Vento Cup heads to Buddh circuit for round three
With two rounds at the Kari Motor Speedway now over, the Volkswagen Vento Cup heads up north to Greater Noida for the third round at the Buddh International circuit this weekend.
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At the end of the first two rounds, Delhi’s Karminder Singh leads the championship followed by Hyderabad duo of Anindith Reddy and Ishaan Dodhiwala. Singh has a marginal lead of four points over Reddy while third-placed Dodhiwala is far off with 158 points.
Amongst the junior drivers, it’s Delhi’s Sahil Gahuri leading the pack with a comfortable lead of 30 points over second-placed Rithvik Thomas.
After driving at the KMS, the Buddh circuit will pose a different challenge to the drivers as they will be exposed to a high-speed track which offers a right mix of flowing corners, tight hairpin bend, chicanes and fast straights.
And so, today, the drivers are testing at BIC to get accustomed to the new track. Post the test, they will undergo their second fitness camp tomorrow.
Sirish Vissa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India, commented: "We have witnessed a cut-throat competition in the first two rounds and I expect it to get even better in the upcoming rounds at BIC."
"It is exciting to see that there is a fair amount of competition for every position in the championship. Three junior drivers are contending for positions in the top 10 in the championship – this is a sign that the young drivers are picking up very well."
Championship Standings:
Position |
Competitors |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Total points |
1 |
Karminder Singh |
100 |
100 |
200 |
2 |
Anindith Reddy Konda |
96 |
100 |
196 |
3 |
Ishaan Dodhiwala |
62 |
96 |
158 |
4 |
Sahil Gahuri |
68 |
56 |
124 |
5 |
Sailesh Bolisetti |
90 |
32 |
122 |
6 |
Vigneshvar Devarajan |
60 |
54 |
114 |
7 |
Sidharth Balasundaram |
62 |
40 |
102 |
8 |
Rithvik Thomas |
40 |
60 |
100 |
9 |
Amit A Mete |
48 |
48 |
96 |
10 |
Raghav Sharma |
58 |
30 |
88 |
11 |
Pradeep Rao Vaidyam |
18 |
60 |
78 |
12 |
Amit Kokate |
22 |
42 |
64 |
13 |
Pratik Sonawane |
42 |
18 |
60 |
14 |
Ria Dabas |
18 |
30 |
48 |
15 |
Chewang Lama |
12 |
34 |
46 |
16 |
Neha Dabas |
10 |
32 |
42 |
17 |
Prabhanj Paruchuri |
20 |
20 |
40 |
18 |
Amit Patil |
22 |
14 |
36 |
19 |
Harkishan Wadia |
20 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
Paarth Wadia |
16 |
0 |
16 |
21 |
Rajeev Srivastava |
12 |
0 |
12 |
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