After missing podium in race one, Sarosh Hataria made a strong comeback to win the second race and seal the LGB Formula 4 title in the final round of 16th JK Tyre Racing Championship, here today.
Not only Sarosh secured the drivers' title, his team Chennai-based Dark Don Racing also won the championship.
Race one winner was Vishnu Prasad, who was second coming into this round, just one point ahead of Kartik Krishna.
There was nothing to separate the front runners but as the race progressed Vishnu Prasad had better pace as the Meco Racing driver started pulling away. He was closely followed by Kartik and Ameya Bafna.
The chasing pack tried hard, but Prasad took the chequered flag followed by Krishna and Bafna.
The second race turned out to be an more exciting affair as the first five cars went side-by-side in the opening few laps. Hataria went into lead which he preserved till the flag.
Behind him Prasad survived a stuck throttle to claim second place, while third place was claimed by Nayan Chatterjee of Rayo Racing.
In the JK Racing India series, Chittesh Mandody recorded his maiden win even as the championship was on line between Vishnu Prasad and 15-year-old Arjun Maini.
Maini started from pole, but by the fourth corner at the end of the 1.2km back straight, both Prasad and Chittesh Mandody were on his gearbox.
Exiting the corner, Maini got sandwiched between the two chasers and had to back off. Seizing the opportunity, Mandody snatched the lead and started pulling away.
In the meantime, Prasad started slipstreaming in Mani's tow which helped him to pull off a sling-shot maneuver to nose ahead. The top three crossed the finish line with Mandody leading Prasad and Maini.
In the Volkswagen Polo R Cup, South African driver, Jeffrey Kruger once again stamped his authority by winning the first race of the weekend. The honours for second place also went to fellow South African lady driver, Robyn Kruger, while Rahil Noorani claimed third place.
