Rahil Pillarisetty, Jagathishree Kumaresan win twice. Double for Rajender Beedani; Soorya, Rajkumar, Varun Patil score

Chennai, October 5: Rahil Pillarisetty from Hyderabad and local ace, Jagathishree Kumaresan achieved a double apiece in their respective categories to finish the fourth round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2025 on a high at the Madras International Circuit.

Girls (Stock 165cc): 

Having crashed on the out-lap during the qualifying session this morning, defending champion Jagathishree could not set a time and started the race last on the 13-bike grid. But the 21-year-old put in a sensational ride that saw her cut through the field and move into the lead in just three laps and then hold position over the next two for a superb win, her fifth in a row. To top it, she earned a bonus point for the fastest lap of the five-lap race to consolidate her position on top of the leader board.

Following her across the finish line were two other Chennai riders, former champion Ann Jennifer (Motul Sparks Racing) who had started from pole position and Rakshitha Dave (RACR Castrol Power1). “Though I started last, I was confident of getting on the podium. I had a good bike, but the credit goes to our mechanics who repaired the bike and made it ready for the race in just a couple of hours after this morning’s crash,” said Jagathishree.

Jagathishree had a big crash in the final lap in race2, exiting Turn-2. Ann Jennifer, who was following closely, also fell when the front wheel washed away. The red flags came out immediately to stop the race. Jagathishree and Ann Jennifer retained their first and second spots ahead of another former champion Lani Zena Fernandez (RACR Castrol Power1) from Puducherry, based on their track positions at the finish line in the lap before the red flag. The 21-year-old Jagathishree, thus, finished the weekend with a grand double which helped her to extend her championship lead over Ann Jennifer by 28 points in provisional standings.

Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open: 

27-year-old Rahil Pillarisetty from Hyderabad had a surprisingly comfortable victory in a race that was red flagged after four of the scheduled six laps were completed following a big crash involving Bengaluru’s Chiranth Vishwanath (Petronas TVS Racing) who, though, walked away unhurt.

It was a significant win for Rahil as he pulled away from his nearest rival, 18-year-old Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) from Pune in the championship standings. Sarthak was forced to run wide to avoid a contact with veteran Rajini Krishnan (RACR Castrol Power1) when running second. Though he recovered to regain P2 spot, Rahil had opened a huge lead. Worse still for Sarthak, his airbag got deployed, forcing him on the grass and kicking up mud on the track. Chiranth, following him, skidded on the dirt and crashed, leading to the stoppage. Sarthak finished second, ahead of Rajini Krishnan who was later disqualified for a “technical infringement”, thus elevating Rakshith Dave (Petronas TVS Racing) to P3.

Rahil, who has now emerged as the lead rider in the RACR Castrol Power1 team, it was one of his best weekends of the season as he outpaced his arch-rival and Pune teenager Sarthak Chavan (Petronas TVS Racing) who struggled to even keep the Hyderabad star in his sights, much less overtake. Much of their battle was fought and won in the first lap when the duo swapped the lead no less than six times before Rahil managed to open a slender lead that he increased to over three seconds when he took the chequered flag. In the provisional standings, Rahil leads Sarthak by 21 points going into the final round.

“It was a tough first lap. Sarthak and I overtook each other six times. But towards the end of the lap, I managed to keep my P1 position. Thereafter, I gradually increased the lead and won. Though I won by three seconds, it wasn’t easy. Happy to be finally fighting for a championship after the Novice (Stock 165cc) title in my debut season (2017). Overall, a difficult weekend during which I spent sleepless nights thinking about the races. So, I put a lot of pressure on myself, but happy to come through with two wins,” said Rahil.

Stock 301-400cc (Novice): 

Chennai’s Kamal Navas, a privateer, who took the honours in race1 for his second win of the season and Mohamed Mikail (Mad Rabbit Racing) from Thiuvallur moved up one spot to P1 after race winner Shyam Sundar (KYT Helmet ISBK Racing) was disqualified for “technical infringement”. Bengalurian Varun Patil from Mad Rabiit Racing finished in third position.

