30th Sept - 6 Oct | This Week in Motorsports

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

Euro 4 Championship

Akshay Bohra

Qualifying P2 in both sessions and finishing in P2 for Races 1 and 2, Akshay closed up the championship gap between him and the leader, Freddie Slater. Starting Race 3 in P7, he finished P5 and became the 2024 Euro 4 Champion.

Italian F4

Dion Gowda

Qualifying P9 and P12, Dion had a great start to the weekend. He was able to take the chequered flag in P4, but was handed two 5-second penalties, dropping him down to P15 for Race 1. He finished P11 in Race 2 and P17 in Race 3.

Italian F4

Bianca Bustamante

Back on track between F1 Academy rounds, Bianca participated in the Monza round of the Italian F4/Euro4. She qualified P24 and P22 and finished P18 in Race 1, P24 in Race 2, and P28 in Race 3.

Euro4

Kabir Anurag

Qualifying P23 and P26, Kabir’s weekend didn’t have the best start but he was able to turn it around during the races by climbing through the grid. He finished P8 in Race 1, P18 in Race 2 and P14 in Race 3 despite starting at the back.

EuroCup 3

Christian Ho

Starting from pole position after a stellar Qualifying 1 session and P6 in Q2, Christian went on to win Race 1 and finished P5 in Race 2. This round also solidified his Rookie Championship win.

EuroCup 3

Michael Woohyun Shin

Michael’s weekend at Eurocup 3 started strong with a P6 and P5 in the qualifying sessions. He worked his way to the front through the two races and finished on the podium in P3 in Race 1 and 2.

EuroCup 3

Owen Tangavelou

A solid weekend for Owen in the Eurpcup3 championship where he qualified P5 and P4. He dropped a few positions to P6 in Race 1 and P8 in Race 2, enough to grab a handful of points.

Spanish F4

Yevan David

A decent weekend for Yevan, he qualified P20 and P25. In Race 1, he finished P15 but dropped to P31 in Race 2. Ending the weekend on a high, he finished Race 3 in P21.

Spanish F4

Enzo Tarnvanichkul

Enzo started the weekend showing good pace in qualifying, setting a time which saw him in P18 and P23. Unfortunately, the races didn’t go his way and saw him drop a few positions to finish Race 1 in P26 and Race 2 in P30. He recovered to P17 in Race 3.

French F4

Taito Kato

Before being crowned the French F4 Champion, Taito’s weekend started on a high in P2 for Qualifying 1 and putting it on pole for Qualifying 2. He went on to win Race 1 and finished P5 in Race 2.

Champion of the Future Academy

Atiqa Mir

Qualifying P7, Atiqa was able to finish P7 in Heat 1 and P4 in Heat 2 on Day 1 of Champions of the Future Academy’s Dubai Round. Unfortunately, after a crash during the formation lap in the finals, she finished P17.

On Day 2, she qualified P19, finished P12 in Heat 1 and P29 in Heat 2. For the finals, she finished in P21.

Champion of the Future Academy

Kim Minjae

Unable to set a lap time for qualifying on Day 1, Minjae started the Heats on the back row. However, he was able to finish Heat 1 in P29 and Heat 2 in P25. For the finals, he gained a few more places to finish P22.

Qualifying P22 on Day 2, he finished Heat 1 in P22 and was able to climb through the field to finish P12 in Heat 2. He finished P14 in the finals.

Rallye Montbeliard

Pragathi Gowda

Pragathi Gowda continued her rise in the international rallying scene with a first-place finish in her class at the Rallye Montbéliard on Sunday. She progressed to a Rally 4 car in this rally after the team witnessed strong performances from her in the lesser-powered Rally 5 car. Pragathi clocked 24:36.5 to claim the top spot in Rally 4 class and finished 21st amongst 115 participants.

Champion of the Future Academy

Toby Gale

  • A stellar weekend for Toby, he started off Day 1 by topping the charts during qualifying and winning Heat 1. However, after a penalty in Heat 2, he dropped down to P9. For the finals, he finished P5.

  • For Day 2, Toby repeated the pole times from the day before and went on to win Heat 1. However, a brake disc issue led to P2 finishes in Heat 2 and the finals.

Euro4

Kean Nakamura-Berta

Qualifying P5 and P4, Kean finished P4 in Race 1 before a double-podium with a win in Race 2 and P3 finish in Race 3. He also ends up 3rd in the overall championship and winning the title of ‘Rookie Champion’.

Natrax, Indore

Indian National Rally Sprint Championship

  • Badal Doshi was crowned champion in the fourth round of INRSC in the Open Upto 550cc class. Amarendra Sathe and Abhishek Pardeshi finished in P2 and P3 respectively.

  • Badal Doshi also won the Privateer Upto 550cc class.

  • Syed Asif Ali won the Scooter Upto 210cc class and was followed by Muzaffir Ali and Shamim Khan.

  • Amarendra Sathe finished p1 in the Veterans above 50Y class with MD Saeed and Mohan Sethiya in P2 and P3.

  • Support Rally: Mohd Yasir Ishaq won the 131cc Upto 165cc class with Ali Subur and Arhman Mohd Khan in P2 and P3.

  • Sheikh Altamas clocked a 5:12.900 and won the 166cc Upto 260cc class as Naved Khan and Amir Ahmed Khan followed in second and third place.

  • The Ladies Upto 260cc class witnessed Anamta Khan in P1 and Pooja Singh in P2.

  • Syed Abu Bakkar was the fastest in the Scooter Upto 210cc class with Ali Subur and Subhan Khan in P2 and P3.

Shanghai Intl. Circuit

8 hours of Shanghai

The 8-hours of Shanghai took place at the Shanghai International Circuit over the last weekend. With 19 team entries across 6 categories and changing weather conditions, the race was a thriller! Winners of each category are as follows:

  • GT3: #4 Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R YUAN Bo, Leo YE and LU Wei

  • GT3 Pro AM: #37 Winhere Racing by HAR Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II Andy DENG, James YU and LIU Hangcheng

  • GT3 Am: #33 33R by HAR Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II Lean Shen LOH, XU Zheyu and LUO Kailuo

  • GT4: #886 Gaha Racing by HAR BMW M4 GT4 YE Sichao, LI Hanyu, OU Ziyang and ZHANG Hongyu

  • GTC L: #710 Madness Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 Stephen HONG, Harry HE, Jason CHEN and KANG Zhilong

  • GTC P: #610 610 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup LI Tianduo, YAN Chuang, HU Bo and CAO Qikuan