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22 - 29 September | This Week In Motorsports
All the action from Indians and Southeast Asians in global motorsport, this week.
DTM
Arjun Maini
Arjun became the first Indian driver to secure pole position in DTM during the first qualifying session with a lap time of 1:30.128. He also qualified P8 in the second session. This set him up for back-to-back podiums as he finished P3 in both races.
GB3
Adi Kulkarni
A decent weekend for Adi started off on the wrong foot as deleted lap times due to track limits caused him to start at the back of the grid. However, he was able to climb some places to finish Race 1 in P16, Race 2 in P17, and Race 3 in P15.
British GT
Sai Sanjay
After qualifying P6 and P5, Sai Sanjay finished the Brands Hatch GP in P3 for the GT4 category and P15 overall
Spanish F4
Kabir Anurag
Kabir’s weekend went from good to worse after a solid P4 qualifying lap and P7 finish in Race 1 as he had to retire from Races 2 and 3 after incidents in the first lap of both races.
Italian F4
Akshay Bohra
Despite taking pole and starting within the top 5 throughout the weekend, Akshay had to retire from Races 1 and 3 after being plagued with issues. However, he did step onto the podium with a P3 finish in Race 2.
Italian F4
Dion Gowda
A decent weekend for Dion, he started off by qualifying P10. He was able to finish in the points for Race 1 after taking the chequered flag in P8. He finished P17 in Race 2 and P16 in Race 3.
British F4
Kai Daryanani
A solid weekend for Kai, he started Races 1 and 3 in P25 and Race 2 in P22. While he had to retire the car mid-race in Race 1, he was able to finish P22 in Race 2 and P23 in Race 3.
FRECA
Alex Sawer
In Group B for qualifying, Alex placed P16 and P13, starting closer to the back in P31 for Race 1 and P25 for Race 2. Despite this, he climbed through the grid to finish P26 in Race 1 and P18 in Race 2.
FRECA
Nikhil Bohra
A disappointing weekend for Nikhil, he placed P12 in both Group B qualifying sessions and started the races in P23. While he was able to gain a few places to finish P19 in Race 1, he had to retire the car in Race 2.
FRECA
Zach David
In Group A for qualifying, Zach placed P3 and P6. He started Race 1 in P6 and Race 2 in P12. While Race 1 was a nightmare after he dropped through the grid to finish P21, he was able to fight through Race 2 to finish P13
Italian F4
Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi
Placing P11 and P10 in the Group B sessions, Nandhavud started the races in P21 and P19. He finished Race 1 in P23 and Race 2 in P27.
IAME Series Asia Round 6
Cadet
Poomsit Klombunjong won the finals with Mason Kwong and Maximilian Schilling joining the podium
Junior
Zarief Rayqal won the finals by a nine-second lead from Ryan Sy in P2. Ethan Seto rounded out the top 3
Senior
Kimi Chan won the final and was joined by Dick Yu Ka Po and Feroz F Fauzy on the podium
Master
Mohamed Jasa clinched the finals victory from Thiru Kumaran by just 8-tenths of a second while Peter Chua and Nico Civelli rounded out the top 4
RMC India Final round
Micro
Rivaan Dev Preetham took pole for the last round of RMC India
Heats 1 and 2 were dominated by Rivaan Dev Preetham, Hamza Balasinorwala and Danish Dalmiya
Rivaan continued his winning streak in the pre-finals with Rehan R. Khan and Hamza Balasinorwal joining on the podium as the trio crossed the finish line within a few tenths of a second of each other.
Rehaan R Khan won the finals while Rivaan Dev Preetham was crowned the champion
Junior
Eshanth Vengatesan took pole and dominated the entire weekend. He was joined on the podium by Arafath Sheikh and Aahil Mecklai for Heat 1.
Eshanth and Aahil returned to the podium for Heat 2 with Aarav Dewan in P3.
Nikhilesh Raju and Aarav Dewan finished in the podium spots for the pre-finals as Eshanth stood on the top step again before rounding out his weekend with yet another win in the finals.
Arafath Sheikh was crowned the champion
Senior
Krish Gupta took pole and was joined on the podium by Rohaan Madesh and Akshat Misra for Heat 1.
Rohaan Madesh won Heat 2 with Ruhaan Alva and Akshat Misra in P2 and P3.
Varun Hari Praveen, Ishaan Madesh and Rohaan Madesh took the chequered flag with a one-second gap between P1 and P3 for the pre-finals while Rohaan Madesh clinched the finals victory.
Ruhaan Alva was crowned the champion