Varun Patil, a 36-year-old civil lawyer from Bengaluru, for whom racing is a hobby, profited when the two front-runners, Jagadeesh Nagaraj and Mohamed Mikhail, crashed in the last lap. The incident put Patil in the lead which he maintained to the finish line for his third win of the season. Lupin Takkalappali from Hyderabad (MAI Racing) finished second while Jammu's Raivat Dhar ( MAI Racing ) completed the podium. “I inherited this victory when the two riders in front crashed when I was running third,” admitted Patil.

Pro-Stock 200cc Open: 

In the day’s last race, Coimbatore’s Senthil kumar from Rockers Racing recorded his first win of the season. It was a close finish as the lead kept changing hands through the six laps before Senthil yet again moved ahead to clinch a fine win. Chennai's Soorya PM from Chandra LGE Racing finished second and Mohan Babu also from Chennai, Rockers Racing finished third. In the next race Soorya Pm finished on top followed by Savion Sabur from Bengaluru and representing Mad Rabbit Racing in second as Venkatesh Iyyappan a localite from Chandra LGE Racing finished third.

Stock 165cc (Novice): 

It was heartbreak for Aizawl’s Lal Nunsanga from Motul Sparks Racing in race1 when he ran wide exiting the last corner on the last lap when looking set to win and finished second behind Hyderabad’s Rajender Beedani from MAI Racing, Vijayawada's Akarsh Jangam from MAI Racing finished third.

Rajender Beedani was the winner, while Lal Nunsanga finished in second position with over .100th of a second and Mysuru's  Amit Prasad from Mad Rabbit Racing with over 5sec difference finished in third.

Rajkumar's second win of the season

Super Stock Intermediate 165cc: 

Coimbatorian Raj Kumar from Motul Sparks Racing scored his second win of the season after he bagged a win in race2. Two Privateers from Chennai Kamal Navas finished on top in race1 followed by G Balaji in third. Raj Kumar finished in second. Raj Kumar in race2 was followed by Kamal Navas in second and G  Balaji finished third.

Double for Hariharan and seasons third win for Mohan Babu:

Petronas TVS One-Make Championship: 

Expert (Apache RR 310): 

Mohan Babu from Chennai posted his third win of the season as localite G Balaji was 4sec away to finish second and Md Samrul Zubair from Hyderabad had to settle for third from a photofinish.

Young local challenger Abdul Basim pulled off his first win this season but was subsequently disqualified for an infringement. Consequently, G Balaji from Chennai, Md Samrul Zubair from Hyderabad and Chennai's Kaushik Subbiah Ganesan moved up a spot to the podium.

Rookie (Apache RTR 200): 

while Hari Haran R notched his fifth win, Joshua A form Bengaluru with over 12sec difference finished second and Akarsh with photofinish finished third.

In race2, Hari Haran from Coimbatore roared to his sixth win in eight starts in the Rookie category to take a big step towards winning the title as he will be requiring about 10 points in the final round later this year. Akarsh Jangam from Vijayawada with seven seconds difference was in second and Steve Waugh Sugi S from Tiruchirapalli with further six seconds difference finished third.

Women (Apache RTR 200)

Jagathishree Kumaresan from Chennai scored her third consecutive win to consolidate her position at the top of the points standings.In the race she was followed by Kolamba Patabandige Hes from Sri Lanka with 4sec deficit and Ananya Awasthi fro Pune was slower by over 4sed and secured third.

Sarthak moves closer to the title

Electric RTE

Similarly, Pune's rider Sarthak Chavan needs just one more point to clinch the title after notching his fourth straight win to a 26-point lead over Chiranth Vishwanath from Bengaluru.Sarthak was followed by Rakshith Dave from Chennai in second and Chiranth finished third.

Raivat Dhar's third win in a row:

Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup (Honda CB 300F): 

Jammu’s Raivat Dhar upstaged championship leader Solomon R from Chennai while securing his third win of the season. While Solomon had to settle for P2, Tumakuru’s Tejash BA finished third.

Notching his third win in a row Raivat Dhar made a strong progress on the leader board to finish the fourth round just 16 points behind the leader, Solomon R who yet again came in second and Alshin Thomas from Pune finished third.