Others who qualified for pole positions in their respective National championship categories were: Raj Kumar (Coimbatore, Motul Sparks Racing) in Super Stock 165cc Intermediate; Mohamed Mikail (Thiruvallur, Mad Rabbit Racing) in Stock 301-400cc (Novice), and Charu Sreekara Kedarnadh (Tirupati, Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) in Stock 165cc (Novice).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 27-year-old Pillarisetty\u2019s best lap of one minute, 10.972 secs, which he clocked at the fag end of the session, saw him pip Petronas TVS Racing\u2019s teenage riders, Chiranth Vishwanath from Bengaluru and defending champion Sarthak Chavan (Pune), with less than a second separating the front-row trio.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI am happy to be back on the Yamaha R3 after a few seasons on KTM. I had a good lap today, but it is all so close, and I look forward to tomorrow\u2019s race,\u201d said 27-year-old Rahil, who announced his presence on the grid in the first round in June when he won Race-2, holding off Sarthak in a tense finish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chiranth, the 17-year-old Bengalurean, said: \u201cI had some issues with my bike, but Rahil was quick. I am not happy with P2 for tomorrow\u2019s race. Hopefully, I will do better.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sarthak, 18, shrugged off his P3 qualification. \u201cThe pressure will be on him (Rahil) tomorrow. I will try to do my best in the race,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jammu\u2019s Raivat Dhar qualified for pole position in the Idemitsu Honda India Talent Cup (Honda CB300F), while in the Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship, Chennai\u2019s Mohan Babu (Expert), and Jagathishree Kumaresan (Women), also from Chennai, grabbed pole positions in their respective classes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Provisional results (Qualifying \u2013 top 3 best laps):<\/p>\r\n\r\n
National Championship:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pro-Stock 301-400cc Open: 1. Rahil Pillarisetty (Hyderabad, RACR Castrol Power1) (01min, 10.972secs); 2. Chiranth Vishwanath (Bengaluru, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:11.249); 3. Sarthak Chavan (Pune, Petronas TVS Racing) (01:11.262).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Super Stock 165cc Intermediate: 1. Raj Kumar (Coimbatore, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:23.303); 2. Mohammed Samrul Zubair (Hyderabad, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:24.517); 3. Kamal Navas (Chennai, Rockers Racing) (01:24.683).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stock 301-400cc (Novice): 1. Mohamed Mikail (Thiruvallur, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:18.533); 2. Varun Patil (Bengaluru, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:19.447); 3. Jagadeesh Nagaraj (Bengaluru, Motul Sparks Racing) (01:19.703).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stock 165cc (Novice): 1. Charu Sreekara Kedarnadh (Tirupati, Motul KTM Gusto Racing India) (01:27.101); 2. Tejash BA (Tumakuru, Mad Rabbit Racing) (01:27.428); 3. Rajender Beedani (Hyderabad, MAI Racing) (01:27.433).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Petronas TVS India One-Make Championship:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Expert (Apache RR 310): 1. Mohan Babu P (Chennai) (01:16.625); 2. Siddesh Sawant (Kolhapur) (01:17.099); 3. Abdul Basim (Chennai) (01:17:310).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women (Apache RTR 200): 1. Jagathishree Kumaresan (Chennai) (01:27.718); 2. SP Shuria (Bengaluru) (01:28.185); 3. Elakiya Ravi (Chennai) (01:28.580).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Expert (Apache RR 310): 1. Mohan Babu P (Chennai) (01:16.625); 2. Siddesh Sawant (Kolhapur) (01:17.099); 3. Abdul Basim (Chennai) (01:17:310).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Honda CB300F: 1. Raivat Dhar (Jammu) (01:23.424); 2. Tejash BA (Malappuram) (01:24.022); 3. Amit Prasad (Bengaluru) (01:24.175).<\/p>\r\n\r\n