Indian national racing challenge

Indian National Racing Challenge: Two teenagers and Petronas TVS Racing teammates Chiranth Vishwanath from Bengaluru and Pune’s Sarthak Chavan showcased their pace and talent to qualify for the top two spots on the grid in the premier Super Sport 301-400cc class to provide a rousing start to the inaugural round of the Indian National Racing Challenge 2W – 2026, at the Madras International Circuit in Chennai on Friday.

Completing the front row behind Chiranth and Sarthak, who have shed weight and appear sharper on the track following his recent stint in Europe, was Hyderabad’s Rahil Pillarisetty (RACR Castrol Power1), a result that was to be expected.

Less than a second separated the three riders, thus promising thrilling battles in the double-header to be run over the next two days. Incidentally, Sarthak had clocked the fastest time, but it was deleted due to an infringement, thus pushing him to P2 and elevating Chiranth to P1.