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Chennai II Vento Cup: Singh beats Dodhiwala to win Race 1

Karminder Singh won the opening Volkswagen Vento Cup race in Chennai, defeating championship leader Ishaan Dodhiwala in a straight duel for victory.

Karminder Singh

Karminder Singh

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Singh got a better getaway off the line and passed pole sitter Dodhiwala into Turn 1, taking the lead of the race.

The Hyderabad-based driver, however, stuck behind Singh, never allowing the New Delhi-based driver to stretch his legs.

The duo finished 1.455s at the chequered flag, after Dodhiwala made a mistake on the final lap.

Behind, Aditya Pawar claimed the final spot on the podium with a distant third place, while Keith Desouza recovered from a poor start to take fourth.

Further back, rookie Jeet Jhabakh maintained his strong hold along with guest racer Dhruv Behl, both overtaking Niranjan Todkari to finish fifth and sixth respectively.

Todkari eventually finished seventh with Mumbai’s Pradeep Rao eighth ahead of Amit Mete and Raunak Ajinkya, the latter completing the top 10.

Although the race was largely clean, Debabarta Sarkar spun on track and finished at the back of the pack.

Race 1 Results:

Pos

Driver

Gap

1

Karminder Singh

-

2

Ishaan Dodhiwala

1.455s

3

Aditya Vijay Pawar

7.835s

4

Keith Desouza

11.386s

5

Jeet Jhabak

16.665s

6

Dhruv Behl

17.615s

7

Niranjan Todkari

17.846s

8

Pradeep Rao

31.277s

9

Amit Mete

33.873s

10

Raunak Ajinkya

34.760s

11

Gowdham Raj

39.523s

12

Hatim Shabbir

42.713s

13

Arfat Mohammed

47.852s

14

Rashad Khan

48.409s

15

Arunshowry Vallabhaneni

51.833s

16

Venkata Teja

-

17

Debabrata Sarkar

+1 lap

 

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