Kush Maini secures Rookie win in Abu Dhabi night race

Abu Dhabi, 26 Oct 2019: Kush Maini drove a brilliant Race 1 to bring home the Rookie Win in his first-ever night race at Abu Dhabi also achieved an overall sixth position in the Formula Renault Euro Cup at Yas Marina Circuit on Friday.

Starting P6 on the grid, Maini managed to get ahead of Sebastian at the start and into the first corner. Maini then kept his fifth position for several laps before having to move back to P6 ahead of all the Rookies. From then on, he kept a steady pace to complete the race ahead of Patrik Pasma and Caio Collet.

Kush was happy about the Rookie win and commented, “It was nice to have a Rookie win under the lights here in Abu Dhabi. There is such a big difference in temperatures which makes the event very interesting.“

Kush finished the season 2nd in the Rookie championship and 6th in the overall championship with 102 points.