Flash: Kyle Kumaran (Sr.), Ruhaan Alva (Jr.), Aditya Suresh (Cadet) crowned National champs

David Bodapati November 28, 2021

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Kyle Kumaran celebrates after winning the Round 5 final, the last race of the season on Sunday. Photo by Shajahan

Bengaluru, 28 Nov 2021: Kyle Kumaran of Peregrine Racing became the 2021 Senior National Karting Champion winning the final race of the Meco FMSCI National Karting Championship Rotax Max class at the Meco Kartopia track, near Bagalur here in wet conditions on Sunday.

Bengaluru’s Ruhaan Alva of MSport won the Junior Championship in Rotax Max while Aditya Suresh Kumar of Birel Art India, also from the Garden City, became the Micro Max champion. All three champions have booked a ticket to the Rotax Max Grand Finals scheduled to be held in Bahrain from December 11 to 18.

Final Results – Fifth and final Round:

Senior Max

Pre-Final: (15 laps): 1. MR Rishon (Birel Art – Bengaluru) (12:34.733); 2. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru) (12:35.282); 3. Surya Varathan (Peregrine Racing – Coimbatore) (12:37.710). Fastest lap: K Suriya Varathan 57.537.

Final: (18 laps): 1. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing) (21:06.932); 2. MR Rishon (Birel Art – Bengaluru) (21:07.450); 3. Divy Nandan (NK Racing – Gurugoan) (21:08.442). Fastest lap: Ameya Bafna 1:08.497.

Junior Max

Pre Final: (12 laps): 1. Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru) (11:00.388); 2. Ishaan Madesh (Peregrine – Bengaluru) 11:00.834; 3. Jaden R Pariat (MSport – Guwahati) (11:01.304); Fastest lap: Ruhaan Alva 54.095.

Final: (15 laps): 1. Ruhaan Alva (MSport) (15:00.630); 2. Veer Sheth (NK Racing Academy – Mumbai) (14:08.638); 3. Abhay M (Birel Art India – Bengaluru) (15:10.851); Fastest lap: Ruhaan Alva 57.186.

Micro Max

Pre-Final (10 laps): 1. Arafath Sheikh (MSport – Pune) (10:13.852); 2. Vedha Vishnu (MSport – Chennai) (10:16.803); 3. Nikhilesh Raju (Birel Art –Bengaluru) (10:19.519). Fastest lap: Aditya Suresh Kumar (Bengaluru) 1:00.133.

Final: (12 Laps): 1.Aditya Suresh Kumar (Birel Art – Bengaluru) 15:23.451; 2. Vedha Vishnu (MSport – Chennai) (15:23.666); 3. Shrili Mistry (Erda’s Racing – Vadodara) (15:31.279). Fastest lap: Vedha Vishnu 1:14.274.

2021 Rotax Max Indian National Champions

Senior: Kyle Kumaran,

Junior: Ruhaan Alva,

Cadet: Aditya Suresh Kamat.

Championship Standings after fifth and final round – Rotax Max 2021

Senior Max

1. Kyle Kumaran (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru/UAE) 441;

2. K Suriya Varathan (Peregrine Racing – Coimbatore) 408;

3. Ameya Bafna (Rayo Racing – Mumbai) 408;

Junior Max

1. Ruhaan Alva (MSport – Bengaluru) 430;

2. Abhay M (Birel Art India – Bengaluru) 404;

3. Rohaan Madesh (Peregrine Racing – Bengaluru) 398.

Micro Max – Cadet

1. Aditya Suresh Kamat (Birel Art India -Bengaluru) 432;

2. Anuj A (MSport – Madurai) 414;

3. Arafath Sheikh (MSport – Pune) 406.

Team Champions

Senior: Peregrine Racing,

Junior: MSport,

Cadet: Birel Art India.

Kart distribution between teams

MSport (Meco Motorsports) 15 karts;

Peregrine 9;

Birel Art 6;

NK Racing Academy 6;

Rayo Racing 5;

Erda’s Racing 2;

KartKrew 1;

Grid strength:

Micro Max – cadet: 9

Junior Max: 18

Senior Max: 16.

Special Awards:

Driver of the year (Best Driver): Kyle Kumaran,

Most number of Poles: Kyle Kumaran,

Most number of wins: Kyle Kumaran,

Akbar Ebrahim Most-improved Karter: Anuj A (Micro Max),

Best Newcomer: Raiden Samarvel,

Super girl Micro Max – Shrily Mistry – Shrily Mistry,

Super girl Junior Max – Aashi Hanspal,

Super girl Senior Max – Vidyali Reddy,All three champions will represent as Team India in the Rotax Max Grand Finals in Bahrain from December 11 to 18, 2021).

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