Sarthak Chavan, winner of the Pro-Stock 301-400cc race.
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Teenage sensations Sarthak Chavan and Savion Sabu won in the 301-400cc Open and the 165-200cc Open, respectively, in the first round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the Madras International Circuit here on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Sarthak, of Petronas TVS Racing, got past the pole-sitter Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) with a brilliant pass at Turn 11 on the last lap after trailing him throughout the six-lap race, the margin of victory being two-hundredths of a second.
Savion (Mad Rabbit Racing), the 17-year-old who started from pole, made it a lights-to-flag win in the Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open class race. He held off experienced rivals, P.M. Soorya (Chandra LGE Racing) and Mohan Babu (Rockers Racing).
The results (provisional, all 6 laps unless mentioned): Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open: Race-1: 1. Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) 11:00.394s; 2. Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1) 11:00.421; 3. Alwin Sundar (Petronas TVS Racing) 11:06.699.
Pro-Stock 165-200cc Open: Race-1: 1. Savion Sabu (Mad Rabbit Racing) 11:55.770; 2. P.M. Soorya (Chandra LGE Racing) 11:56.185; 3. Mohan Babu (Rockers Racing) 11:56.393.
Stock 301-400cc (Novice): Race-1: 1. Varun Patil (Mad Rabbit Racing) 12:17.892; 2. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Motul Sparks Racing) 12:18.263; 3. Kamal Navas (Team Rockers Racing) 12:18.287.
Stock 165cc (Novice): Race-1: 1. Rajender Beedani (MAI Racing) 13:12.791; 2. Kedarnath (Motul KTM Gusto Racing) 13:13.267; 3. Yashwant Varma (Motul Sparks Racing) 13:15.620.
Girls (Stock 165cc): Race-1 (5 laps): 1. A.S. Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing) 10:59.353; 2. Jagathishree Kumaresan (One Racing) 11:05.706; 3. Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power1) 11:06.519.
Petronas TVS One-Make Championship: Expert (Apache RR310): Race-1: 1. G. Balaji 7:54.458; 2. Mohan Babu 7:54.669; 3. Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan 7:54.841.
Rookie (Apache RTR 200): Race-1: 1. Akarsh Jangam 13:37.775; 2. Poojita Anil Kumar 13:37.776; 3. R. Hari Haran 13:38.543.
Girls (Apache RTR 200): Race-1: 1. Elakiya Ravi 13:31.160; 2. Jagathishree Kumaresan 13:33.820; 3. Sarah Khan 13:48.364.
Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup: Honda CB 300F: Race-1: 1. R. Solomon 12:50.322; 2. Ann Jennifer 13:06.226; 3. Alshin Thomas 13:10.090.
Published – June 07, 2025 08:15 pm IST
