8 - 15 September | This Week in Motorsports

All the action from Indians and Southeast Asians in global motorsport, this week.

Formula 2

Kush Maini

Qualifying P5, Kush’s weekend started off great. He finished the Sprint Race just outside the points in P9. However, stalling during the start of the Feature Race, Kush was involved in a horrific crash. Although out of the car safely, he was disqualified for failing to engage the start up procedure and received a 5-place grid penalty for the next round for causing a collision.

Formula 2

Ritomo Miyata

Ritomo’s weekend was a roller coaster ride with qualifying P16, but having to retire from the Sprint Race after crashing into the barriers. However, he had a decent end to the weekend with a P13 finish in the Feature Race.

Formula 3

Christian Ho

Graduating from EuroCup 3 where he is in second place in the drivers championship, Christian Ho becomes the first Singaporean to secure a seat in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

FRECA

Nikhil Bohra

In Group A for qualifying, Nikhil placed P9 and P6 in the two sessions, starting Race 1 in P16 and Race 2 in P12. He finished Race 1 in P24 and Race 2 in P14. However, he was handed a 5-second penalty which dropped him down to P19.

FRECA

Zach David

In Group A for qualifying, Zach placed P12 and P3. This meant he started Race 1 in P13 and Race 2 in P6. Despite having to retire from Race 1, Zach was able to finish P9 in Race 2.

Italian F4

Akshay Bohra

Qualifying P14 and P15 in the two sessions, Akshay gained places on track to finish Races 1 and 3 just outside the podium spots in P4 while taking the chequered flag in P12 in Race 2.

Italian F4

Dion Gowda

Qualifying P23 and P24, Dion’s weekend didn’t start as expected. After a DNF in Race 1, he was able to make up places in Races 2 and 3 to finish P16 and P9 respectively.

Italian F4

Kabir Anurag

A roller coaster of a weekend, Kabir qualified in P13 and P17. He finished Race 1 in P22, Race 2 in P27, and Race 3 in P15.

British F4

Kai Daryanani

Qualifying P22 and P25, Kai’s weekend looked to have a decent start. He finished Race 1 in P17 and Race 2 in P24. However, the last race was one to forget as he had to retire from the race.

EuroFormula Open

Michael Woohyun Shin

At the EuroFormula Open, Michael qualified P6, kickstarting a stellar weekend. He finished Race 1 in P5. He stood on podium for the next two races after finishing P2 in Race 2 and winning Race 3.

Spanish F4

Yevan David

A solid weekend for Yevan, he qualified P33 and P27. Climbing through the field in the races, he finished Races 1 and 2 in P18 and Race 3 in P21.

DAMC CUP

Atiqa Asif Mir

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Starting Heats 1 and 2 in P11, Atiqa gained places on the track to take the chequered flag in P6 for Heat 1 and P5 for Heat 2. However, post-race penalties dropped her down to P9 in Heat 1 and P11 in Heat 2. For the Finals, she gained five places to finish P6.

Madras Intl. Circuit

Indian Racing League

  • Ruhaan Alva, Alister Yoong, and Jon Lancaster were the Top 3 for the Qualifying - Driver A session while the Driver B session saw Mohamed Ryan, Jaden Pariat, and Sohil Shah in the Top 3.

  • Jon Lancaster won Race 1 with Gabriela Jilkova and Ruhaan Alva  joining the podium.

  • Mohamed Ryan won Race 2 with Sohil Shah in P2 and Rishon Rajeev in P3.

Madras Intl. Circuit

F4 Indian Championship

  • A double pole for Jaden Pariat and front-row starts for Aqil Alibhai, they were joined by Ruhaan Alva in Qualifying 1 and Abhay Mohan in Qualifying 2. 

  • Jaden Pariat went on to win Race 1, with Aqil Alibhai and Abhay Mohan joining the podium.

  • Race 2 saw Ruhaan Alva win. He was joined by Aqil Alibhai and Jaden Pariat on the podium.

  • Veer Sheth won Race 3 with Ruhaan Alva and Abhay Mohan in P2 and P3 respectively.

  • Race 4 saw the return of race winner, Aqil Alibhai. Divy Nandan and Ruhaan Alva joined him on the podium.

ROK Cup Singapore

Mini ROK/Cadet 9 :

  • Finals: Braden Watson snatched the victory away from Satt Kotak by a mere two-tenths of a second. Fadhl Abbas Wibowo Muhammad joined them on the podium.

Rookie:

  • Finals: Carlos Cruz won the race while Chock Kejun, Brian Boothe James, and Jeaven Leong followed in P2-P4 respectively. 

Junior GP:

  • Finals: Sharvesh Senthil stood on the top step while Danish Chen and Tibeau Fraise joined the podium.

Senior GP:

  • Finals: Alex Brown won the race while Stefano Pedani and Dillan Tan took the chequered flag in P2 and P3 respectively.

Expert / Master:

  • Finals: Bryan Lee won the race with Kenneth Sim and Peter Chua joining the podium.