Karminder Singh from New Delhi won the second race of the JK Tyre Volkswagen Vento Cup 2015 and took the second podium of the weekend. Starting sixth on the grid, Karminder Singh was extremely quick in making his moves up the order to get the first position by end of the first lap of the race. From there onwards, he built up a comfortable lead and took the chequered flag ahead of all other competitors. Starting behind him in seventh and eighth position were Hyderabad’s Ishaan Dodhiwala and Anindith Reddy, both of whom made their moves consistently through 11 laps before getting in the second and third position respectively. They then held on to their positions for the next four laps and finished off the podium along with Karminder Singh.
Race winner Karminder Singh said, “I am very happy to be back on the top spot of the podium. The start of the race was perfect for me and getting ahead of everyone in the very first lap of the race was the most important part of the race for me. From there onwards, I only had to keep my head cool and make sure that I made no mistakes. During the first round too I had started down the order and come up to win. This time I have repeated the success and I have taken the all-important points in the championship.”
Pradeep Rao Vaidyam, who had started from the pole position, managed to finish the race in fourth. Sailesh Bolisetti showcased heroic driving by starting in the last position of the grid and yet finishing in an impressive fifth. Raghav Sharma also similarly showed extreme finesse as he finished sixth after starting way back in 16th on the grid.
Commenting after Round 2 of Volkswagen Vento Cup 2015, Sirish Vissa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India said, “The second race of the weekend was a much calmer race with less incidents. Drivers showed good amount of maturity today, something that they will need in the long run for sure. Karminder, Anindith and Ishaan have shown excellent performance over the weekend by finishing on the podium in both the races. It will be very interesting to see how the drivers perform in the much longer and faster Buddh International Circuit in the next two rounds of the season.”
JK Tyre Volkswagen Vento Cup 2015 – Round 2 Race 2
Sr. No. | Car Number | Names | City | Best Time | Total Time |
1 | 23 | Karminder Singh | New Delhi | 1:14.542 | 18:58.061 |
2 | 17 | Ishaan Dodhiwala | Hyderabad | 1:14.385 | 19:02.952 |
3 | 25 | Anindith Reddy Konda | Hyderabad | 1:14.437 | 10:04.711 |
4 | 11 | Pradeep Rao Vaidyam | Mumbai | 1:15.238 | 19:08.932 |
5 | 19 | Sailesh Bolisetti | Vizag | 1:14.777 | 19:14.968 |
6 | 22 | Raghav Sharma | New Delhi | 1:15.263 | 19:19.707 |
7 | 6 | Sahil Gahuri | New Delhi | 1:14.667 | 19:20.992 |
8 | 1 | Rithvik Thomas | Bangalore | 1:15.034 | 19:22.038 |
9 | 14 | Vigneshvar Devarajan | Coimbatore | 1:14.714 | 19:25.558 |
10 | 7 | Amit Kokate | Pune | 1:15.854 | 19:37.276 |
11 | 2 | Prakit Sonawane | Pune | 1:16.809 | 19:41.612 |
12 | 9 | Neha Dabas | New Delhi | 1:16.591 | 19:41.904 |
13 | 5 | Chewang Lama | Sikkim | 1:16.544 | 19:42.420 |
14 | 16 | Ria Dabas | New Delhi | 1:16.786 | 19:43.826 |
15 | 10 | Sidharth Balasundaram | Coimbatore | 1:15.330 | 19:50.827 |
16 | 15 | Prabhanjan Paruchuri | Hyderabad | 1:19.291 | 20:11.873 |
17 | 18 | Amit A Mete | Aurangabad | 1:15.304 | DNF |
18 | 4 | Amit Patil | Ichalkaranji | 1:17.759 | DNF |
19 | 12 | Rajeev Srivastava | Rewa | DNF | DNF |