Bengaluru, August 29: Kolhapur’s Jinendra Kiran Sangave won three of the four races while local lad Shreyas Hareesh topped the other in the FIM MiniGP World Series India 2022 held at the Meco Kartopia circuit here over the weekend.
Due to inclement weather conditions, it was decided to drop Hyderabad as venue for Rounds 2 and 3 and conduct them at the Meco Kartopia which had hosted the inaugural round last month. Rounds 4 and 5 will also be held at the same venue on September 3-4. Each round comprises two races. The series is restricted to riders in the age-group of 10-14 years.
Jinendra, 13, who had won a double in Round-1 last month, repeated the feat in Round-2 on Saturday with Shreyas Hareesh and Chennai’s Nandanan Mahendran finishing second and third, respectively. The riders finished in the same order in the first race of Round-3 held on Sunday, but in the next outing later in the day, Jinendra crashed in the very first lap, but managed to rejoin to finish third behind Shreyas and Nandanan.
After three rounds,Jinendra leads the series with 141 points, ahead of Shreyas (125), Nandanan (94) and Kochi’s Muhammed Zain Correya (64)
The results (all 15 laps)
Round-2: Race-1
- Jinendra Kiran Sangave (Kolhapur) (16mins, 09.931secs)
- Shreyas Hareesh (Bengaluru) (16:13.057)
- Nandanan Mahendran (Chennai) (16:28.164)
Race-2
- Jinendra Kiran Sangave (16mins, 07.864)
- Shreyas Hareesh (16:07.949)
- Nandanan Mahendran (16:32.601)
Qualifying (top 4)
- Jinendra Sangave (01:04.572)
- Shreyas Hareesh (01:04.646)
- Nandanan Mahendran (01:05.503)
- Rakshith S Dave (Chennai) (01:06.868)
Round-3: Race-1
- Jinendra Kiran Sangave (16:30.852)
- Shreyas Hareesh (16:31.104)
- Nandanan Mahendran (16:35.155)
Race-2
- Shreyas Hareesh (16:07.031)
- Nandanan Mahendran (16:15.289)
- Jinendra Kiran Sangave (16:17.996)
Qualifying (top 4)
- Jinendra Sangave (01:03.585)
- Shreyas Hareesh (01:03.705)
- Nandanan Mahendran (01:04.239)
- Rakshith S Dave (Chennai) (01:05.853)
About FIM MiniGP World Series India Series
The FIM MiniGP World Series India, comprising a total of 10 races spread over five rounds, is part of the global programme run across 15 countries, and initiated by the FIM, the World governing body for two-wheeler racing, in conjunction with Dorna Sports, promoters of the FIM MotoGP.
The FIM launched the MiniGP Series in 2021, as part of the Road To MotoGP programme, aiming to create an equal platform for young riders around the World to begin their motorcycle racing careers. All riders compete on equal Ohvale GP-0 160 machinery (Mini bikes), manufactured in Italy, while Pirelli is the official single tyre supplier for all the FIM MiniGP World Series.
The top two riders based on points at the conclusion of the India series will represent the country in the FIM MiniGP World Series finals to be held in Valencia, Spain, in November.
