavoidable session cancellations. When the action did get going in race 2, Honda junior Yuto Nomura won the race ahead of Yuki Sano and Kotaro Shimbara.
Zhuhai International Circuit
Chinese F4
The final round of the Chinese F4 for 2024 saw 4 races in Zhuhai. The championship was wrapped by Oscar Pedersen with a 19 point advantage over Kaishun Liu. The round, however, saw a stellar performance by Yuhao Fu, who won 2 races out of the 4 with Liu and Pedersen winning the other two.
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